Nalik
Nalik is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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The Nalik language is spoken by 5,000 or so people, based in 17 villages in Kavieng District, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It is an Austronesian language and member of the New Ireland group of languages with a subject–verb–object (SVO) phrase structure. New Ireland languages are among the first Papua New Guinea languages recorded by Westerners.
Laxudumau, spoken in the village of Lakudumau, is transitional to Kara, but is not intelligible to speakers of Nalik.
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Words in Nalik
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aCastunan* | |
| name | izina* | |
| eye | marana* | |
| ear | aliNa* | |
| nose | isna* | |
| tooth | alva* | |
| tongue | Carama* | |
| hand | mitna* | |
| blood | dari* | |
| bone | ruan* | |
| skin | winpin* | |
| breast | zus* | |
| water | danim | |
| fire | Caif* | |
| star | watpada* | |
| stone | vat* | |
| leaf | waCanayai* | |
| night | suk* | |
| dog | wiu* | |
| fish | yan* | |
| louse | urian* | |
| one | sakei* | |
| two | marua* | |
| I | nia* | |
| you | numa* | |
| we | tara* | |
| drink | imin* | |
| see | tamai* | |
| hear | laNar* | |
| die | mat* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Vaeakau-TaumakoAustronesian89% alike
- TigakAustronesian88% alike
- MandaraAustronesian88% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian87% alike
- TakuuAustronesian87% alike
- TungagAustronesian87% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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