Language in Papua
Tebi, also known by the village name Dubu, is a Western Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Affi, Dubu, and Jembatan Web villages of Keerom Regency. It is mostly used by older adults.
A survey report has been carried out by Im (2005).[2]
Basic vocabulary
Below are some basic vocabulary words in Tebi.[3]
Tebi basic vocabulary
| ‘I’ |
na
|
| ‘you (sg)’ |
fro
|
| ‘we’ |
numu
|
| ‘belly’ |
dialə
|
| ‘bird’ |
olmu
|
| ‘black’ |
təŋəra
|
| ‘blood’ |
təri
|
| ‘breast’ |
mamu
|
| ‘come’ |
kəlawai
|
| ‘eat’ |
ne
|
| ‘eye’ |
ei
|
| ‘foot’ |
puŋwa
|
| ‘give’ |
taʔa
|
| ‘good’ |
pani
|
| ‘hand’ |
təro
|
| ‘head’ |
məndini
|
| ‘hear’ |
fei
|
| ‘house’ |
|
| ‘louse’ |
mi
|
| ‘man’ |
toŋkwar
|
| ‘mosquito’ |
mimi
|
| ‘name’ |
kini
|
| ‘road’ |
fiaʔa
|
| ‘root’ |
periŋgu
|
| ‘sand’ |
tədən
|
| ‘tooth’ |
kle
|
| ‘tree’ |
weyalgi
|
| ‘water’ |
ai
|
| ‘who’ |
mate
|
| ‘one’ |
kərowali
|
| ‘two’ |
kre
|
References
- ^ Tebi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Im, Youn-Shim. 2005. Draft survey report on the Tebi language of Papua, Indonesia. Manuscript. SIL.
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.