Polonombauk
Polonombauk is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Polonombauk (Meris, Miris, Ati) is a language of the interior of the southeast of Santo Island in Vanuatu.
François (2015:18-21) also lists Narmoris under the ISO 639-3 code [plb].
From Wikipedia · Polonombauk language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Polonombauk
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ci* | |
| eye | nota* | |
| ear | mboro* | |
| nose | lisi* | |
| tooth | ndri* | |
| tongue | nini* | |
| hand | loaba* | |
| blood | ndri* | |
| bone | fakari* | |
| skin | firi* | |
| knee | fambu* | |
| breast | sisi* | |
| liver | pakari* | |
| water | wa | |
| fire | amgar* | |
| sun | mei* | |
| star | fit* | |
| stone | fat* | |
| mountain | lili* | |
| tree | taparap* | |
| leaf | arfwa* | |
| night | lopour* | |
| dog | pEs* | |
| fish | sok* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | fEtE* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | yindri* |
* 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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