North Babar
North Babar is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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North Babar is an Austronesian language spoken on the north coast of Babar Island in South Maluku, Indonesia.
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Words in North Babar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | eyai* | |
| name | anai* | |
| eye | mat3n* | |
| ear | klin* | |
| nose | ot* | |
| tooth | it* | |
| tongue | nam3* | |
| hand | nam* | |
| blood | ra7a* | |
| bone | ru* | |
| skin | unE7i* | |
| breast | dutniyE* | |
| liver | a7a5a* | |
| water | bieya* | |
| fire | amiyai* | |
| star | to7on5a* | |
| rain | hona | |
| stone | wa7ayaie* | |
| leaf | kavniya* | |
| night | mEnmEnno* | |
| dog | aduviyai* | |
| fish | inai* | |
| louse | otiyai* | |
| one | mEdE* | |
| two | ruwu* | |
| I | yawu* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | mimno* | |
| see | yEteni* | |
| hear | yE7enio* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DaiAustronesian31% alike
- Dawera-DaweloorAustronesian27% alike
- Leti (Indonesia)Austronesian27% alike
- LuangAustronesian26% alike
- SeruaAustronesian26% alike
- Central MaselaAustronesian22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nort2860 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bcd