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Tatana

Tatana is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Tatana · 5.5°N 115.6°E

Tatana (Tatanaq) is a Sabahan language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. Due to limited studies, it is hard to ascertain whether Tatana requires a category on its own or is considered a Bisaya variety based on its 90% linguistic intelligibility with the closely related Bisaya ethnic in Sabah. The current speakers of Tatana identify themselves as an ethnic subgroup of the Dusun people of Borneo. Jason Lobel (2013:360) classifies Tatana (along with Papar) as Murutic rather than Dusunic.

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Words in Tatana

MeaningWordRomanization
personulun*
namearan*
eyematoh*
earteliNoh*
noseaduN*
toothdipon*
tonguedilaq*
handloNon*
blooddaq*
bonetulaN*
skinkuNkuN*
kneeatud*
breasttitiq*
livereNkayaw*
watertimug
fireapuy*
sunmatodoh*
starbintaN*
stonebatuh*
treekayuh*
leafdaun*
nightundom*
dogasuh*
fishkanaq*
lousekutuq*
onesaq*
twoduwoh*
drinkminum*
seegiloN*
hearkiroNog*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

PaparKlias River KadazanSabah BisayaTimugon MurutKuijauGanaKeningau MurutWest Coast BajauLemetingPaluan

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