Ngala
Ngala is a Ndu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ngala, or Sogap, is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the single village of Swagap (4.228038°S 142.51052°E / -4.228038; 142.51052 (Swagap 1)) in Ambunti Rural LLG of East Sepik Province.
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Words in Ngala
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | rw* | |
| name | T3* | |
| eye | myl* | |
| ear | wan* | |
| nose | tamwo* | |
| tooth | n3by* | |
| tongue | t3kan* | |
| hand | yakt3n* | |
| blood | wy5* | |
| bone | ab3* | |
| skin | gwT* | |
| knee | woTot3kwal* | |
| breast | mw5* | |
| liver | kakap* | |
| water | gw* | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | 5a* | |
| star | kwn* | |
| stone | ba* | |
| mountain | p3k3* | |
| tree | my* | |
| leaf | my53g3* | |
| night | gan* | |
| dog | pyop* | |
| fish | aT* | |
| louse | 5on* | |
| one | nok* | |
| two | fyt* | |
| I | wn* | |
| you | m3n* |
* 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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