Kosraean
kahs Kosrae
Kosraean is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia and Nauru, by about 8,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kosraean ( koh-SHY-ən; sometimes rendered Kusaiean) is the language spoken on the islands of Kosrae (Kusaie), a nation-state of the Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands. In 2001 there were approximately 8,000 speakers in Micronesia, and 9,060 in all countries.
Kosraean features possessive classes such as "sihk" for "mine" when referring to dwellings, and "nihmuhk" for "mine" when referring to drinks.
From Wikipedia · Kosraean language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kosraean
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | acn | |
| person | mwet* | |
| eye | m3ta* | |
| ear | insrwe* | |
| nose | few* | |
| tooth | w3s* | |
| tongue | lo* | |
| hand | paho* | |
| blood | srE* | |
| bone | sri* | |
| skin | kol* | |
| knee | intwe* | |
| breast | twetwel* | |
| liver | es* | |
| water | kof | |
| sun | fEt* | |
| star | it3* | |
| stone | yot* | |
| mountain | eol* | |
| tree | sEk* | |
| leaf | sra* | |
| night | foN* | |
| fish | ik* | |
| bird | tuhram | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | se* | |
| two | luo* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | kom* | |
| we | k3t* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- MarshalleseAustronesian22% alike
- SonsorolAustronesian20% alike
- YamdenaAustronesian19% alike
- Batak KaroAustronesian19% alike
- SikaianaAustronesian18% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian18% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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