Saparua
bahasa Saparua
Saparua is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Saparua is an Austronesian language spoken in Maluku of eastern Indonesia. Dialects are diverse, and Latu might be included as one. Saparua is currently spoken by around 1,500 people, and it is threatened by extinction. According to a researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency, Khairunnisa, stated that this is caused by the influences of Dutch colonialism, the sectarian conflict, migration, globalization, and the duty to speak Indonesian.
From Wikipedia · Saparua language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Saparua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | nalau* | |
| eye | matako* | |
| ear | terinako* | |
| nose | iriko* | |
| tooth | nioko* | |
| tongue | meiko* | |
| hand | rimako* | |
| blood | lalal* | |
| bone | rillo* | |
| skin | uritol* | |
| knee | tuturuko* | |
| breast | susuo* | |
| liver | hutuako* | |
| water | waelo* | |
| fire | hau* | |
| sun | riamatanjo* | |
| star | umalljo* | |
| stone | hatuil* | |
| mountain | ulatil* | |
| tree | uwonnjo* | |
| leaf | launno* | |
| night | punno* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | ianno* | |
| louse | utul* | |
| one | isai* | |
| two | ruwa* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | ale* | |
| we | iami* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · sapa1251 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · spr