Mailu
Mailu is a Mailuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Mailu, or Magi (Magɨ), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mailu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | emegibadabada* | |
| name | omu* | |
| eye | ini* | |
| ear | ope* | |
| nose | durumu* | |
| tooth | maa* | |
| tongue | goba* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| head | moru | |
| blood | lala | |
| bone | kisa* | |
| skin | opi* | |
| water | ʔaʔama | |
| fire | eu* | |
| sun | nina* | |
| star | vitiu* | |
| stone | goibo* | |
| mountain | oru* | |
| tree | ana* | |
| leaf | bega* | |
| night | garu* | |
| fish | orebe* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | omu* | |
| two | ava* | |
| I | ia* | |
| you | ga* | |
| we | gea* | |
| drink | isisi* | |
| see | erieri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Highland Puebla NahuatlUto-Aztecan85% alike
- BolgoAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- CatawbaSiouan83% alike
- NdomKolopom83% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian82% alike
- ShastaShastan82% 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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