Fijian-Polynesian languages Comparison (Numbers, Phrases, Colors & Body parts)
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The Austronesian languages are a language family, widely spoken throughout the Malay Peninsula, Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean, and Taiwan (by Taiwanese aborigines). There are also a few speakers in continental Asia. They are spoken by about 386 million people (4.9% of the world population). This makes it the fifth-largest language family by the number of speakers. Major Austronesian languages include Malay (Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, and Tagalog (Filipino). According to some estimates, the family contains 1,257 languages, which is the second-most of any language family
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@hellokittyfrosting
4 жыл бұрын
As an English teacher in a non English speaking country, comparisons of different dialects/accents of English would be incredibly helpful in the classroom!
@sefomomo
3 жыл бұрын
Can u do another comparison on this 4 languages. I feel there are many more words similar to each other
I'm a simple Austronesian. I see "lima", I see family.
@venascomedy8864
3 жыл бұрын
Im half vanuatuan and all 180 languages in vanuatu is austronesia-Polynesian and im half fijian
@ANTSEMUT1
3 жыл бұрын
@@venascomedy8864 i didn't know Vanuatu had that many languages.
@venascomedy8864
3 жыл бұрын
@@ANTSEMUT1 yes i know Im half vanuatuan since my mum is from vanuatu and my dad is from Fiji and all vanuatu's Language are in the austronesian family
@ANTSEMUT1
3 жыл бұрын
@@venascomedy8864 that's amazing.
@sdominik3945
3 жыл бұрын
@@ANTSEMUT1 no, in Vanuatu even the official languages are english(germanic), french(romance) and bislama (creole)
Definitely one of the most underrated language group
The increasingly exasperated "Kia ora!" absolutely makes this video
@YLCCOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Maori: *K I A O R A*
Other polynesian languages, 2: dua Fijian, 1: dua U okay buddy
@theresaway4075
4 жыл бұрын
Dua supposed to be two.
@savairaseru7088
4 жыл бұрын
In another fijian dialect its Lia : 1 Dua : 2
@bonjycaucau9844
3 жыл бұрын
Dua in Indonesian is ten
@godewyn9333
3 жыл бұрын
@@bonjycaucau9844 stop lying
@miguelvina7188
3 жыл бұрын
in my language its duha
I love austronesian languages
The legend was born 0:00
*LIMA(5) GANG*
Samoan and Fijian have more similarities to maritime southeast asian, while Hawaiian sounds so distinct.
@user-lo5ot9gw6q
3 жыл бұрын
Hawaiian and Tahitian are so close that they can pretty much understand what the other is saying even though their different languages !
@keokikahumokukoa8832
3 жыл бұрын
Actually I have an easier time understanding Sāmoans if they speak slow enough, Maori people are actually the closest to Hawaiian, or Cook Island Māori. Tahitian has has many glottal stops ( ‘ ) so when they speak it sounds really fast and broken, where Hawaiian is more sounded out like Cook Island Maori. I also noticed that Tongan and Maori also have very similar vocabulary but spelt differently. But Tongan sounds Samoan or Fijian in the matter of speaking and pronounciation.
@sonenalaka9253
3 жыл бұрын
@Miscellaneous Mind Fiji is in Melanesia. And the closeted related groups are Papuans, Ni Vanuatu, Kanaks and Aboriginals
@seru9668
3 жыл бұрын
@@sonenalaka9253 may be closet but different ancestral background... they close but nor do Vanuatu and papua have very similar dialects to the fijians... fiji only has similar dialects to polys coz its closer and fiji is poly cultured not purely melo.... the melos have different cultures nd quiet far frm the fijian culture
@senantiasa
3 жыл бұрын
Samoan has surprisingly a lot of similarities to insular SEA (when compared to the others).
