Matepi
Matepi is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Matepi is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Matepi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wani* | |
| eye | amu* | |
| ear | dahu* | |
| nose | nomE* | |
| tongue | nim3ru* | |
| blood | ti* | |
| bone | EpE* | |
| skin | garE* | |
| knee | gatE* | |
| breast | awa* | |
| liver | uruaug* | |
| water | lE* | |
| fire | eim* | |
| sun | uh* | |
| star | f3l* | |
| mountain | manu* | |
| tree | 3s* | |
| night | tup3na* | |
| dog | p3l* | |
| fish | silav* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | olog* | |
| two | wEr3r* | |
| I | sEg* | |
| you | nEg* | |
| we | ig* | |
| see | ab* | |
| hear | do* | |
| die | naum* | |
| come | bi* |
* 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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