Bahnar
Bahnar is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam, by about 160 thousand people.
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The Bahnar language or Ba-Na language (Bahnar pronunciation: [ˈbəˌnaː]) is a Central Bahnaric language. It has nine vowel qualities and phonemic vowel length.
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Words in Bahnar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | drŏ-kăn | |
| eye | măt | |
| nose | muh | |
| hand | ti | |
| blood | pham | |
| water | đak | |
| fire | ŭnh | |
| sun | 'năr | |
| star | blŏng | |
| sky | plĕnh | |
| wind | kial | |
| river | krong | |
| leaf | hla | |
| dog | kŏ | |
| bird | sem | |
| pig | nhŭng | |
| one | mônh | |
| five | pơđăm | |
| hundred | hrĕng | |
| see | 'bôh | |
| die | lôch | |
| salt | 'boh | |
| house | hnam |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- RengaoAustroasiatic53% alike
- HalangAustroasiatic47% alike
- Central MnongAustroasiatic46% alike
- JehAustroasiatic43% alike
- OyAustroasiatic42% alike
- Eastern MnongAustroasiatic42% alike
Grammar
- West BerawanAustronesian96% alike
- Phong-KniangAustroasiatic95% alike
- HalangAustroasiatic95% alike
- SedangAustroasiatic94% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic93% alike
- JehAustroasiatic92% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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