Mali
Mali is a Baining language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mali or Gaktai is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ru* | |
| name | Ep* | |
| eye | saxoN* | |
| ear | sd3m* | |
| nose | xulim* | |
| tooth | kEN* | |
| tongue | xulbiN* | |
| hand | tik* | |
| blood | bias* | |
| bone | s3l3p* | |
| skin | x3ndEN* | |
| knee | xum* | |
| breast | x3m3k* | |
| liver | niNil* | |
| water | rEN* | |
| fire | mund3m* | |
| sun | kun3N* | |
| star | liN* | |
| stone | dul* | |
| mountain | dam* | |
| tree | m3N* | |
| leaf | t3l3N* | |
| night | baNaN* | |
| dog | paim* | |
| fish | rinEm* | |
| louse | r3v3r3xiN* | |
| one | as3g* | |
| two | aun* | |
| I | Nua* | |
| you | Nia* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ura (Papua New Guinea)Baining22% alike
- QaqetBaining15% alike
- TaulilTaulil-Butam11% alike
- India LyngamAustroasiatic10% alike
- UAustroasiatic9% alike
- MamaindéNambiquaran9% alike
Grammar
- JjuAtlantic-Congo77% alike
- Gulf ArabicAfro-Asiatic74% alike
- Abu' ArapeshNuclear Torricelli71% alike
- AchaguaArawakan71% alike
- AcoliNilotic71% alike
- MlahsôAfro-Asiatic70% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mali1284 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gcc