Dai
Dai is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Dai is a minor Austronesian language spoken on Dai Island in Southwest Maluku, Indonesia.
From Wikipedia · Dai language (Austronesian) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Dai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Es* | |
| name | v5Etan* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | ni7* | |
| nose | ud* | |
| tooth | id* | |
| tongue | nEma7* | |
| hand | im* | |
| blood | ra7* | |
| bone | rus* | |
| skin | otEn* | |
| breast | dut7* | |
| liver | aty* | |
| water | vɛjon | |
| fire | am7* | |
| star | tnorn* | |
| rain | uhnon | |
| stone | wat7* | |
| leaf | tauvien* | |
| night | mEn7* | |
| dog | ath* | |
| fish | itn* | |
| louse | ot7* | |
| one | mEd* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | ai* | |
| we | it* | |
| drink | timn* | |
| see | nit* | |
| hear | teni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Dawera-DaweloorAustronesian47% alike
- North BabarAustronesian31% alike
- East DamarAustronesian27% alike
- East MaselaAustronesian26% alike
- MambaeAustronesian26% alike
- SeruaAustronesian26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · daii1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · dij