Turaka
Turaka is a Dagan language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Turaka is a possibly extinct Papuan language of New Guinea.
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Words in Turaka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3pokon3* | |
| name | unibi* | |
| eye | y3mebi* | |
| ear | wen3gubi* | |
| nose | gibi* | |
| tooth | waripi* | |
| tongue | ten3w3ribi* | |
| hand | konipi* | |
| blood | t3wenibi* | |
| bone | k3imebi* | |
| skin | etopi* | |
| knee | k3imebi* | |
| breast | 3mebi* | |
| liver | tebopi* | |
| water | okow3* | |
| fire | k3i3m3* | |
| sun | kw3mur3* | |
| star | tup3m3* | |
| stone | k3kim3* | |
| mountain | w3nji* | |
| tree | k3i3m3* | |
| leaf | w3repi* | |
| night | kemor3* | |
| dog | wey3w3* | |
| fish | men3men3* | |
| louse | iNgu* | |
| one | cigoyoite* | |
| two | k3ube* | |
| I | neyo* | |
| you | geyo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DimaDagan20% alike
- DagaDagan9% alike
- KanasiDagan8% alike
- UmanakainaDagan8% alike
- Bunoge DogonDogon7% alike
- Kia River AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea7% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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