Faiwol
Trans-New Guinea
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.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Faiwol
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Trans-New Guinea
| Meaning | Faiwol | Mian | Nalca | Pijin | Torres Strait Creole | Tok Pisin | Sumo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ok /ok/ | aai /aˤiː/ | mek /mek/ | wata /wata/ | woda /woda/ | wara /waɾa/ | was /was/ |
| Fire | baal /baːl/ | as /as/ | uk /uk/ | faea /faja/ | paya /paja/ | paia /paja/ | kuh /kuh/ |
| Sun | kibel /kibel/ | afok /afok/ | heng /heŋ/ | san /san/ | san /san/ | san /san/ | ma /ma/ |
| Moon | ulup /ulup/ | alim /alim/ | walaʼ /walaʔ/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | waikuh /waikuh/ |
| Star | milum /milum/ | awitnîn /awitnin/ | guraʼ /ɡuraʔ/ | sta /sta/ | sta /sta/ | sta /sta/ | sirihma /siɾihma/ |
| Night | am midla /am midla/ | kwitimib /kwitimib/ | inimik /inimik/ | naet /naet/ | nait /nait/ | nait /nait/ | pukta /pukta/ |
| Rain | weiw /weiw/ | sok /sok/ | mok /mok/ | ren /ren/ | ren /ren/ | ren /ren/ | — |
| Wind | gedul /ɡedul/ | glol /ɡlol/ | kaboʼ /kaboʔ/ | win /win/ | win /win/ | win /win/ | wing /wiŋ/ |
| Earth | bakan /bakan/ | dabal /dabal/ | suk /suk/ | graon /ɡraon/ | graun /ɡraun/ | graun /ɡraun/ | sau /sau/ |
| Stone | tum /tum/ | tom /tom/ | kirik /kirik/ | ston /ston/ | ston /ston/ | ston /ston/ | kipala /kipala/ |
| Mountain | amgu /amɡu/ | amgolim /amɡolim/ | mein /mein/ | maonden /maonden/ | maunten /maunten/ | maunten /maunten/ | asang /asaŋ/ |
| Sea | yol wok /jol wok/ | — | mek gwan /mek ɡwan/ | solwata /solwata/ | solwata /solwata/ | solwara /solwaɾa/ | kuma /kuma/ |
| Mother | anim /anim/ | awǒk /awok/ | genong /ɡenoŋ/ | mami /mami/ | ama /ama/ | mama /mama/ | nuh /nuh/ |
| Father | atim /atim/ | aaleb /aːleb/ | neyung /nejuŋ/ | dadi /dadi/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papang /papaŋ/ |
| Daughter | mun /mun/ | moon /moːn/ | gelma /ɡelma/ | dota /dota/ | gel /ɡel/ | pikinini meri /pikinini meri/ | — |
| I | na /na/ | né /ne/ | na /na/ | mi /mi/ | ai /ai/ | mi /mi/ | yang /jaŋ/ |
| You | kaba /kaba/ | kébó /kebo/ | an /an/ | iu /iu/ | yu /ju/ | yu /ju/ | man /man/ |
| We | nu /nu/ | níbó / ní /nibo / ni/ | nun /nun/ | iumi / mifala /jumi / mifala/ | yumpla / mipla /jumpla / mipla/ | yumi / mipela /jumi / mipela/ | mayang / yangna /majaŋ / jaŋna/ |
| Name | win /win/ | ninǐn /ninin/ | si /si/ | nem /nem/ | nem /nem/ | nem /nem/ | pani /paˈni/ |
| Person | kinim /kinim/ | — | nim /nim/ | man /man/ | — | man /man/ | muih /muih/ |
| Head | gebom /ɡebom/ | gabam /ɡabam/ | huk /huk/ | hed /hed/ | ed /ed/ | het /het/ | tuna /tuna/ |
| Eye | nin /nin/ | kin /kin/ | heng /heŋ/ | ae /ae/ | ai /aj/ | ai /aj/ | nakra /nakɾa/ |
| Ear | kalun /kalun/ | klon /klon/ | o /o/ | ia /ia/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | yau /jau/ | tapan /tapan/ |
| Nose | mutum /mutum/ | múkûng /mukuŋ/ | — | nos /nos/ | nus /nus/ | nus /nus/ | nantak /nantak/ |
| Mouth | bon /bon/ | sital /sital/ | sibamaʼ /sibamaʔ/ | maot /maot/ | maut /maut/ | maus /maus/ | tinpas /tinpas/ |
| Tooth | kail /kaʔil/ | sit /sit/ | si /si/ | titi /titi/ | tit /tit/ | tit /tit/ | an /an/ |
| Tongue | falang /falaŋ/ | haang /haːŋ/ | silyum /siljum/ | tang /taŋ/ | tang /taŋ/ | tang /taŋ/ | tû /tuː/ |
| Hand | miim /miːm/ | kwěil /kweil/ | soruk /soruk/ | han /han/ | an /an/ | han /han/ | ting /tiŋ/ |
| Foot | jɑn /jɑn/ | sikir /sikir/ | yan /jan/ | leg /leɡ/ | put /put/ | lek /lek/ | kal /kal/ |
| Heart | kayem /kajem/ | bobol /bobol/ | ganya /ɡanja/ | hat /hat/ | at /at/ | bel /bel/ | mâ /maː/ |
| Bone | kun /kun/ | on /on/ | yog /joɡ/ | bon /bon/ | bon /bon/ | bun /bun/ | wakal /wakal/ |
