Navut
Navut is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Navut (or Sinia) is an Oceanic language spoken in central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
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Words in Navut
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ese* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kalina* | |
| nose | lanucu* | |
| tooth | ako* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | kae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | benu* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mape* | |
| water | pei* | |
| fire | apu* | |
| sun | mataialo* | |
| star | bitu* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | patibuti* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | poni* | |
| dog | boe* | |
| fish | maci* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ese* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | iniko* | |
| we | inke* | |
| drink | koko* |
* 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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