Mekwei
Mekwei is a Nimboranic language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Mekwei (Menggwei), or Mooi, is a Papuan language of Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Kendate, Maribu, Sabron Dosay, and Waibrong villages.
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Words in Mekwei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | soli* | |
| name | si* | |
| eye | namoden* | |
| ear | kama* | |
| nose | mbied* | |
| tooth | singgyang* | |
| tongue | ambring* | |
| hand | ta* | |
| blood | king* | |
| bone | den* | |
| skin | hasuk* | |
| knee | siambum* | |
| breast | min* | |
| water | bu | |
| fire | keisini* | |
| sun | woi* | |
| star | tuptren* | |
| stone | d3mo* | |
| mountain | m3ndung* | |
| tree | di* | |
| leaf | dep* | |
| night | nansing* | |
| dog | ando* | |
| fish | dasi* | |
| louse | s3na* | |
| one | kapraytre* | |
| two | naman* | |
| I | ka* | |
| you | kmot* | |
| we | kame* |
* 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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