Nii
Nii is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Nii is a Trans–New Guinea language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch spoken in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Nii has an unusual number of lateral consonants: a typical alveolar flap, /ɺ/, plus both dental and velar lateral fricatives, /ɬ̪/ and /𝼄/, which are voiced between vowels and do not occur in initial position.
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Words in Nii
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wumb* | |
| eye | niNgil* | |
| ear | kom* | |
| nose | kumb* | |
| tooth | NupumoN* | |
| hand | aNgil* | |
| blood | miyem | |
| skin | NEnc* | |
| liver | kaimp* | |
| water | nol | |
| fire | dup | |
| sun | Eni* | |
| star | kadcip* | |
| stone | ku* | |
| mountain | komuN* | |
| tree | ond* | |
| leaf | oNgul* | |
| night | emi* | |
| dog | awu | |
| fish | omu* | |
| pig | kung | |
| louse | nomu* | |
| one | EndEim* | |
| two | ral* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | nim* | |
| we | sin* | |
| see | kan* | |
| hear | pi* | |
| die | kol* |
* 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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