Austral
Austral is an Austronesian language spoken in French Polynesia, by about 12 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Austral (Reo Tuha‘a pae) is an endangered Polynesian language or a dialect continuum that was spoken by approximately 8,000 people in 1987 on the Austral Islands and the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The language is also referred to as Tubuai-Rurutu, Tubuai, Rurutu-Tupuaʻi, or Tupuaʻi. It is closely related to other Tahitic languages, most notably Tahitian and Māori.
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Words in Austral
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ta7ata* | |
| name | i7oa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tari7a* | |
| nose | putae7u* | |
| tooth | ni7o* | |
| tongue | arero* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | ivi* | |
| skin | iri* | |
| breast | titi* | |
| liver | upa7a* | |
| water | vai* | |
| fire | aua7i* | |
| star | feti7a* | |
| stone | o7a7i* | |
| leaf | rao7ere* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | uri* | |
| fish | i7a* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ta7i* | |
| two | piti* | |
| I | vau* | |
| you | oe* | |
| we | tatou* | |
| drink | unu* | |
| see | nana* | |
| hear | a7aro7o* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TahitianAustronesian70% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian57% alike
- Rakahanga-ManihikiAustronesian55% alike
- RapanuiAustronesian52% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian52% alike
- MangarevaAustronesian51% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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