Simbari
Simbari is an Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Simbari or Chimbari is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
There are at least two dialects of Simbari. The Simbari language is partly cognate with Baruya.
Simbari is spoken by the Simbari people. Simbari culture and society have received extensive anthropological studies, especially by Gilbert Herdt.
From Wikipedia · Simbari language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Simbari
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | a7mwa* | |
| name | yavata* | |
| eye | s3mta* | |
| ear | kant3ka* | |
| nose | s3mputa* | |
| tooth | manka* | |
| tongue | kwavl3l3* | |
| hand | ata* | |
| blood | m3njaka* | |
| bone | yankinta* | |
| skin | k3laka* | |
| knee | s3nt3ka* | |
| breast | am3nta* | |
| liver | kala* | |
| water | wanya | |
| fire | nt3ka* | |
| sun | kw3nja* | |
| star | s3ly3nta* | |
| stone | s3la* | |
| mountain | munkunta* | |
| tree | ika* | |
| leaf | k3w3la* | |
| night | s3lat3* | |
| dog | nj3l3ka* | |
| fish | ntaw3manka* | |
| louse | ila* | |
| one | p3r37m3na* | |
| two | p3v3ralna* | |
| I | n3v3* | |
| you | nk3n3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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