Sikaiana
Sikaiana is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Sikaiana is a Polynesian language, spoken by about 730 people on Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands.
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Words in Sikaiana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | hahine | |
| person | tanata* | |
| name | male* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talina* | |
| tooth | niho* | |
| tongue | arero* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | haeko* | |
| bone | ivi* | |
| skin | kili* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | wai | |
| fire | ahi* | |
| star | hetu* | |
| stone | hatu* | |
| leaf | lau* | |
| night | po* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tasi* | |
| two | lua* | |
| you | koe* | |
| we | tatou* | |
| drink | unu* | |
| see | kite* | |
| hear | lono* | |
| die | mate* | |
| come | halemai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MāngarongaroAustronesian77% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian72% alike
- PukapukaAustronesian70% alike
- TuvaluAustronesian70% alike
- NukumanuAustronesian68% alike
- Rakahanga-ManihikiAustronesian68% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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