Bintulu
Bintulu is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bintulu or Vaie is an Austronesian language of Borneo. Robert Blust leaves it as an isolate within the North Sarawakan languages. Ethnologue notes that it might be closest to Baram within those languages.
From Wikipedia · Bintulu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bintulu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ulun* | |
| name | 5aran* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | teliNa* | |
| nose | uruN* | |
| tooth | 5ipen* | |
| tongue | yela7* | |
| hand | agem* | |
| blood | ra7* | |
| bone | tulaN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| breast | titi7* | |
| liver | abaw* | |
| water | ba | |
| fire | yare7* | |
| star | bitaN* | |
| stone | batew* | |
| leaf | ra7un* | |
| night | kelem* | |
| dog | asou | |
| fish | enyi* | |
| louse | kutew* | |
| one | yi7en* | |
| two | ba* | |
| I | akew* | |
| you | ikaw* | |
| we | telew* | |
| drink | suba7* | |
| see | pilaw* | |
| hear | sebandiN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central MelanauAustronesian45% alike
- Southern TidungAustronesian37% alike
- TombonuoAustronesian36% alike
- Keningau MurutAustronesian36% alike
- KalabakanAustronesian36% alike
- DumpasAustronesian35% 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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