Neko
Kineko
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.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kineko
Maji
wai
/wai/
Moto
titɛ
/titɛ/
Jua
aatʌ
/aːtʌ/
Mwezi
—
/—/
Mama
—
/—/
Baba
—
/—/
Kula
nei
/nei/
Kunywa
—
/—/
Upendo
—
/—/
Moyo
—
/—/
Mti
tei
/tei/
Nyumba
—
/—/
Mbwa
gonʌ
/ɡonʌ/
Paka
—
/—/
Mkono
—
/—/
Jicho
ta
/ta/
Habari
—
/—/
Asante
—
/—/
Moja
—
/—/
Nzuri
—
/—/
Vyanzo
- 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
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Trans-New Guinea (Madang, Rai Coast — Yaganon) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kineko | Kigoguryeo | Lugha ya Ishara ya Nikaragua | Kidamin | Kitartessian | Kiliburnia | Kiveneti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | wai /wai/ | 買 /*mai/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ouriom /ˈou.ri.om/ |
| Moto | titɛ /titɛ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | l!ii /lǃiː/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Jua | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mwezi | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mama | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | matur /ˈma.tur/ |
| Baba | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Kula | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Kunywa | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Upendo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moyo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mti | tei /tei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Nyumba | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mbwa | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Paka | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mkono | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Jicho | ta /ta/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Habari | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Asante | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moja | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Nzuri | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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