Mian
Mian is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mian is an Ok language spoken in the Telefomin district of the Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea by the Mian people. It has some 3,500 speakers spread across two dialects: West Mian (a.k.a. Suganga), with approximately 1,000 speakers in around Yapsiei, and East Mian, with approximately 2,500 speakers in and around Timeilmin, Temsakmin, Sokamin, Gubil, Fiak and Hotmin.
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Words in Mian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | unáng | |
| person | naka* | |
| name | ninin* | |
| eye | kin* | |
| ear | klon* | |
| nose | mukuN* | |
| tooth | sit* | |
| tongue | ha7N* | |
| hand | kweil* | |
| blood | ilem | |
| bone | on* | |
| skin | a7l* | |
| knee | dloN* | |
| breast | moi* | |
| liver | in* | |
| water | aai | |
| fire | as* | |
| sun | afok* | |
| star | awitnin* | |
| stone | tom* | |
| mountain | mikil* | |
| tree | as* | |
| leaf | a7n* | |
| night | kutimibo* | |
| dog | til* | |
| fish | aniN* | |
| louse | gokim* | |
| one | elekiem* | |
| two | asu* | |
| I | ne* |
* 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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