Hawu
Hawu is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 110 thousand people.
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The Hawu language (Hawu: Lii Hawu) is the language of the Savu people of Savu Island in Indonesia and of Raijua Island off the western tip of Savu. Hawu has been referred to by a variety of names such as Havu, Savu, Sabu, Sawu, and is known to outsiders as Savu or Sabu (thus Havunese, Savunese, Sawunese). Hawu belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is most closely related to Dhao (spoken on Rote) and the languages of Sumba. Dhao was once considered a dialect of Hawu, but the two languages are not mutually intelligible.
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Words in Hawu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mobeni | |
| person | do7u* | |
| name | Nara* | |
| eye | mada* | |
| ear | wodilu* | |
| nose | huwaNa* | |
| tooth | Nutu* | |
| tongue | we7o* | |
| hand | kaiNa7a* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | rui* | |
| skin | kuri* | |
| breast | huhu* | |
| liver | ade* | |
| water | ei* | |
| fire | ai* | |
| star | moto* | |
| stone | wowadu* | |
| leaf | ro7o* | |
| night | meda* | |
| dog | Naka* | |
| fish | nadu7u* | |
| louse | udu* | |
| one | ehi* | |
| two | due* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | ao* | |
| we | di* | |
| drink | Ninu* | |
| see | hi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Ga'dangAustronesian89% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian88% alike
- DhaoAustronesian86% alike
- Western Bukidnon ManoboAustronesian86% alike
- KerinciAustronesian86% alike
- LotudAustronesian85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · sabu1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hvn