Sunwadia
Sunwadia is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sungwadia, also known as Marino and North Maewo, is an Oceanic language spoken on Maewo, Vanuatu.
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Words in Sunwadia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sasa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | kpworo* | |
| nose | lisu* | |
| tooth | liwo* | |
| tongue | lueme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | dai* | |
| bone | suri* | |
| skin | binu* | |
| knee | kpwou* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | kpwakpwa* | |
| water | bei* | |
| fire | abi* | |
| sun | aloa* | |
| star | bitiu* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | rewo* | |
| tree | xeixa* | |
| leaf | dou* | |
| night | kpwoNi* | |
| dog | wiriu* | |
| fish | ixa* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | tewa* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| you | iniko* | |
| we | xida* |
* 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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