Cia-Cia
Bahasa Ciacia
Cia-Cia is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 80 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Cia-Cia (Hangul: 찌아찌아), also known as South Buton or Butonese, is an Austronesian language spoken principally around the city of Baubau on the southern tip of Buton island, off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is written using the Latin and Hangul scripts.
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Words in Cia-Cia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mia* | |
| name | Nea* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | No7o* | |
| tooth | Ni7i* | |
| tongue | ela* | |
| hand | lima | |
| blood | rea* | |
| bone | buku* | |
| skin | sili* | |
| knee | Cu7u* | |
| breast | CiCi* | |
| liver | laro* | |
| water | e'e | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | oleo* | |
| star | biCuko* | |
| stone | loko* | |
| mountain | kuneu* | |
| tree | sau* | |
| leaf | ro7o* | |
| night | morondo* | |
| dog | 아우 | au |
| fish | isa* | |
| louse | CuCu* | |
| one | amea* | |
| two | dorua* | |
| five | lima | |
| I | inda7u* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- KumbewahaAustronesian77% alike
- Tukang Besi NorthAustronesian59% alike
- LasalimuAustronesian58% alike
- BonerateAustronesian55% alike
- Tukang Besi SouthAustronesian55% alike
- BusoaAustronesian42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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