In Tongan Fa'afetai becomes Fakafeta'i And similar to Hawaiian we say Hema and Matau Red is Kulukula Dark is also Uliuli Light for us instead of Ahiehia like in Hawaiian would be Hinehina It's also worth noting old Maori would be more similar to the rest of us as Mata use to be eye for them as well. Furthermore if you go according to Ni'ihau dialect of Hawaiian and restore to the T you'll see just how connected they are Makani becomes Matani or Matangi like in Tongan Kukui Is the same as the Tongan Tuitui Kai becomes Tai like Samoan Tasi and Tongan Tahi. Kapu becomes the same as the Tongan Tapu Even the Maori name Rangimarie is the same as the Tongan Langimalie. Even in old days Tongans used to say Alo'ofa which is basically the same as Alofa. Tongan is definitely slept on and could be a potential bridge between the Polynesian brothers. Alofa, Alo'ofa,Aloha and Aroha Atu brothers and sisters from Polynesia and even Austronesia!
@AE-ix2iz
3 жыл бұрын
Just one minor correction. Kai in Hawaiian is tai in Samoan, both meaning sea. Also, I saw a Maori song with the lyrics “whakawhetai...” in them. One Maori friend said it means “thank you” while another Maori friend has never heard of it Samoans used to say ula for red but somehow stopped. The faleula of Tuimanu’a literally translates to “red house.” Maybe because Tuimanu’a used the word ula the rest of Samoa stopped using it? But then again Tuimanu’a used taisamasama (yellow sea) and the rest of Samoa still uses samasama for yellow.
@BarHawa
3 жыл бұрын
@@AE-ix2iz Oh wow! It's amazing to note how when we travel back far enough we can see how the languages were.essentialy the same. Over time we developed our own distinct dialects and eventually languages, but when we remove loan words and return to the root it's one and the same! Thanks for the correction and have a blessed day uso!
@BarHawa
3 жыл бұрын
@Miscellaneous Mind Ohhh I see,and yes I agree there are so many words that are the same or have a slight changing in spelling like how the S in Samoan becomes an H in Tongan or how The K in Tongan becomes a glottal stop in Samoan. Even Aiga in Samoan becomes Kainga in Tongan which means “my people” there's so much more, and I'm sure any Tongan or Samoan who has friends from the other would notice these :).
@AE-ix2iz
3 жыл бұрын
@@BarHawa no problem bro. But yea the more we learn the more we realize that we are all one family.
Hawaiian sounds like informal Sāmoan where the use of k's are common.
*Lima* - hand The ancient Malay might use word "Lima" for hand as well. But to avoid confusion between lima (hand) and number lima (5), they've borrowed the Thai language words: " *Tham-ngan / Thảngān (ทำงาน)* " into "Tangan" for hand. Tham ngan in Thai means *Do Work* But the lima (hand) is still preserve today, that's in the word: "Buku Lima". Buku lima = Knuckle
When I thought this languages were going to be similar, I wasn't expecting this languages were EXTREMELY similar.
In Hawaii, alot of places have similar names to villages in Samoa. E.g. Vaimea in Samoa is Similar to Waimea (pronounced Vaimea) in Hawaii. The Big Island of Savaii in Samoa is Similar to the Big island Hawaii, pronounced Havaii.
Malayo-Polynesian languages would be great to see! Thanks for these awesome videos 😊
The Maori speaker sounds like she has a noticeable kiwi accent. Is that just how Maori is? Or was maybe this speaker raised speaking New Zealand English and learned Maori subsequently?
Gosh Samoa and Fiji have many similarities. I thought Fijiand and Tongans were closer in the terms of culture and language.
As a Fijian, it's kinda funny for to me to hear her translate Light Blue as 'Karakarawa mamare'. I don't know why😁😁😁vosoti au🙇♀️
Mata is also a word for eyes in Māori; as in “matarehu”, or, vision impaired.
