West Uvean
West Uvean is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia, by about 2,200 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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West Uvean (also Uvean or Faga Ouvéa; Fagauvea in the vernacular) is a Polynesian outlier language spoken on the island of Ouvéa, in the Loyalty island group of New Caledonia, and in the capital of Nouméa.
West Uvean has been studied by linguists Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre and Claire Moyse-Faurie.
From Wikipedia · West Uvean language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in West Uvean
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tagata* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tongue | fagalelo* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | tai* | |
| leaf | lau* | |
| night | po* | |
| one | tahi* | |
| two | lua* | |
| you | goe* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | kitea* | |
| hear | longona* | |
| die | mate* | |
| come | aumai* | |
| path | ala* | |
| new | fou* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Grammar
- AjiëAustronesian87% alike
- IaaiAustronesian86% alike
- AnutaAustronesian86% alike
- LauAustronesian86% alike
- Western Bukidnon ManoboAustronesian84% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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