Tainae
Tainae is an Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Tainae is an Angan language of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Famba (7.506365°S 145.811363°E / -7.506365; 145.811363 (Famba), Paiguna, and Pio (7.504143°S 145.795808°E / -7.504143; 145.795808 (Pio)) of Kotidanga Rural LLG are the main villages.
A grammatical sketch of Tainae was written by Carlson (1991).
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Words in Tainae
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | avo* | |
| name | tag3* | |
| eye | hagwe* | |
| ear | ar3* | |
| nose | ham3* | |
| tooth | mage* | |
| tongue | aveona* | |
| blood | tagi7* | |
| bone | y3nggai* | |
| skin | yarana* | |
| knee | om3ga* | |
| breast | amugo7* | |
| liver | haya* | |
| water | nak | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | habgo7* | |
| star | hanggie* | |
| stone | hai* | |
| mountain | farere* | |
| tree | igya* | |
| leaf | bwe7* | |
| night | mwanu7* | |
| dog | t3yo* | |
| fish | pe7* | |
| louse | nde7* | |
| one | fono* | |
| two | foya* | |
| I | to7* | |
| you | oga* | |
| we | tomai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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