Kwamera
Kwamera is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kwamera, or South Tanna [ntk], the endonym being Nafe (Nɨfe), is an Oceanic language, spoken on the southeastern coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu, by about 3,500 people.
From Wikipedia · Kwamera language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kwamera
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yerumama* | |
| name | n3* | |
| eye | nime* | |
| ear | f3reNa* | |
| nose | paseN3* | |
| tooth | rew3* | |
| tongue | ram3* | |
| hand | raN3* | |
| blood | te* | |
| bone | kak3ri* | |
| skin | teki* | |
| knee | kuru* | |
| breast | n3* | |
| liver | kanmwapw3* | |
| water | nui | |
| fire | apw* | |
| sun | meri* | |
| star | kumwahau* | |
| stone | kapwiar* | |
| mountain | isenapw* | |
| leaf | mwainei* | |
| night | yenap3n* | |
| dog | kuri* | |
| fish | namu* | |
| louse | ur* | |
| one | r3ti* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | iow* | |
| you | ik* | |
| we | k3taha* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southwest TannaAustronesian44% alike
- LenakelAustronesian29% alike
- WhitesandsAustronesian25% alike
- North TannaAustronesian22% alike
- SieAustronesian18% alike
- MafeaAustronesian16% alike
Grammar
- AkeiAustronesian84% alike
- Southwest TannaAustronesian83% alike
- WhitesandsAustronesian82% alike
- NindeAustronesian82% alike
- Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo81% alike
- LenakelAustronesian81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kwam1252 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tnk