Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands
Babatana , also spelledMbambatana , is the principalindigenous language ofChoiseul 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 ofChoiseul Island and it is generally understood, much like Solomon IslandsPijin , across the province as a second or third language.
The following represents the Sisiqa dialect:
Voiced stops are typically plainly released word-initially, but prenasalized[ᵐb when intervocalically. The fricative/z/ can be heard as an affricate[dz] in free variation within word-initial position. The central vowel/ə/ can vary between three sounds[ə] ,[ɨ] and[ø] .[ 2] '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 'Go':Zola 'Come':Zome 'Quick':Dada 'Slow':Kurki 'Easy':Samao 'Run':Jekele 'Wait':Piri 'Jump':Soqa 'Out':Jolo 'Shout':Vukulu 'Tell him':Pijoni 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 '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 'Masturbation':Sovisovi 'Excrement':Te 'Vagina':Kede 'Penis':Veje 'Anus':Kodolo 'Mucus':Momo ^ Babatana atEthnologue (subscription required) ^ Ross, Malcolm (2002).Sisiqa . The Oceanic Languages: Richmond: Curzon. pp. 456– 466.
Official language Lingua franca Indigenous
Willaumez Bali-Vitu New Ireland–
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicatesextinct status
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicatesextinct status
