Hermit
Hermit is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Hermit language is a critically endangered West Manus language formerly spoken on Hermit, Luf and Maron Islands in western Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been replaced by Seimat.
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Words in Hermit
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | dyuek* | |
| eye | marak* | |
| ear | dekek* | |
| nose | monok* | |
| tooth | lipuk* | |
| tongue | gaxumek* | |
| hand | nimek* | |
| blood | batuk* | |
| bone | xuin* | |
| skin | gurik* | |
| breast | hu* | |
| liver | arek* | |
| water | wai* | |
| fire | ayap* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| leaf | lawgai* | |
| night | mbuk* | |
| dog | sinen* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | gu7* | |
| one | hip* | |
| two | xuop* | |
| I | dyew* | |
| you | amu* | |
| we | taru* | |
| drink | mwiN* | |
| see | le* | |
| hear | hok* | |
| die | mat* | |
| come | ma* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Sori-HarenganAustronesian51% alike
- PonamAustronesian45% alike
- BipiAustronesian41% alike
- Andra-HusAustronesian38% alike
- Pak-TongAustronesian35% alike
- Kele (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · herm1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · llf