Unua
Unua is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Unua, or Onua, is an Oceanic language spoken in south-east Malekula, Vanuatu. It is said to be a dialect of the same language, Unua-Pangkumu, as Rerep (Pangkumu).
From Wikipedia · Unua language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Unua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | xise* | |
| eye | meto* | |
| ear | rerNo* | |
| nose | Nunsu* | |
| tooth | ribo* | |
| tongue | rumo* | |
| hand | beru* | |
| blood | nexina* | |
| bone | mburaNgu* | |
| skin | bErnembo* | |
| knee | mbwau* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | tEtu* | |
| water | nue | |
| fire | xump* | |
| sun | ar* | |
| star | maCo* | |
| stone | bet* | |
| mountain | xu* | |
| tree | xe* | |
| leaf | raun* | |
| night | nut3ren* | |
| dog | kuri* | |
| fish | ix* | |
| louse | xut* | |
| one | soxa* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | xina* | |
| you | xai* | |
| we | rate* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- RerepAustronesian70% alike
- NamanAustronesian40% alike
- BurmbarAustronesian39% alike
- MaskelynesAustronesian33% alike
- AxambAustronesian33% alike
- Port SandwichAustronesian32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · unua1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · onu