Tolomako
Tolomako is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tolomako (also called Bigbay) is a language of the Oceanic subgroup of Austronesian languages. It is spoken on Santo island in Vanuatu.
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Words in Tolomako
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bao* | |
| name | xise* | |
| eye | nata* | |
| ear | calixa* | |
| nose | xoxo* | |
| tooth | ucu* | |
| tongue | nene* | |
| hand | xabe* | |
| blood | cae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | tini* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | tei | |
| fire | xapu* | |
| sun | natanamaso* | |
| star | bitiu* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | buti* | |
| tree | xau* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | poxi* | |
| dog | pesi* | |
| fish | naci* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | tea* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | nixo* | |
| we | xice* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- PiamatsinaAustronesian59% alike
- TasmateAustronesian58% alike
- NavutAustronesian52% alike
- VunapuAustronesian51% alike
- Kula (Vanuatu)Austronesian50% alike
- TialeAustronesian47% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · tolo1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tlm