Mangareva
Mangareva is an Austronesian language spoken in French Polynesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mangareva or Mangarevan (autonym te reo magareva, [te re.o ma.ŋa.re.va]; in French mangarévien) is a Polynesian language spoken by about 600 people in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia (especially the largest island Mangareva) and by Mangarevians emigrants on the islands of Tahiti and Moorea, located 1,650 kilometres (1,030 mi) to the North-West of the Gambier Islands.
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Words in Mangareva
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ahine | |
| water | vai | |
| one | tahi | |
| two | rua | |
| three | toru | |
| four | ha | |
| five | rima | |
| ten | rogouru |
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Vocabulary
- MāngarongaroAustronesian86% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian78% alike
- Rakahanga-ManihikiAustronesian70% alike
- AnutaAustronesian67% alike
- NukumanuAustronesian67% alike
- NiueanAustronesian65% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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