Mende (Papua New Guinea)
Mende (Papua New Guinea) is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Seim, or Mende, is a Sepik language of Yirwondi ward and surroundings (3.666057°S 142.570816°E / -3.666057; 142.570816 (Seim Catholic Mission)) in Mawase Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Mende (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ma* | |
| name | hi* | |
| eye | misokome* | |
| ear | mambla* | |
| nose | mi5ombo* | |
| tooth | fu* | |
| tongue | tarvle* | |
| hand | tava* | |
| blood | fi | |
| bone | hava* | |
| skin | ari* | |
| knee | kumbamboNo* | |
| breast | muku* | |
| liver | wavu* | |
| water | uku | |
| fire | hi* | |
| sun | ta* | |
| star | taSiNraha* | |
| stone | sunCa* | |
| mountain | tele* | |
| tree | mi* | |
| leaf | kukwa* | |
| night | niri* | |
| dog | asa* | |
| fish | fome* | |
| louse | nika* | |
| one | namtas* | |
| two | friCip* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | mir* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- KwangaSepik43% alike
- KwomaSepik40% alike
- MehekSepik23% alike
- Sos KundiNdu17% alike
- Yessan-MayoSepik17% alike
- Hanga HundiNdu16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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