Kare (Papua New Guinea)
Kare (Papua New Guinea) is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kare is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea. It was recognized as being somewhat divergent by Malcolm Ross.
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Words in Kare (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dau* | |
| name | semE* | |
| eye | omo* | |
| ear | domb* | |
| nose | nEme* | |
| tooth | ogo* | |
| tongue | mambr3mba* | |
| hand | pE* | |
| blood | ur3w* | |
| bone | pas3ga* | |
| skin | d3ru* | |
| knee | um3uma* | |
| breast | oy* | |
| liver | koura* | |
| water | Zi* | |
| fire | onda* | |
| sun | an3za* | |
| star | bizi* | |
| stone | d3giri* | |
| mountain | orog3ri* | |
| tree | kalma* | |
| night | anorima* | |
| dog | kui* | |
| fish | m3rasa* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | sumbr3mba* | |
| two | iridigi* | |
| I | su* | |
| you | nu* | |
| we | sa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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