Nakama
Nakama is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 1,600 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nakama is an endangered indigenous language of Papua New Guinea that is part of the Finisterre family. The language is used as a first language by adults in its community but not by all young people and it is not known to be taught in schools.
From Wikipedia · Nakama language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nakama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mE* | |
| name | kikiu* | |
| eye | kaNgaN* | |
| ear | favaN* | |
| nose | mimaN* | |
| tongue | mEmb3N* | |
| hand | kafaN* | |
| blood | vexale* | |
| knee | upm3lakN* | |
| breast | nom3N* | |
| liver | walaNg3m* | |
| water | ime | |
| fire | komba* | |
| sun | p3kas* | |
| star | damb3saliNa* | |
| stone | kavat* | |
| mountain | saNan* | |
| night | mamb3p* | |
| dog | tEi* | |
| louse | t3m3N* | |
| one | niNg3n* | |
| two | l3pEt* | |
| I | nak* | |
| you | nd3k* | |
| we | nindE* | |
| see | kailEa* | |
| hear | nand3lEak* | |
| die | k3m3Nga* | |
| come | Embla* | |
| path | tElEak* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- NukNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- NekNuclear Trans New Guinea31% alike
- NumanggangNuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
- MungkipNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
- SomNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
- Sawknah-FogahaAfro-Asiatic12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · naka1264 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nib