Balaesang
bahasa Balaisang
Balaesang is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 3,200 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Balaesang is a Celebic language of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
It is spoken in the three villages of Kamonji, Ketong, and Rano on Balaesang Peninsula, Sulawesi. Most people in Balaesang District, however, are ethnic Pendau.
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Words in Balaesang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | saNo* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | eNe* | |
| tooth | Nisi* | |
| tongue | oyo* | |
| hand | pale* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | buku* | |
| skin | kuli* | |
| knee | bakituku* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | valu | |
| fire | lutoN* | |
| sun | sekat* | |
| star | betuoN* | |
| stone | polu* | |
| mountain | bulur* | |
| tree | boto* | |
| leaf | roN* | |
| night | beNioN* | |
| dog | deuk* | |
| fish | baumo* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | inja* | |
| two | dorua* | |
| I | sau* | |
| you | so* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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