Faka'uvea

Wallisianisch

Austronesian (Polynesian, Tongic)

SprachfamilieAustronesian (Polynesian, Tongic) Sprecher~10K SchriftLatin LänderWallis & Futuna (French overseas collectivity); diaspora in New Caledonia Amtssprache inYes (co-official de facto in Wallis & Futuna, alongside French) ISO 639-3wls Glottocodeeast2447

Wallisian (Faka'uvea), spoken on Wallis Island ('Uvea) in the French collectivity of Wallis & Futuna, is a Polynesian language of the Tongic subgroup most closely related to Niuafo'ou and Tongan, though heavy contact with Samoic neighbours has overlaid much Samoan-style vocabulary. It preserves the typical Polynesian inventory of just 5 vowels and ~12 consonants including a phonemic glottal stop /ʔ/ (written ‘), and uses VSO word order with ergative-absolutive case marking via prepositions. Despite ~10K speakers, it remains the daily language of the island and has co-official status alongside French.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Wallisianisch

Wasser

vai

/vai/

Feuer

afi

/aˈfi/

Sonne

laʻā

/laˈʔaː/

Mond

māhina

/maːˈhina/

Mutter

faʻē

/faˈʔeː/

Vater

tāmai

/taːˈmai/

Essen

kai

/kai/

Trinken

inu

/ˈinu/

Liebe

ʻofa

/ˈʔofa/

Herz

mafu

/ˈmafu/

Baum

ʻakau

/ʔaˈkau/

Haus

fale

/ˈfale/

Hund

kulī

/kuˈliː/

Katze

pusi

/ˈpusi/

Hand

nima

/ˈnima/

Auge

mata

/ˈmata/

Hallo

mālō te maʻuli

/maːloː te maˈʔuli/

Danke

mālō

/maːˈloː/

Eins

tahi

/ˈtahi/

Gut

lelei

/leˈlei/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Austronesian (Polynesian, Tongic)-Sprachen

Bedeutung WallisianischTongaischPukapukanischTuvaluischTokelauischNiueanischHawaiisch
Wasser vai /vai/ vai /vai/ wai /wai/ vai /vai/ vai /vai/ vai /vai/ wai /wai/
Feuer afi /aˈfi/ afi /afi/ yayi /ˈjaji/ afi /afi/ afi /afi/ afi /afi/ ahi /ahi/
Sonne laʻā /laˈʔaː/ laʻā /laʔaː/ la /la/ laa /laː/ la /la/ /laː/ /laː/
Mond māhina /maːˈhina/ māhina /maːhina/ malama /maˈlama/ masina /masina/ malama /malama/ mahina /mahina/ mahina /mɐˈhina/
Mutter faʻē /faˈʔeː/ faʻē /faʔeː/ mama /ˈmama/ maatua /maːtua/ matua /matua/ matua fifine /matua fifine/ makuahine /makuˈahine/
Vater tāmai /taːˈmai/ tamai /tamai/ matua /maˈtua/ tamana /tamana/ tamana /tamana/ matua taane /matua taːne/ makuakāne /makuaˈkaːne/
Essen kai /kai/ kai /kai/ kai /kai/ kai /kai/ kai /kai/ kai /kai/ ʻai /ʔai/
Trinken inu /ˈinu/ inu /inu/ inu /ˈinu/ inu /inu/ inu /inu/ inu /inu/ inu /inu/
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