Kaera
Kaera is a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kaera is a Papuan language spoken on the northeastern coast of Pantar Island in the Alor Archipelago of Indonesia. It belongs to the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family. Kaera is used alongside Indonesian in religious contexts, but not used in education.
From Wikipedia · Kaera language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kaera
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | umux | |
| person | uiaxo* | |
| name | gan* | |
| eye | gatguax* | |
| ear | guarwa* | |
| nose | gimim* | |
| tooth | gwasiN* | |
| tongue | gleb* | |
| hand | gataN* | |
| blood | wei* | |
| bone | kiri* | |
| skin | gakoi* | |
| knee | gabatuku* | |
| breast | gatu* | |
| liver | gom* | |
| water | ir | |
| fire | ad* | |
| sun | war* | |
| star | iplax* | |
| stone | wor* | |
| mountain | buku* | |
| tree | tei* | |
| leaf | teiwa* | |
| night | ixano* | |
| dog | ibar* | |
| fish | ab* | |
| louse | kuaN* | |
| one | nuko* | |
| two | araxo* | |
| I | naN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TerewengTimor-Alor-Pantar32% alike
- NedebangTimor-Alor-Pantar31% alike
- TeiwaTimor-Alor-Pantar31% alike
- Kui (Indonesia)Timor-Alor-Pantar26% alike
- Western PantarTimor-Alor-Pantar25% alike
- KlonTimor-Alor-Pantar24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kaer1234 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jka