Fäeag Rotuạm
Rotuman
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.
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20 palavras essenciais em Rotuman
Água
ofu
/ofu/
Fogo
rerege
/ɾeɾeŋe/
Sol
asa
/asa/
Lua
hula
/hula/
Mãe
ö'ö
/øʔø/
Pai
öäpö
/øæpø/
Comer
te'a
/teʔa/
Beber
inum
/inum/
Amor
hanis
/hanis/
Coração
huga
/huŋa/
Árvore
rou
/ɾou/
Casa
ri
/ɾi/
Cão
kak'i
/kakʔi/
Gato
kotok
/kotok/
Mão
si'u
/siʔu/
Olho
mafa
/mafa/
Olá
noa'ia
/noaʔia/
Obrigado
fai'aksia
/faiʔaksia/
Um
ta
/ta/
Bom
lelei
/lelei/
Fontes
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Austronesian relacionadas
| Significado | Rotuman | Hiri Motu | tausug | Samoano | Motu | toquelauano | Mussau-Emira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | ofu /ofu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | vai /vai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | vai /vai/ | eai /eai/ |
| Fogo | rerege /ɾeɾeŋe/ | lahi /lahi/ | kayu /kaju/ | afi /afi/ | lahi /lahi/ | afi /afi/ | kapok /kapok/ |
| Sol | asa /asa/ | dina /dina/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | lā /laː/ | dina /dina/ | la /la/ | ariu /aɾiu/ |
| Lua | hula /hula/ | hua /hua/ | bulan /bulan/ | māsina /maːsina/ | hua /hua/ | malama /malama/ | malam /malam/ |
| Mãe | ö'ö /øʔø/ | sina /sina/ | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | tinā /tinaː/ | sinana /sinana/ | matua /matua/ | nia /nia/ |
| Pai | öäpö /øæpø/ | tama /tama/ | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | tamā /tamaː/ | tamana /tamana/ | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ |
| Comer | te'a /teʔa/ | ania /ania/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | ʻai /ʔai/ | aniani /aniani/ | kai /kai/ | anu /anu/ |
| Beber | inum /inum/ | inua /inua/ | minum /minum/ | inu /inu/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | inu /inu/ | inum /inum/ |
| Amor | hanis /hanis/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | lasa /lasa/ | alofa /alofa/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | alofa /alofa/ | talimi /talimi/ |
| Coração | huga /huŋa/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | loto /loto/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fatu /fatu/ | lalota /lalota/ |
| Árvore | 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/ |
| Cão | kak'i /kakʔi/ | sisia /sisia/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | maile /maile/ | sisia /sisia/ | kuli /kuli/ | kovur /kovuɾ/ |
| Gato | kotok /kotok/ | pusi /pusi/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | busi /busi/ |
| Mão | si'u /siʔu/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | imana /imana/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Olho | mafa /mafa/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Olá | noa'ia /noaʔia/ | namona /namona/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | talofa /talofa/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | emua /emua/ |
| Obrigado | fai'aksia /faiʔaksia/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | faʻafetai /faʔafetai/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | poasi /poasi/ |
| Um | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | isa /isa/ | tasi /tasi/ | ta /ta/ | tahi /tahi/ | esa /esa/ |
| Bom | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | lelei /lelei/ | namo /namo/ | lelei /lelei/ | rop /ɾop/ |
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