Owa
Owa is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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The Owa language is one of the languages of Solomon Islands. It is part of the same dialect continuum as Kahua, and shares the various alternate names of that dialect.
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Words in Owa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ainuni* | |
| name | ata* | |
| eye | ma* | |
| ear | kariNa* | |
| nose | bwarusu* | |
| tooth | riwo* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | rima* | |
| blood | xapu* | |
| bone | suri* | |
| skin | xawo* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | pwounanuia* | |
| water | wai | |
| fire | xiu* | |
| star | fexu* | |
| stone | fau* | |
| leaf | afa* | |
| night | pwoNi* | |
| dog | au* | |
| fish | siare* | |
| louse | xu* | |
| one | eta* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | ixo* | |
| we | ixia* | |
| drink | tono* | |
| see | rexia* | |
| hear | roNo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- BolinaoAustronesian83% alike
- Ga'dangAustronesian82% alike
- LotudAustronesian82% alike
- Mag-Anchi AytaAustronesian81% alike
- TagabawaAustronesian80% alike
- Liangmai NagaSino-Tibetan80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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