Nahavaq
Nahavaq is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nahavaq, also known as South West Bay (Malekula) or Siesip, is one of the many languages of the Malekula Coast group of Vanuatu.
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Words in Nahavaq
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | he* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | ndilNa* | |
| nose | Nginhu* | |
| tooth | libo* | |
| tongue | malambE* | |
| hand | bara* | |
| blood | ndei* | |
| bone | mbo8oNgo* | |
| skin | olsin* | |
| knee | mbowu* | |
| breast | huho* | |
| liver | mamnin* | |
| water | wei* | |
| fire | am* | |
| sun | nal* | |
| star | musi* | |
| stone | bet* | |
| mountain | ru7uh* | |
| leaf | re7ei* | |
| night | liba7at* | |
| dog | kilu* | |
| fish | mahal* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | isi7* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | kinaN* | |
| you | inuN* | |
| we | niNgin* | |
| drink | min* |
* 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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