Manem
bahasa Jeti
Manem is a Border language spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Manem, or Jeti (Yeti), is a Papuan language of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, and Keerom Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
In Indonesia, it is spoken in several villages in Mannem District and Arso Timur District, including Yeti, Wembi, and Kibay.
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Words in Manem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | knigiN* | |
| eye | nof* | |
| ear | kafNe* | |
| nose | paf* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | mte* | |
| hand | kaNkNa* | |
| blood | psoNko* | |
| bone | kaN* | |
| skin | tofNo* | |
| breast | maN* | |
| water | pu* | |
| fire | saw* | |
| sun | usam* | |
| star | manman* | |
| stone | suk* | |
| mountain | or* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | fre* | |
| night | siomp* | |
| fish | wo* | |
| one | gueno* | |
| two | sampaN* | |
| I | ga* | |
| you | kirsa* | |
| we | kiNta* | |
| see | naNk* | |
| come | yepuN* | |
| path | monofo* | |
| new | bogar* |
* 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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