Laghu
Laghu was an Austronesian language once spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Laghu (pronounced [laɡu]), also known as Hoatana or Katova, is an extinct language of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands. Its last speaker died in 1984. People in the villages of Baolo and Samasodu, where it used to be spoken, now speak the neighboring Zabana language, which is more widely spoken and still expanding (Palmer 2009:1-2).
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Words in Laghu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nakoni* | |
| name | fafaiNo* | |
| eye | nahali* | |
| ear | hehelo* | |
| nose | nehu* | |
| tooth | hiNa* | |
| tongue | lalame* | |
| hand | gigiro* | |
| blood | mesara* | |
| bone | nubra* | |
| skin | kafu* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | bablahi* | |
| water | braku* | |
| fire | nairo* | |
| star | totofra* | |
| stone | xari* | |
| leaf | kala* | |
| night | gruxu* | |
| dog | papraku* | |
| fish | zinabu* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | kaike* | |
| two | palu* | |
| I | ara* | |
| you | axo* | |
| we | xitaharo* | |
| drink | keruhu* | |
| see | kaini* | |
| hear | hedolo* |
* 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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