yungo

Chirino

Etymology

Compare Sácata unga.

Noun

yungo

1. water

References

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes

Kuman

Etymology

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Compare with Alkano/Guhuku jo-porate, Gende yogo-ia, Kovena/Kosena naropo, and Siane yowara.

Noun

yungo

1. hair

Further reading

• Salisbury, Richard F. “The Siane Language of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea.” Anthropos, vol. 51, no. 3/4, Anthropos Institut, 1956, pg. 478