Sakam
Sakam is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Sakam, or Kutong, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the most divergent of its cluster, the Uruwa languages. It is spoken in Kamdaran, Makwa (6.180159°S 146.656241°E / -6.180159; 146.656241 (Makua)), Sakam (6.152909°S 146.677453°E / -6.152909; 146.677453 (Sakam)), and Tamunat villages of Dinangat ward, Yus Rural LLG, Morobe Province.
From Wikipedia · Kutong language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Sakam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | gin* | |
| eye | dapul* | |
| ear | odom* | |
| nose | t3nma* | |
| tongue | m3lbin* | |
| bone | sip3g3i* | |
| skin | tur* | |
| knee | welg3ni* | |
| breast | mom* | |
| water | mi3k* | |
| fire | k3ip* | |
| sun | gulam* | |
| star | guk* | |
| leaf | tomog* | |
| dog | sap* | |
| louse | im3n* | |
| I | n3k* | |
| you | g3k* | |
| we | ni* | |
| path | k3ep* | |
| new | kwex3i* | |
| full | sok* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · saka1292 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · skm