Numanggang
Numanggang is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Numanggang (Manggang) is a language of Papua New Guinea. Other names are Boana, Kai, Ngain, Sugu. Numanggang is preferred over Tok Pisin in the village court because its use is believed to have a calming effect on proceedings.
From Wikipedia · Numanggang language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Numanggang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wou* | |
| eye | dawi* | |
| ear | magi* | |
| nose | timei* | |
| tongue | mabalem* | |
| hand | kohoN* | |
| blood | naNgat* | |
| bone | kitili* | |
| breast | nom* | |
| water | ime | |
| fire | kudup* | |
| sun | mele* | |
| star | bamholiNe* | |
| stone | kawade* | |
| mountain | boboje* | |
| tree | bEm* | |
| night | timiN* | |
| dog | kamo* | |
| louse | tumuN* | |
| one | kubugoN* | |
| two | lufom* | |
| I | nu* | |
| you | du* | |
| we | indi* | |
| see | kala* | |
| hear | nadilak* | |
| die | kumula* | |
| come | bula* | |
| path | talik* | |
| new | kobuli* |
* 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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