Merlav
Merlav is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
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Mwerlap is an Oceanic language spoken in the south of the Banks Islands in Vanuatu.
Its 1,100 speakers live mostly in Merelava and Merig, but a fair proportion have also settled on the east coast of Gaua island. Besides, a number of Mwerlap speakers live in the two cities of Vanuatu, Port Vila and Luganville.
The language has been studied by Alexandre François, and more recently by Agnès Henri.
From Wikipedia · Mwerlap language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Merlav
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tEndun* | |
| name | sasa* | |
| eye | mwEto* | |
| ear | kwuru* | |
| nose | Nusu* | |
| tooth | liwo* | |
| tongue | lueme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ndara* | |
| bone | suri* | |
| skin | buni* | |
| knee | kwo* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | bara* | |
| water | mbe* | |
| fire | ab* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | biti* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| mountain | to* | |
| tree | tan* | |
| leaf | ndondo* | |
| night | kwoN* | |
| dog | kurut* | |
| fish | ex* | |
| louse | wut* | |
| one | tuwal* | |
| two | ro* | |
| I | ina* | |
| you | iniok* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · merl1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mrm