Lo-Toga

Lo-Toga is a member of the Southern Oceanic group of Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken by about 580 people on the islands of Lo and Toga, which are part of the Torres group of islands in Torba Province in northern Vanuatu. There are also some speakers Lo-Toga on the nearby islands of Linua and Tegua.

Lo-Toga is also known as Loh or Toga. Each island has its own dialect, which are named after the islands. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Lo-Toga Alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Lo-Toga (Excel)

Sample sentences in Lo-Toga

Nawë ne kastōm, nike tat ah gengën pe wë na hia; nike të w' ak' ah ne gengën gëwie.
According to tradition, you should not share out bad food, you should only choose the best parts.
Nihe ve dōem të remë mēhe pe nihe ve vēn ne; pa da wë ne, ne n̄wië pe nine.
They thought that person they were walking with was their mother; but in fact, it was a devil!
Ne tō vë ele wë nōk, tate pero të ne metave ni tōt.
When cocks crow like this, it means that the day is soon going to break.
Ne n̄wië ni vēn o li gëwōn ni vēn me ni hawe li hare i metëvenie.
The spirits come out of the forest to dance on the place of the village.

Source: http://alex.francois.online.fr/AF-dict-Lo-Toga_e.htm

Sample video in Lo-Toga

Information about Lo-Toga | Numbers

Links

Information about Lo-Toga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo-Toga_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/lht/
http://alex.francois.online.fr/AF-dict-Lo-Toga_e.htm
http://www.language-archives.org/language/lht

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Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 17.02.23. Last modified: 16.04.26

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