Nukumanu language

Nukumanu is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 700 people on Nukumanu in the eastern islands of Papua New Guinea.^[2] It is one of the most endangered languages in the region.^[3]

Nukumanu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Nukumanu
Native speakers	700 (2003)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Polynesian Ellicean Nukumanu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nuq
Glottolog	nuku1258

Vocabulary

English-Nukumanu Vocabulary^[4]

English	Nukumanu
Coconut palm	nίu
Breadfruit tree	'úlu
Banana	hŭki
Hibiscus	hau
Sugar cane	kólo
Tree	náku
Yams	ŭhi
A large red berry with no core	puáta
A type of fruit with a hard shell	tóno
A type of hardwood shrub	heníe
Red (colour)	má
Green (colour)	eúli
Dark (as in deep water/far away)	upála