Kalam
Kalam is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kalam is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Kobon, and shares many of the features of that language. Kalam is spoken in Middle Ramu District of Madang Province and in Mount Hagen District of Western Highlands Province.
Following decades of studies by linguist Andrew Pawley and anthropologist Ralph Bulmer, Kalam is one of the best-studied Trans-New Guinea languages to date.
From Wikipedia · Kalam language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kalam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | bin | |
| name | yb* | |
| eye | wdnmagi* | |
| ear | tmd* | |
| nose | mluk* | |
| tooth | meg* | |
| tongue | aleb* | |
| blood | lkan* | |
| bone | tgi* | |
| skin | wak* | |
| knee | kogm* | |
| breast | ti* | |
| liver | mapn* | |
| water | ng* | |
| fire | mab* | |
| sun | pub* | |
| star | gap* | |
| stone | kab* | |
| mountain | dum* | |
| tree | mon* | |
| night | ksim* | |
| dog | kayn* | |
| fish | kobsal* | |
| louse | yman* | |
| one | nokom* | |
| two | omNal* | |
| I | yad* | |
| see | wdnnN* | |
| hear | tmdnN* | |
| die | kum* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KobonNuclear Trans New Guinea21% alike
- Southern NuniAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- NdogoAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- Tetun DiliAustronesian11% alike
- BiyomNuclear Trans New Guinea10% alike
- KáncháYam10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kala1397 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kmh