Kalamang
bahasa Karas
Kalamang is a West Bomberai language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Kalamang, sometimes also called Karas, is a divergent Trans–New Guinea language spoken on the biggest of the Karas Islands off the Bomberai Peninsula, that is part of the West Bomberai family. It is spoken in Antalisa and Mas villages on Karas Island.
From Wikipedia · Kalamang language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kalamang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sontum* | |
| name | in* | |
| eye | kaNgir* | |
| ear | kelkam* | |
| nose | bustaN* | |
| tooth | gier* | |
| tongue | belen* | |
| hand | kosiaur* | |
| blood | karyak* | |
| bone | kaN* | |
| skin | kulun* | |
| knee | korpak* | |
| breast | am* | |
| liver | min* | |
| water | per* | |
| fire | din* | |
| sun | yuon* | |
| star | maser* | |
| stone | yar* | |
| mountain | kolak* | |
| tree | ror* | |
| leaf | tak* | |
| night | saun* | |
| dog | bal* | |
| fish | sor* | |
| louse | mun* | |
| one | kon* | |
| two | eir* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- IkuluAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Kui (India)Dravidian13% alike
- Talinga-BwisiAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- MoniNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- TieneAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- PokomoAtlantic-Congo12% alike
Grammar
- BugunSino-Tibetan92% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan91% alike
- HrusoIsolates89% alike
- Southern Amami-OshimaJaponic89% alike
- TaginSino-Tibetan88% alike
- DimasaSino-Tibetan88% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kara1499 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kgv