Roma
Roma is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Roma or Romang is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 1,700 people (in 1991) in Jersusu village on Romang island in Maluku, Indonesia.
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Words in Roma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hiri* | |
| name | naran* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | tlin* | |
| nose | irun* | |
| tooth | nih3* | |
| tongue | nam* | |
| hand | lim* | |
| blood | rar* | |
| bone | rur* | |
| skin | ulit* | |
| breast | huhu* | |
| liver | atan* | |
| water | ori* | |
| fire | ai* | |
| star | talyara* | |
| rain | utni | |
| stone | watu* | |
| leaf | tau* | |
| night | mela* | |
| dog | ahu* | |
| fish | ih3* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | ida* | |
| two | worua* | |
| I | aijau* | |
| we | ijiti* | |
| drink | omun* | |
| see | tona* | |
| hear | wanaham* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KisarAustronesian53% alike
- LuangAustronesian51% alike
- Leti (Indonesia)Austronesian45% alike
- East DamarAustronesian41% alike
- SikaAustronesian38% alike
- Tetun DiliAustronesian36% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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