Lele (Papua New Guinea)
Lele (Papua New Guinea) is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Lele is an East Manus language of the Austronesian language family spoken in the northeastern part of Manus Island, New Guinea. It has an SVO word order.
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Words in Lele (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | Nalamse* | |
| eye | mato* | |
| ear | daliNo* | |
| nose | No* | |
| tooth | lio* | |
| tongue | kalaleme* | |
| hand | palalimo* | |
| blood | lai* | |
| bone | pataluin* | |
| skin | tjaNi* | |
| knee | kusuNeuo* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| water | wai* | |
| fire | man* | |
| sun | matamalai* | |
| star | pidui* | |
| mountain | mbuli* | |
| tree | kei* | |
| leaf | launkei* | |
| night | piaun* | |
| dog | emuinye* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| one | esi* | |
| two | eluo* | |
| I | io* | |
| you | eoi* | |
| we | ioto* | |
| drink | kulumiwai* | |
| see | kolele* | |
| hear | driliNam* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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