Mono

Introduction

Mono is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Treasury island, Mono; Shortland island, Alu, Alo; Fauro island, Fauro.

Dialects

Alu (Alo), Fauro, Mono.

The Mono Verb

Verblist

• aga, kāpa -- to fall
• ahɔ, aho, oʔola -- to sniff, smell
• ahilu -- to hunt
• ali, gāusu, hagausi, hātori -- to burn
• amisu -- to spit
• aneʔe -- to climb
• aneʔe, gagana, ilɔhɔ, iloho -- to walk
• aŋ, āŋ -- to eat
• arɔ, kavaki, kɔputi, koputi, siɔko, sioko -- to cut, hack
• ataeŋ, ɔnɔgui, onogui, ātae -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ave, aveave -- to sew
• aʔata, aʔati, ʔaʔata, ʔaʔati -- to bite
• aʔu, aʔu hotu -- to sit
• ɔa, oa -- to drink
• ɔnɔgu, ononogu -- to think
• eli -- to dig
• eto, ilehe -- to turn
• eʔɔ, eʔo -- to lie down
• gaganama, laɔma, laoma -- to come
• ha-mako -- to cook
• hamate, lapu hamate -- to kill
• hituʔi, hituʔu -- to squeeze
• hulau, hūlau -- to fear
• ɪɔlo, iɔlɔ, iolo, kɔʔɔ -- to swell
• ihu -- to blow
• kāla -- to count
• kɔnukɔnu, konukonu -- to scratch
• lagasi, lamoŋ, pipisi -- to tie up, fasten
• laoʔau, lɔhɔ, loho -- to fly
• loati, pau -- to stab, pierce
• maɔaha, maoaha -- to breathe
• mate -- to die, be dead
• mɔtɔpo, motopi, motopo -- to suck
• mɛlea, melea -- to laugh
• mise, paga, pigese, pāgai -- to split
• nɔnɔ, nono -- to hear
• okɔti, ŋkɔti, ŋkoti -- to hold
• rɔrɔi, roro, roroi -- to see
• sale, salena -- to live, be alive
• sasapale -- to work
• saʔu, sāʔu -- to hit
• sisile, usu, usuusu -- to swim
• siʔo, sisiʔɔ, sisiʔo -- to steal
• suboko, tegese -- to stand
• sueʔe, suele -- to sleep
• tai -- to cry
• tɔala, toala -- to flow
• tuʔu -- to say
• ʔɔpi, ʔopi, ʔopiʔopi -- to vomit