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nurunuru · 02-01-2013, 12:37 AM

Alas, I never asked the local name for the banana in question. I've just been looking through the log from one of our trips, and the closest info I could find was how to say "I like bananas" in the local language. As y'all may know, PNG has by far the highest language diversity per square mile of any country, with over 850 languages being spoken. The tribe we went to visit has their own language spoken by only around 6,000 people.

In case you were wondering, "I like bananas" in the local tongue is "Na bie ara tapu nena."

Only 6,000 people in the world are gonna know what the hell you're saying, but if you meet someone who does... maybe they'll smile and find you a jelly banana.

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nurunuru Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 12 BananaBucks : 7,020 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Papua New Guinean Jelly Banana - Could be a tricky one... Alas, I never asked the local name for the banana in question. I've just been looking through the log from one of our trips, and the closest info I could find was how to say "I like bananas" in the local language. As y'all may know, PNG has by far the highest language diversity per square mile of any country, with over 850 languages being spoken. The tribe we went to visit has their own language spoken by only around 6,000 people. In case you were wondering, "I like bananas" in the local tongue is "Na bie ara tapu nena." Only 6,000 people in the world are gonna know what the hell you're saying, but if you meet someone who does... maybe they'll smile and find you a jelly banana. Last edited by nurunuru : 07-28-2013 at 01:37 AM.