Malasanga
Malasanga is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 1,200 people.
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Malasanga or Pano is an Austronesian language spoken by about 900 individuals in two villages on the north coast of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Malasanga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kurop* | |
| name | eno* | |
| eye | motono* | |
| ear | toNolono* | |
| nose | koruno* | |
| tooth | duNono* | |
| tongue | meno* | |
| hand | boyeno* | |
| blood | rorono* | |
| bone | turono* | |
| skin | tinino* | |
| knee | turuno* | |
| breast | suino* | |
| liver | kotino* | |
| water | ran | |
| fire | ei* | |
| sun | sinoNo* | |
| star | bui* | |
| stone | pot* | |
| mountain | uruno* | |
| tree | koi* | |
| leaf | rouno* | |
| night | buN* | |
| dog | goune* | |
| fish | io* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | toloko* | |
| two | ruo* | |
| I | ou* | |
| you | oN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Arop-LokepAustronesian60% alike
- KarnaiAustronesian60% alike
- Mur PanoAustronesian38% alike
- RonjiAustronesian26% alike
- BariaiAustronesian25% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian22% 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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