Samberigi
Samberigi is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Samberigi, or Sau, is an Engan language of the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Samberigi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hali* | |
| name | biki* | |
| eye | leke* | |
| ear | haleke* | |
| nose | meneke* | |
| tooth | kake* | |
| tongue | kekeke* | |
| hand | kiki* | |
| blood | we* | |
| bone | holiki* | |
| skin | yogeleke* | |
| knee | tumiki* | |
| breast | adu* | |
| water | ipi* | |
| fire | ti* | |
| sun | nate* | |
| star | hobulage* | |
| stone | sepo* | |
| mountain | pote* | |
| leaf | katake* | |
| night | tiba* | |
| dog | kika* | |
| fish | tEpeli* | |
| louse | lEmE* | |
| one | homeke* | |
| two | yapo* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | neke* | |
| we | niki* | |
| drink | ikalinalEme* |
* 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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