Kombai
Kombai is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Words in Kombai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | xo* | |
| eye | xoro* | |
| ear | ruro* | |
| nose | ragu* | |
| hand | irambi* | |
| blood | rere* | |
| bone | piya* | |
| skin | xa* | |
| knee | mbou* | |
| breast | a* | |
| water | okh | |
| sun | rei* | |
| stone | riNga* | |
| tree | ndondo* | |
| night | pi* | |
| dog | maxi* | |
| fish | nduwoy* | |
| one | mopenandi* | |
| two | molumo* | |
| I | nu* | |
| you | Ngu* | |
| we | aNgu* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| see | pera* | |
| hear | xaxe* | |
| die | xum* | |
| come | me* | |
| path | iro* | |
| new | alo* | |
| full | mage* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- WanggomNuclear Trans New Guinea35% alike
- AghuNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
- Mandobo AtasNuclear Trans New Guinea23% alike
- WambonNuclear Trans New Guinea22% alike
- Mandobo BawahNuclear Trans New Guinea20% alike
- South AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.