Nuk
Nuk is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nuk is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Nuk language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nuk
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | qidE* | |
| eye | daun* | |
| ear | pawan* | |
| nose | t3mEn* | |
| tongue | mEb3n* | |
| hand | ki* | |
| blood | n3Ngi* | |
| bone | sailE* | |
| knee | m3n3* | |
| breast | nom* | |
| liver | warEn* | |
| water | ɛme | |
| fire | miEt* | |
| sun | gon3k* | |
| star | dz3maraNg3* | |
| stone | qawat* | |
| mountain | t3mEn* | |
| night | tim* | |
| dog | qamot* | |
| louse | hEm3N* | |
| one | niNg3n* | |
| two | t3pEt* | |
| I | nak* | |
| you | d3q* | |
| we | n3ndE* | |
| see | qara* | |
| hear | nand3r3k* | |
| die | q3maNg3* | |
| come | ambula* | |
| path | terak* |
* 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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