Mandobo language
Mandobo, or Kaeti, is a Papuan language of Mandobo District in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
Evolution
Below are some Kaeti reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea proposed by Pawley, drawn from McElhanon and Voorhoeve.| proto-Trans-New Guinea | Kaeti |
| *maŋgat ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek’ | moka |
| *maŋgV ‘compact round object’ | |
| *amu ‘breast’ | am |
| *kma ‘neck, nape’ | koman |
| *kumV- ‘die’ | kün |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek, jaw’ | moka ‘cheek’ |
| *na ‘1SG’ | nø |
| *ni, *nu ‘1PL free pron.’ | no-güp |
| *na- ‘eat’ | |
| kma ‘neck, nape’ | koman |
| *mbtC ‘fingernail’ | betit |
| *imbi ‘name’ | üp |
| *apata ‘butterfly’ | apap |
| *kndok ‘foot, leg’ | kodok |
| *andu- ‘to cook’ | odu |
| *mbtC ‘fingernail’ | betit |
| *iti-maŋgV ‘eye’ | kerop |
| *ututu- ‘to fly’ | bere |
| *kumut, *tumuk ‘thunder’ | komöt |
| *maŋgat ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *ŋga ‘2SG’ | gu |
| *maŋgat ‘teeth, mouth’ | magot |
| *maŋgV ‘compact round object’ | |
| *kakV ‘ear’ | kere |
| *kndok ‘foot, leg’ | kodok |
| *kaapu ‘skin’ | kotae |
| *kumbutu ‘wind’ | kiow |
| *kin- ‘sleep’ | kinum |
| *kumV- ‘die’ | kün |
| *kma ‘neck’ | koman |
| *kuya ‘cassowary’ | |
| *kVt ‘head’ | xebia |
| *mVkVm ‘cheek’ | moka |
| *kutV ‘long’ | guru |
| *ok ‘water’ | ok |
| *kndok ‘foot’ | kodok |