Maria (Papua New Guinea)
Maria (Papua New Guinea) is a Manubaran language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Maria is a Manubaran language spoken in the "Bird's Tail" of Papua New Guinea by approximately 1,350 people in Central Province. It is alternatively known as Gebi and Manubara.
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Words in Maria (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ame* | |
| name | ro7a* | |
| eye | nouNa* | |
| ear | anema* | |
| nose | uruma* | |
| tooth | gade* | |
| tongue | ahie* | |
| hand | vana* | |
| blood | tE7E* | |
| bone | nena* | |
| skin | raha* | |
| knee | eho* | |
| breast | hihu* | |
| liver | 7eva* | |
| water | 7oru* | |
| fire | isa* | |
| sun | meida7a* | |
| star | ia* | |
| stone | vaiga* | |
| mountain | ba7ahu* | |
| tree | yabo* | |
| leaf | ye* | |
| night | uruha* | |
| dog | auna* | |
| fish | uena* | |
| louse | gue* | |
| one | yo7ohi* | |
| two | yema* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ya* |
* 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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