Mangga Buang
Mangga Buang is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Mangga, or Mangga Buang, is an Oceanic language in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mangga Buang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mow* | |
| name | xare* | |
| eye | me* | |
| ear | na5e* | |
| nose | naru* | |
| tooth | nabu* | |
| tongue | ndaran* | |
| hand | nama* | |
| blood | nixes* | |
| bone | kok* | |
| skin | nabi* | |
| knee | baxakatu* | |
| breast | narusum* | |
| liver | te* | |
| water | mber* | |
| fire | kin* | |
| sun | takume* | |
| star | matam* | |
| stone | tatuh* | |
| mountain | kandu* | |
| tree | xax* | |
| leaf | ris* | |
| night | mbusin* | |
| dog | bow* | |
| louse | ponaN* | |
| one | ti* | |
| two | yuh* | |
| I | sa* | |
| you | xoN* | |
| we | xey* |
* 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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