Gaikundi
Gaikundi is a Ndu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Gaikundi (lit. "village language") is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Gaikundi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndutagw3* | |
| name | s3* | |
| eye | m3ni* | |
| ear | wan* | |
| nose | Tlama* | |
| tooth | n3mbi* | |
| tongue | t3gar* | |
| hand | tamb3* | |
| blood | win* | |
| bone | ap3* | |
| skin | simb3* | |
| knee | kwati* | |
| breast | muna* | |
| liver | tusik* | |
| water | Ngu* | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | na* | |
| star | kwun* | |
| stone | t3Ngbu* | |
| mountain | numbu* | |
| tree | mi* | |
| leaf | miNgaNga* | |
| night | gan* | |
| dog | wat3* | |
| fish | kami* | |
| louse | siNgi* | |
| one | nEtEs3kawata* | |
| two | watav3ti* | |
| I | wun* | |
| we | n3naiwa* |
* 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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