Borong
Borong is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Borong is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Kosorong and Yangeborong.
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Words in Borong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ecemba* | |
| name | kpa* | |
| eye | ca* | |
| ear | geca* | |
| nose | sewaN* | |
| tooth | co* | |
| tongue | neselaN* | |
| hand | boro* | |
| blood | sa* | |
| bone | si* | |
| skin | sele* | |
| knee | simiN* | |
| breast | toto* | |
| liver | ba* | |
| water | apu | |
| fire | gera* | |
| sun | weN* | |
| star | seNgelao* | |
| stone | camo* | |
| mountain | baNa* | |
| tree | karoN* | |
| leaf | siN* | |
| night | gomantiNa* | |
| dog | kasu* | |
| fish | sora* | |
| louse | imeN* | |
| one | motoNgo* | |
| two | woi* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | gi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kulungtfu-Yuanggeng-ToboNuclear Trans New Guinea35% alike
- Burum-MindikNuclear Trans New Guinea28% alike
- KombaNuclear Trans New Guinea21% alike
- DeduaNuclear Trans New Guinea21% alike
- MeseNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
- KâteNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · boro1279 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ksr