North Marquesan
èo ènana
North Marquesan is an Austronesian language spoken in French Polynesia, by about 6,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Marquesan is a collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. They are usually classified into two groups, North Marquesan and South Marquesan, roughly along geographic lines.
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Words in North Marquesan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vehine | |
| water | vai | |
| sky | 'aki | |
| horse | puaka piki ènana | |
| two | úa | |
| I | au |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- South MarquesanAustronesian70% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian64% alike
- Rakahanga-ManihikiAustronesian62% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian60% alike
- NukumanuAustronesian58% alike
- SikaianaAustronesian57% alike
Grammar
- HiligaynonAustronesian89% alike
- CebuanoAustronesian87% alike
- BannoniAustronesian86% alike
- MangarevaAustronesian85% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian85% alike
- MarovoAustronesian85% 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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