Nobonob
Nobonob is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Nobonob (Nobanob, Nobnob), also known as Butelkud-Guntabak or Garuh (cf. closely related Garus), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. The language is expanding slightly. Ari (Ati, A’i) is a dialect.
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Words in Nobonob
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wani* | |
| eye | amE* | |
| ear | dau* | |
| nose | no* | |
| tongue | balamu* | |
| blood | si* | |
| bone | ipi* | |
| skin | gara* | |
| knee | kasE* | |
| breast | hu* | |
| liver | gama* | |
| water | lE* | |
| fire | aib* | |
| sun | am* | |
| star | horbay* | |
| stone | min* | |
| mountain | bay* | |
| tree | aib* | |
| night | suban* | |
| dog | pay* | |
| fish | aor* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | labu* | |
| two | aris* | |
| I | da* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ig* | |
| see | an* | |
| hear | duwE* | |
| die | bir* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nobo1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gaw