Solos
Solos is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Solos is an Austronesian language of Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
Approximately 15,000 people (2022) are estimated to speak Solos as a first language out of an ethnic population of about 17,000 (2022).
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Words in Solos
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nakatun* | |
| name | sonnuh* | |
| eye | touh* | |
| ear | teNinnu* | |
| nose | osuh* | |
| tooth | nihouh* | |
| tongue | mieuh* | |
| hand | minouh* | |
| blood | natiuh* | |
| bone | tinouh* | |
| skin | toauh* | |
| breast | sussuh* | |
| water | kua | |
| fire | toN* | |
| star | bipit* | |
| stone | rako* | |
| leaf | un* | |
| night | boN* | |
| dog | kus* | |
| fish | nayean* | |
| louse | pehut* | |
| one | enitnenapis* | |
| two | huanu* | |
| I | ena* | |
| we | enit* | |
| drink | kau* | |
| see | tara* | |
| hear | noNon* | |
| die | mato* | |
| come | naomeh* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
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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