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  • Gustavo Melo "Berik," Daniel Joseph Borgman, Denmark

    Variety.com 2010

  • Gustavo Melo "Berik," Daniel Joseph Borgman, Denmark

    Variety.com 2010

  • Gustavo Melo "Berik," Daniel Joseph Borgman, Denmark

    Variety.com 2010

  • Gustavo Melo "Berik," Daniel Joseph Borgman, Denmark

    Variety.com 2010

  • The English phrase "Nice to see you" translates into "My gall bladder is really warm today" in Berik, a language of New Guinea.

    My Gall Bladder is Really Warm Today Con Chapman 2011

  • To conjugate a verb properly in Berik, a language of New Guinea, you must know how big the object was, whether it was high or low, how far away it was and the time of day the action was undertaken.

    Strange and Twisted Tongues Erin McKean 2011

  • But at the same time, Berik has no plural pronouns other than "we."

    Strange and Twisted Tongues Erin McKean 2011

  • With the help of an opposition activist living outside Kazakhstan, I met up in Astana with Zhakiyanov's son, Berik, for a drive to the Shiderty prison colony, two hours east of the capital.

    Sultan of the Steppes 2005

  • A student at the University of Texas in Austin, Berik had rented a cottage near the prison gates in order to spend summer time with his father as prison rules permitted.

    Sultan of the Steppes 2005

  • With the help of an opposition activist living outside Kazakhstan, I met up in Astana with Zhakiyanov's son, Berik, for a drive to the Shiderty prison colony, two hours east of the capital.

    Sultan of the Steppes 2005

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