Demta
bahasa Demta
Demta is a Sentanic language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Demta, also known as Sowari and Muris, is a Papuan language spoken by the Demta people on the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Ambora, Muris Besar, Muris Kecil, and Yougafsa villages, all located in Demta District.
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Words in Demta
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | onum* | |
| name | aror* | |
| eye | karanggoa* | |
| ear | puanggan* | |
| nose | unye* | |
| tooth | iti* | |
| tongue | piyarit* | |
| hand | nama* | |
| blood | awar* | |
| bone | ari* | |
| skin | im* | |
| knee | namsu* | |
| breast | nep* | |
| water | yarim | |
| fire | pain* | |
| sun | omar* | |
| star | waror* | |
| stone | kora* | |
| mountain | uwe* | |
| tree | ya* | |
| leaf | piye* | |
| night | orim* | |
| dog | awanggan* | |
| fish | ninye* | |
| louse | ami* | |
| one | opo* | |
| two | fuwai* | |
| I | mene* | |
| you | we* | |
| we | ngabepase* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- NimoLeft May10% alike
- Northern Oaxaca NahuatlUto-Aztecan9% alike
- Kochila TharuIndo-European9% alike
- MamusiAustronesian9% alike
- Geser-GoromAustronesian9% alike
- BhojpuriIndo-European9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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