Neko
Trans-New Guinea (Madang, Rai Coast — Yaganon)
Neko is a Trans-New Guinea language of the Madang Rai Coast (Yaganon family), spoken by roughly 640 people in coastal Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Its name is a homophone with Japanese "cat" (neko), which has made it an occasional curiosity among internet language hobbyists, though the autonym is unrelated and the language is part of a small Rai Coast cluster of mutually distinct Trans-New Guinea languages (alongside Ham, Neko, Nekgini and Ngaing). It uses SOV word order with a Latin orthography developed by SIL and Lutheran missionaries; documentation remains sparse, with most modern references citing Z'graggen's 1971 Madang lexicon surveys.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Neko
Wasser
wai
/wai/
Feuer
titɛ
/titɛ/
Sonne
aatʌ
/aːtʌ/
Mond
—
/—/
Mutter
—
/—/
Vater
—
/—/
Essen
nei
/nei/
Trinken
—
/—/
Liebe
—
/—/
Herz
—
/—/
Baum
tei
/tei/
Haus
—
/—/
Hund
gonʌ
/ɡonʌ/
Katze
—
/—/
Hand
—
/—/
Auge
ta
/ta/
Hallo
—
/—/
Danke
—
/—/
Eins
—
/—/
Gut
—
/—/
Quellen
- McElhanon, K. & Voorhoeve, C.L. (1970) The Trans-New Guinea Phylum: Explorations in Deep-level Genetic Relationships. Pacific Linguistics B-16, Canberra.
- Bullock, J., Gray, R., Paris, H., Pfantz, D. & Richardson, D. (2016) A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Yabong, Migum, Nekgini, and Neko. SIL Electronic Survey Report.
- Ethnologue: nej
- Glottolog: Neko
- Wiktionary: wai (Neko)
- TransNewGuinea.org: Neko
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Trans-New Guinea (Madang, Rai Coast — Yaganon)-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Neko | Goguryeo | Nicaraguanische Gebärdensprache | Damin | Tartessisch | Liburnisch | Venetisch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | wai /wai/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ouriom /ˈou.ri.om/ |
| Feuer | titɛ /titɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | l!ii /lǃiː/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sonne | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mond | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mutter | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | matur /ˈma.tur/ |
| Vater | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Essen | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Trinken | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Liebe | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Herz | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Baum | tei /tei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Haus | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hund | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Katze | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hand | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Auge | ta /ta/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hallo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Danke | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Eins | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Gut | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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