Asumboa
Asumboa is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Asumbuo (Asubuo in local orthography; Asumboa or Asuboa in some sources) is a nearly extinct language spoken on the island of Utupua, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands.
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Words in Asumboa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aimiɔ | |
| person | tumoa* | |
| name | 5iNo* | |
| eye | ndo* | |
| ear | siNo* | |
| nose | nombou5oeNge* | |
| tooth | onjo* | |
| tongue | mame* | |
| hand | nama* | |
| blood | nambio* | |
| bone | vijala* | |
| skin | noko* | |
| breast | 5iaNga* | |
| liver | kovio* | |
| water | 5io* | |
| fire | 5ivio* | |
| star | posuo* | |
| stone | voyo* | |
| leaf | nono* | |
| night | ambio* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | nono* | |
| louse | nowio* | |
| one | sika* | |
| two | yuw* | |
| I | na* | |
| we | Ngoto* | |
| drink | meme* | |
| see | ombe* | |
| hear | veNe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TanimbiliAustronesian17% alike
- TanemaAustronesian14% alike
- Nêlêmwa-NixumwakAustronesian14% alike
- SieAustronesian13% alike
- ÖmieKoiarian13% alike
- Amba (Solomon Islands)Austronesian12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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