Araki
Araki is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Araki (autonym sorosoro-ni Raki) is a nearly extinct language spoken in the small island of Araki, south of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. Araki is gradually being replaced by Tangoa, a language from a neighbouring island.
From Wikipedia · Araki language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Araki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | p̈ira | |
| name | hica* | |
| eye | m3ra* | |
| ear | porou* | |
| nose | Nalsu* | |
| tooth | xoCou* | |
| tongue | memei* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | Cae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | huri* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mapei* | |
| water | ai | |
| fire | xapu* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | birusarasara* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | buruburu* | |
| tree | bixa* | |
| leaf | raxa* | |
| night | CoCo* | |
| dog | biri* | |
| fish | maci* | |
| louse | huru* | |
| one | hEse* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | Ngo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- LamogaiAustronesian87% alike
- Rembong-WangkaAustronesian87% alike
- OrohaAustronesian86% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian86% alike
- HalangAustroasiatic86% alike
- ChuukeseAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · arak1252 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · akr