Forak
Forak is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Forak ('Fo village') is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Mamgak village (5.716928°S 146.553458°E / -5.716928; 146.553458 (Mamgak)) of Rai Coast Rural LLG, Madang Province.
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Words in Forak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ams3n* | |
| name | manai* | |
| eye | dabl* | |
| ear | nami* | |
| nose | tikmut* | |
| tooth | mEnp3* | |
| tongue | mEle* | |
| hand | epatuai* | |
| blood | gEtgau* | |
| bone | rat* | |
| skin | g3tp3* | |
| breast | mum* | |
| liver | baip3talai* | |
| water | yɨm | |
| fire | it* | |
| star | bingoi* | |
| stone | t3p* | |
| mountain | doNdoN* | |
| tree | pai* | |
| leaf | gara* | |
| night | wab3N* | |
| dog | amal* | |
| fish | was3t* | |
| louse | yim3N* | |
| one | sikai* | |
| two | yam* | |
| I | n3* | |
| you | g3* | |
| we | n3n3* | |
| drink | yirinak* |
* 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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