Doso language
# Doso language

Doso is a language of New Guinea. It has 61% of its vocabulary in common with the nearly extinct Turumsa language, its only clear relative. It is spoken near Kamula but does not appear to be related to it; not enough is known to tell if it may be related to other languages in the area.

## Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary words are from Shaw (1986), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:

    glossDoso head abaki hair abuluso ear apu eye usa nose bulu tooth da tongue ithi leg sʌřei louse amu dog khasa pig nɛna bird sɩkĩ egg wõnõ blood omani bone khi skin bʌli breast toka tree gu man haimo woman dobo sun khikha moon ři water umu fire dɩki stone kɔ name samu eat nane
