Bambam
Bambam is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
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Bambam (Bambang) is an Austronesian language of West Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is spoken in the Mambi, Mehalaan, East Rantebulahan, and Bambang districts of Mamasa Regency, and in the Matangnga district of Polewali Mandar Regency. Together with Aralle-Tabulahan, Ulumanda', Pannei and Dakka, Bambam belongs to the Pitu Ulunna Salu languages, which form a subbranch within the Northern branch of the South Sulawesi subgroup.
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Words in Bambam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | baine | |
| person | tau* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | ille* | |
| tooth | isi* | |
| tongue | lila* | |
| hand | katea7* | |
| blood | haha* | |
| bone | buku* | |
| skin | lollo7* | |
| knee | guntu7* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | uwai* | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | mataallo* | |
| star | bittoEm* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | buntu* | |
| tree | to7* | |
| leaf | daum* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | bau* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| I | kado7* | |
| you | iko* | |
| we | kita* | |
| path | lalam* | |
| new | bakahu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Ulumanda'Austronesian84% alike
- MamasaAustronesian80% alike
- Aralle-TabulahanAustronesian76% alike
- MamujuAustronesian74% alike
- KalumpangAustronesian68% alike
- Toraja-Sa'danAustronesian68% alike
Grammar
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan81% alike
- BununAustronesian81% alike
- SooKuliak81% alike
- BolinaoAustronesian80% alike
- BalangingiAustronesian80% alike
- MasbatenyoAustronesian80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · bamb1270 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ptu