Pondi
Pondi is a Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Pondi, also known as Langam, is a Keram language spoken in Langam village (4.30109°S 143.883676°E / -4.30109; 143.883676 (Langam)) of Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The majority of Pondi speakers are ethnic-Pondis. Due to the small community in which Pondi is spoken, the language has no known dialect. The most notable language variation in Pondi is based on age, as the older generations are more fluent. It is related both Ulwa and Mwaki. Pondi is endangered because of the growing use and popularity of the Tok Pisin language, which is used more by the younger generations of speakers. The language is predicted to not be spoken in the next one hundred years. The lexicon of the Pondi language has many words acquired from other languages; however, it is nearly impossible to know the origins of these words.
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Words in Pondi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alk3* | |
| name | ki* | |
| eye | yan* | |
| ear | k3kal* | |
| nose | k3p* | |
| tooth | awmo* | |
| tongue | m3l3m* | |
| hand | ip3* | |
| blood | e* | |
| bone | kalwas* | |
| skin | nambiy3* | |
| knee | kambam* | |
| breast | kwas* | |
| liver | imbanje* | |
| water | nambi* | |
| fire | ap3n* | |
| sun | ale* | |
| stone | namom* | |
| mountain | k3pw3* | |
| tree | njimoka* | |
| leaf | pap3* | |
| night | kalambo* | |
| dog | ndindi* | |
| fish | kimbe* | |
| louse | mon* | |
| one | kwan* | |
| two | in* | |
| I | 53* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | an* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ulwa (Papua New Guinea)Keram24% alike
- MwakaiKeram22% alike
- WatamRamu9% alike
- Kaure-NarauKaure-Kosare9% alike
- MungkipNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
- MpotovoroAustronesian9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · lang1328 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lnm