Sengseng
Sengseng is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sengseng is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1750 individuals in the southwest interior of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain.
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Words in Sengseng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | po* | |
| name | ya* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kliNa* | |
| nose | muhut* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | mamai* | |
| hand | vili* | |
| blood | Nhik* | |
| bone | pokoin* | |
| skin | lit* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | eta* | |
| water | ki* | |
| fire | yau* | |
| star | kihap* | |
| stone | umat* | |
| leaf | kisaN* | |
| night | luwok* | |
| dog | elva* | |
| fish | esma* | |
| louse | mut* | |
| one | ta* | |
| two | hwo* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | num* | |
| see | hion* | |
| hear | noN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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