Fäeag Rotuạm
Rotuma
Austronesian
Rotuman (Fäeag Rotuạm) is the language of Rotuma Island, a small autonomous dependency of Fiji ~600 km north of the main Fijian islands. Linguistically a Polynesian outlier with extensive Western Polynesian (Tongan/Samoan) and Melanesian (Fijian) lexical and structural admixture, reflecting Rotuma's position at the Polynesian-Melanesian interface. Famous for its complex umlaut-based metathesis system: alternating "complete" (full word) and "incomplete" (truncated) phases that mark grammatical contrasts. Despite its small speaker base, retains active intergenerational use on Rotuma.
Tempat dituturkan
20 kata inti dalam Rotuma
Air
ofu
/ofu/
Api
rerege
/ɾeɾeŋe/
Matahari
asa
/asa/
Bulan
hula
/hula/
Ibu
ö'ö
/øʔø/
Ayah
öäpö
/øæpø/
Makan
te'a
/teʔa/
Minum
inum
/inum/
Cinta
hanis
/hanis/
Hati
huga
/huŋa/
Pohon
rou
/ɾou/
Rumah
ri
/ɾi/
Anjing
kak'i
/kakʔi/
Kucing
kotok
/kotok/
Tangan
si'u
/siʔu/
Mata
mafa
/mafa/
Halo
noa'ia
/noaʔia/
Terima kasih
fai'aksia
/faiʔaksia/
Satu
ta
/ta/
Baik
lelei
/lelei/
Sumber
Perbandingan kata
Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Austronesian terkait
| Arti | Rotuma | Bahasa Hiri Motu | bahasa Tausug | Bahasa Samoa | Motu | bahasa Tokelau | Bahasa Mussau-Emira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ofu /ofu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | vai /vai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | vai /vai/ | eai /eai/ |
| Api | rerege /ɾeɾeŋe/ | lahi /lahi/ | kayu /kaju/ | afi /afi/ | lahi /lahi/ | afi /afi/ | kapok /kapok/ |
| Matahari | asa /asa/ | dina /dina/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | lā /laː/ | dina /dina/ | la /la/ | ariu /aɾiu/ |
| Bulan | hula /hula/ | hua /hua/ | bulan /bulan/ | māsina /maːsina/ | hua /hua/ | malama /malama/ | malam /malam/ |
| Ibu | ö'ö /øʔø/ | sina /sina/ | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | tinā /tinaː/ | sinana /sinana/ | matua /matua/ | nia /nia/ |
| Ayah | öäpö /øæpø/ | tama /tama/ | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | tamā /tamaː/ | tamana /tamana/ | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ |
| Makan | te'a /teʔa/ | ania /ania/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | ʻai /ʔai/ | aniani /aniani/ | kai /kai/ | anu /anu/ |
| Minum | inum /inum/ | inua /inua/ | minum /minum/ | inu /inu/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | inu /inu/ | inum /inum/ |
| Cinta | hanis /hanis/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | lasa /lasa/ | alofa /alofa/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | alofa /alofa/ | talimi /talimi/ |
| Hati | huga /huŋa/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | loto /loto/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fatu /fatu/ | lalota /lalota/ |
| Pohon | rou /ɾou/ | au /au/ | kahuy /kahuj/ | laʻau /laʔau/ | au /au/ | lakau /lakau/ | rikei /ɾikei/ |
| Rumah | ri /ɾi/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | bāy /baːj/ | fale /fale/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | fale /fale/ | ulemi /ulemi/ |
| Anjing | kak'i /kakʔi/ | sisia /sisia/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | maile /maile/ | sisia /sisia/ | kuli /kuli/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ |
| Kucing | kotok /kotok/ | pusi /pusi/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | busi /busi/ |
| Tangan | si'u /siʔu/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Mata | mafa /mafa/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Halo | noa'ia /noaʔia/ | namona /namona/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | talofa /talofa/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | emua /emua/ |
| Terima kasih | fai'aksia /faiʔaksia/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | faʻafetai /faʔafetai/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | poasi /poasi/ |
| Satu | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | isa /isa/ | tasi /tasi/ | ta /ta/ | tahi /tahi/ | esa /esa/ |
| Baik | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | lelei /lelei/ | rop /ɾop/ |
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