Kendayan-Belangin
Kendayan-Belangin is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Kendayan, Kanayatn, or Salako (Selako), is a Malayic Dayak language of Borneo. The exact number of speakers remains unknown, but is estimated to be around 350,000.
The name Kendayan is preferred in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Salako in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is sometimes referred to as bahasa Badameà, particularly in Bengkayang Regency and the areas near Singkawang City. Other dialects of Kendayan include Ahe, Banana and Belangin. Speakers of any of the dialects can understand speakers of any of the others.
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Words in Kendayan-Belangin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | manusia* | |
| name | dama* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tare5ekN* | |
| nose | idukN* | |
| tooth | gigi* | |
| tongue | Tiah* | |
| hand | kokot* | |
| blood | darah* | |
| bone | tuakN* | |
| skin | kuit* | |
| knee | tu7ut* | |
| breast | susu7* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | ai' | |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | mata7ari* | |
| star | bintakN* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | bukit* | |
| tree | kayu* | |
| leaf | daukN* | |
| night | mam* | |
| dog | asu7* | |
| fish | ikan | |
| louse | gutu* | |
| one | asa7* | |
| two | dua* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | kau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- RemunAustronesian55% alike
- KeninjalAustronesian53% alike
- Bacanese MalayAustronesian52% alike
- IbanAustronesian52% alike
- North Moluccan MalayAustronesian51% alike
- Jambi MalayAustronesian51% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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