Carolinian
Refaluwasch
Carolinian is an Austronesian language spoken in Northern Mariana Islands, by about 5,700 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Carolinian is an Austronesian language originating in the Caroline Islands, but spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is an official language (alongside English) of the Carolinian people. Carolinian is a threatened language according to the Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat), but available data is scarce. There are approximately 3,100 native speakers in the world. Carolinian has 95% lexical similarity with Satawalese, 88% with Woleaian and Puluwatese; 81% with Mortlockese; 78% with Chuukese, 74% with Ulithian.
From Wikipedia · Carolinian language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Carolinian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aramas* | |
| name | it* | |
| eye | mas* | |
| ear | sEliN* | |
| nose | bwot* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | S3law* | |
| hand | xumwuS* | |
| blood | Ca* | |
| bone | S3* | |
| skin | xil* | |
| breast | 3tt3* | |
| liver | Ese* | |
| water | schaal | |
| fire | ENet* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | f3* | |
| stone | fay* | |
| mountain | Sux* | |
| leaf | S3* | |
| night | bwoN* | |
| dog | xulox* | |
| fish | ix* | |
| louse | ghúúw | |
| one | et* | |
| two | r3wa* | |
| I | NaN* | |
| you | el* | |
| we | xiS* | |
| drink | 3l* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Wuvulu-AuaAustronesian84% alike
- Mussau-EmiraAustronesian82% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian81% alike
- Mbere-MbambaAtlantic-Congo81% alike
- SudestAustronesian81% alike
- AkeiAustronesian81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · caro1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · cal