Sa'ban
Sa'ban is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Saʼban is one of the remoter languages of Borneo, on the Sarawak–Kalimantan border. The language is known as hmeu Saʼban in the Saʼban language.
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Words in Sa'ban
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lemluen* | |
| name | adin* | |
| eye | ateh* | |
| ear | alit* | |
| nose | sueN* | |
| tooth | epen* | |
| tongue | ili7* | |
| hand | seu* | |
| blood | are7* | |
| bone | hloeN* | |
| skin | anit* | |
| liver | ataey* | |
| water | pei7* | |
| fire | apuey* | |
| sun | atehsiew* | |
| star | Tinto7on* | |
| stone | ataw* | |
| mountain | kut* | |
| tree | ayew* | |
| leaf | un* | |
| night | sem* | |
| dog | ku7* | |
| fish | awit* | |
| louse | tew* | |
| one | seh* | |
| two | weh* | |
| I | ek* | |
| you | Teh* | |
| we | tam* | |
| drink | merop* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KelabitAustronesian34% alike
- LundayehAustronesian28% alike
- InabaknonAustronesian25% alike
- Rejang KayanAustronesian23% alike
- LemetingAustronesian22% alike
- West BerawanAustronesian22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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