Bo-Ung
Bo-Ung is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Tembagla, also known as Bo-Ung (Mbo-Ung), is one of the languages spoken in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea. Geographically the people are Kaugel, but their language appears to be closer to the related Medlpa.
Dialects are Ku Waru, Mara-Gomu, Miyemu (Miyem), and Tembalo (Tembaglo).
From Wikipedia · Tembagla language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bo-Ung
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yab* | |
| name | bi* | |
| eye | moN* | |
| ear | kum* | |
| nose | kubi* | |
| tooth | gu* | |
| hand | ki* | |
| blood | memi* | |
| bone | obil* | |
| skin | kaNi* | |
| water | no* | |
| fire | tepi* | |
| sun | ena* | |
| stone | ku* | |
| mountain | mulu* | |
| tree | uji* | |
| leaf | gom* | |
| dog | owa* | |
| fish | oma* | |
| one | tilupu* | |
| two | tal* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | nu* | |
| we | olyo* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | kan* | |
| hear | pilyi* | |
| die | kol* | |
| come | o* | |
| path | kupula* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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