Jarawa (India)
Jarawa (India) is a Jarawa-Onge language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Järawa (or Jarwa, natively Aong ॳङ् IPA: [əŋ]) is one of the Ongan languages. It is spoken by the Jarawa people inhabiting the interior and south central Rutland Island, central interior, and south interior South Andaman Island, and the west coast of Middle Andaman Island.
Järawa meant "foreigners" in Aka-Bea, the now-extinct language of their traditional enemies. Like many peoples of the world, they call themselves "people" in their language, aong.
The Jarawa language of the Andaman Islands is considered vulnerable.
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Words in Jarawa (India)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | kaja | |
| friend | mahema | |
| water | iŋ | |
| moon | tape | |
| sky | paŋnaŋ | |
| sea | ullel | |
| tree | taːŋ | |
| bird | noha | |
| snake | topo | |
| honey | ləːw | |
| big | huʈʰu |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ÖngeJarawa-Onge43% alike
- Mongolia BuriatMongolic-Khitan11% alike
- OkpamheriAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- MunseeAlgic10% alike
- Tiranige Diga DogonDogon10% alike
- AkakedeGreat Andamanese10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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