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Touo

Touo is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Touo · 8.6°S 157.3°E

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

The Touo language, also known as Baniata (Mbaniata) or Lokuru, is spoken over the southern part of Rendova Island, located in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.

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Words in Touo

MeaningWordRomanization
personfinona*
namenini*
eyembero*
earoNgota*
noseemo*
toothvonane*
tongueani*
handnaombi*
bloodnovo*
boneminu*
skinzuona*
breastsusu*
livernaoe*
waterfio*
firehiro*
starfinofino*
stoneheNga*
leafevona*
nighthiu*
dogsie*
fishixana*
lousevutu*
onethufi*
Iei*
younoe*
wememo*
drinkfioua*
seearea*
hearorona*
dieuza*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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