Akei
Akei is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
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Akei, or Tasiriki, is an Oceanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern coastal Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, centred in the village of Tasiriki. In 1981, it was estimated to have 650 speakers.
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Words in Akei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | konakonaitakuni* | |
| name | isa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kalina* | |
| nose | lanisu* | |
| tooth | ako* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | kae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | benubenu* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mape* | |
| water | ai | |
| fire | apu* | |
| sun | mataalo* | |
| star | macoe* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | patibuti* | |
| tree | laiau* | |
| leaf | rauna* | |
| night | poni* | |
| dog | biriu* | |
| fish | maci* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ese* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | iniko* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · akei1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tsr