Chini
Chini is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Akrukay (or Chini) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the two villages of Akrurai (4.885733°S 144.830998°E / -4.885733; 144.830998 (Akurukai)) and Andamang (4.855887°S 144.773677°E / -4.855887; 144.773677 (Andamang)) in Akrurai ward, Arabaka Rural LLG, Madang Province.
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Words in Chini
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wutma* | |
| name | jiSu* | |
| eye | am3r3g3* | |
| ear | ko3r* | |
| nose | p3* | |
| tooth | and3r* | |
| tongue | m3gai* | |
| hand | ap3r* | |
| blood | r3N3* | |
| bone | awaN* | |
| skin | niark* | |
| knee | tuaramb3n* | |
| breast | nugu* | |
| liver | ir3m* | |
| water | 3nm3* | |
| fire | ugu* | |
| sun | x3r* | |
| star | g3rk* | |
| stone | 3gur3g* | |
| mountain | andr3ma* | |
| tree | k3ntm3* | |
| leaf | apar* | |
| night | c3gumat* | |
| dog | 3r3* | |
| fish | Ngu* | |
| louse | amark* | |
| one | nuwo* | |
| two | Nu5i* | |
| I | ku* | |
| you | nu* |
* 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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Glottolog · akru1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · afi