Lamogai

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Language: Lamogai
Alternate names:: Akiuru, Mulakaino
SIL-code: Ethnologue:lmg
Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Bibling
Number of speakers: 3,650
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Introduction
- Dialects
The Lamogai Verb
- Sample Verbs

Introduction

Lamogai is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in West New Britain Province, northwest interior, 2 regions on south coast. .

Dialects

Ibanga (Ivanga), Lomogai, Musen, Paret, Pulie-Rauto (Rauto, Roto).

The Lamogai Verb

Sample Verbs

to bite	ŋené
to blow	ip
to breathe	wiŋós
to burn	kluk
to buy	klié
to chew	nes
to choose	loloé
to climb	pané
to come	mo
to cook	kamlú
to count	titík
to cry	gr̃ipín
to cut, hack	ir̃ipé
to die, be dead	ur̃én
to dig	yasé
to dream	aninóm
to drink	in
to eat	ŋen
to fall	noplók
to fear	lim
to flow	soŋ
to fly	kly
to grow	níni
to hear	b\|r̃oŋón
to hide	kukóp
to hit	mluké
to hold	gišyé
to hunt	sau
to kill	paḡamé
to know, be knowledgeable	sáβe
to laugh	dewél
to lie down	kotók
to live, be alive	ma
to open, uncover	kláse
to plant	wasék
to pound, beat	br̃até
to say	kanés
to scratch	ne
to see	r̃ik
to sew	sisir̃é
to shoot	ir̃ié
to sit	kaimá
to sleep	makádu
to sniff, smell	kuné
to spit	démsok
to split	wak
to squeeze	por̃é
to stab, pierce	gr̃aié
to stand	naŋkar̃tír̃
to steal	ḡamé
to suck	ínusú
to swell	soŋ
to swim	βur̃iá
to think	sáβe
to throw	ir̃ié
to tie up, fasten	powé
to turn	nekék
to walk	nes
to vomit	buḡiók
to work	deyáge
to yawn	bakáp

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