Nukuma languages
Introduction The '''Nukuma languages''' are a small family of three clearly related languages: *Kwoma*Kwanga–Mende**Kwanga**SeimThey are generally classified among the Sepik languages of northern Papua New Guinea; Malcolm Ross places them in a Middle Sepik branch of that family.They are spoken to the north of the Sepik River near Ambunti, and west of the Ambulas-speaking region of Mapr (near Wosera town).
Pronouns Pronouns in Nukuma languages:: pronoun  Kwoma  Mende 1sg an  an ~ na ~ a 2sg.m mɨ  mi 2sg.f ni  ɲi 3sg.m rɨ  or ~ ri 3sg.f sɨ  os ~ si 1du si  ʃi 2du ki  ʃi 3du pɨr  fri 1pl no  ni 2pl kwo  ci 3pl ye  li
Vocabulary comparison The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005) and Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:: gloss  Kwoma  Mende head masək  masiki ear fuː; mabiya  mampla eye miː; miyi  məsokome nose sumojɨ; sumwonj  miñompo tooth pu; tarəkwi  fu tongue kwunja; tarekwoy  tarple leg yaːte; yati  kumpa louse nəkə; nɨka  nika dog asa  asa pig buri; poyi   bird apu  afi egg apo; bey; mpei  fəla blood pi  fi bone apo; hapa  hapa skin mampə  maume breast muk; muku  muku tree me  mi man ma  ma woman miːma  nogəpie sun ya  ta moon nowəka; nɨwɨka  niyaka water uku  uku fire hi; hiː  hi stone papa  süŋkye name hi   eat a   one pochi   two uprus  frišip
See also *Kwoma people
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