Mentawai
bahasa Mentawai
Mentawai is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
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The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Words in Mentawai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| name | oni* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talinga | |
| tongue | Tala* | |
| hand | takEp* | |
| blood | loxau* | |
| bone | tolat* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | bokolo* | |
| breast | rukat* | |
| liver | atEi* | |
| water | oinan* | |
| fire | api | |
| sun | Sulu* | |
| star | pa5an5an* | |
| rain | ujat | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | lElEu* | |
| tree | loina* | |
| leaf | buluk* | |
| night | Soibo* | |
| dog | ToTo* | |
| fish | iba* | |
| louse | goSEt* | |
| see | iTo* | |
| hear | arEp* | |
| die | matEi* | |
| come | oi* | |
| new | nau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MalayAustronesian31% alike
- MinangkabauAustronesian30% alike
- North Moluccan MalayAustronesian29% alike
- NiasAustronesian28% alike
- Taman (Indonesia)Austronesian28% alike
- KemakAustronesian28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ment1249 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mwv