Māngarongaro
Māngarongaro is an Austronesian language spoken in Cook Islands, by about 1,500 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Penrhyn is a Cook Islands Maori dialect belonging to the Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 200 people on Penrhyn Island and other islands in the Northern Cook Islands. It is considered to be an endangered language as many of its users are shifting to Cook Islands Māori and English.
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Words in Māngarongaro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | taNata* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tariNa* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | niho* | |
| tongue | arero* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | ivi* | |
| skin | kiri* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | vai | |
| fire | ahi* | |
| star | hetu* | |
| stone | pohatu* | |
| tree | rakau* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | kuri* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tahi* | |
| two | rua* | |
| you | koe* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| hear | roNo* | |
| die | mate* | |
| apple | āpara | |
| path | ara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Mag-Anchi AytaAustronesian96% alike
- RarotonganAustronesian93% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian88% alike
- RapanuiAustronesian88% alike
- Mangaia-Old RapaAustronesian86% alike
- TirurayAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · penr1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pnh