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Mum

Mum is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Mum · 4.8°S 145.1°E

Mum, or Katiati, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Words in Mum

MeaningWordRomanization
namenimbi*
eyetamga*
eark3nsigi*
nosemondugu*
toothm3kagurs*
tonguemir*
blood5aNgu*
bonepuns*
skinp3sa*
kneemuku*
breastama*
livermabuNgr3su*
waterkuku*
fireagu*
sunina*
starkin3k*
stonet3mba*
mountain3pu*
treeagu*
nightkabut3*
dogupri*
fishasa*
louse5ima*
onem3Ngia*
twoarkita*
Iyi*
youna*
weara*
seeNgi*
hearindar*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • SirvaNuclear Trans New Guinea40% alike
  • AnamNuclear Trans New Guinea35% alike
  • ApaliNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
  • AisiNuclear Trans New Guinea19% alike
  • KulsabNuclear Trans New Guinea19% alike
  • MagiNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike

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

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