Kapingamarangi
leelee Kilinid
Kapingamarangi is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kapingamarangi is a Polynesian language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia. It had 3,000 native speakers in 1995. The language is closely related to the Nukuoro language.
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Words in Kapingamarangi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | taNata* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | kolomata* | |
| ear | tariNa* | |
| nose | uhi* | |
| tooth | niha* | |
| tongue | torore* | |
| hand | papalima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | iwi* | |
| skin | kiri* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | wai | |
| fire | ahi* | |
| sun | ra* | |
| star | hetu* | |
| stone | hatu* | |
| mountain | kontu* | |
| tree | lakau* | |
| leaf | lau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | pana* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tahi* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | kotou* | |
| we | kimatou* | |
| drink | inu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MāngarongaroAustronesian75% alike
- AnutaAustronesian68% alike
- MāoriAustronesian68% alike
- RarotonganAustronesian68% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian65% alike
- SikaianaAustronesian63% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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