Male (Papua New Guinea)
Male (Papua New Guinea) is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Soq or Male is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea by approximately 970 native speakers, according to the 2000 census.
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Words in Male (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | doNom* | |
| eye | Namgi* | |
| ear | damui* | |
| nose | madrum* | |
| tooth | kalagi* | |
| tongue | moin* | |
| blood | khir* | |
| bone | Niri* | |
| skin | ko* | |
| knee | tombol* | |
| breast | wal* | |
| water | yʌk | |
| fire | bElEag* | |
| sun | kEN* | |
| star | braNar* | |
| stone | mEnEN* | |
| mountain | gabia* | |
| tree | Nam* | |
| night | kuluigEn* | |
| dog | saN* | |
| fish | umam* | |
| louse | manak* | |
| one | guCEga* | |
| two | liko* | |
| I | Ca* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | g3* | |
| see | koi* | |
| hear | kai* | |
| die | mo* |
* 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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