Kulsab
Kulsab is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Kursav (also known as Faita or Kulsab) is a divergent and nearly extinct Madang language of the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea. It was once placed in the now-defunct Brahman branch of Madang. Daniels (2017) identifies Gants as its closest relative.
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Words in Kulsab
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ninimbe* | |
| eye | t3m3* | |
| ear | kind* | |
| nose | mota* | |
| tooth | m3ka* | |
| tongue | men3m* | |
| blood | Ngum* | |
| bone | kana* | |
| skin | saNga* | |
| knee | gawar* | |
| breast | am3na* | |
| liver | n3tes3kr3* | |
| water | anam* | |
| fire | 3wu* | |
| sun | 3r3* | |
| star | ben* | |
| stone | sanab* | |
| mountain | punda* | |
| tree | tar3* | |
| night | kiwur* | |
| dog | uwura* | |
| fish | wayake* | |
| louse | ima* | |
| one | pakuti* | |
| two | ariNga* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | an3* | |
| see | ruk* | |
| hear | siarebi* |
* 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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