Zabana
Zabana is an Austronesian language spoken in Solomon Islands.
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Zabana is an Oceanic language spoken almost exclusively in the Kia district on the northern part of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands. Zabana is considered a developing language (Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale – EGIDS – level 5) which means that the language is in vigorous use, with literature in a standardized form being used by some, though this is not yet widespread or sustainable. It is one of the most spoken languages on Santa Isabel Island, competing with Cheke Holo. There is a 30% to 60% literacy rate in Zabana as a first language and a 25% to 50% literacy rate in Zabana as a second language.
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Words in Zabana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | noni* | |
| name | babaolo* | |
| eye | hiba* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | nehu* | |
| tooth | hiNa* | |
| tongue | lapi* | |
| hand | kame* | |
| blood | busaka* | |
| bone | huma* | |
| skin | kafu* | |
| breast | puti* | |
| liver | kola* | |
| water | kolo* | |
| fire | totoi* | |
| star | babaNunu* | |
| stone | xahipa* | |
| leaf | kala* | |
| night | redu* | |
| dog | meusu* | |
| fish | namari* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | kaike* | |
| two | palu* | |
| I | ara* | |
| you | axo* | |
| we | xita* | |
| drink | ketuhu* | |
| see | fifini* | |
| hear | nonomoho* |
* 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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