O Samoa ma le Atua o loʻu tofi. Talosia ia e faʻaauau ona faʻamanuia atu i le tatou malo tele. 🇼🇸
Sundanese : 1. Hiji ᮱ 2. Dua ᮲ 3. Tilu ᮳ 4. Opat ᮴ 5. Lima ᮵ 6. Genep ᮶ 7. Tujuh ᮷ 8. Dalapan ᮸ 9. Salapan ᮹ 10. Sapuluh ᮱᮰ The similarities between us show that we are came from the same mother
Fijian has many similarities with East Indonesian languages like Ambonese. Yes: Io No: Seng. Ulu:Head Ear: Talinga Eyes:Mata
@Samizouza
3 жыл бұрын
If you mean West Papua or closer to that area, yes. It's all in the Austronesian connection.
@rah164
3 жыл бұрын
@@Samizouza actually it same to with west indonesia and malaysia like telinga (ears), mata (eyes) , iya (yes)
@steveboy7302
3 жыл бұрын
They have no similarities to indonesia
@Samizouza
3 жыл бұрын
@@steveboy7302 He means parts of Indonesia in terms of language similarities, not the whole country
Man it's weird that you can find similarities between your language and one that's way further away. I'm Indonesian btw
@ginochristiano1397
3 жыл бұрын
They are all Austronesian languages
@momojack1123
3 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austronesian_languages
@steveboy7302
3 жыл бұрын
Austronesian is a white man word
@mr.osamabingaming2633
3 жыл бұрын
@@steveboy7302 well people of all races speak English nowadays so not really anymore.
I have no idea how you're able to make these videos but it is amazing! keep going! maybe do Chilensi if you can
Could you compare diffrent Amazigh (Berber) languages, they're quite different and diverse and it would be fascinating.
I'd honestly love to see the Sotho-Tswana languages, and maybe even compare one of them to Swahili.
I’m amazed how similar much of the languages are alike ❤️
1 : Siji 2 : Loro 3 : Telu 4 : Papat 5 : Lima/Limo 6 : Enem/Nem 7 : Pitu 8 : Wolu 9 : Sanga/Songo 10 : Sepuluh 💕 From Java - Indonesia
@wittyboy64
3 жыл бұрын
1: Isa 2: Dalawa 3: Tatlo 4: Apat 5: Lima 6: Anim 7: Pito 8: Walo 9: Siyam 10: Sampu In Tagalog (The Philippines)
I speak Bikol (Philippines) and only can understand some numbers, body parts, and color lol.
I loved the video! But I do have a few grievances. In Maaori, you have gotten good morning correct, however, Good Afternoon and Good evening are ahiahi maarie and poo maarie. In Maaori, there was a slight mispronunciation, it should be [i], but maybe it's a dialectal difference. Also, these (the following) aren't really suggestions, just fun facts, but in Maaori, Kia Ora isn't really what you would say if you were being formal. You would say Teenaa koe if you were greeting one person, Teenaa koorua if you were talking to two people, and Teenaa koutou if you are talking to three or more people. Also, many dialects use Kaaore or even Kaahore in place of Kaao.
I'm proud to be an Austronesian speaker (Tagalog)
I suggest you if you can to upload Hellenic languages and dialects please...
Wow i didn't expect fiji and Maori to be similar....
@kini1767
3 жыл бұрын
Me too! 😅 and I'm a fijian thou 😄
The numbers is basically used in malay, Indonesian, Philippines & borneo. My language 'rungus in borneo 1.iso. 2.duvo.(dua in malay) 3.tolu. 4. Apat. 5.limo 6.onom 7.turu(pitu in Bajau from Philippines) 8.valu 9.sizam 10.hopod(sepuluh in malay) Ear(telinga in malay) Eye(mata" in basically in all soulteastasian language)
Indonesian - Javanese: Satu - Siji Dua - loro Tiga - telu Empat - papat Lima - limo Enam - enem Tujuh - pitu Delapan - wolu Sembilan - songo Sepuluh - sepuluh
@maapauu4282
Жыл бұрын
Yes! A fellow non-lima Austronesian language!
