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Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
Babatana , also spelled Mbambatana , is the principal
indigenous language of
Choiseul Province ,
Solomon Islands . Although native to the South Choiseul coastline area between Sepa and the Manggo Bay area, the use of this language has spread across much of
Choiseul Island and it is generally understood, much like Solomon Islands
Pijin , across the province as a second or third language.
Phonology
The following represents the Sisiqa dialect:
Consonants
Voiced stops are typically plainly released word-initially, but prenasalized [ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ] when intervocalically.
The fricative /z/ can be heard as an affricate [dz] in free variation within word-initial position.
Vowels
The central vowel /ə/ can vary between three sounds [ə] , [ɨ] and [ø] .
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Simple expressions
'Good morning': Marisasa nöe
'Good afternoon': Kinaka nöe
'Good evening': Vilu nöe
'Good night': Kuse nöe
'Let's go fishing': Me mata la pepeko
'How much': Ava via
'Many': Taba
'No worries': Manöe zirapeta
'I'm hungry': Ra ko saqo
'I'm full': Ra ko kuma
'Don't eat it': Kasi göki tini
'I'd like to swim': Ra ko sökö ma senge
'I'd like to dive': Ra ko sökö ma kujulu
'I'm going to sleep': Ra ma la pamu
'Come here': Zo me gati
'Go away': Zo
'Bring ... here': vame gati...
'Take ... away': Qisu la ...
'Leave it': Törö
'I like ...': Ra ko sökö ...
'I see ...': Kori ...
'I don't see ...': Kamariqu ...
'It's too hot': Sa vila varuka
'The sun is too hot': Kiku sa vila varuka
'Where are you going?': Bimolae?
'Bad boy': So roka (usually said in jest with suitable tone)
Commands/verbs
'Go': Zola
'Come': Zome
'Quick': Dada
'Slow': Kurki
'Easy': Samao
'Run': Jekele
'Wait': Piri
'Jump': Soqa
'Out': Jolo
'Shout': Vukulu
'Tell him': Pijoni
Numbers
1. Köke
2. Kere
3. Tulu
4. Vati
5. Lima
6. Vonomo
7. Vitu
8. Viu
9. Zia
10. Mano
20. Karabete
30. Tolo Ngonu
40. Kereduki
50. Neqo
60. Neqo mano
70. Neqo karabete
80. Neqo tulungunu
90. Neqo kereduki
100. Köke vubi
1000. Köke Mau
Other vocabulary
'Food': Gaki
'Garden': Baroe
'Cassava': Tovioko
'Pineapple': Kanapu
'Sweet potato': Sisu
'Taro': Tika
'Yam': Noba
'Pumpkin': Duru
'Corn': Lezu
'Banana': Siku
'Ripe': Musu
'Betelnut': Kasu
'Sour/bitter': Paza
'It smells': Sanabu
'Bad smell': Nabusasa
'Fish': Koete
'Shark': Bursa
'Bonito': Reka
'Crocodile': Poku
'Kingfish': Tangere
'Barracuda': Ghalu
'Marlin': Viruviru
'Fishing line': Tali
'Hook': Jopa pipiko
'Bait': Mamutu
'Reef': Pedaka
'Dive': Kojulu
'Coral': Laji
'Sea cucumber': Bu
'Clam shell': Meka
'Shell': Banga
'River': Vuru
'Rain': Murga
'Wind': Vovosele
'Cyclone': Sokoro
'Sea': Masi
'Fresh water': Bi
'Island': Nunu
'Mountain': Supu
'Sand beach': Korokone
'Sky': Mamalurkana
'Cloud': Toki
'Sun': Ngada
'Star': Siriputu
'Moon': Ukene
'Canoe': Mola
'Paddle': Kapo
'House': Toke/pande
'Ladder': Tokatoka
'Kitchen': Pande kuki
'Cooking pot': Sireke
'Door': Patagamana
'Window': Vuida
'Sleep': Pam
'Mosquito': Zizima
Customary terms
Colourful words
'Masturbation': Sovisovi
'Excrement': Te
'Vagina': Kede
'Penis': Veje
'Anus': Kodolo
'Mucus': Momo
References
^
Babatana at
Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Ross, Malcolm (2002). Sisiqa . The Oceanic Languages: Richmond: Curzon. pp. 456–466.
External links
Official language Lingua franca Indigenous languages
Willaumez Bali-Vitu New Ireland– Northwest Solomonic
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicates
extinct status
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicates
extinct status