Galu
Galu is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sinagen is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Both Sinagen and the closely related Dia language go by the names Alu and Galu.
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Words in Galu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | m3ns3ke* | |
| name | xaut3* | |
| eye | nap3t3* | |
| ear | m3* | |
| nose | malk3* | |
| tooth | nat3n* | |
| tongue | luwat3* | |
| hand | rax3t3* | |
| blood | x3ng3* | |
| bone | lax3te* | |
| skin | paw3ltE* | |
| knee | xap3n3t3* | |
| breast | mat3* | |
| liver | pal3* | |
| water | wɨn | |
| fire | yak3* | |
| sun | xal* | |
| star | miru* | |
| stone | k3t3* | |
| mountain | panik3* | |
| tree | nip3* | |
| leaf | yu* | |
| night | xalix3* | |
| dog | pat3* | |
| fish | xayut3* | |
| louse | wurar3t3* | |
| one | x3n3waip3n* | |
| two | fi3* | |
| I | ki3* | |
| you | yi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Alu-SinagenNuclear Torricelli22% alike
- Nabi-MetanNuclear Torricelli14% alike
- MinidienNuclear Torricelli13% alike
- NingilNuclear Torricelli13% alike
- ElkeiNuclear Torricelli12% alike
- OloNuclear Torricelli12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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