Sinasina
Sinasina is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Sinasina is a term used to refer to for several Chimbu–Wahgi language varieties of Tabare Rural LLG (also called Sinasina), Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea. The term 'Sinasina' as a language name is an exonym. Speakers of the varieties of this region instead refer to their languages with tok ples vernacular languages endonyms, including: Dinga, Gunangi, Kebai, Kere, Kondo, Nimai, Tabare. The Kere community also has a deaf sign language, Sinasina Sign Language.
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Words in Sinasina
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | kana* | |
| eye | omulno* | |
| ear | kinano* | |
| tooth | sigina* | |
| tongue | gilavuna* | |
| hand | oguna* | |
| blood | mayam* | |
| bone | yobilaga* | |
| skin | gano* | |
| breast | amuna* | |
| water | nivil* | |
| fire | eredoNwa* | |
| sun | are* | |
| star | kuwil* | |
| stone | kovile* | |
| mountain | kamnkuly* | |
| tree | ere* | |
| leaf | erane* | |
| night | sunambage* | |
| dog | aly* | |
| fish | voilegaile* | |
| louse | niman* | |
| drink | nilynega* | |
| see | kaniga* | |
| hear | pilyNa* | |
| path | mile* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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