North Ambrym
North Ambrym is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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North Ambrym is a language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu.
From Wikipedia · North Ambrym language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in North Ambrym
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bEnten* | |
| name | sa* | |
| eye | meta* | |
| ear | ral5e* | |
| nose | Nguhi* | |
| tooth | lowu* | |
| tongue | mE* | |
| hand | wera* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | hu* | |
| skin | lu* | |
| knee | pulaneni* | |
| breast | ho* | |
| liver | rat5ar* | |
| water | we | |
| fire | fEN* | |
| sun | yal* | |
| star | meho* | |
| stone | wer* | |
| mountain | putantan* | |
| tree | liye* | |
| leaf | raki* | |
| night | lipuN* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | mElo* | |
| louse | ur* | |
| one | hu* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | neN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- LonwolwolAustronesian50% alike
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- DaakieAustronesian34% alike
- DakakaAustronesian31% alike
- Uripiv-Wala-Rano-AtchinAustronesian27% alike
Grammar
- EmaeAustronesian87% alike
- LemerigAustronesian86% alike
- PijinIndo-European85% alike
- Baram KayanAustronesian85% alike
- Siar-LakAustronesian85% alike
- Mussau-EmiraAustronesian84% 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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