Ponam
Ponam is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Ponam is an Austronesian language spoken on Ponam Island, just off Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Ponam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | laNam* | |
| eye | marak* | |
| ear | haliNem* | |
| nose | nok* | |
| tooth | lifek* | |
| tongue | galemek* | |
| hand | limek* | |
| bone | huik* | |
| skin | gulik* | |
| knee | bulogaliek* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | arek* | |
| water | gwa7* | |
| fire | dyaf* | |
| star | biri* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| leaf | lakgai* | |
| night | biN* | |
| dog | mwi* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | gut* | |
| one | si* | |
| two | luof* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | ou* | |
| we | diru* | |
| drink | saNwak* | |
| see | lenon* | |
| hear | nileN* | |
| die | met* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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