Central Maewo
Central Maewo is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Sungwadaga or Central Maewo, also known as Peterara after one of its dialects, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu.
From Wikipedia · Sungwadaga language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Central Maewo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tatu* | |
| name | sasa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | Ngworo* | |
| nose | lisu* | |
| tooth | liwo* | |
| tongue | luame* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ndae* | |
| bone | suri* | |
| skin | finu* | |
| knee | Ngwou* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | fara* | |
| water | mbei* | |
| fire | abi* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | bitiu* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | xuti* | |
| tree | turxai* | |
| leaf | dao* | |
| night | NgwoNi* | |
| dog | xwiriu* | |
| fish | masi* | |
| louse | mwandi* | |
| one | tea* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | niNgo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Ambonese MalayAustronesian88% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian88% alike
- LamogaiAustronesian87% alike
- OrohaAustronesian86% alike
- HalangAustroasiatic86% alike
- BannoniAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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