Rerep
Rerep is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Rerep (also Pangkumu or Tisman) is one of the great many languages of the Malekula Coast group spoken in Vanuatu. In 1983 it had 375 speakers out of an ethnic population of 580. Portions of the Bible were translated into Rerep between 1892 and 1913.
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Words in Rerep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | xsa* | |
| eye | metu* | |
| ear | rerNo* | |
| nose | xunsu* | |
| tooth | ribo* | |
| tongue | rimu* | |
| hand | beru* | |
| blood | reu* | |
| bone | mpurENgu* | |
| skin | birirembo* | |
| knee | mbwau* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | mbwembwe* | |
| fire | xomp* | |
| sun | ar* | |
| star | mwaCo* | |
| stone | bet* | |
| mountain | kurkur* | |
| tree | xe* | |
| leaf | raun* | |
| night | ambuN* | |
| dog | kuri* | |
| fish | ix* | |
| louse | xut* | |
| one | soxo* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | xina* | |
| you | kau* | |
| we | rite* | |
| drink | min* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- East FutunaAustronesian89% alike
- OrohaAustronesian88% alike
- NokukuAustronesian88% alike
- Geser-GoromAustronesian86% alike
- AdonaraAustronesian86% alike
- LemerigAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · rere1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pgk