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]
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 |
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