Nankina
Nankina is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Nankina is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Nankina
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | omin* | |
| name | man* | |
| eye | dawin* | |
| nose | taman* | |
| hand | kit* | |
| blood | duwok* | |
| bone | karat* | |
| skin | gop* | |
| knee | mok* | |
| breast | mum* | |
| liver | bu* | |
| water | komu* | |
| fire | kondop* | |
| sun | gEt* | |
| stone | tip* | |
| mountain | tawan* | |
| tree | kondop* | |
| leaf | tEm* | |
| night | kotnom* | |
| dog | komin* | |
| louse | ayEt* | |
| one | de* | |
| two | yat* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | go* | |
| we | nin* | |
| see | ka* | |
| hear | nando* | |
| die | kamat* | |
| come | awu* |
* 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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