Tanapag
Talaabwogh
Tanapag is an Austronesian language spoken in Northern Mariana Islands, by about 10 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tanapag is a nearly extinct Micronesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken in the Tanapag settlement of the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Younger people speak Chamorro instead of Tanapag, but there are also efforts being made to promote the language.
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Words in Tanapag
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yoromos* | |
| name | yi8* | |
| eye | mos* | |
| ear | seniN* | |
| nose | pwot* | |
| tooth | Ni* | |
| tongue | Connow* | |
| hand | kumwuC* | |
| blood | CCo* | |
| bone | Cu* | |
| skin | sin* | |
| knee | puku* | |
| breast | tut* | |
| liver | yommun* | |
| water | konik* | |
| fire | yettin* | |
| sun | yokkor* | |
| star | fu* | |
| mountain | Cuk* | |
| tree | yira* | |
| leaf | Co* | |
| night | pwin* | |
| dog | konok* | |
| fish | yik* | |
| louse | gúú | |
| one | yew* | |
| two | ruw* | |
| I | NoN* | |
| you | yen* | |
| we | kiC* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- PááfangAustronesian75% alike
- NamonuitoAustronesian67% alike
- ChuukeseAustronesian56% alike
- PuluwateseAustronesian49% alike
- TobianAustronesian36% alike
- SatawaleseAustronesian35% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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