Kwanga
Kwanga is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kwanga (Gawanga) is a Sepik language spoken in Gawanga Rural LLG of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Kwanga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hima* | |
| name | hi* | |
| eye | miya* | |
| ear | wasamba* | |
| nose | niNgisopo* | |
| tooth | fu* | |
| tongue | tarukwe* | |
| hand | tapa* | |
| blood | fi* | |
| bone | hapa* | |
| skin | tape* | |
| knee | sulombunji* | |
| breast | muku* | |
| water | uku* | |
| fire | hi* | |
| sun | nika* | |
| star | saNgi* | |
| stone | humokuto* | |
| mountain | kimba* | |
| tree | me* | |
| leaf | kiCa* | |
| night | niliki* | |
| dog | asa* | |
| fish | fwa* | |
| louse | nika* | |
| one | funda* | |
| two | fisi* | |
| I | ani* | |
| you | mini* | |
| we | nunu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mende (Papua New Guinea)Sepik43% alike
- KwomaSepik37% alike
- Hanga HundiNdu20% alike
- MehekSepik19% alike
- Sos KundiNdu19% alike
- PasiSepik14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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