Belep
Belep is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nyelâyu (Yâlayu), also known as Nyalâyu, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia, spoken by approximately 2,000 speakers. There are two dialects that are not mutually intelligible. Pooc (or Haat) is spoken in the Belep islands, which are located just north of Grande Terre. Puma (or Paak or Ovac) is spoken in the northernmost regions of New Caledonia in the areas around Poum in the west and Pouébo and Balade in the east.
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Words in Belep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aTu* | |
| name | nara* | |
| eye | tanema* | |
| ear | Tane* | |
| nose | mwade* | |
| tongue | kenap* | |
| hand | et* | |
| blood | da* | |
| bone | du* | |
| skin | it* | |
| breast | te* | |
| liver | kiT* | |
| water | we | |
| fire | nap* | |
| sun | at* | |
| star | piyu* | |
| stone | bua5* | |
| mountain | ogo* | |
| tree | yek* | |
| leaf | ndao* | |
| night | bwan* | |
| fish | no* | |
| louse | iyi* | |
| one | pwalaiT* | |
| two | pwadu* | |
| I | nao* | |
| you | yo* | |
| we | Ta* | |
| drink | udu* | |
| see | kiyi* |
* 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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