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Porome, also known as Kibiri, is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea.
| | p || t | k~g~ɣ |
There are five vowels, which are /a, e, i, o, u/.
Like the surrounding languages, Porome is a tonal language. It has 5 tones.
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| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| head |
| hair |
| forehead |
| eyebrow, eyelashes |
| eye |
| ear |
| nose |
| tooth |
| tongue |
| cheek |
| hand |
| thumb |
| palm |
| back |
| back of neck (nape) |
| breast |
| chest |
| belly |
| shoulder |
| thigh |
| knee |
| leg |
| foot |
| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| village |
| house |
| fire |
| stone |
| creek |
| path |
| bridge |
| men |
| women |
| boys |
| girls |
| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| sky |
| sun |
| moon |
| star |
| waves |
| clouds |
| rain clouds |
| rain |
| lightning |
| wind |
| land |
| earth, soil |
| water |
| river |
| bush |
| island |
| passage |
| sand |
| cliff |
| mountain |
| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| tree |
| branch |
| roots |
| leaf |
| flower |
| grass |
| cutty grass |
| betelnut |
| coconut |
| sugarcane |
| ! Porome !! Gloss |
| pig |
| dog |
| chicken |
| frog |
| wallaby |
| cat |
| tree kangaroo |
| rat |
| snake |
| cuscus |
| bandicoot |
| bird-of-paradise |
| cassowary |
| bush fowl |
| flying fox |
| black cockatoo |
| hornbill |
| fish |
| centipede |
| millipede |
| spider |
| grasshopper |
| mosquito |
| fly |
| cicada |
| butterfly |
| sago worm |
| sago beetle |
| scorpion |
| crab |
| prawn |
| cockle, clam |
| crocodile |
| river snake |
| sea turtle |
| creek turtle |
| river turtle |
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! gloss !! Porome ( isolate) !! Urama language ( Kiwaian) !! Rumu language ( Turama–Kikorian) !! Ipiko language ( Anim languages) !! Folopa language ( Teberan) !! Baimuru language ( isolate) |
Comparison of Porome's phonological inventory with those of neighboring languages:
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! language !! no. of consonants !! no. of vowels !! /h/ !! /ʔ/ |
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