Kwaio
Kwaio is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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The Kwaio language, also called Koio, Welakau or Fataia, is an Austronesian language spoken in the centre of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. It is spoken by about 22,400 people.
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Words in Kwaio
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | geni | |
| person | ai* | |
| name | lata* | |
| eye | ma* | |
| ear | aliNa* | |
| nose | gwaNo* | |
| tooth | nifo* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | abu* | |
| bone | suli* | |
| skin | susuNa* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | lae* | |
| water | tarusi | |
| fire | ele* | |
| star | bulubulu* | |
| stone | fou* | |
| leaf | ga7e* | |
| night | gania7i* | |
| dog | ku7ito* | |
| fish | i7a* | |
| louse | u* | |
| one | te7e* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | daulu* | |
| drink | go7ufi7a* | |
| see | agasi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kwai1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kwd