Takuu language

Takuu
Spoken in Papua New Guinea
Region Takuu (Mortlock atoll)
Native speakers 1,750  (2003)
Language family
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.[1]

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

See also

Papua New Guinea portal
Language portal