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Silopi

Silopi is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Silopi · 5.1°S 145.6°E

Silopi is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.

From Wikipedia · Silopi language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Silopi

MeaningWordRomanization
namewani*
eyeamu*
eardahu*
nosenome*
tonguenim3ro*
bloodti*
boneepe*
skinkeri*
kneeketa*
breastaba*
liverkemu*
waterde*
fireEn3p*
sunun*
starfai*
tree3n*
nighttup3na*
dogw3y*
fishkal3r*
lousemi*
oneozEgEn*
twobErEtEk*
IsEg*
younEg*
weig*
seeaw*
heardo*
dienam*
comesin*
pathEbin*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • UtuNuclear Trans New Guinea56% alike
  • MatepiNuclear Trans New Guinea55% alike
  • BagupiNuclear Trans New Guinea40% alike
  • GalNuclear Trans New Guinea39% alike
  • NakeNuclear Trans New Guinea37% alike
  • MawanNuclear Trans New Guinea36% alike

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

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