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Moni is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia, by about 30 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Moni, as given by Ekari people, or Migani/Megani, as given by locals, also known as Djonggunu, Jonggunu, is a Papuan language spoken by about 20,000 people (1991) in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of Central Papua. Majority of Moni language speakers live in Kemandoga valley. Awembak (Awembiak) is a dialect.
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Words in Moni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pane | |
| name | eye* | |
| nose | yaNe* | |
| tooth | baga* | |
| tongue | dabe* | |
| hand | han* | |
| blood | eka* | |
| bone | iwa* | |
| skin | ada* | |
| knee | aka* | |
| breast | ama* | |
| water | du* | |
| fire | usa* | |
| sun | emondani* | |
| stone | homa* | |
| tree | bo* | |
| leaf | hoka* | |
| louse | amu* | |
| one | hako* | |
| two | hiya* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | aka* | |
| we | i* | |
| drink | nu* | |
| see | ini* | |
| hear | yut* | |
| die | hit* | |
| come | mi* | |
| path | keyako* | |
| full | pasuk* |
* 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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