Niksek
Niksek is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Niksek is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Paka and Gabiano, are rather divergent. Niksek is spoken in Niksek village (4.696824°S 142.538469°E / -4.696824; 142.538469 (Niksek)) of Niksek/Paka ward in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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Words in Niksek
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wi7a* | |
| eye | nina* | |
| ear | ope* | |
| tooth | pina* | |
| tongue | soluwa* | |
| hand | lotinaha* | |
| blood | mateynayo* | |
| bone | pokola* | |
| skin | a* | |
| knee | uati* | |
| breast | mo7u* | |
| liver | wape* | |
| water | osei* | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | yei* | |
| star | awehe* | |
| stone | pa7e* | |
| mountain | oho* | |
| tree | me* | |
| leaf | meo* | |
| night | nosalimeye* | |
| dog | yawi* | |
| fish | ane* | |
| louse | ownome* | |
| one | nome* | |
| two | nomolu* | |
| I | ane* | |
| you | hene* | |
| drink | oseimawa* | |
| see | manawo* |
* 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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Glottolog · niks1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gbe