Sihan (Gum)
Sihan (Gum) is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Sihan is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Sihan (Gum)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | vEni* | |
| eye | amE* | |
| ear | dai* | |
| nose | mEdE* | |
| tongue | bElia* | |
| blood | Eta* | |
| bone | Efai* | |
| skin | kana* | |
| knee | k3t* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | kEma* | |
| water | v3* | |
| fire | d3y* | |
| sun | 3ma* | |
| star | h3i* | |
| stone | mEn* | |
| mountain | bEsi7* | |
| tree | n3i* | |
| night | wiku* | |
| dog | p3y* | |
| fish | ur* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | ora7it* | |
| two | Erit* | |
| I | isa* | |
| you | ina* | |
| we | ikE* | |
| see | of* | |
| hear | daum* | |
| die | armE* |
* 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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