Baeggu
Baeggu is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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The Baeggu language (also called Baegu or Mbaenggu) is spoken by the indigenous people of the North Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999 there were 5,900 people known to speak the language. The language is largely intelligible with Baelelea, To'aba'ita, and Lau.
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Words in Baeggu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nwane* | |
| name | sata* | |
| eye | ma* | |
| ear | aliNa* | |
| nose | NoNoro* | |
| tooth | lifo* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | amba* | |
| blood | ambu* | |
| bone | oki* | |
| skin | uNa* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | saeNisu* | |
| water | kafo* | |
| fire | Ere* | |
| star | mbumbulu* | |
| stone | fau* | |
| leaf | amba7ai* | |
| night | rondo* | |
| dog | Ngiri* | |
| fish | ia* | |
| louse | u* | |
| one | Eta* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | oe* | |
| we | kolu* | |
| drink | ku* | |
| see | suai* | |
| hear | roNo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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