Nemi
Nemi is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Nemi language is a Kanak language of the Austronesian language family spoken by 320 people in the north of New Caledonia, in the commune of Hienghène. Dialects include Ouanga, Ouélis, and Kavatch.
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Words in Nemi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kaT* | |
| name | yat* | |
| eye | tnama* | |
| ear | Tena* | |
| nose | wadi* | |
| tooth | paioa* | |
| tongue | kuvema* | |
| hand | hi* | |
| blood | kura* | |
| bone | du* | |
| skin | Ti* | |
| knee | ganTili* | |
| breast | thi* | |
| liver | keT* | |
| water | we | |
| fire | yaak | |
| sun | negat* | |
| star | piuk* | |
| stone | paik* | |
| mountain | duet* | |
| tree | Tek* | |
| leaf | do* | |
| night | gen* | |
| dog | Tawek* | |
| fish | nuk* | |
| louse | ciik | |
| one | heT* | |
| two | heluk* | |
| I | wo* | |
| you | do* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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