Mokati
Mokati is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mokati, or Wanambre after one of the villages in which it is spoken, is a Papuan language of Sumgilbar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
There are two main dialects. One is spoken in Wanambre (4.76412°S 145.340466°E / -4.76412; 145.340466 (Wanambre)) and Mawet (4.748076°S 145.337669°E / -4.748076; 145.337669 (Mabet)) villages, while another one is spoken in Tinami (4.774677°S 145.377246°E / -4.774677; 145.377246 (Tinami)) and Kotakot (4.775134°S 145.378048°E / -4.775134; 145.378048 (Katekot)) villages. Differences in vocabulary include Wanambre wena 'louse' Tinami nokalol
'louse'.
From Wikipedia · Mokati language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mokati
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | unim* | |
| eye | mundawEka* | |
| ear | damEn* | |
| nose | musiwik* | |
| tooth | gEnawEka* | |
| tongue | kamind3n3k* | |
| hand | gosoNgan* | |
| blood | mi3il* | |
| bone | gEna* | |
| skin | uku* | |
| knee | Ngutuk3k* | |
| breast | Emi* | |
| liver | gumaniN* | |
| water | yapɔt | |
| fire | mundu* | |
| sun | mEk3li* | |
| star | mbinEmbin* | |
| stone | nomo* | |
| mountain | kambin* | |
| tree | na* | |
| night | kuturu* | |
| dog | yaman* | |
| fish | gilu* | |
| louse | wEna* | |
| one | golik* | |
| two | oirE* | |
| I | yE* | |
| you | nE* | |
| we | yik* | |
| see | Ek* |
* 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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