Namla language

Namla is a poorly documented Papuan language of Indonesia. It appears to be related to Tofanma, a neighboring language. It is spoken in Namla village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.

Namla is close to extinction due to its being replaced by Tofanma and possibly also Papuan Malay.

Vocabulary
Namla vocabulary from Foley (2018):


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! 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
 * }
 * ‘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
 * }
 * ‘tooth’ || dəmda
 * ‘tree’ || ra
 * ‘two’ || nene
 * ‘water’ || nomu
 * ‘we’ || mani
 * ‘woman’ || ara
 * ‘you (sg)’ || wu(giknoko)
 * ‘you (pl)’ || yuka
 * }
 * ‘we’ || mani
 * ‘woman’ || ara
 * ‘you (sg)’ || wu(giknoko)
 * ‘you (pl)’ || yuka
 * }
 * ‘you (pl)’ || yuka
 * }
 * }