Kyenele
Kyenele is a Yuat language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kyenele a.k.a. Miyak is a Yuat language of Papua New Guinea.
Versions of its name include Keñele, Keyele, Kenying, Bulang, Kenen Birang, Kyenying-Barang.
It is spoken in Giling (Girin) (4.602663°S 143.844495°E / -4.602663; 143.844495 (Girin)), a village located on the banks of the Yuat River in Yuat Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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Words in Kyenele
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ab3t* | |
| eye | siki* | |
| ear | tuan* | |
| nose | N3N3liN* | |
| tooth | Nan* | |
| tongue | mbE* | |
| hand | k3lipat* | |
| blood | ambala* | |
| bone | amfuwa* | |
| skin | mbusak* | |
| knee | bandanfop* | |
| breast | miru* | |
| liver | forok* | |
| water | maNam* | |
| fire | m3n* | |
| sun | banma* | |
| star | nsunsa* | |
| stone | munt3m* | |
| mountain | ram* | |
| tree | muN* | |
| leaf | fwop* | |
| night | wukwan* | |
| dog | kyEn* | |
| fish | Nguli* | |
| louse | wuta* | |
| one | Naikyek* | |
| two | arawin* | |
| I | N3n* | |
| you | ndin* | |
| we | amban* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · kyen1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kql