Yonggom
Yonggom is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yonggom is one of the Ok languages of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. According to its speakers, it is part of a continuum of 9 mutually intelligible dialects of Muyu languages which also includes Muyu, North Muyu (Kadi), South Muyu, and Ningrum. Petabahasa by Indonesian Ministry of Education classified this language as Yonggom/Yongkom (BPS:1158 6) spoken in Kampung Ninati, although another name recorded for South Muyu (BPS:0917 2) is Yongon.
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Words in Yonggom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | karub* | |
| name | aniNgo* | |
| eye | indop* | |
| ear | kEnEt* | |
| nose | kiriNkono* | |
| tongue | oN* | |
| hand | diNgi* | |
| bone | kono* | |
| skin | kat* | |
| breast | muk* | |
| water | oq | |
| fire | amot* | |
| sun | aron* | |
| stone | bot* | |
| tree | at* | |
| night | amnom* | |
| dog | anon* | |
| fish | on* | |
| one | mimo* | |
| two | ayop* | |
| I | nE* | |
| you | Ep* | |
| we | nup* | |
| drink | an* | |
| see | wEdm* | |
| hear | wENa* | |
| die | bobn* | |
| come | mon* | |
| path | kiwan* | |
| new | yEwEp* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- North MuyuNuclear Trans New Guinea64% alike
- South MuyuNuclear Trans New Guinea52% alike
- NinggerumNuclear Trans New Guinea40% alike
- NakaiNuclear Trans New Guinea37% alike
- KwerNuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
- Morop-DintereNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · yong1280 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yon