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'''Takuu''' (also Mortlock, Taku, Tau, or Tauu) is a [[Polynesian languages|Polynesian]] language from the [[Ellicean languages|Ellicean group]] spoken on the atoll of [[Takuu]], near [[Bougainville Island]]. It is very closely related to [[Nukumanu language|Nukumanu]] and [[Nukuria language|Nukuria]] from Papua New Guinea and to [[Ontong Java language|Ontong Java]] and [[Sikaiana language|Sikaiana]] from Solomon Islands.<ref name="e16"/> |
'''Takuu''' (also Mortlock, Taku, Tau, or Tauu) is a [[Polynesian languages|Polynesian]] language from the [[Ellicean languages|Ellicean group]] spoken on the atoll of [[Takuu]], near [[Bougainville Island]]. It is very closely related to [[Nukumanu language|Nukumanu]] and [[Nukuria language|Nukuria]] from Papua New Guinea and to [[Ontong Java language|Ontong Java]] and [[Sikaiana language|Sikaiana]] from Solomon Islands.<ref name="e16">http://www.ethnologue.com/language/nho</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:01, 10 October 2013
| Takuu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Takuu (Mortlock atoll) |
Native speakers | 1,800 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nho |
Takuu (also Mortlock, Taku, Tau, or Tauu) is a Polynesian language from the Ellicean group spoken on the atoll of Takuu, near Bougainville Island. It is very closely related to Nukumanu and Nukuria from Papua New Guinea and to Ontong Java and Sikaiana from Solomon Islands.[2]
| Takuu | Samoan | Tokelauan | Rarotongan | Māori | Hawaiian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sky | /ɾani/ | /laŋi/ | /ɾaŋi/ | /ɾaŋi/ | /lani/ | |
| north wind | /tokoɾau/ | /toʔelau/ | /tokelau/ | /tokeɾau/ | /tokeɾau/ | /koʔolau/ |
| woman | /ffine/ | /fafine/ | /fafine/ | /vaʔine/ | /wahine/ | /wahine/ |
| house | /faɾe/ | /fale/ | /fale/ | /ʔaɾe/ | /ɸaɾe/ | /hale/ |
| parent | /maːtua/ | /matua/ | /metua/ | /matua/ | /makua/ | |
| mother | /tinna/, /tinnaː/ | /tinaː/ | /maːtua/ | /maːmaː/ | /ɸaea/ | /makuahine/ |
| father | /tama/, /tamana/ | /tamaː/ | /tama/, /tamana/ | /metua/, /paːpaː/ | /matua/, /paːpaː/ | /makua kaːne/ |
References
- ^ Takuu at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ http://www.ethnologue.com/language/nho
See also
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