Nukumanu language explained

Nukumanu
States:Papua New Guinea
Region:Nukumanu
Speakers:700
Date:2003
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Oceanic
Fam4:Polynesian
Fam5:Ellicean
Iso3:nuq
Glotto:nuku1258
Glottorefname:Nukumanu

Nukumanu is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 700 people on Nukumanu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea.[1] It is one of the most endangered languages in the region.[2]

Vocabulary

English-Nukumanu Vocabulary[3] !English!Nukumanu
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)
Green (colour) eúli
Dark (as in deep water/far away) upála

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Marck, Jeff (2000), Topics in Polynesian languages and culture history. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
  2. Book: 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 . 1885/10191. 9781922185075.
  3. Book: Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition, 1908-1910. L. Friederichsen. 1914. Hamburg . 31,51. 13389966.