mə̃ || mɛ || maŋ; mar || tot || mandr || tɛt |- ! tree | ti || di || ti || || ti || ti |- ! man | kir || kir || knigiŋ; knigir || owak || du || tənda |- ! woman | kuru || koraha || jaman || uŋwabe || jemena || ŋguabe |- ! sun | mentao || kewom; kɛwom || usam || okomba || pola || okumba |- ! moon | kuŋgəru || usɛ || wes || wules || wos || wɛs |- ! water | wobia; wobio || obea || pu || poa || po || po |- ! fire | tao || dow || saw || sue || tow || sue |- ! stone | ser || sər || suk || xun || kwondr || hon |- ! road, path | məŋgir || meo || monofo || mna || mona || muna |- ! name | || || || unha || || nabae |- ! eat | anɛ; na || na || na || nekem; nɛkɛm || na || ne |- ! one | maŋgua || ŋgoa; [ŋgoa] || gueno || moŋgoir || moŋgau || muŋasəl |- ! two | naŋger || || sampaŋ || sambaga || tambla || sambla |} Migration history 200–250 years ago, Bewani speakers rapidly expanded and migrated towards neighboring regions, which started off chain migrations among various peoples of the region. The migration of Bewani speakers split up the territory of Kwomtari speakers, and Fas was displaced to the swampy area of Utai (). The displaced Fas speakers then expanded further east into One territory, causing conflicts between the Fas and One peoples in the Kabore area (). The Pagei, Bewani, Bo, and Ningera peoples expanded down the Pual River to displace speakers of Inner Skou and Serra Hills languages. Inner Skou speakers were then forced to migrate, displacing Barupu/Warapu speakers (Piore River branch). Bewani speakers, however, were not able to expand eastward into the lowland swampy areas occupied by Busa and Yale speakers, who were themselves pushed out of the more fertile hills into the lowland swamps. Westward expansion of Bewani speakers was halted by fighting in Kaure territory. References External links Border languages database at TransNewGuinea.org Northwest Papuan languages Languages of western New Guinea Languages of Sandaun Province Language families