Kanakanavu
Kanakanavu is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 4 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Kanakanavu (also spelled Kanakanabu) is a Southern Tsouic language spoken by the Kanakanavu people, an indigenous people of Taiwan (see Taiwanese indigenous peoples). It is a Tsouic language of the Austronesian family.
The Kanakanavu live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namasia District (formerly Sanmin Township), Kaohsiung.
The language is moribund, with only 4 speakers (2012 census).
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Words in Kanakanavu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | cina | |
| tooth | anisi | |
| tongue | ʼavasʉ | |
| water | canumu | |
| star | tamtasai | |
| stone | vatu | |
| river | cakʉran | |
| fish | vutuukuru | |
| egg | ʼiciuru | |
| banana | nivanga |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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