Kangean
Bĕsa Kangėan
Kangean is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 110 thousand people.
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Kangean (Bĕsa Kangéan, Bhânta Kangèyan, or Oca' Kangèyan) is a Austronesian language spoken by the Kangean ethnic group, an ethnic group originating from Kangean Island in the Kangean Islands region, north of the Bali Sea.
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Words in Kangean
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bagai* | |
| name | aran* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | uroh* | |
| tooth | gigi* | |
| tongue | delah* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | laha* | |
| bone | bakas* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | tuhut* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | t3bok* | |
| water | buwih* | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | matalaut* | |
| star | popotejan* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | bulut* | |
| tree | pohon* | |
| leaf | daun* | |
| night | baNi* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | dayah* | |
| louse | kurias* | |
| one | dakau* | |
| two | dua* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | kau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Indonesian BajauAustronesian70% alike
- Pangutaran SamaAustronesian50% alike
- YakanAustronesian49% alike
- BanjarAustronesian49% alike
- Central SamaAustronesian47% alike
- Southern SamaAustronesian45% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kang1289 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kkv