Axamb
Axamb is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ahamb, also spelled Axamb or Akhamb ([aˈxaᵐp]) is an Oceanic language spoken in South Malakula, Vanuatu.
Ahamb has around 1000 speakers, most of whom reside on the small low-lying Ahamb Island and the nearby Malekula mainland. The language is endangered due to a number of factors, including climate change and environmental factors.
Linguist Tihomir Rangelov published a grammatical description of Ahamb in 2020.
From Wikipedia · Ahamb language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Axamb
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nerenaben* | |
| name | xse* | |
| eye | mere* | |
| ear | ndrare* | |
| nose | Nonsi* | |
| tooth | rbo* | |
| tongue | malue* | |
| hand | bere* | |
| blood | ndre* | |
| bone | pulpul* | |
| skin | xurxur* | |
| knee | kompkomp* | |
| breast | sisi* | |
| liver | mamb* | |
| water | nuwoi | |
| fire | xamb* | |
| sun | meriar* | |
| star | maci* | |
| stone | bEr* | |
| mountain | buirux* | |
| tree | xai* | |
| leaf | raun* | |
| night | limEroN* | |
| dog | lipax* | |
| fish | ix* | |
| louse | xur* | |
| one | aCakai* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | anau* | |
| you | xaiyuN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Port SandwichAustronesian49% alike
- MaskelynesAustronesian48% alike
- BurmbarAustronesian37% alike
- RerepAustronesian35% alike
- Na'ahaiAustronesian33% alike
- UnuaAustronesian33% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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