Birao
Birao is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Birao (Mbirao) is a Southeast Solomonic language of Guadalcanal.
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Words in Birao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Ngare* | |
| eye | maka* | |
| ear | kuli* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | livo* | |
| tongue | lapi* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | hambu* | |
| bone | suli* | |
| skin | huli* | |
| breast | CuCu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| fire | kembe* | |
| star | vetuhu* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | mboNi* | |
| dog | kau* | |
| fish | iha* | |
| louse | hutu* | |
| one | Cika* | |
| two | ruka* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | ixoe* | |
| we | hita* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | resia* | |
| hear | hear* | |
| die | mate* | |
| come | ma7* |
* 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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