Manep
Manep is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Manep (Malas, Simbukanam) is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
There are two dialects named after the villages in which they are spoken:
Malas dialect, spoken in Malas village (4.688875°S 145.606541°E / -4.688875; 145.606541 (Malas))
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Words in Manep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | munu* | |
| name | unim* | |
| eye | musaN* | |
| ear | indon* | |
| nose | munuNgur* | |
| tooth | nanaN* | |
| tongue | imbitEl* | |
| hand | kumu* | |
| blood | yaNEmbup* | |
| bone | saNger* | |
| skin | gunu* | |
| knee | timbiNam* | |
| breast | manu* | |
| liver | gaman* | |
| water | yaŋgu | |
| fire | andup* | |
| sun | kamu* | |
| star | umbut* | |
| stone | ubom* | |
| mountain | munim* | |
| tree | mumdu* | |
| night | punE* | |
| dog | kakas* | |
| fish | kitu* | |
| louse | gunu* | |
| one | gEmEm* | |
| two | arEr* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | nE* | |
| we | in* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mala1495 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mkr