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Sougb

bahasa Mantion

Sougb is an East Bird's Head language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Sougb · 1.5°S 133.9°E

Sougb, or Sogh, is a Papuan language of the East Bird's Head language family spoken in the east of the Bird's Head Peninsula to the east of Meyah and to the south of Manokwari, including the area of Soug Jaya District, Teluk Wondama Regency. It consists of four dialects and is spoken by around 12,000 people in all. The language is alternatively known as Mantion, or Manikion, an originally derogatory term used by the Biak people.

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Words in Sougb

MeaningWordRomanization
personsud*
nameoho*
eyeairesi*
earums*
noseebes*
tonguetemougb*
handsira*
bloodogwihi*
boneohori*
skinus*
kneeohorbeda*
breastariT*
livermedoTmei*
waterduhu
firesmougb
sunigdalona*
startebeiT*
stoneigdahabi*
mountainmen*
treesogo*
leafmehi*
nightloba
dogmihi*
fishhosei*
lousemem*
onehom*
twohwai*
Idan*
youyeni*
weemen*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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