Nukumanu language

Nukumanu
Nukumanu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Nukumanu
Native speakers	700 (2003)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Ellicean Nukumanu; ; ; ; ;
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 Vocabulary^[4]
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 (Color)	má
Green (Color)	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". hdl:1885/10191. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ 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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[e18-1] Nukumanu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Marck, Jeff (2000), Topics in Polynesian languages and culture history. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics

[3] Robert Blust (2013). "The Austronesian languages". hdl:1885/10191. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition, 1908-1910. Hamburg: L. Friederichsen. 1914. pp. 31, 51. OCLC 13389966.

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