Zire
Zire was an Austronesian language once spoken in New Caledonia.
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Zire (Sîshëë), also known as Nerë, is an extinct Oceanic language of New Caledonia. There were 19 speakers in 2009. Zire is sometimes considered a dialect of Ajië.
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Words in Zire
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nua* | |
| eye | xEmerE* | |
| ear | boanere* | |
| nose | omo* | |
| tooth | virSexon* | |
| tongue | xoamone* | |
| hand | mana* | |
| blood | ovE* | |
| knee | baraxon* | |
| breast | yine* | |
| liver | arE* | |
| water | rS3* | |
| fire | ne* | |
| sun | natEarSe* | |
| star | poeakoea* | |
| stone | arSimui* | |
| mountain | merene* | |
| tree | dexau* | |
| leaf | 5o* | |
| night | Nuru* | |
| dog | taiki* | |
| fish | nu* | |
| one | rSae* | |
| two | axuru* | |
| I | gu* | |
| you | ge* | |
| we | gara* | |
| drink | oyu* | |
| see | nuti* | |
| hear | nuhwa4a* |
* 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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