East Makian
bahasa Taba
East Makian is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 20 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Taba (also known as East Makian or Makian Dalam) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the South Halmahera–West New Guinea group. It is spoken mostly on the islands of Makian, Kayoa and southern Halmahera in North Maluku province of Indonesia by about 20,000 people.
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Words in East Makian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mapín | |
| person | manusia* | |
| name | so* | |
| eye | mto* | |
| ear | baibiyo* | |
| nose | huNo* | |
| tooth | lalho* | |
| tongue | plelo* | |
| hand | komo* | |
| blood | lo* | |
| bone | yoyo* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | papuko* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | wulo* | |
| water | waya | |
| fire | lutan* | |
| sun | Nan* | |
| star | batol* | |
| stone | lalai* | |
| mountain | uto* | |
| leaf | lu* | |
| night | galmumit* | |
| dog | nyo* | |
| fish | yan* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | pso* | |
| two | plu* | |
| I | yak* | |
| we | tit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GaneAustronesian62% alike
- Maba (Indonesia)Austronesian34% alike
- Buli (Indonesia)Austronesian27% alike
- SawaiAustronesian26% alike
- KaweAustronesian22% alike
- WolioAustronesian21% alike
Grammar
- GebeAustronesian89% alike
- TernateNorth Halmahera87% alike
- TidoreNorth Halmahera87% alike
- LamogaiAustronesian87% alike
- Eastern ChamAustronesian86% alike
- South NuauluAustronesian86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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