‘bone’ || sagər || kili || kəl |- | ‘cloud’ || tik || || tik |- | ‘eat’ || na- || ni- || ne- |- | ‘egg’ || sur || su || sui |- | ‘eye’ || nondof || dob || nof |- | ‘house’ || ya || yip || yɛf |- | ‘moon’ || usɛ || wɪs || wɛs |- | ‘sun’ || kɛwom || || ɒkɒmba |- | ‘tongue’ || mariel || ber || məde |- | ‘tooth’ || || lu || lɒ |- | ‘tree’ || di || ri || ti |- | ‘water’ || obea || pu || po |} Vocabulary comparison The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! gloss !! Awyi !! Taikat !! Manem !! Sowanda !! Viid !! Waris |- ! head | naŋger; naŋgər || bagər || bagar || mosok || repek || ku |- ! hair | jento; ta || bakta; tar; tat || ta || mog-tse; mog-tše || || tea; tɛa |- ! ear | keato || keat || kafŋe || oŋgok || aten || aŋku |- ! eye | najo; nayo || nondor || nof || rugok || now || nop |- ! nose | nubru || nakan || past || bosok || peŋe || lomus |- ! tooth | ka || kaembi || so || || nunalk || lelo |- ! tongue | marie || || mte || melik || ro || minde |- ! leg | malke || təka || mogor || miŋgak || moŋla || moŋgola |- ! louse | tu || || || kue || ku || ku |- ! dog | eəl; wŋl || ur || || ure; urê || wandr || unde |- ! pig | wot || wot || aŋ; ar || ogtse || sar mejan; sar meyan || mi |- ! bird | noj; noy || nor || joŋ jor; yoŋ; yor || teafu || || tuawa |- ! egg | suŋul || sur || suiŋ; suir || suk || tu || suul |- ! blood | keane || jafor; yafor || psoŋko || tap || nine || towol |- ! bone | sakər || sagər || kaŋ; kar || kek || ke || kəi; kəl |- ! skin | fəker || fager; fagɛr || tofŋo; tofro || lopok || kep || towol |- ! breast |