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Kwaio, also referred to as Koio, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands. It is found in central Malaita. It is spoken by about 13,000 people. ^[1]

Phonology

Morphology

Syntax

SVO word order

Reduplication

Passage of time
Emphasize meaning (adjective) (ex. siisika 'very small')
Continuous, prolonged, or repeated action (verb) (ex. bonobono 'completely closed')
Multiples (nouns) (ex. rua niinimana 'two arms')^[2]

Sample Verbs

English	Kwaio
to blow	fulu
to burn	gofu-a
to buy	foli-a
to climb	fane
to come	leka mai
to cook	nulafi-a
to hunt	fana
to say	ili-a
to stand	ula
to walk	leeleka

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Needs a lot more info. Not a lot to comment about as of this timestamp

J.ramos23 (talk) 20:22, 8 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

^ Eberhard, David, M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fenning, Charles D. "Kwaio". Ethnologuo: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 11 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Keesing, Roger M. (1979). Kwaio: A Grammatical Introduction. Australian National University. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[1] Eberhard, David, M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fenning, Charles D. "Kwaio". Ethnologuo: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 11 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Keesing, Roger M. (1979). Kwaio: A Grammatical Introduction. Australian National University. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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