Meramera
Meramera is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Meramera (Melamela) is an Austronesian language of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Meramera
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tavine | |
| person | bibi* | |
| name | isa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tuli* | |
| nose | tabu* | |
| tooth | livo* | |
| tongue | tabele* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | daldala* | |
| bone | tuatua* | |
| skin | uli7uli* | |
| breast | madalo* | |
| liver | wate* | |
| water | nanu* | |
| fire | wavi* | |
| star | mata7ido7ido* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| leaf | laulau* | |
| night | nalodo* | |
| dog | buse* | |
| fish | ai7a* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | taku* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | ia* | |
| you | o7o* | |
| we | amtou* | |
| drink | 7inu* | |
| see | ite* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BolaAustronesian36% alike
- Vaeakau-TaumakoAustronesian34% alike
- SikaianaAustronesian34% alike
- East FutunaAustronesian33% alike
- East UveanAustronesian32% alike
- LengoAustronesian31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mera1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mxm