Maii
Maii is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu, by about 180 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Maii (Mae) is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu.
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Words in Maii
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3t3man* | |
| name | kia* | |
| eye | maru* | |
| ear | talNo* | |
| nose | kuniu* | |
| tooth | lubu* | |
| tongue | m3na* | |
| hand | luma* | |
| blood | nda* | |
| skin | kulu* | |
| knee | ndunduk* | |
| liver | mb3r* | |
| water | wai* | |
| fire | kam* | |
| sun | m3r3kial* | |
| star | moi* | |
| stone | bar* | |
| mountain | mbankuk* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| leaf | lur3n3* | |
| night | imboN* | |
| dog | l3mbaN3* | |
| fish | ik3* | |
| louse | kor* | |
| one | t3kai* | |
| two | lu3* | |
| I | tnau* | |
| you | kaik3* | |
| we | kaind3* | |
| drink | mun* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · maii1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mmm