Gane
bahasa Giman
Gane is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 2,900 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gane is an Austronesian language of southern Halmahera, Indonesia, spoken by the Gane people. There are estimated to be roughly 5800 native speakers of the language. It is closely related to the Taba language.
From Wikipedia · Gane language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gane
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | manusia* | |
| name | fsona* | |
| eye | mto* | |
| ear | tiNe* | |
| nose | usnu* | |
| tooth | afo* | |
| tongue | mimou* | |
| hand | komu* | |
| blood | git* | |
| bone | moma* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | yocu* | |
| water | waya* | |
| fire | lutan* | |
| star | batol* | |
| stone | lai* | |
| leaf | loNku* | |
| night | bakomu* | |
| dog | yo* | |
| fish | ian* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | pso* | |
| two | plu* | |
| I | yak* | |
| you | meu* | |
| we | kit* | |
| drink | imin* | |
| see | am* | |
| hear | loNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- East MakianAustronesian62% alike
- Buli (Indonesia)Austronesian30% alike
- Maba (Indonesia)Austronesian29% alike
- SawaiAustronesian29% alike
- HituAustronesian24% alike
- WatubelaAustronesian23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · gane1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gzn