Batak
Batak is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Batak is an Austronesian language spoken by the Batak people on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is sometimes disambiguated from the Batak languages as Palawan Batak.
Batak is spoken in the communities of Babuyan, Maoyon, Tanabag, Langogan, Tagnipa, Caramay, and Buayan. Surrounding languages include Southern Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Kuyonon, and Agutaynen.
From Wikipedia · Batak language (Philippines) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Batak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | baba'i | |
| person | taw* | |
| name | Naran* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talinga | |
| nose | uruN* | |
| tooth | nip3n* | |
| tongue | dila7* | |
| hand | alima* | |
| blood | tag3k* | |
| bone | tu7laN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | tuud* | |
| breast | dudu* | |
| liver | atay* | |
| water | danum | |
| fire | apuy* | |
| star | panakunun* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | bulud* | |
| tree | kayu* | |
| leaf | daun* | |
| night | d3l3m* | |
| dog | k37d3N* | |
| fish | s3da7* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | 3sa* | |
| two | dua* | |
| four | epat | |
| I | aku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Brooke's Point PalawanoAustronesian97% alike
- TagbanwaAustronesian78% alike
- Central PalawanoAustronesian72% alike
- Southwest PalawanoAustronesian61% alike
- MolbogAustronesian57% alike
- IranunAustronesian52% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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