Papora-Hoanya
Papora
Papora-Hoanya was an Austronesian language once spoken in Taiwan.
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Papora–Hoanya, also known as Bupuran, Hinapavosa, Papola, Papora–Hoanya, Hoanya and Vupuran, is an extinct Formosan language of Taiwan. It was made up of the Papora and Hoanya dialects which were spoken across the middle western side of the island, ranging from Dajia to Dadu, and inland to Taichung. The earliest found report of its extinction was from 2009.
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Words in Papora-Hoanya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pai | |
| person | so7o* | |
| name | nnan* | |
| eye | masa* | |
| ear | sarina* | |
| nose | nnud* | |
| tongue | ttatSa* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | rada* | |
| skin | yabun* | |
| breast | dab* | |
| water | dom* | |
| fire | tapu* | |
| star | sana* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| leaf | biru* | |
| night | madua* | |
| dog | hato* | |
| fish | vavot* | |
| louse | u8u* | |
| one | tanu* | |
| two | 5a* | |
| I | ide* | |
| you | ino* | |
| drink | mananu* | |
| see | mahal* | |
| hear | samna* | |
| die | mpa* | |
| come | mali* | |
| path | dadan* |
* 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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