Onjob
Onjob is a Dagan language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Onjob is a Papuan language of New Guinea. It is a rather divergent member of the Dagan family.
It is spoken in Koreat (9.342387°S 149.138425°E / -9.342387; 149.138425 (Koreaf)) and Naukwate (9.333002°S 149.152413°E / -9.333002; 149.152413 (Naukwate)) villages in Tufi Rural LLG, Oro Province.
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Words in Onjob
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yote* | |
| eye | yama* | |
| ear | ikara* | |
| nose | pia* | |
| tooth | nosarika* | |
| tongue | peta* | |
| hand | yata* | |
| blood | dila* | |
| bone | yarika* | |
| skin | eta* | |
| breast | tope* | |
| liver | uliga* | |
| water | saru* | |
| fire | oma* | |
| sun | la* | |
| star | damota* | |
| stone | domoa* | |
| mountain | oiyava* | |
| tree | itu* | |
| leaf | ba* | |
| night | mume* | |
| dog | kuku* | |
| fish | iyana* | |
| louse | kwina* | |
| one | kema* | |
| two | ame* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ga* | |
| we | nu* | |
| path | eta* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AreAustronesian16% alike
- UmanakainaDagan15% alike
- AnukiAustronesian15% alike
- Kara (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian14% alike
- TanemaAustronesian14% alike
- Seke (Nepal)Sino-Tibetan13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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