Sawai
Sawai is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 12 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Sawai language (also Weda) is a South Halmahera language of the Austronesian language family spoken in the Weda, Weda Selatan and Gane Timor districts of southern Halmahera, in North Maluku Province of Indonesia. There are approximately 12,000 speakers.
From Wikipedia · Sawai language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Sawai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kyat* | |
| name | Nosan* | |
| eye | mto* | |
| ear | tataNo* | |
| nose | gagwaso* | |
| tongue | paplao* | |
| hand | fao* | |
| blood | lalo* | |
| bone | mom* | |
| skin | liko* | |
| knee | bukubuku* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | yotay* | |
| fire | lutaN* | |
| sun | NanNan* | |
| star | No* | |
| mountain | ma7tat* | |
| tree | ay* | |
| leaf | aywlu* | |
| night | doram* | |
| dog | yaw* | |
| fish | in* | |
| louse | kit* | |
| one | puso* | |
| two | palu* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | aw* | |
| we | am* | |
| drink | ninam* | |
| hear | nloNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Buli (Indonesia)Austronesian37% alike
- Maba (Indonesia)Austronesian36% alike
- GaneAustronesian29% alike
- East MakianAustronesian26% alike
- GebeAustronesian25% alike
- LegenyemAustronesian22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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