Luangiua
Luangiua is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Ontong Java is a Polynesian language spoken on the Ontong Java Atoll in Solomon Islands. Its dialects—Luangiua and Pelau—are named after the two principal inhabited islands; the name Luangiua is also commonly used to refer to the Ontong Java language as a whole.
Ontong Java is commonly used by all speakers, young and old. There are approximately 2,370 residents of Ontong Java Atoll and has an estimated 2,400 speakers living on the atoll.
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Words in Luangiua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | hine | |
| person | kaNaka* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | ale* | |
| ear | kaliNa* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | Niho* | |
| tongue | alelo* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | koko* | |
| bone | ivi* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | vai | |
| fire | ahi* | |
| star | heku* | |
| stone | haku* | |
| leaf | lau* | |
| night | po* | |
| fish | Nohu* | |
| louse | uku* | |
| one | kahi* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | aNau* | |
| drink | uNu* | |
| see | ike* | |
| hear | loNo* | |
| die | make* | |
| path | ala* | |
| new | hou* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- MokenAustronesian79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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