Boikin
Boikin is a Ndu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Boiken (Nucum, Yangoru) is one of the more populous of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken around Boiken Creek in Yangoru-Saussia District, East Sepik Province and adjacent islands off the north coast of northern Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Boikin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dwo* | |
| name | T3* | |
| eye | mynyo* | |
| ear | wan* | |
| nose | tamwo* | |
| tooth | n3byo* | |
| tongue | t3kal3k* | |
| hand | twotabo* | |
| blood | wyn* | |
| bone | avo* | |
| skin | bag3* | |
| knee | mankwaryo* | |
| breast | myo* | |
| liver | wpyo* | |
| water | gw* | |
| fire | kwy5o* | |
| sun | 5a* | |
| star | kwn* | |
| stone | ba* | |
| mountain | T3k* | |
| tree | myo* | |
| leaf | myo53go* | |
| night | gan* | |
| dog | waro* | |
| fish | pwakwapmyo* | |
| louse | 53ko* | |
| one | yokwar3k* | |
| two | v3ryk* | |
| I | wn3* | |
| you | m3n3* |
* 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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