Neko
Bahasa 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.
Tempat dituturkan
20 kata inti dalam Bahasa Neko
Air
wai
/wai/
Api
titɛ
/titɛ/
Matahari
aatʌ
/aːtʌ/
Bulan
—
/—/
Ibu
—
/—/
Ayah
—
/—/
Makan
nei
/nei/
Minum
—
/—/
Cinta
—
/—/
Hati
—
/—/
Pohon
tei
/tei/
Rumah
—
/—/
Anjing
gonʌ
/ɡonʌ/
Kucing
—
/—/
Tangan
—
/—/
Mata
ta
/ta/
Halo
—
/—/
Terima kasih
—
/—/
Satu
—
/—/
Baik
—
/—/
Sumber
- 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
Perbandingan kata
Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Trans-New Guinea (Madang, Rai Coast — Yaganon) terkait
| Arti | Bahasa Neko | Bahasa Goguryeo | Bahasa Isyarat Nikaragua | bahasa Damin | Bahasa Tartessos | Bahasa Liburnia | Bahasa Venetik |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | wai /wai/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ouriom /ˈou.ri.om/ |
| Api | titɛ /titɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | l!ii /lǃiː/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Matahari | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bulan | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Ibu | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | matur /ˈma.tur/ |
| Ayah | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Makan | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Minum | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cinta | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hati | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Pohon | tei /tei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Rumah | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Anjing | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Kucing | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Tangan | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mata | ta /ta/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Halo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Terima kasih | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Satu | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Baik | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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