Niuafo'ou
Niuafo'ou is an Austronesian language spoken in Tonga. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Niuafoʻou, or Niuafoʻouan, is the language spoken on Tonga's northernmost island, Niuafoʻou.
Niuafoʻouan has traditionally been classified as closest to ʻUvean and Tokelauan, in an East Uvean–Niuafoʻou branch. However, recent research suggests that it is closest to its neighbour, Tongan, as one of the Tongic languages. Niuafoʻou is partly mutually intelligible with Tongan. Information is scarce about the language, with little published sources available.
From Wikipedia · Niuafoʻou language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Niuafo'ou
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kakai* | |
| name | hiNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talinga | |
| nose | ihu* | |
| tooth | nifo* | |
| tongue | elelo* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | hui* | |
| breast | huhu* | |
| water | vai | |
| sun | la7a* | |
| star | fetu7u* | |
| stone | maka* | |
| mountain | mo7uNa* | |
| tree | 7akau* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| one | taha* | |
| two | ua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | koe* | |
| we | tatou* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | sio* | |
| hear | fanoNo* | |
| die | mate* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Tonga (Tonga Islands)Austronesian76% alike
- NiueanAustronesian75% alike
- East UveanAustronesian74% alike
- East FutunaAustronesian65% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian65% alike
- TuvaluAustronesian64% alike
Grammar
- RarotonganAustronesian85% alike
- OrohaAustronesian85% alike
- GhariAustronesian85% alike
- East UveanAustronesian84% alike
- AjiëAustronesian84% alike
- Central MaewoAustronesian83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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