Elseng
Elseng is a language isolate spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Elseng (Morwap, Janggu, Sawa, Tabu) is a poorly documented Papuan language spoken by about 300 people (in 1991) in the Indonesian province of Papua. It is also known as Morwap, which means "what is it?" 'Morwap' is vigorously rejected as a language name by speakers and government officials.
Elseng is spoken in Omon village, Gresi Selatan district, Jayapura Regency; it is also called Tabu or Tapu.
From Wikipedia · Elseng language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Elseng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sisEun* | |
| name | tin* | |
| eye | napon* | |
| ear | woskwos* | |
| nose | s3mpok3t* | |
| tooth | an* | |
| tongue | mos3n* | |
| blood | sakwos* | |
| bone | wok* | |
| skin | son* | |
| knee | amblos* | |
| breast | pan* | |
| liver | Nwopsin* | |
| water | vEtEv* | |
| fire | mb3t* | |
| sun | niNnap* | |
| star | wav* | |
| stone | s3pak* | |
| mountain | vikin* | |
| tree | s3k* | |
| leaf | puk3n* | |
| night | kwoNgonsEun* | |
| dog | wos* | |
| fish | w3NglEs* | |
| louse | ku* | |
| one | n3Ngapta* | |
| two | taptan* | |
| I | ka* | |
| you | so* | |
| we | yo* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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