Wawonii
Wawonii is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Wawonii (Wowoni) is an Austronesian language (one of the Celebic languages) of Wawonii Island (Konawe Kepulauan Regency, Southeast Sulawesi) and Menui Island (in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi) islands of Indonesia. The language is quite close to the Bungku language.
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Words in Wawonii
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mia* | |
| name | Nee* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | biri* | |
| nose | eNe* | |
| tooth | Nisi* | |
| tongue | elo* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | rea* | |
| bone | buku* | |
| skin | kuli* | |
| knee | tu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | baho | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | oleo* | |
| star | bitu7o* | |
| rain | usa | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | babono* | |
| tree | pu7u* | |
| leaf | lebe* | |
| night | malo* | |
| dog | dahu* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | asade* | |
| two | orua* | |
| I | Nkude* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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