ʻEo Enana
Marquesan
Austronesian (Polynesian, Eastern)
Marquesan is the language of the Marquesas Islands, distinct from Tahitian. The Marquesan migration was the source population for Hawaiian and Easter Island settlement, making Marquesan vocabulary central to Polynesian historical linguistics.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Marquesan
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Polynesian, Eastern)
| Meaning | Marquesan | Tuamotuan | Rapanui | Pukapukan | Tuvaluan | Cook Islands Māori | Niuean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fire | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | awi /awi/ | afi /afi/ | aʻi /aʔi/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sun | ʻoumati /ʔoumati/ | rā /raː/ | raʻā /ɾaʔaː/ | la /la/ | laa /laː/ | rā /raː/ | lā /laː/ |
| Moon | mahina /mahina/ | marama /marama/ | mahina /mahina/ | malama /malama/ | masina /masina/ | marama /marama/ | mahina /mahina/ |
| Star | fetuʻu /fetuʔu/ | fetū /fetuː/ | hetuʻu /hetuʔu/ | wetū /wetuː/ | fetū /fetuː/ | etū /etuː/ | fetū /fetuː/ |
| Night | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ | pō /poː/ |
| Rain | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ | ua /ua/ |
| Wind | metani /metani/ | matangi /mataŋi/ | tokerau /tokeɾau/ | matangi /mataŋi/ | matagi /mataŋi/ | matangi /mataŋi/ | matagi /mataŋi/ |
| Earth | ʻepo /ʔepo/ | repo /repo/ | ʻoʻone /ʔoʔone/ | kelekele /kelekele/ | kelekele /kelekele/ | one /one/ | kelekele /kelekele/ |
| Stone | keʻa /keʔa/ | pōfatu /poːfatu/ | maʻea /maʔea/ | watu /watu/ | fatu /fatu/ | toka /toka/ | maka /maka/ |
| Sea | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tahi /tahi/ |
| Mother | kui /kui/ | metua vahine /metua vahine/ | matuʻa vahine /matuʔa vahine/ | matua wawine /matua wawine/ | maatua /maːtua/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | matua fifine /matua fifine/ |
| Father | motua /motua/ | metua tāne /metua taːne/ | matuʻa tāne /matuʔa taːne/ | matua tāne /matua taːne/ | tamana /tamana/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | matua taane /matua taːne/ |
| I | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | au /au/ |
| You | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ | koe /koe/ |
| We | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tatou / matou /tatou / matou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ | tautolu / mautolu /tautolu / mautolu/ |
| Name | ikoa /ikoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | igoa /iŋoa/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | higoa /hiŋoa/ |
| Person | ʻenana /ʔenana/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tino /tino/ | tangata /taŋata/ | tagata /taŋata/ |
| Head | upoko /upoko/ | upoko /upoko/ | puʻoko /puʔoko/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | upoko /upoko/ | ulu /ulu/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | puaʻika /puaʔika/ | taringa /tariŋa/ | taringa /taɾiŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | taliga /taliŋa/ | taringa /taɾiŋa/ | taliga /taliŋa/ |
| Nose | ihu /ihu/ | ihu /ihu/ | ihu /ihu/ | iyu /iðu/ | isu /isu/ | putāngiʻu /putaːŋiʔu/ | ihu /ihu/ |
| Mouth | haha /haha/ | vaha /vaha/ | haha /haha/ | ngutu /ŋutu/ | gutu /ŋutu/ | vaʻa /vaʔa/ | gutu /ŋutu/ |
| Tooth | niho /niho/ | niho /niho/ | niho /niho/ | nio /nio/ | nifo /nifo/ | niʻo /niʔo/ | nifo /nifo/ |
| Tongue | ʻeʻo /ʔeʔo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | alelo /alelo/ | alelo /alelo/ | arero /aɾeɾo/ | alelo /alelo/ |
| Hand | ʻima /ʔima/ | rima /rima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Foot | vae /vae/ | vae /vae/ | vaʻe /vaʔe/ | vae /vae/ | vae /vae/ | vae /vae/ | hui /hui/ |
