Murik (Papua New Guinea)
Murik (Papua New Guinea) is a Lower Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Murik, or Nor, is a Lower Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Murik ward (3.794976°S 143.998682°E / -3.794976; 143.998682 (Aramut)) of Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, which is located around a large coastal lagoon.
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Words in Murik (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nor* | |
| eye | nablin* | |
| ear | kalakEp* | |
| nose | ndowul* | |
| tooth | asalap* | |
| tongue | mEnENk* | |
| hand | dyalin* | |
| blood | yaran | |
| bone | salgip* | |
| skin | naguwn* | |
| knee | daN* | |
| breast | niNgin* | |
| liver | tamran* | |
| water | arɨm | |
| fire | auur | |
| sun | ak3n* | |
| star | mwayin* | |
| stone | du* | |
| mountain | palam* | |
| tree | yalar* | |
| night | akuntiSir* | |
| dog | wulEn* | |
| fish | tand* | |
| louse | mbur* | |
| one | abE* | |
| two | kwobo* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | yag3b3* | |
| path | yakabor* |
* 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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