Minigir
Minigir is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Lungalunga (Lunga Lunga), frequently though ambiguously called Minigir, is spoken by a small number of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province. It is often referred to in the linguistics literature as the Tolai "dialect" with an /s/.
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Words in Minigir
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vavina | |
| person | gunanituna* | |
| name | acana* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | bilausu* | |
| tooth | palalivoN* | |
| tongue | karamea* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | gapu* | |
| bone | suru* | |
| skin | pilakulu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | tava* | |
| fire | iavi* | |
| star | tagulu* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| leaf | mapinai* | |
| night | maurumu* | |
| dog | papi* | |
| fish | eni* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | datalu* | |
| two | aurua* | |
| I | iau | |
| we | dori* | |
| drink | momo* | |
| see | gire* | |
| hear | voloNoro* | |
| die | mati* |
* 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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