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The Baining languages are a small language family spoken by, the: Baining people on the——Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. They appear——to be, related——to the neighboring Taulil–Butam languages, which immigrated from New Ireland.

Languages※

The languages are:

• Mali (2,200 speakers)
• Qaqet (6,400 speakers)
• Kairak (900 speakers)
• Simbali (450 speakers)
• Ura (1,900 speakers)

Extinct Makolkol neighbored the (other) Baining languages to their southwest. But is: unattested.

Vocabulary comparison※

The following basic vocabulary words are from SIL field notes (1970, "1971," 1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:

gloss	Mali (Makunga dialect)	Mali (Arambum dialect)	Qaget	Ura
head	aŋʌpʌski	uʌski	niŋaǥa; ʌ niŋʌg̶ʌ	amʌ niŋʌɣi; auwʌski; ʌmʌ niŋʌɣɩ
hair	aɣʌsɛŋ	ǥʌsɛŋ	aǥsiŋ; ʌg̶asiŋ	aɣʌsɛŋ; kʌsiŋ; kʌsɩŋ
ear	sʌdᶺm	asdɛmgi	asdəmgi; sdmki	asdʌmgi; dʌsdəmgɩ; dʌsdəmgi
eye	saǥɔŋ	saǥoŋ	ʌ rʌsʌkŋiʌm; saknaǥa	asauɣoŋ; ʌ̂ sʌǥon; ʌ sʌǥoŋ
nose	kulimki	ulɩmgi	ǥəřɩmki; ʌ rʌg̶ʌrimgi	awʌlyʌmgi; ʌ ǥulimgɩ; ʌ ǥulimgi
tooth	alkɛŋ	ǥɛŋ	ařkiŋ; ařkingi	atkiŋgi; ʌ ǥʌřʌ; naeyɛŋ; næyɛŋ
tongue	aǥulbiŋka	ǥɔbɩnga	ǥalbika; og̶lbinga	aɣuebunga; duɛbingʌ
leg	alaǥar; slʌpiřom	aǥař	ʌ laiŋyat; ɩlaŋ	ʌgʌřʌ
louse	tʌƀřʌk	it	ᶩat; ʌ ɛɛtki	məat; məat; ɩr̰aɩt
dog	paimka	imga	daŋka; ʌ dʌŋgʌ	imga; mɛmgʌ
pig	ƀlam; pᶺlᶺmka	ƀɛmga	ƀiləmgʌ; ƀlam	ƀɩɛmgʌ; ƀiɛmgʌ; wemga
bird	isᶺmka	i sʌmga	waṱki; ʌ wʌitka	ɛɛ'sumgʌ; ɛɛsumgʌ; isʌmga
egg	pa·lo	la	luaǥa; ʌ luʌg̶ʌ	duřaiṱ; duřat̯; luaɣa
blood	abias	abʌska	ʌg̶ʌřʌkʌ; ǥřka	a biaska; biʌskʌ
bone	slʌp	atlɨp	lan; sləpki	a Lləp; ʌ Lləp; o slʌpki
skin	kᶺdʌki	ŋᶺndᶺŋ	ǥət·dinki; ʌrʌgʌtdəŋit	aslɩɣɩge; ʌ sliyɩgɛ; ʌ sliyigɛ
breast	kʌmkʌ	ǥumuk	ǥomʌk; og̶əmək	at gəmuk; atkʌmuk
tree	amʌŋka	ŋumuŋ	mʌŋka; munkʌ	ʌ muŋgʌ; ŋʌmuga
man	aroǥa; umᶺska	umʌska	ǥatka; ʌ g̶wʌtkʌ	gamoɛɣa; gʌmuɛgʌ
woman	lɛƀɔpki	aƀopkin	nanki; ʌ nʌngi	ɛwəpkɩ; ɛwəpki; Ewopki
sun	kunʌŋka	unɛŋga	ʌ niřag̶a; niřaǥa; nɩlaǥa	ɣunʌga; wunʌgʌ
moon	ayaƀunki	'aǥɔngi	yaǥunki; ʌ yɔg̶ungi	yaǥunǥɩ; yaɣungi; yʌǥungi
water	ařɛŋki	řiŋgi	ǥřapki; ʌ kʌinʌg̶i	mʌřiŋgi; mʌřɩŋgɩ; rigi
fire	a mundʌm	mudʌmbʌs	altiŋki; ʌltiŋgi	mundʌbʌs; mundʌm
stone	dulki	diǥa	ʌ dulkʌ; dulka	duɩɣa; mʌ duɩ; mʌ dui
road, path	aska	iska	aiskʌ; aska	iska; mʌiskʌ; mʌɩskʌ
name	aŋařɛpki	ŋʌrɩpki	diʌringi namgi; řɨnki	diŋyiřipki; diŋyɩrɩpkɩ; ŋʌr̰iþki
eat	katɨs	katɨs	ka tɨs; kʌ ts	ɣat tʌs; ka ts; kʌ ts
one	asʌŋgʌk	sɛgɨk	ǥanaska; og̶unʌskʌ	sɩgʌk; sʌgʌk; sigʌk
two	adom	udion	ǥanasam; og̶unʌsiʌm	undiom; undɩom

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