Lemerig
Lemerig is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Lemerig is an Oceanic language spoken on Vanua Lava, in Vanuatu.
The language is no longer actively spoken, having receded in favour of its neighbors, including Vera'a and possibly also Mwotlap or Vurës. Two remaining speakers live on the northern coast of the island.
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Words in Lemerig
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sE* | |
| eye | mE7E* | |
| ear | telNo* | |
| nose | miti* | |
| tooth | luwu* | |
| tongue | xarmeo* | |
| hand | pini* | |
| blood | tErE* | |
| bone | surumu* | |
| skin | bini7i* | |
| knee | ukpwu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | far* | |
| water | pe* | |
| fire | eb* | |
| sun | lo* | |
| star | bi7* | |
| stone | be7* | |
| tree | enxe* | |
| leaf | tEtExi* | |
| night | kpwoN* | |
| fish | momo* | |
| louse | wu7* | |
| one | bowal* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | enE* | |
| you | nak* | |
| we | exat* | |
| drink | un* | |
| see | et* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · leme1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lrz