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Balantak

bahasa Balantak

Balantak is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 30 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Balantak · 0.9°S 123.3°E

Balantak is an Austronesian language spoken at the head of the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is classified as a member of the Saluan-Banggai branch of the Celebic subgroup. The Balantak language is the primary language of the Balantak people. Although 90% of the population are also proficient in Indonesian, the vernacular is still vigorously used in everyday contexts, and most children only speak Balantak before entering school.

From Wikipedia · Balantak language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Balantak

MeaningWordRomanization
personmian*
nameNan*
eyemata*
eartiliNa*
noseNor*
toothwese7*
tonguesila'
handlima*
headtakala'
bloodrara7*
bonewuku*
skinkulit*
kneetur*
breastsusu*
liverate*
waterweer
fireapu
sunlilo*
starmandala7*
stonewatu*
mountainbu7na*
treepu7unakau*
leafron*
nightmalom*
dogaute7*
fishsusum*
lousekutu*
onesaNu7*
tworua7*
Iiaku7*

* 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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