Rennell-Bellona
Rennell-Bellona is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Rennell-Bellona, or Rennellese, is a Polynesian outlier language spoken in the Rennell and Bellona Province of Solomon Islands. A dictionary of the language has been published.
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Words in Rennell-Bellona
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | hahine | |
| person | pegea* | |
| name | iNoa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tagiNa* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | niho* | |
| tongue | agego* | |
| hand | gima* | |
| blood | toto* | |
| bone | ibi* | |
| skin | kigi* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | bai | |
| fire | ahi* | |
| sun | ga7a* | |
| star | hetu7u* | |
| stone | hatu* | |
| mountain | ogo* | |
| leaf | gau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | tokitoki* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tasi* | |
| two | gua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | koutou* | |
| we | kimatou* | |
| drink | ninu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MāngarongaroAustronesian71% alike
- East FutunaAustronesian63% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian63% alike
- MangarevaAustronesian61% alike
- TuvaluAustronesian59% alike
- AnutaAustronesian59% 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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