Leti (Indonesia)
Leti (Indonesia) is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Leti (or Letti) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Leti in Maluku, Indonesia. Although it shares much vocabulary with the neighboring Luang language, it is marginally mutually intelligible.
Fewer than 1% of Leti speakers are literate in Leti, though between 25% and 50% of them are literate in another language.
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Words in Leti (Indonesia)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pwata | |
| person | ria* | |
| name | nana* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tnina* | |
| nose | irnu* | |
| tooth | nisa* | |
| tongue | nama* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | ruri* | |
| skin | ulti* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | lanu* | |
| water | weera* | |
| fire | weai* | |
| star | ptuna* | |
| stone | watu* | |
| leaf | tawi* | |
| night | kotma* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | ina* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ida* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | emnu* | |
| see | dona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Geser-GoromAustronesian86% alike
- MonAustroasiatic86% alike
- Eastern BruAustroasiatic86% alike
- Baram KayanAustronesian84% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim84% alike
- West BerawanAustronesian84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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