Wailapa language
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Wailapa, or Moiso or Ale, is an Oceanic language[2][3] or dialect[4] spoken on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu.
| Wailapa | |
|---|---|
| Moiso, Ale | |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Espiritu Santo |
Native speakers | 500[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlr |
| Glottolog | wail1242 |
| ELP | Wailapa |
Espiritu Santo, where Wailapa is spoken on the southern coast | |
 Wailapa is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
It is possibly endangered,[5] with its status described as "shifting".[6] It is also described as "stable".[3]
It has multiple dialects.[7]
Classification
Wailapa is generally described as a language,[2][3] but also as a dialect of the proposed, lexicostastically defined Southwest Santo language along with Araki, Tangoa, and Akei.[8][4]
Selected vocabulary
The list below is a sample of words in Wailapa. [7]
| Wailapa | English |
|---|---|
| patu-ku | head |
| umʷi-ku | beard |
| tamanpatu-ku | belly |
| laso-ku | testicles |
| marau-ku | left hand |
| tˢino-ima | door |
| tikinoβu | centipede |
| lano | fly (n) |
| moɂi | mosquito |
| paɂeo | shark |
| apa-na | wing |
| tˢio | grasshopper |
| aβua | turtle |
| korui niu | dry coconut |
| pioro | sandalwood |
| matˢoe | star |
| βusiβusi | sand |
| βaliβali tasi | foam |
| paka | bow |
| soɂo | digging stick |
| βuro | fight |
| tˢoriɂa | yellow |
| mo tolu | three |
| raβurua | seven |
| mo-βisa | how many |
| taun | year |
| inia | he |
| inira | they |
| atia | bite |
| ɂaniɂan | eat |
| sisia apu | blow |
| kunu | run |
References
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