Gal
Gal is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gal is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Baimak, and sometimes goes by that name.
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Words in Gal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wani* | |
| eye | amu* | |
| ear | dahu* | |
| nose | no* | |
| tongue | bEri* | |
| blood | ti* | |
| bone | EpE* | |
| skin | gari* | |
| knee | katE* | |
| liver | gami* | |
| water | lE* | |
| fire | aim* | |
| sun | am* | |
| star | fai* | |
| stone | mEn* | |
| mountain | manu* | |
| tree | 3s* | |
| night | Esiei* | |
| dog | pai* | |
| fish | sirab* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | oti* | |
| two | arit* | |
| I | sa* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ig* | |
| see | ar* | |
| hear | do* | |
| die | nauE* | |
| come | bi* |
* 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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