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Sa'a

Sa'a is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.

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Sa'a · 9.6°S 161.5°E

Saʼa (also known as South Malaita and Apaeʼaa) is an Oceanic language spoken on Small Malaita and Ulawa Island in the Solomon Islands. In 1999, there were around 12,000 speakers of the language.

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Words in Sa'a

MeaningWordRomanization
womankeni
personinoni*
namesata*
eyema*
earEliNe*
nosepwElusu*
toothniho*
tonguemea*
handnime*
bloodEpu*
bonesuisuli*
skinte7ete7e*
breastsusu*
liversae*
waterwai
fireduNe*
starhe7u*
stonehEu*
leafrEu*
nightrodo*
dogusu*
fishi7e*
lousepote*
oneeta*
tworue*
Ieu*
youi7oe*
weikolu*
drinkinu*
seekerehi*

* 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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