Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak
Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kumak, also known as Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak after its two dialects, is a Kanak language of northern New Caledonia.
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Words in Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | thaamwa | |
| person | agu* | |
| name | yara* | |
| eye | idama* | |
| ear | kila* | |
| nose | mwadi* | |
| tooth | panua* | |
| tongue | kuma* | |
| hand | Si* | |
| blood | da* | |
| bone | du* | |
| breast | thi* | |
| liver | kaxi* | |
| water | wi | |
| fire | yaviT* | |
| star | piguk* | |
| stone | panat* | |
| leaf | du* | |
| night | tan* | |
| dog | tavia* | |
| fish | nok* | |
| louse | chixic | |
| one | gik* | |
| two | du* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | To* | |
| we | ha* | |
| drink | kuxu* | |
| see | axe* | |
| hear | tala* |
* 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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