Sonsorol
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Sonsorol is an Austronesian language spoken in Northern Mariana Islands and Palau, by about 600 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sonsorolese is a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian.
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Words in Sonsorol
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yalemata* | |
| name | ita* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taniNa* | |
| nose | pwautu* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | newE* | |
| hand | kumwusu* | |
| blood | sa* | |
| bone | si* | |
| skin | kini* | |
| breast | tutu* | |
| liver | yadE* | |
| water | saru | |
| fire | yadi* | |
| star | didi* | |
| stone | dadu* | |
| leaf | sau* | |
| night | pwoNi* | |
| dog | pirisi* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kudu* | |
| one | de* | |
| two | lie* | |
| I | Nanu* | |
| you | kena* | |
| we | kisa* | |
| drink | unu* | |
| see | weli* | |
| hear | loNoloNo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WoleaianAustronesian45% alike
- PuluwateseAustronesian34% alike
- NiueanAustronesian31% alike
- TobianAustronesian30% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian30% alike
- Mele-FilaAustronesian30% alike
Grammar
- BannoniAustronesian90% alike
- WoleaianAustronesian88% alike
- ChuukeseAustronesian88% alike
- Eastern BruAustroasiatic86% alike
- RengaoAustroasiatic86% alike
- Mussau-EmiraAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · sons1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sov