Monumbo
Monumbo is a Bogia language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Monumbo is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. There is an early description in German. It is closely related to Lilau.
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Words in Monumbo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mEr* | |
| name | inu* | |
| eye | t3rE* | |
| ear | m3k* | |
| nose | simbEr* | |
| tooth | E3r* | |
| tongue | menEp* | |
| hand | Nasamonab* | |
| blood | m3t* | |
| bone | irun* | |
| skin | ili* | |
| knee | kut* | |
| breast | nim* | |
| liver | kupun* | |
| water | tsū | |
| fire | N3it* | |
| sun | saut* | |
| star | goituku* | |
| stone | kupul* | |
| mountain | naNam* | |
| tree | k3* | |
| leaf | mbaNa* | |
| night | indu* | |
| dog | aur* | |
| fish | sir* | |
| louse | bEt* | |
| one | dakala* | |
| two | sambase* | |
| I | Ek* | |
| you | sEk* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LilauBogia36% alike
- Sos KundiNdu10% alike
- AbanyomAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- HuarijioUto-Aztecan9% alike
- Ngkontar BaediYam8% alike
- Anu-HkongsoSino-Tibetan8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nucl1458 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mxk