Ngaing

Ngaing is a member of the Finisterre branch of Trans–New Guinea language family. It is spoken by about 2,000 people in Madang Province on the north coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. In particular, it is spoken in the villages of Aiyawang, Amun, Bada, Bursaka, Gabumi, Langani, Maibang, Paramusing, Sabilongi, Sereng, Sibog, Silaling, Sindama, Sor, Suri and Waibol in the Rai Coast district in the south of Madang Province

Ngaing is also known as Mailang or Sor. Dialects include Eastern Ngaing, Central Ngaing and Western Ngaing. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Ngaing alphabet and pronunciation

Ngaing alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Ngaing (Excel)

Sample text

Iya, na uyaing kiwika. Na gaga nanganing Simoli Robin. Gaga aloraniring Zawatam dagi. Alungurik irarak bisinis na kagaik ka iraraniring yemo ugamang kini waik tandabi karing. Waik tandabi kini apiranining, ugamang.

Translation

Yes, this is my story. I, with my son Robin Simoli went to Jawatam. We went about our business of cutting the bush (cleaning a garden area) until it started to rain very heavily in the afternoon. We went quickly to stand in the banana leaf shelter.

Source: Ngaing Organised Phonology Data. Barbara Hodgkinson. 1998.

Information about Ngaing | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Ngaing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngaing_language
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/ngai1241
http://www.language-archives.org/language/nnf
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/nnf
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Ngaing.htm

Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum, Dadibi, Daga, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Hamtai, Huli, Kalamang, Kanasi, Ketengban, Klon, Komba, Meriam Mir, Ngaing, Nobonob, Sawila, Suabo, Tairoa, Teiwa, Wantoat, Waris, Waskia, Woisika, Yali, Yipma, Yonggom

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 20.07.26. Last modified: 20.07.26

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