Mor (Mor Islands)
Mor (Mor Islands) is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Mor or Moor is a tonal Austronesian language. It is a primary branch of the South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages.
Its dialects are Ayombai, Hirom, and Kama.
From Wikipedia · Mor language (Austronesian) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mor (Mor Islands)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | na7u* | |
| name | nata* | |
| eye | masina7u* | |
| ear | ina* | |
| nose | horo* | |
| tooth | woto* | |
| tongue | nia* | |
| hand | vie* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | oro* | |
| skin | hi7i* | |
| breast | tut* | |
| liver | sinea7a* | |
| water | rarum* | |
| fire | mo7on* | |
| star | um* | |
| stone | va7a* | |
| leaf | ranu* | |
| night | vara7a* | |
| dog | auna* | |
| fish | ijana* | |
| louse | ku7a* | |
| one | tata* | |
| two | ruro* | |
| I | iwa* | |
| you | awa* | |
| we | a7o* | |
| drink | anumi* | |
| see | era7uma* | |
| hear | orani* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Geser-GoromAustronesian19% alike
- BiakAustronesian18% alike
- Te'unAustronesian18% alike
- Banda (Indonesia)Austronesian18% alike
- RoonAustronesian17% alike
- IlokoAustronesian16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · morm1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mhz