Ngaing
Ngaing is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Ngaing, also known as Mailang and Sor, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Ngaing
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wawagi* | |
| eye | dE* | |
| ear | asibi* | |
| nose | uraNgni* | |
| tooth | mati* | |
| tongue | nEbak* | |
| hand | adi* | |
| blood | maNgimani* | |
| bone | udEt* | |
| breast | susa* | |
| water | kuk | |
| fire | teak* | |
| sun | atat* | |
| star | boiN* | |
| stone | sik* | |
| mountain | tawela* | |
| tree | dik* | |
| leaf | meiN* | |
| night | itoma* | |
| dog | gaoni* | |
| fish | daboNa* | |
| louse | imiN* | |
| one | kasabuk* | |
| two | irisak* | |
| I | nawi* | |
| you | gawi* | |
| we | niNwi* | |
| drink | nE* | |
| see | inatEma* | |
| hear | iNatak* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Madi (Papua New Guinea)Nuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- DeduaNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- RawaNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- UriNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- GanglauNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- Central TagbanwaAustronesian10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngai1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nnf