Puluwatese
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Puluwatese is an Austronesian language spoken in Micronesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Puluwatese is a Micronesian language of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is spoken on Poluwat.
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Words in Puluwatese
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yeremah* | |
| name | yit* | |
| eye | mah* | |
| nose | pwot* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| hand | paw* | |
| blood | Ca* | |
| bone | Cu* | |
| skin | kil* | |
| breast | tut* | |
| liver | yaya* | |
| water | raan | |
| fire | yaf* | |
| star | fu* | |
| stone | fawu* | |
| leaf | Xi* | |
| night | pwoN* | |
| louse | kuw* | |
| one | yit* | |
| two | ruw* | |
| I | NaN* | |
| you | ko* | |
| we | kiX* | |
| drink | wun* | |
| see | weri* | |
| hear | roN* | |
| die | ma* | |
| path | yal* | |
| new | fife* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ChuukeseAustronesian61% alike
- NamonuitoAustronesian59% alike
- PááfangAustronesian59% alike
- TanapagAustronesian49% alike
- MortlockeseAustronesian48% alike
- SatawaleseAustronesian44% 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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