Bungain
Bungain is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bungain is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Bungain village (3.661359°S 143.800008°E / -3.661359; 143.800008 (Bungain)) of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
The Forok "dialect" is a distinct language.
From Wikipedia · Bungain language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bungain
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ura* | |
| name | nop* | |
| eye | yal* | |
| ear | hakit* | |
| tooth | hoph* | |
| tongue | miley* | |
| hand | har* | |
| blood | yawar* | |
| bone | niNgEt* | |
| skin | uNaxat* | |
| knee | khosipa* | |
| breast | nom* | |
| water | wi* | |
| fire | yi* | |
| sun | nEmbEn* | |
| star | kwa* | |
| stone | hambap* | |
| mountain | phaph* | |
| tree | nEm* | |
| leaf | munagit* | |
| night | nuNgErEp* | |
| dog | wunaph* | |
| fish | kara* | |
| louse | phit* | |
| one | yakatEle* | |
| two | ipEnEm* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | nu* | |
| we | na* | |
| drink | noraN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- NumanggangNuclear Trans New Guinea12% alike
- Eastern Gorkha TamangSino-Tibetan12% alike
- Baba MalayAustronesian11% alike
- ChantyalSino-Tibetan11% alike
- BilibilAustronesian11% alike
- HmarSino-Tibetan11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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