Southeast Ambrym
Southeast Ambrym is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
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Southeast Ambrym, Vatlongos, or Taveak, is a language of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. It is closely related to Paamese.
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Words in Southeast Ambrym
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mwoletin* | |
| name | iso* | |
| eye | meto* | |
| ear | buraNo* | |
| nose | kusu* | |
| tooth | luho* | |
| tongue | meo* | |
| hand | heo* | |
| blood | reo* | |
| bone | siu* | |
| skin | hilimbE* | |
| knee | huhalo* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | lietno* | |
| water | oei | |
| fire | upaN* | |
| sun | meteneai* | |
| star | hitu* | |
| stone | hat* | |
| mountain | hu* | |
| tree | batiei* | |
| leaf | ubwei* | |
| night | boNien* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | mesaio* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | teik* | |
| two | lu* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | xaiuk* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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