Vera'a
Vera'a is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Veraʼa, also known as Vatrata, is an Oceanic language spoken on the western coast of Vanua Lava Island, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu.
Veraʼa was described in 2011 by linguist Stefan Schnell.
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Words in Vera'a
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aNsara* | |
| name | so* | |
| eye | ma7a* | |
| ear | ndElNo* | |
| nose | mindi* | |
| tooth | lowo* | |
| tongue | Xarmie* | |
| hand | mbini* | |
| blood | ndara* | |
| bone | sur* | |
| skin | vin* | |
| knee | ukpu* | |
| breast | sis* | |
| liver | vara* | |
| water | mbe* | |
| fire | nEp* | |
| sun | luo* | |
| star | wuNmisi* | |
| stone | vE7* | |
| mountain | uwo* | |
| tree | wokpe7EnXE* | |
| leaf | ndo* | |
| night | kpuN* | |
| dog | dog* | |
| fish | mEs* | |
| louse | Xu7* | |
| one | wal* | |
| two | ruo* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | nike* |
* 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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