"Lima" in Hawaiian, Samoan and fijian has the same as in Malay five "Lima"
I see likely cognates for the numbers with tagalog filipino 1. Isa 2. Dalawa 3. Tatlo 4. Apat 5. Lima 6. Anim 7. Pito 8. Walo 9. Siyam 10. Sampu Edit: also head is ulo, ear is tenga or tainga, eye is mata
Very interesting languages, that I don’t know much about. I’m curious, I hear a lot of repeated syllable patterns. Is that just an arbitrary feature of the language family, or does it have a specific function within each language?
Comparison of Dravidian or Uralic languages would be cool too
I from dusun sang jati brunei number seems familiar numbers 1. Sa/Miso 2. Duo 3. Talu 4. Apat 5. Limo 6. Anaom 7. Turu 8. walu 9. Siam 10. Mapod
Buginese: 1. Se'di 2. Dua 3. Tellu 4. Eppa' 5. Lima 6. Enneng 7. Pitu 8. Arua 9. Asera 10. Seppulo
In indonesian bahasa mix it's local language like Batak or java: One : satu Tahi : shit Two : dua Three : tiga /tolu/ tilu Four : empat / opat Five : lima Six : enam/Onom Seven : tujuh Eight : delapan / lapan Nine : sembilan Ten : Sepuluh Eyes : Mata Ear : Telinga/ kuping Nose : hidung Mouth : mulut Head : Kepala Leg : kaki Dead : Mati Wherever... : Kemana-mana
@JQ_08
3 жыл бұрын
Angka 4 mereka lebih mirip maluku sama timor.. Maluku 4 : Fa Timor 4 : ha
Nice
i grew up in a time where hawaiian was mandatory in some schools like my own elementary, and some of these just felt like insane deja vu ngl 😭
Can someone tell me what does the repetition stand for? I mean how it creates a meaning? I am curious about its function. Maybe giving an exact translation of the words would help.
Hawaiian🇺🇸 Samoan🇼🇸 Maori🇳🇿 Fijian🇫🇯
Countries (not the languages) List: 1. Hawaii 2. Samoa 🇼🇸 3. New Zealand 🇳🇿 4. Fiji 🇫🇯
Amazing how we almost speak the same words in different tunes... vnk
Lima is 5 in pre colonial CHamoru as well ✊🧡❤️☀️
The way some of the languages say yes in Bahasa manado we also say io (ee-yo) and you can also say io eh (ee-yo eh).
I hope to give you a language material, but I don’t know how to give it to you, recording & text or video
Woahhh! Some of the words are similar to Tagalog♥️♥️♥️
What about Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Māori: Good Morning: Ata Mārie/Mōrena Good Afternoon: Ahiahi Mārie Good Night: Pō Mārie
Could you make a video like this but with the romance languages?
Great video. But can we start putting in place original dialects in these vids? Original dialects don't get enough recognition in todays times
Love from Indonesia for my poly bros ❤️🤍
Ba'ie va'ie language...a muslim ethnic living in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia (South East Asia) 1. Ji'eng 2. Ba 3. Lau 4. Pat 5. Lima 6. Nam 7. Tujuk 8. Madik 9. Supik 10. Pe'lu'an Eye - Mata, ear - telinga, nose - u'rong, hair - bok, cheek - pi'pai, mouth - bi'vi, tounge - jelak...
I am Filipino I understand 30%
@jamilah278
3 жыл бұрын
Sinugaling ka haha, 5% ako
@itshry
3 жыл бұрын
Really? You understand 30%? Then try to translate below sentences Wahaheʻe ʻoe. Maopopo wale paha ʻoe i nā helu. ʻAʻole nō i kanakolu pākēneka. Mai kaena wale.
