Oroha language
| Oroha | |
|---|---|
| Region | South Malaita, Solomon Islands |
| Ethnicity | Oroha people |
Native speakers | (38 cited 1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ora |
| Glottolog | oroh1237 |
| ELP | Oroha |
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
- ^ 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.
External links
- OrohaLanguage.org - an online, in-progress grammar of Oroha
- Online version of the 1927 Ivens "A Study of the Oroha Language" article
- Materials on Oroha are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections (AC1 and AC2) held by Paradisec.
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