Bongu
Bongu is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bongu is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Bongu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | dunum* | |
| eye | Nam* | |
| ear | dab* | |
| nose | mana* | |
| tooth | k3ge* | |
| tongue | muin* | |
| blood | xaier* | |
| bone | suxule* | |
| skin | dgtagu* | |
| knee | wab* | |
| breast | awal* | |
| liver | ar* | |
| water | yi* | |
| fire | bia* | |
| sun | siN* | |
| star | buain* | |
| stone | gitaN* | |
| mountain | mana* | |
| tree | aNam* | |
| night | kulu* | |
| dog | s3* | |
| fish | kaib* | |
| louse | mana* | |
| one | kuji* | |
| two | aliti* | |
| I | aji* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | yig* | |
| see | ne* | |
| hear | lax* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AnjamNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
- Male (Papua New Guinea)Nuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- SamNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
- BoonAfro-Asiatic13% alike
- RerauNuclear Trans New Guinea12% alike
- Makasae-MakaleroTimor-Alor-Pantar12% alike
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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