Nek
Nek is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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The Nek language is a language spoken by the Nek people in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The Nek language has two dialects, eastern and western and it is a Finisterre language.
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Words in Nek
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ama* | |
| name | kot* | |
| eye | daut* | |
| ear | pawan* | |
| nose | timan* | |
| tooth | mankwandat* | |
| tongue | manben* | |
| hand | k3t* | |
| blood | wekat* | |
| bone | kwandai* | |
| skin | gw3lap* | |
| knee | m3n* | |
| breast | num* | |
| liver | walenbip* | |
| water | tuk | |
| fire | komba* | |
| sun | maim* | |
| star | domboNg3p* | |
| stone | kawat* | |
| mountain | kwetyaNg3n* | |
| tree | komba* | |
| leaf | sap* | |
| night | tim* | |
| dog | kamot* | |
| fish | m3kbalak* | |
| louse | m3N* | |
| one | noNgan* | |
| two | t3pet* | |
| I | nak* | |
| you | d3k* |
* 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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