Kiai
Kiai is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kiai is an Oceanic language spoken by about 450 people in the central highlands of Espiritu Santo island (Sanma Province), in Vanuatu.
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Words in Kiai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ece* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | poro* | |
| nose | nasu* | |
| tooth | ako* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | kae* | |
| bone | sui* | |
| skin | uriuri* | |
| knee | pau* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | mape* | |
| fire | mataimamara* | |
| sun | alo* | |
| star | macoi* | |
| stone | sule* | |
| mountain | patibuti* | |
| tree | laiau* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | pon* | |
| dog | biriu* | |
| fish | sereni* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ese* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | ingo* | |
| we | inge* | |
| drink | cimi* |
* 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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