Kwara'ae
Kwara'ae is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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The Kwaraʼae or Kwaraqae language is spoken in the West, Central & Eastern regions of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, there were 32,400 people known to speak the language. It is the largest indigenous vernacular of the Solomon Islands.
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Words in Kwara'ae
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kini | |
| person | Nwae* | |
| name | sata* | |
| eye | ma* | |
| ear | aliNa* | |
| nose | raka* | |
| tooth | lifa* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | abu* | |
| bone | suli* | |
| skin | uli7uli* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | sa7efou* | |
| water | kafo | |
| fire | mafula* | |
| star | bulubulu* | |
| stone | fau* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | rodo* | |
| dog | kui* | |
| fish | i7a* | |
| louse | u* | |
| one | eta* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | oe* | |
| we | kulu* | |
| drink | kwa7u* | |
| see | lisi* |
* 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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