Burum-Mindik
Burum-Mindik is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Burum (also known as Yaknge or Somba-Siawari after its two dialects and Mindik in the language itself) is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Its closest related language is Borong (also known as Kosorong).
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Words in Burum-Mindik
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aci* | |
| name | kwet* | |
| eye | ye* | |
| ear | kecap* | |
| nose | s3Ng3r3* | |
| tooth | xit* | |
| tongue | nesilam* | |
| hand | b3r3* | |
| blood | sep | |
| bone | sixit* | |
| skin | sile* | |
| knee | simin* | |
| breast | yucu* | |
| liver | bap* | |
| water | o | |
| fire | k3n3p* | |
| sun | wex3n* | |
| star | seNgelau* | |
| stone | k3t* | |
| mountain | kunduNi* | |
| tree | ip* | |
| leaf | sin* | |
| night | suNgem* | |
| dog | kiam* | |
| fish | sora* | |
| louse | imin* | |
| one | kun* | |
| two | yax3t* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | gi* |
* 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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