Nabi-Metan
Nabi-Metan is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nabi (Nambi), a.k.a. Metan, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It was assigned to the Maimai branch in Ross (2005).
The language is spoken in three villages; according to Ethnologue, in two they prefer the name Nabi, and in the third Metan.
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Words in Nabi-Metan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ri | |
| person | nuparignEsEpErig* | |
| name | yiares* | |
| eye | nEb* | |
| ear | gig* | |
| nose | minif* | |
| tooth | naf* | |
| tongue | wuliEf* | |
| hand | dat* | |
| blood | Emeg* | |
| bone | lE* | |
| skin | wirg* | |
| knee | bulag* | |
| breast | nemEp* | |
| liver | bElp* | |
| water | sup | |
| fire | ni* | |
| sun | wEf* | |
| star | wufes* | |
| stone | it* | |
| mountain | baduf* | |
| tree | nip* | |
| leaf | sip* | |
| night | fabam* | |
| dog | bat* | |
| fish | Eyut* | |
| louse | muNagerf* | |
| one | n3nobeb* | |
| two | madyiu* | |
| I | ei* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · nabi1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mty