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Oroha language

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Oroha
RegionSouth Malaita, Solomon Islands
EthnicityOroha people
Native speakers
(38 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ora
Glottologoroh1237
ELPOroha

Oroha (also known as Oraha and Mara Ma-Siki) is an endangered Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands.

Numerals

Number Normal numbers Ordinal numbers
1 ʻeta ʻetana
2 rua ruana
3 ʻooru ʻooruna
4 hai haina
5 nima nimana
6 ʻoono ʻoonona
7 hiu hiuna
8 waru waruna
9 siwa siwana
10 tanaharu tanaharuʻana

References

  1. ^ Oroha at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • Ivens, W. G. (1927). "A Study of the Oroha Language, Mala, Solomon Islands". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. 4 (3): 587–610. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00102988.