| Namla | |
|---|---|
| Region | Papua:Keerom Regency,Senggi District,Namla village |
Native speakers | 30 (2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | naa |
| Glottolog | naml1240 |
| ELP | Namla |
Namla is a poorly documentedPapuan language of Indonesia. It appears to be related toTofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken inNamla village,Senggi District,Keerom Regency.[1]
Namla is close to extinction due to its being replaced byTofanma and possibly alsoPapuan Malay.[2]: 463
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | ɟ | kg |
| Fricative | f | s | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | r,l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Low | a |
Namla vocabulary from Foley (2018):[2]
| gloss | Namla |
|---|---|
| ‘bird’ | atu |
| ‘blood’ | ləke |
| ‘bone’ | da |
| ‘breast’ | momu |
| ‘ear’ | wuronodake |
| ‘eat’ | sa |
| ‘egg’ | le |
| ‘eye’ | lɪle |
| ‘fire’ | wo |
| ‘give’ | væn |
| ‘go’ | wo |
| ‘ground’ | jao |
| ‘hair’ | kəmbrada |
| ‘hear’ | wara |
| ‘I’ | na |
| ‘leg’ | buda |
| ‘louse’ | ble |
| ‘man’ | lamokra |
| ‘moon’ | pei |
| ‘name’ | ei |
| ‘one’ | knonu |
| ‘road, path’ | mitu |
| ‘see’ | mesa |
| ‘sky’ | nəmləu |
| ‘stone’ | sou |
| ‘sun’ | nəmane |
| ‘tongue’ | kagoku |
| ‘tooth’ | dəmda |
| ‘tree’ | ra |
| ‘two’ | nene |
| ‘water’ | nomu |
| ‘we’ | mani |
| ‘woman’ | ara |
| ‘you (sg)’ | wu(giknoko) |
| ‘you (pl)’ | yuka |
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