Kamang
bahasa Woisika
Kamang is a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Woisika, also known as Kamang, is a Papuan language of Alor Island of Indonesia. The three main dialects are Western Kamang, Lowland Kamang, and Upland Kamang. Dialects also include Lembur, Sibo, Kamang, Tiayai, Watang, Kamana-Kamang. They may constitute more than one language. Kamang is an endangered language, since children usually only have passive competence of the language, and instead are shifting to Malay.
Speakers may prefer the term Kamang to refer to the speech community as a whole; Woisika is a village name.
From Wikipedia · Woisika language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kamang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alma* | |
| name | nei* | |
| eye | ng* | |
| ear | wai* | |
| nose | lpang* | |
| tooth | weh* | |
| tongue | opui* | |
| blood | we* | |
| bone | sel* | |
| skin | fasu* | |
| knee | subu* | |
| breast | ami* | |
| water | ili | |
| fire | ati* | |
| sun | wati* | |
| star | atoibai* | |
| stone | woi* | |
| mountain | buk* | |
| tree | bong* | |
| leaf | arita* | |
| night | titla* | |
| dog | kui* | |
| fish | api* | |
| louse | bini* | |
| one | nok* | |
| two | ok* | |
| drink | ne* | |
| see | tak* | |
| hear | mai* | |
| die | bora* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · kama1365 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · woi