North Efate
North Efate is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
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North Efate, also known as Nakanamanga or Nguna, is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern area of Efate in Vanuatu, as well as on a number of islands off the northern coast – including Nguna, and parts of Tongoa, Emae and Epi.
The population of speakers is recorded to be 9,500. This makes Nakanamanga one of the largest languages of Vanuatu, an archipelago known for having the world's highest linguistic density.
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Words in North Efate
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nematu | |
| person | natamwoli* | |
| name | Nisa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | daliNa* | |
| nose | Nusu* | |
| tooth | pati* | |
| tongue | mena* | |
| hand | aru* | |
| blood | da* | |
| bone | batu* | |
| skin | wili* | |
| knee | pwatua* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | danikapu* | |
| water | vai | |
| fire | kapu* | |
| sun | elo* | |
| star | mwasoe* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | taba* | |
| tree | kau* | |
| leaf | ulu* | |
| night | pwoNi* | |
| dog | koria* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | sikai* | |
| two | dua* | |
| I | kinau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LelepaAustronesian58% alike
- Eton (Vanuatu)Austronesian49% alike
- PiamatsinaAustronesian37% alike
- NamakuraAustronesian35% alike
- ValpeiAustronesian35% alike
- Mele-FilaAustronesian35% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nort2836 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · llp