Enga
Facts
- Language: Enga
- Alternate names: Caga, Tchaga, Tsaga
- Language code: enq
- Language family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Enga-Kewa-Huli, Engan
- Number of speakers: 230000
- Script:
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Introduction
Enga is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Enga Province. Maramuni are nomadic in lower central range.
Dialects
Kaina, Kandepe, Kapona, Laiagam, Lapalama 1, Lapalama 2, Layapo, Mae (Mai, Wabag), Maramuni (Malamuni), Sari, Sau (Sau Enga, Wapi), Tayato, Yandapo. Mae is standard dialect; all understand it. Layapo is between Mae and Kyaka (See: Kyaka?).
The Enga Verb
Verblist
- (luú) palengé/palingí/palyingí -- to sleep
- (pií) lengé -- to say
- aemé lengé, golé pingí, matályingi -- to hide
- aí síngi -- to sniff, smell
- amengé, takíngi -- to dig
- ándenge -- to grow
- ándenge, ánduingi -- to shoot
- angamáe mandengé/miníngi -- to yawn
- apí pingí -- to hold
- aútí píngi, lumbingí, lyangengé, talénge -- to open, uncover
- búu (láo) lengé, pée lengé -- to fly
- ée lengé, aé lengé -- to cry
- endákí sóo pengé, endákí tandenge -- to swim
- epengé -- to come
- gií, gií kaengé -- to laugh
- imámbú -- to breathe
- ítá paté píngi, ítá waíngi -- to split
- itákí píngi -- to count
- kakílyingi, tengé -- to burn
- kakílyingi, yangengé -- to cook
- kalái pingí -- to work
- kandengé -- to see
- kandengé, mámbenge, másingi, nébó tengé, sekengé -- to know, be knowledgeable
- kápu katengé -- to stab, pierce
- katengé -- to stand
- kií pingí -- to sew
- kindúpa miníngi, yuíi pingí -- to scratch
- kisíngi, kolályingi -- to climb
- kokó tengé -- to swell
- kombéa pingí -- to dream
- kumíngi, lembé lengé -- to die, be dead
- lapuíngi, píngi -- to kill
- leépenge -- to plant
- léte katengé/petengé -- to live, be alive
- lokálingi, lopa lyíngi -- to fall
- makapúsingi -- to suck
- mámbenge, másingi, némbe tengé -- to think
- nengé -- to eat
- níki níki pingí -- to bite
- paengé -- to walk
- páka -- to fear
- páke nengé, páke nyíngi, waá nyíngi -- to steal
- petengé -- to sit
- píngi -- to hit
- pongengé, sambengé, topó píngi -- to buy
- poó lengé -- to blow
- pyakíngí -- to squeeze
- pyakui -- to vomit
- síngi -- to hear
- talyíngi -- to spit
- támbó lengé -- to chew
- tiokó lengé -- to throw
- tombengé -- to cut, hack
- tukénge -- to flow
- wángó wángó píngi -- to turn
- yapaó nyíngi -- to choose
- yómbenge -- to tie up, fasten