Fore
Fore is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Fore or Foré ( FOR-ay) is a Kainantu-Goroka language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Fore
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wasana* | |
| name | ge* | |
| eye | o* | |
| ear | ge* | |
| nose | mpa* | |
| tooth | wa* | |
| tongue | ntebu* | |
| hand | yan* | |
| blood | kora* | |
| bone | nayampu* | |
| skin | ari* | |
| knee | ra* | |
| breast | nono* | |
| liver | u* | |
| water | wani | |
| fire | yaku* | |
| sun | pa* | |
| star | nori* | |
| stone | yaba* | |
| mountain | amu* | |
| tree | ya* | |
| leaf | a7ye* | |
| night | aseka* | |
| dog | kara* | |
| fish | inoyanta* | |
| louse | uma* | |
| one | kánoné | |
| two | tara* | |
| I | nae* | |
| you | kae* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Gimi (Eastern Highlands)Nuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
- KamanoNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
- Awa (Papua New Guinea)Nuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
- Inoke-YateNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- GendeNuclear Trans New Guinea12% alike
- Okpe (Southwestern Edo)Atlantic-Congo12% alike
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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