Sa
Sa is an Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Sa or Saa is an Austronesian language spoken in southern Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. It had an estimated 2,500 speakers in the year 2000.
From Wikipedia · Saa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Sa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | atuntun* | |
| name | si* | |
| eye | mta* | |
| ear | NgalNi* | |
| nose | Ngusu* | |
| tooth | lu* | |
| tongue | me* | |
| hand | ra* | |
| blood | ndana* | |
| bone | su* | |
| skin | mbwela* | |
| knee | mbun* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | mela* | |
| water | wa | |
| fire | ap* | |
| sun | yal* | |
| star | meso* | |
| stone | at* | |
| mountain | mbitan* | |
| tree | mbutua* | |
| leaf | ra* | |
| night | buN* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | mahalo* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | su* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | ik* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SowaAustronesian46% alike
- Seke (Vanuatu)Austronesian46% alike
- ApmaAustronesian41% alike
- LonwolwolAustronesian39% alike
- Uripiv-Wala-Rano-AtchinAustronesian38% alike
- North AmbrymAustronesian37% alike
Grammar
- NatiAustronesian84% alike
- BlangAustroasiatic83% alike
- HaroiAustronesian82% alike
- S'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan82% alike
- Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo82% alike
- BugunSino-Tibetan82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · saaa1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sax