Fäeag Rotuạm
Rotumano
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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Rotumano
Acqua
ofu
/ofu/
Fuoco
rerege
/ɾeɾeŋe/
Sole
asa
/asa/
Luna
hula
/hula/
Madre
ö'ö
/øʔø/
Padre
öäpö
/øæpø/
Mangiare
te'a
/teʔa/
Bere
inum
/inum/
Amore
hanis
/hanis/
Cuore
huga
/huŋa/
Albero
rou
/ɾou/
Casa
ri
/ɾi/
Cane
kak'i
/kakʔi/
Gatto
kotok
/kotok/
Mano
si'u
/siʔu/
Occhio
mafa
/mafa/
Ciao
noa'ia
/noaʔia/
Grazie
fai'aksia
/faiʔaksia/
Uno
ta
/ta/
Buono
lelei
/lelei/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Austronesian correlate
| Significato | Rotumano | Hiri Motu | tausug | Samoano | Motu | tokelauano | Mussau-Emira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | ofu /ofu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | vai /vai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | vai /vai/ | eai /eai/ |
| Fuoco | rerege /ɾeɾeŋe/ | lahi /lahi/ | kayu /kaju/ | afi /afi/ | lahi /lahi/ | afi /afi/ | kapok /kapok/ |
| Sole | asa /asa/ | dina /dina/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | lā /laː/ | dina /dina/ | la /la/ | ariu /aɾiu/ |
| Luna | hula /hula/ | hua /hua/ | bulan /bulan/ | māsina /maːsina/ | hua /hua/ | malama /malama/ | malam /malam/ |
| Madre | ö'ö /øʔø/ | sina /sina/ | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | tinā /tinaː/ | sinana /sinana/ | matua /matua/ | nia /nia/ |
| Padre | öäpö /øæpø/ | tama /tama/ | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | tamā /tamaː/ | tamana /tamana/ | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ |
| Mangiare | te'a /teʔa/ | ania /ania/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | ʻai /ʔai/ | aniani /aniani/ | kai /kai/ | anu /anu/ |
| Bere | inum /inum/ | inua /inua/ | minum /minum/ | inu /inu/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | inu /inu/ | inum /inum/ |
| Amore | hanis /hanis/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | lasa /lasa/ | alofa /alofa/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | alofa /alofa/ | talimi /talimi/ |
| Cuore | huga /huŋa/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | loto /loto/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fatu /fatu/ | lalota /lalota/ |
| Albero | rou /ɾou/ | au /au/ | kahuy /kahuj/ | laʻau /laʔau/ | au /au/ | lakau /lakau/ | rikei /ɾikei/ |
| Casa | ri /ɾi/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | bāy /baːj/ | fale /fale/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | fale /fale/ | ulemi /ulemi/ |
| Cane | kak'i /kakʔi/ | sisia /sisia/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | maile /maile/ | sisia /sisia/ | kuli /kuli/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ |
| Gatto | kotok /kotok/ | pusi /pusi/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | busi /busi/ |
| Mano | si'u /siʔu/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Occhio | mafa /mafa/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | noa'ia /noaʔia/ | namona /namona/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | talofa /talofa/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | emua /emua/ |
| Grazie | fai'aksia /faiʔaksia/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | faʻafetai /faʔafetai/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | poasi /poasi/ |
| Uno | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | isa /isa/ | tasi /tasi/ | ta /ta/ | tahi /tahi/ | esa /esa/ |
| Buono | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | lelei /lelei/ | rop /ɾop/ |
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