Sota Kanum
bahasa Kanum Sota
Sota Kanum is a Yam language spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Nggarna (Ngar), or Sota (Sota Kanum), is a Yam language of in the village of Sota in Merauke Regency, Indonesia. Located in western which borders with Morehead Rural LLG, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Despite identifying as Kanum, the language is closer to Rema across the border in Indonesia than it is to other Kanum languages of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Sota Kanum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ik3l* | |
| name | yu3r* | |
| eye | si* | |
| ear | ntalua* | |
| nose | sompo* | |
| tooth | t3r* | |
| tongue | lEmin* | |
| hand | sowa* | |
| blood | ntEli* | |
| bone | mbEl* | |
| skin | Ngaw* | |
| breast | y3mpo* | |
| water | kam* | |
| fire | mEns* | |
| sun | sabala* | |
| star | kEr* | |
| stone | kal* | |
| tree | pEl* | |
| leaf | yaluan* | |
| night | bEmpEl* | |
| dog | ntuwEl* | |
| fish | kotip* | |
| louse | nEmpin* | |
| one | Empi* | |
| two | y3nampE* | |
| I | Nka* | |
| you | mpu* | |
| we | ni* | |
| path | mal* | |
| new | ntEym3Nka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Smärky KanumYam49% alike
- Ngkontar BaediYam41% alike
- RemaYam38% alike
- Ngkontar NgkolmpuYam35% alike
- Mblafe-RánmoYam34% alike
- Warta ThuntaiYam25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · sota1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · krz