Tutuba
Tutuba is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tutuba is an Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu on the southeast tip of Espiritu Santo Island and on Tutuba Island offshore.
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Words in Tutuba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | isa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | mpero* | |
| nose | kalsu* | |
| tooth | undu* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ndae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | uri* | |
| knee | mpau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mpempe* | |
| fire | ampu* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | bitubobora* | |
| stone | marandi* | |
| mountain | mpatiliu* | |
| tree | biai* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | ndondo* | |
| dog | biriu* | |
| fish | masi* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | etea* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | no* | |
| we | inda* | |
| drink | inu* |
* 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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