Abui
bahasa Abui
Abui is a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Abui is a non-Austronesian language of the Alor Archipelago. It is spoken in the central part of Alor Island in Eastern Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province by the Abui people. The native name in the Takalelang dialect is Abui tanga which literally translates as 'mountain language'.
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Words in Abui
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | taibikil* | |
| name | ado* | |
| eye | fu* | |
| ear | biko* | |
| nose | mio* | |
| tooth | dokun* | |
| tongue | lol* | |
| hand | howati* | |
| blood | kuyo* | |
| bone | bitai* | |
| skin | mokilo* | |
| knee | omokoN* | |
| breast | omur* | |
| liver | moyol* | |
| water | ya | |
| fire | ohol* | |
| sun | bui* | |
| star | bwoko* | |
| stone | tokoto* | |
| mountain | huimoyo* | |
| tree | fal* | |
| leaf | moku* | |
| night | wado* | |
| dog | oto* | |
| fish | ofu* | |
| louse | bikaoN* | |
| one | oronumio* | |
| two | yoi* | |
| I | wi* | |
| you | kupoi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- MabaanNilotic8% alike
- VasaviIndo-European8% alike
- Buli (Bauchi State)Afro-Asiatic8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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