Maiani
Maiani is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Miani, formerly Tani after a village name, is a Papuan language complex of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The northern and southern varieties, Miani and Maiani, are dialects in terms of vocabulary or pronunciation.
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Words in Maiani
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | muato* | |
| name | wuinum* | |
| eye | muta* | |
| ear | siwat* | |
| nose | mir* | |
| tooth | nena* | |
| tongue | mendalak* | |
| hand | wapu* | |
| blood | ot* | |
| bone | karum* | |
| skin | ka* | |
| knee | melup* | |
| breast | vav* | |
| liver | ivor* | |
| water | yak* | |
| fire | amut* | |
| sun | item* | |
| star | makav* | |
| stone | nomoy* | |
| mountain | tapa* | |
| tree | nam* | |
| leaf | wuiv* | |
| night | orot* | |
| dog | uwun* | |
| fish | uwar* | |
| louse | aku* | |
| one | utia* | |
| two | ner* | |
| I | yo* | |
| you | no* |
* 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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