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Ajië

Ajië is an Austronesian language spoken in New Caledonia, by about 5,400 people.

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Ajië · 21.3°S 165.5°E

Ajië (also known as Houailou (Wailu), Wai, and A'jie) is an Oceanic language spoken in New Caledonia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers.

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Words in Ajië

MeaningWordRomanization
personkamo*
namene*
eyepiama*
earbode*
nosekwi*
toothpawa*
tonguekurume*
handnexara*
bloodwara*
boneTu*
skinkara*
kneebea*
breastmaya*
liverkamara*
waterrhëʔ
firekemoru*
sunmaxa*
stararawira*
stonepeya*
mountaingwewa*
treeke*
leafdeke*
nightbwe*
doglova
fishewa*
lousekuru*
onera*
twokaru*
Igo*
youga*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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