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Momuna

bahasa Momuna

Momuna is a language isolate spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Momuna · 5.0°S 139.3°E

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Momuna (Momina), also known as Somahai (Somage, Sumohai), is a Papuan language spoken in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua and Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.

From Wikipedia · Somahai language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Momuna

MeaningWordRomanization
person5a*
namesi*
earate*
nosekwE*
toothdyu*
tongueoro*
bloodjoni*
bonekuro*
skinkE*
kneedyorutoku*
breastmown*
liverinima*
watermenei*
firekukwa*
starrinu*
mountaintow*
treekoo*
nightbi*
dogko*
fishke*
onetEkitikiti*
twokEtraron*
Ina*
youko*
wein*
drinkmenerima*
seebarema*
hearwoma*
diekweama*
comemEi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • UnaNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
  • KetengbanNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
  • EipomekNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
  • AbadiAustronesian14% alike
  • SangoAtlantic-Congo14% alike
  • XârâcùùAustronesian14% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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