Muratayak
Muratayak is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Muratayak, also Asat, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. There is no overall name; speakers variously use Muratayak, Asat and Aset. These names do not correspond consistently to dialects or even specific villages.
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Words in Muratayak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alm3* | |
| name | awan* | |
| eye | daNa* | |
| ear | ram* | |
| nose | sagal* | |
| tooth | mi7* | |
| tongue | miliNa* | |
| hand | kra* | |
| blood | dorak | |
| bone | ataim* | |
| skin | sai7* | |
| breast | mam3* | |
| liver | asaauyim* | |
| water | poʔ | |
| fire | dagan* | |
| star | bEn* | |
| stone | s3p* | |
| mountain | makbo7* | |
| tree | h37t3m* | |
| leaf | g3rax3m* | |
| night | yiNim* | |
| dog | hamal* | |
| fish | bal3t* | |
| louse | y3m3n* | |
| one | arapatak* | |
| two | yirit* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ga* | |
| we | nan* | |
| drink | nis3k* |
* 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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