Nakai
bahasa Nakai
Nakai is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nakai [na'ʁaj] is an Ok language of Highland Papua. Two of the three dialects, which pronounce the ethnonym Nagi, may be a distinct language.
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Words in Nakai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | qara* | |
| name | ini* | |
| eye | sop* | |
| ear | kErEsu* | |
| nose | mito* | |
| tooth | niNgi* | |
| tongue | oN* | |
| blood | itEp* | |
| bone | qoro* | |
| skin | qat* | |
| knee | banGup* | |
| breast | muk* | |
| liver | 7aq* | |
| water | XoX* | |
| fire | asin* | |
| sun | aton* | |
| star | mitqot* | |
| stone | qabit* | |
| mountain | Xarim* | |
| tree | anGon* | |
| leaf | kon* | |
| night | mimtuk* | |
| dog | anon* | |
| fish | roranon* | |
| louse | qwip* | |
| one | mwiNGi* | |
| two | aqErom* | |
| I | ne* | |
| you | kEp* | |
| we | nup* |
* 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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