Namia
Namia is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Namia (Namie, Nemia) is a Sepik language spoken in Namea Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It goes by various names, such as Edawapi, Lujere, Yellow River. Language use is "vigorous" (Ethnologue).
In Sandaun Province, it is spoken in Ameni (3.981559°S 141.766186°E / -3.981559; 141.766186 (Ameni (Tipas))), Edwaki, Iwane (3.906643°S 141.755439°E / -3.906643; 141.755439 (Iwani)), Lawo, Pabei (3.927006°S 141.776325°E / -3.927006; 141.776325 (Pabei)), and Panewai villages in Namea Rural LLG, and in the Wiyari area. It is also spoken in 19 villages of Yellow River District in East Sepik Province.
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Words in Namia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lu* | |
| name | ilei* | |
| eye | eno* | |
| ear | mak* | |
| nose | n3mal* | |
| tooth | pin3l* | |
| tongue | lal* | |
| hand | l3l* | |
| blood | nol* | |
| bone | al* | |
| skin | lw3r* | |
| knee | lipamu* | |
| breast | mu* | |
| liver | wao* | |
| water | ijo | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | w3lwa* | |
| star | wop* | |
| stone | tiCei* | |
| mountain | amu* | |
| tree | mi* | |
| leaf | ewae* | |
| night | w3mi* | |
| dog | ar* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| louse | n3npou* | |
| one | tipia* | |
| two | pli* | |
| I | 3n* | |
| you | ne* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Grammar
- SentaniSentanic80% alike
- MotuAustronesian79% alike
- KwomtariKwomtari-Nai79% alike
- Bori-KarkoSino-Tibetan79% alike
- Lotha NagaSino-Tibetan79% alike
- Sichuan YiSino-Tibetan78% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · nami1256 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nnm