Mala (Papua New Guinea)
Mala (Papua New Guinea) is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mala, or Pay, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mala (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | num* | |
| eye | mutak* | |
| ear | suat* | |
| nose | mEnEbE* | |
| tooth | nan3k* | |
| tongue | mEdul3k* | |
| hand | moak* | |
| blood | od* | |
| bone | karEm* | |
| skin | Nar* | |
| knee | abakan* | |
| breast | mEsEk* | |
| liver | kamEni* | |
| water | 3k* | |
| fire | mud* | |
| sun | otEm* | |
| star | kay* | |
| stone | mun3m* | |
| mountain | tap3* | |
| tree | nan3m* | |
| night | orod* | |
| dog | kE* | |
| fish | N3li* | |
| louse | ku* | |
| one | tuEla* | |
| two | NiEr* | |
| I | Emaka* | |
| you | namaka* | |
| we | imaka* | |
| see | kik* |
* 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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