Kemak
bahasa Kemak
Kemak is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kemak is a language spoken in East Timor and in the border region of Indonesian West Timor. An alternate name is Ema. It is most closely related to Tocodede and Mambai. It has the status of one of the national languages in the East Timor constitution, besides the official languages of Portuguese and Tetun. The number of speakers has fallen in recent years.
From Wikipedia · Kemak language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kemak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | atamasa* | |
| name | gala* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | liga* | |
| nose | ilu* | |
| tooth | nipa* | |
| tongue | lama* | |
| hand | ika* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | rui* | |
| skin | uliti* | |
| liver | atE* | |
| water | bia* | |
| fire | api* | |
| star | hitu* | |
| rain | usa | |
| stone | hatu* | |
| leaf | aitaha* | |
| night | dodaga* | |
| dog | asu | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | sia* | |
| two | hrua* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | Eto* | |
| hear | rEga* | |
| die | matE* | |
| come | mai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TukudedeAustronesian54% alike
- Tetun DiliAustronesian47% alike
- Galoli-TalurAustronesian46% alike
- Leti (Indonesia)Austronesian45% alike
- LoleAustronesian44% alike
- TetumAustronesian44% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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