Valpei
Valpei is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Valpei (Valpei-Hukua) is an Oceanic language spoken on the northern tip of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
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Words in Valpei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nia* | |
| name | hise* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | koliNo* | |
| nose | nono* | |
| tooth | pEti* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | mahabi* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | puluNu* | |
| knee | pwou* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | wiso* | |
| water | pei* | |
| fire | abi* | |
| sun | mwaso* | |
| star | mwaCoe* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | buti* | |
| tree | hau* | |
| leaf | raunhau* | |
| night | kokora* | |
| dog | pesi* | |
| fish | iha* | |
| louse | hutu* | |
| one | tewa* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | niho* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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