Narom
Narom is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Narom language (sometimes spelled Narum) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Lower Baram branch. It is spoken by some 2,420 Narom people in Sarawak, Malaysia, and particularly in the Miri Division and the area south of Baram River mouth. The language has three dialects, Bakong, Daliʼ and Miriʼ.
From Wikipedia · Narom language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Narom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | 5adien* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | teliNa* | |
| nose | siNut* | |
| tooth | nipan* | |
| tongue | jilir* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | sema* | |
| bone | tuha* | |
| skin | kulet* | |
| breast | tete* | |
| liver | atai* | |
| water | fer* | |
| fire | iguen* | |
| sun | matadiu* | |
| star | patak* | |
| stone | bateu* | |
| tree | hayeu* | |
| leaf | da7on* | |
| night | lem* | |
| dog | au* | |
| fish | puta* | |
| louse | guteu* | |
| one | Ce* | |
| two | debe* | |
| I | kau* | |
| you | hau* | |
| we | hamai* | |
| drink | misap* | |
| see | laud* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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