Nabak
Nabak is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Nabak (also known as Wain) is a Papuan language spoken by around 16,000 people in the Morobe Province located in the western Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea. Nabak follows the SOV typology. It uses Latin script in its written form.
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Words in Nabak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | cik3t* | |
| eye | ci* | |
| ear | wak* | |
| nose | NiN3N* | |
| tooth | cet* | |
| tongue | nambarem* | |
| hand | bet* | |
| blood | sip* | |
| bone | kanciN* | |
| skin | s3k* | |
| knee | kpet* | |
| breast | nam* | |
| water | tu* | |
| sun | k3suk* | |
| star | wenzim* | |
| stone | nanc3N* | |
| mountain | kal3N* | |
| tree | t3p* | |
| leaf | sin* | |
| night | t3mbuyat* | |
| dog | tam* | |
| louse | emin* | |
| one | kpep* | |
| two | cut* | |
| I | n3N* | |
| you | g3N* | |
| we | nin* | |
| see | ni* | |
| die | g3ki* | |
| come | kpe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- MeseNuclear Trans New Guinea49% alike
- KombaNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- TimbeNuclear Trans New Guinea19% alike
- SelepetNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
- Burum-MindikNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
- Kulungtfu-Yuanggeng-ToboNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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