| Blood | kaim /kaim/ | ilem /ilem/ | eneng /eneŋ/ | blad /blad/ | blad /blad/ | blut /blut/ | â /aː/ |
| Love | kunum /kunum/ | na /na/ | wanaʼ /wanaʔ/ | lavem /lavem/ | lavem /lavem/ | laikim /lajkim/ | walai /walai/ |
| Tree | biin /biːn/ | as /as/ | gal /ɡal/ | tri /tri/ | tri /tri/ | diwai /diwaj/ | âu /aːu/ |
| Dog | kuyak /kujak/ | til /til/ | gam /ɡam/ | dogi /doɡi/ | dog /doɡ/ | dok /dok/ | suluk /suluk/ |
| Cat | kit /kit/ | til busi /til busi/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | puskat /puskat/ | pusiket /pusiket/ | pusi /pusi/ | mistuh /mistuh/ |
| Fish | takam /takam/ | aning /aniŋ/ | hadyaʼ /hadjaʔ/ | fis /fis/ | pis /pis/ | pis /pis/ | waspa /waspa/ |
| Bird | awon /awon/ | wan /wan/ | wining /winiŋ/ | bed /bed/ | pizin /pizin/ | pisin /ˈpisin/ | di lawani /di lawani/ |
| Bear | beya /beja/ | beai /beai/ | — | bea /bea/ | bea /bea/ | bea /bea/ | — |
| Horse | auos /auos/ | til hos /til hos/ | abaksin pam /abaksin pam/ | hos /hos/ | os /os/ | hos /hos/ | aras /aɾas/ |
| House | am /am/ | am /am/ | e /e/ | haos /haos/ | haus /haus/ | haus /haus/ | utla /utla/ |
| Milk | muk /muk/ | — | moum /moum/ | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ | tāwas /taːwas/ |
| Honey | kin wok /kin wok/ | — | lusa mek /lusa mek/ | hani /hani/ | ani /ani/ | hani /hani/ | amak /amak/ |
| Salt | yol /jol/ | yal /jal/ | garam /ɡaram/ | sol /sol/ | solt /solt/ | sol /sol/ | kuma /kuma/ |
| Wine | wain /wain/ | waen /waen/ | anggur mek /aŋɡur mek/ | waen /waen/ | wain /wain/ | wain /wain/ | wain /wain/ |
| Iron | ayen /ajen/ | ain /ain/ | besi /besi/ | aean /aean/ | aian /aian/ | ain /ain/ | ayan /ajan/ |
| Book | buk /buk/ | buk /buk/ | buku /buku/ | buk /buk/ | buk /buk/ | buk /buk/ | wauhtaya /wauhtaja/ |
| Eat | nemin /nemin/ | dowon /dowon/ | de /de/ | kaikai /kajkaj/ | kaikai /kajkaj/ | kaikai /kajkaj/ | piru /piɾu/ |
| Drink | ok ne /ok ne/ | dowon /dowon/ | mi ne /mi ne/ | drinkim /driŋkim/ | dringk /driŋk/ | dring /dɾiŋ/ | di /di/ |
| Sleep | akál /akɑl/ | — | — | slip /slip/ | slip /slip/ | slip /slip/ | kami /kami/ |
| One | makuw /makuw/ | élekiem /elekiem/ | hnon /hnon/ | wanfala /wanfala/ | wan /wan/ | wanpela /wanpɛla/ | as /as/ |
| Two | alew /alew/ | asu /asu/ | phein /pʰein/ | tufala /tufala/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | bu /bu/ |
| Three | alewbino /alewbino/ | asumatna /asumatna/ | hukuya /hukuja/ | trifala /trifala/ | tri /tri/ | tripela /tripɛla/ | bas /bas/ |
| Four | alalew /alalew/ | asuke asuke /asuke asuke/ | dombadya /dombadja/ | fofala /fofala/ | fo /fo/ | fopela /fopɛla/ | arungka /aɾuŋka/ |
| Five | auok kal /auok kal/ | asuke asuke make /asuke asuke make/ | lambadya /lambadja/ | faefala /faefala/ | faiv /faiv/ | faiv /faiv/ | singka /siŋka/ |
| Hello | ben kaba /ben kaba/ | — /—/ | silok /silok/ | halo /halo/ | wis wei /wis wej/ | halo /halo/ | naksa /naksa/ |
| Thank you | ngam ngam /ŋam ŋam/ | — /—/ | amole /amole/ | tagio /taɡio/ | eso /eso/ | tenkyu /tɛŋkju/ | yaisi /jaisi/ |
| Good | kanim /kanim/ | ayam /ajam/ | perob /perob/ | gud /ɡud/ | gud /ɡud/ | gutpela /ɡutpɛla/ | pain /pain/ |
| New | alokso /alokso/ | mema /mema/ | wenyok /wenjok/ | niu /niu/ | niu /niu/ | nupela /nupɛla/ | wisam /wisam/ |
| Red | kaim /kʰaim/ | ilem /ilem/ | kanb /kanb/ | red /red/ | red /red/ | retpela /retpela/ | bahna /bahna/ |
| White | namal /namal/ | nama /nama/ | kul /kul/ | waet /waet/ | wait /wait/ | waitpela /waitpela/ | pihni /pihni/ |
| Black | mitik /mitik/ | milil /milil/ | miding /midiŋ/ | blak /blak/ | blak /blak/ | blakpela /blakpela/ | sani /sani/ |
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