Yaweyuha
Yaweyuha is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Yaweyuha (Yabiyufa) is a Papuan language spoken in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, and it is spoken by around 4,600 people.
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Words in Yaweyuha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | vevena* | |
| name | ri* | |
| eye | lomuda* | |
| ear | atala* | |
| nose | lokepa* | |
| tooth | elava* | |
| tongue | reporuma* | |
| hand | adela* | |
| blood | oladala* | |
| bone | abuhala* | |
| skin | upala* | |
| knee | ibola* | |
| breast | amidala* | |
| liver | silina* | |
| water | nó | |
| fire | co7* | |
| sun | ho* | |
| star | sonohi* | |
| stone | ehada* | |
| mountain | bola* | |
| tree | ya* | |
| leaf | aila* | |
| night | lubuka* | |
| dog | ula | |
| fish | lahava* | |
| louse | nama* | |
| one | makoko* | |
| two | love* | |
| I | nemo* | |
| you | edimo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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