Saaroa
Saaroa is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan, by about 10 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Saaroa or Hlaʼalua is a Southern Tsouic language spoken by the Saaroa (Hlaʼalua) people, an indigenous people of Taiwan. It is a Formosan language or Tsouic language of the Austronesian family.
The Saaroa live in the two villages of Taoyuan and Kaochung in Taoyuan District (Taoyuan Township), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Zeitoun & Teng 2014).
With fewer than 10 native speakers and an ethnic population of 400 people, Saaroa is considered critically endangered. Even among native speakers of the language, they use primarily Mandarin or Bunun in their daily lives. There is no longer an active speech community for Saaroa.
From Wikipedia · Saaroa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Saaroa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | ama'a | |
| liver | 'aci'i | |
| water | salumu | |
| stone | vatu'u | |
| fish | vutukuhlu | |
| snake | vuhli'i | |
| egg | 'asarʉ | |
| banana | tavʉhlʉvʉhlʉ |
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Vocabulary
- KanakanavuAustronesian30% alike
- Makassar MalayAustronesian23% alike
- BasapAustronesian21% alike
- Kota Bangun Kutai MalayAustronesian20% alike
- EmbalohAustronesian20% alike
- KalumpangAustronesian19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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