Doso | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2000)[1] |
Papuan Gulf ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dol |
Glottolog | doso1239 |
Doso is a language of New Guinea. It has 61% of its vocabulary in common with the nearly extinct Turumsa language, its only clear relative.[2] It is spoken near Kamula but does not appear to be related to it; not enough is known to tell if it may be related to other languages in the area.
The following basic vocabulary words are from Shaw (1986),[3] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[4]
gloss | Doso |
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head | abaki |
hair | abuluso |
ear | apu |
eye | usa |
nose | bulu |
tooth | da |
tongue | ithi |
leg | sʌřei |
louse | amu |
dog | khasa |
pig | nɛna |
bird | sɩkĩ |
egg | wõnõ |
blood | omani |
bone | khi |
skin | bʌli |
breast | toka |
tree | gu |
man | haimo |
woman | dobo |
sun | khikha |
moon | ři |
water | umu |
fire | dɩki |
stone | kɔ |
name | samu |
eat | nane |