Boano (Sulawesi)
Boano (Sulawesi) is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Boano (also called Bolano) is a Sulawesi language of the Austronesian family.
Boano is spoken in the single village of Bolano, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Boano speakers are surrounded by speakers of the Tialo language, who live along the coast between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong.
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Words in Boano (Sulawesi)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tau* | |
| name | laNam* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tuik* | |
| nose | sumboN* | |
| tooth | Nisi* | |
| tongue | dila7* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | la7a* | |
| skin | umpak* | |
| knee | bakituku* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | ogo | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | mataondo* | |
| star | kilo7* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | bukil* | |
| tree | pu7un* | |
| leaf | da7un* | |
| night | boNi* | |
| dog | deu7* | |
| fish | ikan* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | insa7* | |
| two | doua7* | |
| I | yaku7* | |
| you | cau* | |
| we | kita7* |
* 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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