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Urigina

Urigina is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Urigina · 5.6°S 145.5°E

Urigina, or Kobuka, is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Words in Urigina

MeaningWordRomanization
personwambe*
name7Eni*
eye7aNgi*
ear7aNgu*
nosemuru*
toothmaki*
tonguemEkonomo*
handkumbEmupila*
bloodpitaNginu*
bone7EsEpunuo*
skinkurarE*
knee7oko*
breast7aori*
livergama*
waterkouyawa
fire7Embi7aNgamu*
sungaNgai7*
startErE7*
stonegwaimbo*
mountaintoNgophu*
treenusu*
leafwEimu*
night7okis*
dogmamE*
fishkoripi*
lousemEi*
onekEgarakE*
two7agErE*
I7i*
younE*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • DanaruNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
  • SumauNuclear Trans New Guinea21% alike
  • KouNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
  • SopNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
  • TauyaNuclear Trans New Guinea17% alike
  • OgeaNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike

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

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