Vunapu
Vunapu is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Vunapu is an Oceanic language spoken in northern Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
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Words in Vunapu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | Xise* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | la* | |
| nose | no* | |
| tooth | pati* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | maXabi* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | pino* | |
| knee | pou* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | mapwe* | |
| water | pei | |
| fire | Xapu* | |
| sun | matanamaso* | |
| star | macoi* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | tamatua* | |
| tree | Xau* | |
| leaf | rauna* | |
| night | ora* | |
| dog | pesi* | |
| fish | maci* | |
| louse | Xutu* | |
| one | tewa* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | iniXo* | |
| we | ani7e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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