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Sgi Bara

Sgi Bara is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Sgi Bara · 5.6°S 145.7°E

Sgi Bara (Jilim) is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea in the northwestern foothills of the Finisterre Range, near Astrolabe Bay. The language’s speakers, who probably number around 700, primarily live in the three villages of Albu, Dumbu, and Jilim. Communities in northern Papua New Guinea have been shifting to Tok Pisin for decades.

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Words in Sgi Bara

MeaningWordRomanization
namehoxom*
eyeagim*
earkaNsap*
noseciciNgur*
toothm3*
tongueEN*
bloodCig3lub*
boneNondom*
skinkom*
kneethru*
breastwil*
watery3*
firekim*
sunkumoN*
starpinaNgEr*
stonem3nu*
mountainsuNur*
treeyom*
nightkulub*
dogmam*
fishkamam*
lousemi5i*
onegid*
twolil*
Iyi*
youni*
wesigi*
seewul*
hearisi*
diekum*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • RerauNuclear Trans New Guinea61% alike
  • Male (Papua New Guinea)Nuclear Trans New Guinea20% alike
  • AnjamNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
  • KwatoNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
  • SamNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
  • LemioNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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