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Som

Som is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Som · 6.1°S 146.7°E

Som (Somm) is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea.

From Wikipedia · Som language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Som

MeaningWordRomanization
eargab3kyi*
nosetamnaNi*
toothgnEnNi*
tonguemEmbiNi*
handkaraNaNi*
blooddenkNi*
bonekwarandzi*
skingopNi*
kneemurukNi*
breastw3mNi*
liverwamibupbupie*
watermi3k*
firekar3p*
sunmurum*
starNgok*
stonetawEt*
mountainmoktuuk*
treekar3p*
leaftamNiE*
nightweseere*
dogk3NwEn*
louset3mun*
onekobe3g3n*
twoyar3*
Ina*
youga*
wenin*
seenamdok*
diekowak*
comeutak*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

  • WantoatNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
  • NankinaNuclear Trans New Guinea19% alike
  • YopnoNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
  • NakamaNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
  • NekNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike
  • DegenanNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike

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

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