Tebi language

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).

Basic vocabulary
Below are some basic vocabulary words in Tebi.




 * + 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
 * }
 * ‘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
 * }
 * ‘sand’ || tədən
 * ‘tooth’ || kle
 * ‘tree’ || weyalgi
 * ‘water’ || ai
 * ‘who’ || mate
 * ‘one’ || kərowali
 * ‘two’ || kre
 * }
 * ‘who’ || mate
 * ‘one’ || kərowali
 * ‘two’ || kre
 * }
 * ‘two’ || kre
 * }