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Kyaka

Kyaka is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Kyaka · 5.5°S 144.1°E

Kyaka (Enga-Kyaka) is an Engan language of the East New Guinea Highlands in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Words in Kyaka

MeaningWordRomanization
personwambu*
namekiNi*
eyelenge*
earkale*
nosegya*
toothneNe*
tonguekeke*
handkiNi*
bloodranjama*
bonekuli*
skinyaneNe*
kneewapambu*
breastkyaNali*
liverpuNi*
wateripya*
fireisare*
sunneta*
starbui*
stonekana*
mountainyukyau*
treeisa*
leafyoko*
nightkukwua*
dogsuwua*
fishoma*
louselema*
onemendaki*
twolama*
Inamba*
youemba*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

  • EngaNuclear Trans New Guinea40% alike
  • LembenaNuclear Trans New Guinea38% alike
  • NeteNuclear Trans New Guinea23% alike
  • East KewaNuclear Trans New Guinea23% alike
  • EraveNuclear Trans New Guinea22% alike
  • HuliNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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