Mafea
Mafea is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Mav̋ea (also rendered Mavʼea, Mafea or Mavia) is an Oceanic language spoken on Mavea Island in Vanuatu, off the eastern coast of Espiritu Santo. It belongs to the North–Central Vanuatu linkage of Southern Oceanic. The total population of the island is approximately 172, with only 34 fluent speakers of the Mavea language reported in 2008.
There are 94 languages in the North Vanuatu linkage, including Mavea. The closest linguistic relative to Mavea, sharing a little over 70% of cognates, is Tutuba. Following Tutuba, Aore, South Malok, Araki, and Tangoa are the next closest relatives.
From Wikipedia · Mav̋ea language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mafea
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ese* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | poro* | |
| nose | kalsu* | |
| tooth | utu* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | faraNo* | |
| blood | tae* | |
| bone | fakari* | |
| skin | uri* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | pepe* | |
| water | wai* | |
| fire | apu* | |
| sun | matemaso* | |
| star | masoa* | |
| stone | marati* | |
| mountain | patliu* | |
| tree | fuai* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | talapoN* | |
| dog | firiu* | |
| fish | masi* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | tea* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | no* | |
| we | it* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- NindeAustronesian87% alike
- TolomakoAustronesian85% alike
- GebeAustronesian85% alike
- AuluaAustronesian84% alike
- Port SandwichAustronesian84% alike
- Kele (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mafe1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mkv