Bonggi
Bonggi is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bonggi (Banggi) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Bonggi people of Banggi Island, off the northern tip of Sabah, Malaysia.
From Wikipedia · Bonggi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bonggi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lama* | |
| name | eNardn* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| nose | iduN* | |
| tooth | kuhud* | |
| tongue | dila* | |
| hand | fi* | |
| blood | rah* | |
| bone | tulagn* | |
| skin | kubal* | |
| breast | dudu* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | beig | |
| fire | afi* | |
| star | bitudn* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| leaf | doudn* | |
| night | raobi* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | sadak* | |
| one | isa* | |
| two | dua* | |
| I | ou* | |
| we | sesia* | |
| drink | eNinum* | |
| hear | kidoNor* | |
| die | mati* | |
| come | miataN* | |
| new | baru* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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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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