Kele (Papua New Guinea)
Kele (Papua New Guinea) is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kele or Gele’ is a language spoken in the easterly section of inland Manus Island, New Guinea. Its name comes from the Kele word for "there".
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Words in Kele (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | raNan* | |
| eye | maran* | |
| ear | nrilNan* | |
| nose | Non* | |
| tooth | lehen* | |
| tongue | germen* | |
| hand | lemen* | |
| bone | nruwin* | |
| skin | geldun* | |
| breast | susun* | |
| liver | ern* | |
| water | wa | |
| fire | yih* | |
| star | buri* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| leaf | nriagei* | |
| night | lugumwenmabiN* | |
| dog | mweh* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | gut* | |
| one | sih* | |
| two | rueh* | |
| I | yu* | |
| you | eru* | |
| we | diru* | |
| drink | yiN* | |
| see | nruni* | |
| hear | deherNui* | |
| die | mas* | |
| come | sa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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