Yekora
Yekora is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Yekora is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Binandere family of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages, and is particularly close to Zia.
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Words in Yekora
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ayo* | |
| eye | diti* | |
| ear | doNgara* | |
| nose | mena* | |
| tooth | di* | |
| tongue | isisi* | |
| blood | unu* | |
| bone | yetunu* | |
| skin | aito* | |
| breast | ami* | |
| water | ou* | |
| fire | iawa* | |
| sun | i* | |
| star | arasa* | |
| stone | gomba* | |
| mountain | diri* | |
| tree | i* | |
| leaf | iNgi* | |
| night | pi* | |
| dog | ina* | |
| one | dembaka* | |
| two | eto* | |
| see | nuyera* | |
| hear | nig* | |
| die | ambur* | |
| come | burenu* | |
| path | ndai* | |
| new | seka* | |
| full | beburenu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ZiaNuclear Trans New Guinea46% alike
- Korafe-YeghaNuclear Trans New Guinea36% alike
- Hunjara-Kaina KeNuclear Trans New Guinea34% alike
- SuenaNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- Ewage-NotuNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
- OrokaivaNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yeko1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ykr