Nume
Nume is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nume (also called Gog and Tarasag), is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu. Its 700 speakers live on the northeast coast of Gaua.
Nume is a distinct language from its immediate southern neighbors, Mwerlap and Dorig.
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Words in Nume
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tuartundun* | |
| name | sisi* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kworo* | |
| nose | mundu* | |
| tooth | liwo* | |
| tongue | mia* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ndara* | |
| bone | suru* | |
| skin | bini* | |
| knee | wetakwu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | bara* | |
| water | mbe* | |
| fire | eb* | |
| sun | walo* | |
| star | bti* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| mountain | tou* | |
| tree | rexa* | |
| leaf | ndon* | |
| night | kwoN* | |
| fish | wex* | |
| louse | wuwut* | |
| one | tuwal* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | nik* | |
| we | xind* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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