Yawiyo
Yawiyo is a Walioic language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Yawiyo (Yabio) is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea.
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Words in Yawiyo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| eye | nimau* | |
| ear | afe* | |
| nose | tim3si* | |
| tooth | n3fe* | |
| tongue | tanotai* | |
| hand | yanineru* | |
| blood | teyuowa* | |
| bone | ihuwa* | |
| skin | toefahewa* | |
| knee | erepa7aru* | |
| breast | mama* | |
| liver | um3ne* | |
| water | utlauwe* | |
| fire | tiyami* | |
| star | s3rifariya* | |
| stone | tabiya* | |
| mountain | wwa7u* | |
| tree | yanu* | |
| leaf | nwai* | |
| night | tatufiya* | |
| dog | ifau* | |
| fish | afitano* | |
| louse | dibafuyei* | |
| one | ar3s3bau* | |
| two | ar3fri* | |
| come | aiya* | |
| path | ef3mowa* | |
| new | usane* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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