Emae
Emae is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Emae, Emwae or Mae (endonym: Fakamwae or Fakaɱae), is a Polynesian outlier language of Vanuatu.
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Words in Emae
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | taNata* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tariNa* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | nifo* | |
| tongue | arero* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | kiri* | |
| knee | turi* | |
| breast | mumu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | vai | |
| fire | afi* | |
| sun | matara* | |
| star | fetu* | |
| stone | maka* | |
| mountain | mauNa* | |
| tree | rakau* | |
| leaf | raurau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | kuri* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tasi* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | kou* | |
| you | kokoe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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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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