Ngaju
bahasa Dayak Ngaju
Ngaju is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 890 thousand people.
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Ngaju (also Ngaju Dayak/Dayak Ngaju) is an Austronesian language spoken along the Kapuas, Kahayan, Katingan, and Mentaya Rivers in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is closely related to the Bakumpai language. There are three dialects—Pulau Petak (Pulopetak), Ba'amang, and Mantangai.
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Words in Ngaju
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | bawi | |
| person | uluh* | |
| name | aram* | |
| eye | mata7* | |
| ear | pindiN* | |
| nose | uruN* | |
| tooth | kasiNa7* | |
| tongue | jela7* | |
| hand | lEnE7* | |
| blood | daha7* | |
| bone | tulaN* | |
| skin | upak* | |
| knee | otot* | |
| breast | usuk* | |
| liver | atEi* | |
| water | danum | |
| fire | apuy | |
| sun | matanandau* | |
| star | bintaN* | |
| rain | ujan | |
| stone | batu7* | |
| mountain | gunuN* | |
| tree | opun* | |
| leaf | dawEn* | |
| night | hamalEm* | |
| dog | asu7* | |
| fish | laok | |
| louse | guti7* | |
| one | ijE7* | |
| two | duE7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngaj1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nij