Mussau-Emira
Mussau-Emira is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Mussau-Emira language is spoken on the islands of Mussau and Emirau in the St Matthias Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Words in Mussau-Emira
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vause | |
| person | taumattu* | |
| name | arari* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | Nusu* | |
| tooth | NaluNalu* | |
| tongue | ramuramutipa* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | rae* | |
| bone | riu* | |
| skin | viliki* | |
| knee | patukke* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | manu | |
| fire | kura* | |
| sun | sinaka* | |
| star | katto* | |
| stone | atu* | |
| mountain | motouru* | |
| tree | ai* | |
| leaf | uru* | |
| night | eleivo* | |
| dog | paua* | |
| fish | kko* | |
| louse | lisa* | |
| one | sesa* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | axi* | |
| you | io* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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