Nguluwan
Nguluwan is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Nguluwan is a mixed language spoken on Ngulu Atoll located between Yap and Palau. The grammar and lexicon are Yapese, but the phonology has been affected by Ulithian. This language is endangered as it only has 50 speakers and that its speakers are shifting to Ulithian.
From Wikipedia · Nguluwan language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nguluwan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Ta* | |
| name | fi8iNan* | |
| eye | lanimit* | |
| ear | tayil* | |
| nose | pe8uN* | |
| tooth | NolEn* | |
| tongue | bulowo8* | |
| hand | pan* | |
| blood | raTa* | |
| bone | yil* | |
| skin | biyeT* | |
| knee | bugun* | |
| breast | 8u8* | |
| liver | yE8* | |
| water | rEn* | |
| fire | nifiy* | |
| sun | yal* | |
| star | tuf* | |
| stone | malaN* | |
| tree | gEkiy* | |
| leaf | yuw* | |
| fish | nig* | |
| louse | yenuk* | |
| one | tareb* | |
| two | ruw* | |
| I | yigEg* | |
| we | yiga8E8* | |
| drink | wunum* | |
| see | guy* | |
| hear | riNan* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- YapeseAustronesian53% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian16% alike
- UlithianAustronesian15% alike
- AnutaAustronesian15% alike
- PááfangAustronesian15% alike
- PuluwateseAustronesian14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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