Fembe
Fembe is an East Strickland language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Fembe, or Agala, is a Trans–New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains east of the Strickland River.
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Words in Fembe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | o* | |
| name | hu* | |
| eye | giha* | |
| ear | du* | |
| nose | migiyao* | |
| tooth | meyo* | |
| tongue | i* | |
| hand | deb3go* | |
| blood | oyo* | |
| bone | dio* | |
| skin | kofoya* | |
| knee | hogowa* | |
| breast | bu* | |
| water | hoi | |
| fire | dou* | |
| sun | 3so* | |
| star | kwidiaho* | |
| stone | you* | |
| mountain | gowule* | |
| tree | hebe* | |
| leaf | dibi* | |
| night | gosiogo* | |
| dog | so* | |
| fish | m3ye* | |
| louse | ou* | |
| one | sisafe* | |
| two | sisama* | |
| I | ame* | |
| you | name* | |
| we | eli* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · femb1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · agl