Nukumanu language
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Endangered Polynesian language of Papua New Guinea
Nukumanu | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Nukumanu |
Native speakers | 700 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nuq |
Glottolog | nuku1258 |
Nukumanu is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 700 people on Nukumanu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea.[2] It is one of the most endangered languages in the region.[3]
Vocabulary
English | Nukumanu |
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Coconut Palm | nίu |
Breadfruit Tree | 'úlu |
Banana | hŭki |
Hibiscus | hau |
Sugar Cane | kólo |
Tree | náku |
Yams | ŭhi |
A large red berry with no core | puáta |
A type of fruit with a hard shell | tóno |
A type of hardwood shrub | heníe |
Red (colour) | má |
Green (colour) | eúli |
Dark (as in deep water/far away) | upála |
References
- ^ Nukumanu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Marck, Jeff (2000), Topics in Polynesian languages and culture history. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
- ^ Robert Blust (2013). The Austronesian languages. Asia-Pacific Linguistics, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University. hdl:1885/10191. ISBN 9781922185075.
- ^ Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition, 1908-1910. Hamburg: L. Friederichsen. 1914. pp. 31, 51. OCLC 13389966.
Further reading
- Ray, Sidney H. "Polynesian Linguistics. III. Polynesian Languages Of The Solomon Islands". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 25 (97): 18–23.
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