Abaga
Abaga is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 5 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Abaga or Wagama is a nearly extinct Trans–New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea. It appears to be related to Kamono and Yagaria.
The classification of Abaga is disputed. It may actually be a Kamano–Yagaria language, and not a Finisterre–Huon language with heavy influence as proposed before.
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Words in Abaga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | besize* | |
| name | kegarekugurokaze* | |
| eye | nugunai* | |
| ear | nagasare* | |
| nose | anogofa | |
| tooth | nebetai* | |
| tongue | negefunanige* | |
| hand | needanai* | |
| blood | narede* | |
| bone | feferintaze* | |
| skin | numufade* | |
| knee | nigidanize* | |
| breast | amitee* | |
| liver | nirimpai* | |
| water | ṛ̌inai | |
| fire | antadee* | |
| sun | tekenentai* | |
| star | ikenanintai* | |
| stone | korumpai* | |
| mountain | àg̶ònáì | |
| tree | yafade* | |
| leaf | azag̶aʔe | |
| night | parenkai* | |
| dog | karafo* | |
| fish | nozamede* | |
| louse | sinamai* | |
| one | menasi* | |
| two | tera* | |
| see | besilukao* | |
| come | besizano* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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