Hiw
Hiw is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Hiw (sometimes spelled Hiu) is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Hiw, in the Torres Islands of Vanuatu. With about 280 speakers, Hiw is considered endangered.
Hiw is distinct from Lo-Toga, the other language of the Torres group. All Hiw speakers are bilingual in Bislama, and most also speak Lo-Toga.
From Wikipedia · Hiw language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Hiw
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | yeqën | |
| person | tayE* | |
| name | yo* | |
| eye | muto* | |
| ear | toiNo* | |
| nose | miti* | |
| tooth | yiwo* | |
| tongue | xamie* | |
| hand | myo* | |
| blood | taxa* | |
| bone | sixi* | |
| skin | xiti* | |
| knee | xoNo* | |
| breast | tit* | |
| liver | wus3* | |
| water | pe* | |
| fire | ob* | |
| sun | xi3* | |
| star | bti* | |
| stone | bot* | |
| mountain | tuw3* | |
| tree | xexe* | |
| leaf | ti* | |
| night | yokwoN* | |
| fish | ex3* | |
| louse | xit* | |
| one | tuw3* | |
| two | xo* | |
| I | noko* | |
| you | ik3* |
* 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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