Mari (Madang Province)
Mari (Madang Province) is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Mari, or Hop, is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the four villages of Bumbu (5.985151°S 145.902057°E / -5.985151; 145.902057 (Bumbu)), Bubirumpun (5.979754°S 145.898206°E / -5.979754; 145.898206 (Bopirumpun)), Musuam (5.884498°S 145.739611°E / -5.884498; 145.739611 (Musuam)), and Sangkiang (5.921326°S 145.837215°E / -5.921326; 145.837215 (Sankaing)) in Usino Rural LLG of the Ramu valley.
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Words in Mari (Madang Province)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | garam* | |
| name | biNon* | |
| eye | maragara* | |
| ear | diNan* | |
| nose | hohin* | |
| tooth | nihuan* | |
| tongue | man* | |
| hand | baNkian* | |
| blood | bwik* | |
| bone | kurukwan* | |
| skin | dinibuit* | |
| knee | hogonugun* | |
| breast | tut* | |
| liver | nugwan* | |
| water | mpui | |
| fire | zah* | |
| sun | gubuak* | |
| star | wantuaN* | |
| stone | sakuak* | |
| mountain | NoriN* | |
| tree | gai* | |
| leaf | yahan* | |
| night | mikwon* | |
| dog | kiam* | |
| louse | gur* | |
| one | pisinta7* | |
| two | irukaNkua7* | |
| I | ci* | |
| you | aguwo* | |
| we | ogai* |
* 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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Glottolog · mari1429 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hob