Editing Mbula language (section)

====Aerial comparison====

Other [[Oceanic languages]] which share the same pronunciation for the term {{lang|mna|ina}} (meaning 'that, there') have a slightly different meaning, such as [[Suau language|Suau]] and [[Motu language|Motu]], where {{lang|swp|ina}} means 'this', and Chuukese, where {{lang|chk|ina}} means 'there it is (by you)'.<ref name="Cognate Sets - N">{{Cite web|url=http://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/dicts/ACD/acd-s_n1.htm#27184|title = ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - Cognate Sets - N}}</ref> There are also other Oceanic languages with a closer meaning to Mangap-Mbula's {{lang|mna|ina}}, but have an additional sound at the beginning. They are [[Dobuan language|Dobuan]] (where {{lang|dob|n-ina}} means 'that') and [[Nakanamanga language|Nakanamanga]] (where {{lang|llp|wa-ina}} means 'that (distant)').<ref name="Cognate Sets - N"/>

Mangap-Mbula is a noun-demonstrative order language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wals.info/feature/88A#7/-6.697/148.160|title = WALS Online - Feature 88A: Order of Demonstrative and Noun}}</ref> This order is usual for neighbouring languages in the [[Morobe Province]], such as [[Sio language|Sio]] and [[Selepet language|Selepet]], as well as in [[West New Britain Province|West New Britain]], such as Maleu and [[Amara language|Amara]]. Examples 9, 10 and 11 demonstrate this lexical ordering.