Mufian
Mufian is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mufian (Muhian, Muhiang), or Southern Arapesh, is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Supari, Balif, Filifita (Ilahita), Iwam-Nagalemb, Nagipaem; Filifita speakers are half the population, at 6,000 in 1999. It is spoken in 36 villages, most of which are located within Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. It is also spoken in Supari ward of Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG.
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Words in Mufian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nemata'w | |
| person | epen* | |
| name | 3Ng3l* | |
| eye | nam* | |
| ear | aliga* | |
| tooth | nalof* | |
| tongue | afega* | |
| hand | wa7aNg3l* | |
| blood | esimbel* | |
| bone | bihitagof* | |
| knee | nembawa* | |
| water | embel* | |
| fire | nif* | |
| sun | awin* | |
| star | ondo7w* | |
| stone | otam* | |
| mountain | halafuta* | |
| tree | lawaNg* | |
| leaf | sop* | |
| night | owamb* | |
| dog | nombat* | |
| fish | aol* | |
| one | an* | |
| two | bi* | |
| I | ae7* | |
| you | in37* | |
| we | ap37* | |
| drink | 7* | |
| see | ti* | |
| hear | me7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- BukiyipNuclear Torricelli29% alike
- Abu' ArapeshNuclear Torricelli21% alike
- Bumbita ArapeshNuclear Torricelli17% alike
- Nabi-MetanNuclear Torricelli14% alike
- LepchaSino-Tibetan11% alike
- Molmo OneNuclear Torricelli10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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