Mele-Fila
Mele-Fila is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu, by about 3,500 people.
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Mele-Fila (Ifira-Mele) is a Polynesian language spoken in Mele and Ifira on the island of Efate in Vanuatu. In spite of their differences, Mele and Fila are two dialects of the same language and are mutually intelligible. French and English are also fairly common among the residents of Efate.
Mele-Fila is an everyday language for residents of Mele village and Fila Island. Mele village, with a population of 1,000, is located roughly 7 km (4.3 mi) north-west of Port Vila, the nation's capital. Fila Island, with a population of 400, is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of Vila.
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Words in Mele-Fila
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | te-fine | |
| person | taNata* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | teriNa* | |
| nose | usu* | |
| tooth | nifo* | |
| tongue | limena* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | atoto* | |
| bone | teibi* | |
| skin | kiri* | |
| knee | patua* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | wai* | |
| fire | afi* | |
| sun | rea* | |
| star | masoi* | |
| stone | fatu* | |
| mountain | tofu* | |
| tree | rakau* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | kori* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | etasi* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | abau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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