Rejang
Miling Hêjang
Rejang is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 350 thousand people.
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Rejang (miling Jang, miling Hejang) is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken by the Rejang people in southwestern parts of Sumatra (Bengkulu), Indonesia. There are five dialects, spread from mountainous region to the coastal region of Bengkulu, including the Musi (Musai) dialect, the Lebong dialect, the Kebanagung dialect, the Rawas (Awes) dialect, and the Pesisir dialect.
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Words in Rejang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tun* | |
| name | gEn* | |
| eye | mat3y* | |
| ear | ti7u7* | |
| nose | 5uN* | |
| tooth | epen* | |
| tongue | dil3a7* | |
| hand | taN3n* | |
| blood | dal3a7* | |
| bone | t3lan* | |
| skin | ka7* | |
| breast | sus3w* | |
| liver | atiE* | |
| water | bioa | |
| fire | opoy* | |
| star | bitaN* | |
| rain | ujen | |
| stone | but3w* | |
| leaf | dan* | |
| night | k3lm3n* | |
| dog | kuyu7* | |
| fish | kan* | |
| louse | gut3w* | |
| one | do* | |
| two | du3y* | |
| I | uku* | |
| you | ko* | |
| we | it3* | |
| drink | minum* | |
| see | k3m3lea7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MusiAustronesian33% alike
- BasapAustronesian33% alike
- South Barisan MalayAustronesian32% alike
- SeberuangAustronesian32% alike
- Southern SamaAustronesian32% alike
- Berau MalayAustronesian32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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