Tamambo
Tamambo is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Tamambo, or Malo, is an Oceanic language spoken by 4,000 people on Malo and nearby islands in Vanuatu. It is one of the most conservative Southern Oceanic languages.
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Words in Tamambo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tamaloxi* | |
| name | xisa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | pwero* | |
| nose | mbona* | |
| tooth | xundu* | |
| tongue | mEmE* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ndai* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | xuri* | |
| knee | mbau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mambue* | |
| water | reu* | |
| fire | xambu* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | bitusarasara* | |
| stone | taxasi* | |
| mountain | patwiliu* | |
| tree | buxai* | |
| leaf | rauxai* | |
| night | ndondo* | |
| dog | buria* | |
| fish | manCi* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | atea* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | yaw* | |
| you | nixo* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · malo1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mla