Faiwol

Trans-New Guinea

FamíliaTrans-New Guinea Falantes~5K-7K EscritaLatin PaísesPapua New Guinea Língua oficialNo (English/Tok Pisin/Hiri Motu official; Faiwol recognized regional indigenous) Vitalidadedefinitely-endangered ISO 639-3fai

Faiwol is a Trans-New Guinea Ok-family language of the Star Mountains region of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Ok family (Telefol, Mian, Bimin, Tifal, Faiwol — ~7 languages, ~30K total speakers) is one of the major Trans-New Guinea subgroups, occupying the rugged Star Mountains and adjacent areas. Faiwol speakers are concentrated around Olsobip in the Mountain region. Linguistically, Faiwol shares classical Ok-family features with Telefol: SOV constituent order, complex verb morphology with hierarchical agreement, simple noun morphology, and a tonal system. SIL Bible translation work since the 1970s produced the New Testament (1998) and the Faiwol-English dictionary.

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20 palavras essenciais em Faiwol

Água

ok

/ok/

Fogo

baal

/baːl/

Sol

kibel

/kibel/

Lua

ulup

/ulup/

Mãe

anim

/anim/

Pai

atim

/atim/

Comer

nemin

/nemin/

Beber

ok ne

/ok ne/

Amor

kunum

/kunum/

Coração

kayem

/kajem/

Árvore

biin

/biːn/

Casa

am

/am/

Cão

kuyak

/kujak/

Gato

kit

/kit/

Mão

miim

/miːm/

Olho

nin

/nin/

Olá

ben kaba

/ben kaba/

Obrigado

ngam ngam

/ŋam ŋam/

Um

kowin

/kowin/

Bom

kanim

/kanim/

Fontes

Palavras comparadas

Comparado com línguas Trans-New Guinea relacionadas

Significado FaiwolmianNalcaPuyumaAdnyamathanhaMiyakoNoongar
Água ok /ok/ ot /ot/ mi /mi/ enay /enai/ awi /awi/ /mid͡zɨ/ kep /kep/
Fogo baal /baːl/ aon /aon/ lakil /lakil/ apuy /apui/ warlu /waɻlu/ /piː/ kaarl /kaːɻl/
Sol kibel /kibel/ kep /kep/ nyem /ɲem/ kadaw /kadaw/ yidnu /jidnu/ てぃだ /tida/ ngangk /ŋaŋk/
Lua ulup /ulup/ ham /ham/ lakum /lakum/ kuwalan /kuwalan/ vuyu /vuju/ /t͡sɨkɨ/ miyak /mijak/
Mãe anim /anim/ na /na/ ne /ne/ ina /ina/ nyangka /ɲaŋka/ あんま /amma/ ngangk /ŋaŋk/
Pai atim /atim/ ki /ki/ ke /ke/ ama /ama/ arndu /aɳɖu/ うや /uja/ maam /maːm/
Comer nemin /nemin/ naka /naka/ ne /ne/ kuman /kuman/ ngalkanha /ŋalkan̪a/ 食み /kami/ ngarn /ŋaɻn/
Beber ok ne /ok ne/ an /an/ mi ne /mi ne/ enpa /enpa/ ulpanha /ulpan̪a/ 飲み /numi/ ngarn /ŋaɻn/
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