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Sowa language


Introduction · Alphabet · Word list

This is merely a draft list of key words; it is not a comprehensive dictionary. If you come across any errors, or any key words that you think deserve to be included, please contact me.

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Nouns shown here ending in -n change their endings depending on whom they belong to: lamzaêk "my face", lamzam "your face", lamzan "his/her face", etc.

In addition to this list, a basic comparative word list can be found in the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.

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