Nimboran
bahasa Namblong
Nimboran is a Nimboranic language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Nimboran (Nambrong, Namblong, Namlong) is a Papuan language of Nimboran District, Jayapura Regency, Indonesia spoken by mostly older adults. Younger generations have shifted to Papuan Malay. It is spoken in about 26 villages to the west of Lake Sentani. Only 20% of the Namblong people speak the language.
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Words in Nimboran
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | du* | |
| name | s3* | |
| eye | nu* | |
| ear | keni* | |
| nose | tembliN* | |
| tooth | lindoN* | |
| hand | kie* | |
| blood | kiN* | |
| bone | doN* | |
| skin | sop* | |
| breast | miN* | |
| liver | kene* | |
| water | bu | |
| fire | kip* | |
| sun | wai* | |
| star | utop* | |
| stone | demuo* | |
| tree | di* | |
| leaf | plo* | |
| night | denti* | |
| dog | undwo* | |
| louse | hnaN* | |
| one | tend3* | |
| two | namwan* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | ko* | |
| we | yo* | |
| drink | lep* | |
| see | poN* | |
| hear | kenita* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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