Pááfang
pworausen Pááféng
Pááfang is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia, by about 1,300 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Pááfang is a Micronesian language of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is spoken on the Hall Islands of Fananu, Murilo, Nomwin, and Ruo in Chuuk State.
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Words in Pááfang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yoremas* | |
| name | yi8* | |
| eye | mos* | |
| ear | seliN* | |
| nose | pwot* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | Conokon* | |
| hand | kumwur* | |
| blood | CCo* | |
| bone | ruw* | |
| skin | sil* | |
| knee | pukuw* | |
| breast | tut* | |
| liver | yoyo* | |
| water | ron* | |
| fire | yof* | |
| sun | yalet* | |
| star | fu* | |
| mountain | ruk* | |
| tree | yira* | |
| leaf | ro* | |
| night | pwun* | |
| dog | kolok* | |
| fish | yik* | |
| louse | kuw* | |
| one | yew* | |
| two | ruw* | |
| I | NoN* | |
| you | yen* | |
| we | kir* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NamonuitoAustronesian81% alike
- TanapagAustronesian75% alike
- PuluwateseAustronesian59% alike
- ChuukeseAustronesian50% alike
- SatawaleseAustronesian39% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian39% 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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