Mawak
Mawak is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Mawak is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mawak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | unim* | |
| eye | 3rah3* | |
| ear | iwamEnt* | |
| nose | muNg3sik* | |
| tooth | n3Ng3ph3* | |
| tongue | n3wi3k* | |
| hand | aniNgen* | |
| blood | m3wor* | |
| bone | kEn3b* | |
| skin | fuku* | |
| knee | andEkubanum* | |
| breast | mE* | |
| liver | kEma* | |
| water | opɛt | |
| fire | mundu* | |
| sun | 3m3ri* | |
| star | mENgam* | |
| stone | nomE* | |
| mountain | 3r3h3* | |
| tree | n3* | |
| night | turErEk* | |
| dog | Em3n* | |
| fish | k3n3* | |
| louse | n3ndi* | |
| one | katiga* | |
| two | irEb* | |
| I | yE* | |
| you | nE* | |
| we | ikE* | |
| see | wEk* |
* 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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