Kayeli
Kayeli was an Austronesian language once spoken in Indonesia.
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Kayeli is an extinct Austronesian language once used by the Kayeli people of the Indonesian island Buru. Two dialects were recognized, namely Leliali (Liliali) and Lumaete (Lumaiti, Mumaite, Lumara).
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Words in Kayeli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | fam* | |
| eye | lamam7o* | |
| ear | etlinan* | |
| nose | neni* | |
| tooth | nisikit7e* | |
| tongue | ma7am7o* | |
| hand | limak7e* | |
| blood | lalan7i* | |
| bone | bitikitlolin7e* | |
| skin | usakit7e* | |
| knee | tikolokit7e* | |
| breast | sisom7o* | |
| liver | atam7o* | |
| water | waele | |
| fire | ahu* | |
| sun | lea* | |
| star | tulu* | |
| stone | bato* | |
| mountain | ulat* | |
| tree | honi* | |
| leaf | tetoni* | |
| night | petu* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | ijan* | |
| louse | oto* | |
| one | silai* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | ai7o* | |
| you | a7e* | |
| we | amira* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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