Nafi
Nafi is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nafi, also known as Sirak, is an Austronesian language of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in the single village of Nambom (also known as Banzain village) (6.433548°S 146.825565°E / -6.433548; 146.825565 (Banzain)) in Gamiki ward, Wain-Erap Rural LLG. Ethnic Nafi people living in Popof village (6.438745°S 146.805971°E / -6.438745; 146.805971 (Popof)) have since switched to speaking Nakama, a Trans-New Guinea language. Intermarriages frequently occur between the two villages.
From Wikipedia · Nafi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nafi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alom* | |
| name | biNan* | |
| eye | molom* | |
| ear | liNan* | |
| nose | suN* | |
| tooth | gindim* | |
| tongue | mo* | |
| hand | baEn* | |
| blood | wek* | |
| bone | kwaluk* | |
| skin | pupup* | |
| knee | anoN* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | niukundupun* | |
| water | mbu | |
| fire | sif* | |
| sun | siwuk* | |
| star | domalis* | |
| stone | saok* | |
| mountain | sun* | |
| tree | yo* | |
| leaf | ninon* | |
| night | lEmEk* | |
| dog | kom* | |
| louse | gwatatak* | |
| one | alus* | |
| two | siluk* | |
| I | wi* | |
| you | yiN* | |
| we | si* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MusomAustronesian42% alike
- AribwatsaAustronesian26% alike
- South WatutAustronesian22% alike
- SarasiraAustronesian19% alike
- SukurumAustronesian17% alike
- Middle WatutAustronesian16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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