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Apali

Apali is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Apali · 5.2°S 145.0°E

Apalɨ (Apal), or Emerum, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Akɨ and Acɨ are two dialects that are quite different from each other.

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Words in Apali

MeaningWordRomanization
nameimbi*
eyet3mga*
earg3nsi*
nosemuNgahul*
tootht3ni*
tongues3rbuN*
bloodinabuN*
boneg3ne*
skins3Ng3tu*
kneekaNgw3na*
breastama*
liverm3b3n*
wateravili
fireabuN*
sunwayaN*
startind3*
stonek3ta*
mountaink3ruN*
treekr3*
nightgufr3*
dogiNam*
fishmumunaN*
louset3mbra*
onep3mbi*
twoakit3*
Ipia*
younama*
wearaN*
seeiNg*
heariNg3kr*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • SirvaNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
  • MumNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
  • AisiNuclear Trans New Guinea20% alike
  • MagiNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
  • KulsabNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike
  • AnamNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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