Simeulue
bahasa Defayan
Simeulue is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Simeulue language (Long Bano) also known as Simolol is spoken by the Simeulue people of Simeulue island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It's also spoken in surrounding islands such as Banyak Islands, this language is closely related to the Sigulai language which is also spoken on the island of Simeulue and also to the Nias language spoken on the neighboring island of Nias.
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Words in Simeulue
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| person | ata* | |
| name | kaxan* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | koeu7* | |
| nose | ixuN* | |
| tooth | ehen* | |
| tongue | dila* | |
| hand | kao7* | |
| blood | dala* | |
| bone | sod* | |
| skin | bebi7* | |
| knee | boxul* | |
| breast | arob* | |
| liver | bala* | |
| water | oil | |
| fire | axoe* | |
| sun | matambalal* | |
| star | bintun* | |
| rain | lifud | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | boNkolfoNkol* | |
| tree | aeuaeu* | |
| leaf | boluN* | |
| night | b3Ni* | |
| dog | asu | |
| fish | 3nae* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | aso* | |
| two | daro* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Calamian TagbanwaAustronesian31% alike
- MamujuAustronesian31% alike
- Northern SubanenAustronesian30% alike
- Batak KaroAustronesian30% alike
- IlokoAustronesian29% alike
- Aralle-TabulahanAustronesian29% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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