@WWEFan-ty5xd
3 жыл бұрын
filipinos understand 1%
Austronesian languages spread from Madagascar 🇲🇬 to Easter Island 🇨🇱🗿
There is a tribe in Taiwan where their word for Thank You is Maalo
afternoon in te reo māori is: ahiahi mārie
I am emirate of Bukhara and Uzbekistan 🇺🇿.your language 👍
So, hang on, what happened to the channel? Other than reuploading the videos, because I missed out I don't remember if I already typed this on a different video
I thought native Tagalog was so verbose, then you hear Hawaiian...
@achuuuooooosuu
3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I thought as well. Others even have so many syllables for body parts (esp. the ankle and foot)
This language is so interesting and pretty
2:23 wait so Pokémon and sun and moon. Just named their island yellow yellow islands . Well they do like pikaichu
Interesting to note that we have some similarities in our languages.... Bula vinaka from Fiji 🇫🇯🇫🇯
I noticed those languages have many repetitions as if a word is said twice. Any historical reason for that?
@khust2993
4 жыл бұрын
Small number of phonemes and reduplication is a common feature among Austronesian languages
@Bit-while_going
4 жыл бұрын
When you live in a little island in a big ocean, your word sources are limited.
@ANTSEMUT1
3 жыл бұрын
Malayic languages (a branch of austronesian languages) use reduplication to express plurals and present continuous tense etc etc.
Good evening Māori: ahiahi mārie Thank you Māori: tēnā koe Thank you very much Māori: tēna rawa atu
Utoaztecan comparison please
Anyone else notice how "kia ora" seems to mean so many different things in Maori?
What about tongan?
What about Rapanui?
What is 'thumb' in Maori is 'elbow' in Bengali.
Seperti bahasa Jawa 7 Tujuh = pitu. Tujuh = Fitu. Antara Samoa dan Jawa mempunyai kemiripan yang sama.
@kanaka_malayo.polynesian
Жыл бұрын
Kita kan Satu rumpun Melayu (Austronesia)
English- Eat Hindi/Nepali- Khana Fijian- Kana Maori -Kai Samoa-Ai
Ngahuru is another word or way for saying ten and is similar to the Samoan word ‘sefulu’
I learnt good afternoon was ahiahi marie? Other than that pretty good lol
Bajao.. 1-issah 2-dua 3-telu 4-empat 5-lima 6-enom 7-pitu 8-walu 9-siam 10-sangpo
Same Malaysia..words
Ka Lima atau kelima sama atau kemiripan?
Telu tolu Welcome to 5 lima gang Wolu walu Samoan sefulu
Legends are born
We'll go to Canada in the summer, and I think we should definitely go to Hawaii.
The numerics are similar sounding, I could see how handy it would be when they traded and bartered back then...
Hi! Just curious. What happened to your old channel? It didn’t get hacked, did it? You were so close to getting 100k subs 😕
@ANTSEMUT1
3 жыл бұрын
I think they got a copyright strike and they wanted to be cautious about it so they just made a new channel. Not sure though.
@sisamusudroka3000
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jess-737 haha welcome to YT, where small channels get f'ed up
I find the Hawaiian word for finger to be pretty interesting. 'Ka manamana lima' sounds like 'ke mana-mana lima' in Malay, which translates to 'to which ever five'.
I have thought for a while that I want to learn Hawaiian just because google translate gets so confused with it, now I kind of want to learn one of these languages because they just feel fun, they just feel like very singable languages if you know what I mean.
@quadeevans6484
3 жыл бұрын
Polynesian languages seem to roll off the tounge east if you know what i mean
Nice, and you can see the similarities in those languages. However, several of those Samoan words are mispronounced, having glottal stops where there shouldn’t be any. Saturday ngt - May 7, 2022.
I love how EYE is basically the same
Austronesian brothersss and sistersss
kia ora!
How are they similar?
If Europeans had given them like 100 more years they would have developed a writing system
Hawaiian 🇺🇸 Samoan 🇼🇸 Maori 🇳🇿 Fijian 🇫🇯
I did not see "Pukepoto" coming.
Numbers similar to Filipino dialects which are part of the autronesian languages.
Some of the words sound Aramaic to me
Same language to badjau