Ponosakan
Ponosakan was an Austronesian language once spoken in Indonesia.
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Ponosakan is a moribund Austronesian language spoken in the vicinity of the district of Belang, Southeast Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This language is almost extinct, with only four fluent speakers left as of November 2014.
However, a decade later in November 2024, according to BBC News Indonesia, only three fluent speakers of Ponosakan are left, namely Erfie Liu, Rohana Nou, and Wasila Pua. Because of this, the local government has attempted to prevent its extinction by teaching it at elementary schools since 2024.
From Wikipedia · Ponosakan language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ponosakan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mata | |
| tooth | Niyupon* | |
| tongue | dila7* | |
| blood | duhu7* | |
| bone | tulan* | |
| liver | atoy* | |
| water | tiwih* | |
| leaf | da7un* | |
| night | gowi7i* | |
| fish | seya7* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| two | dohuwa* | |
| I | aku7oy* | |
| you | ikow* | |
| we | kita* | |
| hear | doNoh* | |
| new | mowahu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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