Amblong
Amblong is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Amblong is an Oceanic language or dialect spoken on inland southeastern Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu, in the village of Amblong.
The language is probably endangered; children do not tend to learn it.
From Wikipedia · Amblong language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Amblong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ece* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | boro* | |
| nose | nalsu* | |
| tooth | undu* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | luma* | |
| blood | daie* | |
| bone | fokari* | |
| skin | urina* | |
| knee | baou* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mambe* | |
| water | ai | |
| fire | ambu* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | bitu* | |
| stone | fatu* | |
| mountain | liuliu* | |
| leaf | raoai* | |
| night | mobon* | |
| dog | biriu* | |
| fish | maCinai* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | maCe* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | nio* | |
| we | penrua* | |
| see | kabarereu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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