| Heart | houpo /houpo/ | hōupo /hoːupo/ | mahatu /mahatu/ | loto /loto/ | fatu /fatu/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | atevili /atevili/ |
| Bone | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | ivi /ivi/ | hui /hui/ |
| Blood | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ | toto /toto/ |
| Love | hanahana /hanahana/ | aroha /aroha/ | hanga /haŋa/ | aloa /aloa/ | alofa /alofa/ | aroʻa /aɾoʔa/ | fakaalofa /fakaalofa/ |
| Tree | tumu kahi /tumu kahi/ | rākau /raːkau/ | tumu rākau /tumu ɾaːkau/ | lākau /laːkau/ | laakau /laːkau/ | rākau /raːkau/ | akau /akau/ |
| Dog | peto /peto/ | kuri /kuri/ | paihenga /paiheŋa/ | kulī /kuliː/ | kuli /kuli/ | puakaoa /puakaoa/ | kuli /kuli/ |
| Cat | piki /piki/ | — /—/ | kati /kati/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Fish | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ |
| Bird | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ | manu /manu/ |
| Egg | mamaʻi /mamaʔi/ | tōuo /toːuo/ | māmari /maːmaɾi/ | wuamoa /wuamoa/ | fuamoa /fuamoa/ | ua /ua/ | fua moa /fua moa/ |
| Horse | ekeuna /ekeuna/ | puārehenua /puaːrehenua/ | hoi /hoi/ | oloenua /oloenua/ | solofanua /solofanua/ | ʻoroʻenua /ʔoɾoʔenua/ | solofanua /solofanua/ |
| House | haʻe /haʔe/ | fare /fare/ | hare /haɾe/ | wale /wale/ | fale /fale/ | ʻare /ʔaɾe/ | fale /fale/ |
| Salt | paʻatai /paʔatai/ | miti /miti/ | miti /miti/ | miti /miti/ | masima /masima/ | miti /miti/ | masima /masima/ |
| Eat | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ |
| Drink | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | unu /unu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ |
| Sleep | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | moe /moe/ | mohe /mohe/ |
| One | tahi /tahi/ | tahi /tahi/ | tahi /tahi/ | tayi /taði/ | tasi /tasi/ | taʻi /taʔi/ | taha /taha/ |
| Two | ʻua /ʔua/ | rua /rua/ | rua /ɾua/ | lua /lua/ | lua /lua/ | rua /rua/ | ua /ua/ |
| Three | toʻu /toʔu/ | toru /toɾu/ | toru /toɾu/ | tolu /tolu/ | tolu /tolu/ | toru /toɾu/ | tolu /tolu/ |
| Four | hā /haː/ | hā /haː/ | hā /haː/ | wā /waː/ | fā /faː/ | ʻā /ʔaː/ | fā /faː/ |
| Five | ʻima /ʔima/ | rima /ɾima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | rima /ɾima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | ʻau /ʔau/ | hānere /haːnere/ | rau /ɾau/ | lau /lau/ | selau /selau/ | ʻānere /ʔaːnere/ | teau /teau/ |
| Hello | kaʻoha /kaʔoha/ | — /—/ | ʻiorana /ʔioɾana/ | kia orana /kia oɾana/ | taalofa /taːlofa/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | fakaalofa atu /fakaalofa atu/ |
| Thank you | mauruuru /mauɾuuɾu/ | — /—/ | maururu /mauɾuɾu/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | fakaaue /fakaaue/ |
| Good | meitaʻi /meitaʔi/ | maitaki /maitaki/ | riva /ɾiva/ | lelei /lelei/ | lei /lei/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | mitaki /mitaki/ |
| New | hou /hou/ | hoou /hoou/ | hoʻou /hoʔou/ | wou /wou/ | fou /fou/ | ʻou /ʔou/ | foou /foou/ |
| Red | kuʻa /kuʔa/ | kura /kuɾa/ | mea mea /mea mea/ | kula /kula/ | kula /kula/ | muramura /muɾamuɾa/ | kula /kula/ |
| White | tea /tea/ | tea /tea/ | tea tea /tea tea/ | tea /tea/ | kena /kena/ | teatea /teatea/ | tea /tea/ |
| Black | keʻekeʻe /keʔekeʔe/ | kere /kere/ | uri uri /uɾi uɾi/ | uli /uli/ | uli /uli/ | kerekere /keɾekeɾe/ | uli /uli/ |
| Blue | moho /moho/ | ninamu /ninamu/ | moana /moana/ | yengayenga /ðeŋaðeŋa/ | lanu moana /lanu moana/ | auīka /auiːka/ | lanu moana /lanu moana/ |
| Computer | maihini ʻoʻo uiʻa /maihini ʔoʔo uiʔa/ | — | — | — | komupiuta /komupiuta/ | rorouira /ɾoɾouiɾa/ | komopiuta /komopiuta/ |
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