Baining languages
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: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! gloss !! Mali (Makunga dialect) !! Mali (Arambum dialect) !! Qaget !! Ura |- ! head | aŋʌpʌski || uwʌski || niŋaǥa; ʌ niŋʌg̶ʌ || amʌ niŋʌɣi; auwʌski; ʌmʌ niŋʌɣɩ |- ! hair | aɣʌsɛŋ || ǥʌsɛŋ || aǥsiŋ; ʌg̶asiŋ || aɣʌsɛŋ; kʌsiŋ; kʌsɩŋ |- ! ear | sʌdᶺm || asdɛmgi || asndəmgi; sədəmki || 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 ||