Mpotovoro
Mpotovoro is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Botovro (Mpotovoro) is an Oceanic language, which is primarily spoken at the north tip of Malekula, Vanuatu. The language is the first language spoken by older people. It is not taught in schools.
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Words in Mpotovoro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nemerte* | |
| name | ha* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | mbororo* | |
| nose | siNo* | |
| tooth | lubo* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | re* | |
| bone | si* | |
| skin | mber* | |
| knee | mbau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | noa | |
| fire | xamb* | |
| sun | al* | |
| star | besi* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| mountain | but* | |
| leaf | roa* | |
| night | namboN* | |
| dog | biri* | |
| fish | mas* | |
| louse | xut* | |
| one | hual* | |
| two | rue* | |
| I | xina* | |
| you | unox* | |
| we | lekre* | |
| drink | num* |
* 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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