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Comparison Samoan to Maori
| English | Samoan | Maori | Comments | Points
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| Death | -M-T-
Mate [1] | -M-T-
Mate [2] | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
| 100,00
| | Ear | -T-L-G-
Taliga | -T-R-N-
Taringa | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 56,67
| | Eye | -M-T-
Mata | -M-T-
Mata | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
| 100,00
| | Four | -F-
Fa | -F-
Wha | Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
| 100,00
| | Hand | -L-M-
Lima | -R-N-
Ringa | Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 35,00
| | I | -7-W-
A'u | -W-
Au | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
| 50,00
| | Name | -G-W-
Igoa | -N-W-
Ingoa | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
| 50,00
| | Night | -P-
Po | -P-
Pō | Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
| 100,00
| | Nose | -S-
Isu | -H-
Ihu | | 0,00
| | Sun | -L-
La | -R-
Ra | Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 70,00
| | Three | -T-L-
Tolu | -T-R-
Toru | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 85,00
| | Tongue | -L-L-
Alelo [3] | -R-R-
Arero | Related consonant match -L-/-R-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 70,00
| | Tooth | -N-F-
Nifo | -N-H-
Niho | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Two | -L-W-
Lua | -R-W-
Rua | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
| 85,00
| | Water | -V-J-
Vai | -W-J-
Wai | Exact consonant match -J-/-J-
Related consonant match -V-/-W-
| 85,00
| | Who | -J-
Ai | -W-J-
Wai | Exact consonant match -J-/-J-
| 50,00
| | Wind | -M-T-G-
Matagi | -T-
Ta [4] | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | You (thou) | -7-W-
'Oe | -K-W-
Koe | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
Related consonant match -7-/-K-
| 92,50
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 1179,17/18 (=65,509/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the distance:
Distance: 34,49
These languages are closely related!
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Agree? Disagree? Please CONTACT! - Share in:     Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 91,21
→ Standard deviation (σ): 4,90
→ p-value = ƒ(34,49, μ, σ): 2,866 × 10-31
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 34,49 if conducted with random values. |
| References:
1. All Samoan words are from: MALHERBE, Michel. Les langages de l'humanité Paris : Robert Laffont, 1995. ISBN : 2-221-05947-6, p. 1392 – 1395
2. All Maori words are from: MALHERBE, Michel. Les langages de l'humanité Paris : Robert Laffont, 1995. ISBN : 2-221-05947-6, p. 1192 – 1195
3. Source: http://www.freelang.net/online/samoan.php?lg=gb
4. Source: http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=Wind&search=
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