Neku
Neku is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Neku is an endangered Oceanic language of New Caledonia which is part of the Austronesian language family.
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Words in Neku
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oxie* | |
| eye | pimE* | |
| ear | mboanea* | |
| nose | omoa* | |
| tooth | pewE* | |
| tongue | meoromea* | |
| hand | gawi* | |
| blood | werSe* | |
| breast | mEsa* | |
| liver | poea* | |
| water | rSe* | |
| fire | rSoma* | |
| star | poeakuia* | |
| stone | aru* | |
| leaf | ma* | |
| night | moate* | |
| dog | tiki* | |
| fish | no* | |
| one | rSake* | |
| two | keuru* | |
| I | so* | |
| you | sE* | |
| we | re* | |
| drink | weyo* | |
| see | namoa* | |
| hear | topoara* | |
| die | ma4e* | |
| come | femi* | |
| path | moere* | |
| new | ndopo* |
* 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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