Kahua
Kahua is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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The Kahua language is a member of the family of San Cristobal languages, and is spoken in the southern part of the island of Makira, formerly known as San Cristobal in Solomon Islands. It has also been called Anganiwai, Narihua, Wanoni.
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Words in Kahua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | hehene | |
| person | enuni* | |
| name | ata* | |
| eye | ma* | |
| ear | kariNa* | |
| nose | bwarusu* | |
| tooth | riwo* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | ruma* | |
| blood | xabu* | |
| bone | suri* | |
| skin | xawo* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | roko* | |
| water | we* | |
| fire | xi* | |
| star | fixu* | |
| stone | fE* | |
| leaf | afa* | |
| night | bwoNi* | |
| fish | sare* | |
| louse | xu* | |
| one | eta* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inE* | |
| we | ixia* | |
| drink | tono* | |
| see | bosia* | |
| hear | roNo* | |
| die | mae* |
* 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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