Manam
Manam is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Manam is a Kairiru–Manam language spoken mainly on the volcanic Manam Island, northeast of New Guinea.
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Words in Manam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aine | |
| person | tamwata* | |
| name | ara* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | uNi* | |
| nose | mwagaru* | |
| tooth | ile* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | debu* | |
| blood | dara* | |
| bone | tapou* | |
| skin | usi* | |
| breast | ruru* | |
| liver | mwage* | |
| water | dang | |
| fire | ewa* | |
| star | goai* | |
| stone | patu* | |
| leaf | dau* | |
| night | wabubu* | |
| dog | eu* | |
| fish | i7a* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | te7e* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | Nau* | |
| you | kaiko* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | siN* | |
| see | tea* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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