Lengo
Lengo is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Lengo or informally known as "Doku" is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Guadalcanal. It belongs to the Southeast Solomonic language family.
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Words in Lengo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tinoni* | |
| name | a8a* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kuli* | |
| nose | i8u* | |
| tooth | livo* | |
| tongue | lapi* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | xambu* | |
| bone | 8uli* | |
| skin | xuxuli* | |
| knee | tuturu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | mbɛti | |
| fire | lake* | |
| sun | a8o* | |
| star | vetuxu* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| mountain | xoxoro* | |
| tree | xai* | |
| leaf | rarau* | |
| night | rondo* | |
| dog | kau* | |
| fish | ixa* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | sakai* | |
| two | ruka* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | ixoe* |
* 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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