Borei
Borei is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mbore (Borei, Mborei) a.k.a. Gamei (Gamai) is a Lower Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the villages of Gamei (4.066061°S 144.730692°E / -4.066061; 144.730692 (Gamei/Kopenarang)) and Boroi in Yawar Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province.
Its closest relatives are the Watam and Kaian languages, both of which lie upriver from Kopar, a village situated at the mouth of the Sepik River.
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Words in Borei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ramot* | |
| name | i* | |
| eye | lamnia7* | |
| ear | ko3r* | |
| nose | Ngum* | |
| tooth | d3r* | |
| tongue | mEm* | |
| hand | kobik* | |
| blood | r3kaint* | |
| bone | gag3r* | |
| skin | tik* | |
| knee | tutupaNan* | |
| breast | m3r* | |
| liver | beb37* | |
| water | puk* | |
| fire | t37* | |
| sun | ra* | |
| star | gui* | |
| stone | waut* | |
| mountain | takur* | |
| tree | p3raN* | |
| leaf | rapar* | |
| night | moN* | |
| dog | piraN* | |
| fish | NguaEm* | |
| one | kabe* | |
| two | mbuniN* | |
| I | 3uk* | |
| you | un* | |
| we | ai* |
* 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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