Vurës
Vurës is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Vurës (Vureas, Vures) is an Oceanic language spoken in the southern area of Vanua Lava Island, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu, by about 2000 speakers.
Vurës was described by linguist Catriona Malau, in the form of a grammar and a dictionary.
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Words in Vurës
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | atm̄ēn | |
| woman | reqe | |
| water | bē | |
| fire | ev | |
| sea | naw | |
| four | nivet | |
| orange | m̄öl |
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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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · vure1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · msn