Maba (Indonesia)
Maba (Indonesia) is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Maba is a South Halmahera language of southern Halmahera, Indonesia.
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Words in Maba (Indonesia)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | smat* | |
| name | Nasmu* | |
| eye | mto* | |
| ear | taNo* | |
| nose | guo* | |
| tooth | NaNo* | |
| tongue | pleo* | |
| hand | komo* | |
| blood | lo* | |
| bone | loN* | |
| skin | kinin* | |
| knee | biolo* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | yatoi* | |
| water | woyo* | |
| fire | yap* | |
| sun | wol* | |
| star | gab* | |
| stone | kipat* | |
| mountain | lolos* | |
| tree | ai* | |
| leaf | ailu* | |
| night | dorem* | |
| dog | fun* | |
| fish | in* | |
| louse | it* | |
| one | so* | |
| two | lu* | |
| I | yak* | |
| you | auamm* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Buli (Indonesia)Austronesian54% alike
- GebeAustronesian44% alike
- SawaiAustronesian36% alike
- East MakianAustronesian34% alike
- GaneAustronesian29% alike
- LegenyemAustronesian25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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