Lehali
Lehali is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Lehali (previously known as Teqel) is an Oceanic language spoken by about 200 people, on the west coast of Ureparapara Island in Vanuatu. It is distinct from Löyöp, the language spoken on the east coast of the same island.
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Words in Lehali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | at* | |
| name | he* | |
| eye | moto* | |
| ear | ndelNo* | |
| nose | mund* | |
| tooth | lowo* | |
| tongue | xaime* | |
| hand | bini* | |
| blood | ndai* | |
| bone | hui* | |
| skin | wilitkwei* | |
| knee | kwiNe* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | bai* | |
| water | be* | |
| fire | Eb* | |
| sun | lo* | |
| star | bit* | |
| stone | bot* | |
| mountain | tou* | |
| tree | tenx3* | |
| leaf | nde* | |
| night | kwoN* | |
| louse | wut* | |
| one | twa* | |
| two | yo* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | nek* | |
| we | xen* | |
| drink | un* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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