Nduga
Nduga is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nduga is a Papuan language of the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands province of Highland Papua.
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Words in Nduga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | oenoe* | |
| eye | keleNgen* | |
| ear | eaNgo* | |
| nose | awi* | |
| tooth | eja* | |
| tongue | eme* | |
| hand | enieNgi* | |
| blood | ejabi* | |
| bone | endeboeak* | |
| knee | ondoloe* | |
| breast | emiekwak* | |
| water | jie* | |
| fire | kando* | |
| sun | mo* | |
| stone | kirip* | |
| mountain | libidak* | |
| tree | e* | |
| leaf | eNga* | |
| night | okaijai* | |
| dog | jeNge* | |
| louse | pie* | |
| one | bijit* | |
| two | bilin* | |
| I | han* | |
| you | kat* | |
| we | nit* | |
| see | kajeo* | |
| die | wada* | |
| come | lobojai* | |
| path | toelawa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Pass Valley YaliNuclear Trans New Guinea32% alike
- Angguruk YaliNuclear Trans New Guinea31% alike
- SilimoNuclear Trans New Guinea30% alike
- WanoNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
- Lower Grand Valley DaniNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
- NggemNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ndug1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ndx