Teressa
Teressa is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Teressa, or Taih-Long (native name: Lurö) is one of the Nicobarese languages spoken on the Teressa Island of Nicobar Islands in India. Bompoka dialect (Pauhut) is distinct. As of 2001, there are 2,080 speakers.
Teressa belongs to the Nicobarese branch of the Austroasiatic languages in which it forms a subgroup with the Chaura language.
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Words in Teressa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | emat* | |
| ear | naN* | |
| nose | mhaN* | |
| hand | munte* | |
| bone | kolran* | |
| skin | huk* | |
| knee | kiukanan* | |
| liver | halep* | |
| water | râk | |
| fire | pala* | |
| sun | hiuk* | |
| stone | maNE* | |
| tree | khia* | |
| leaf | puron* | |
| night | atam* | |
| dog | hom* | |
| fish | huhot* | |
| one | iaN* | |
| two | oh* | |
| I | khiu* | |
| you | ma* | |
| we | bai* | |
| drink | nhioN* | |
| see | hahea* | |
| hear | eaN* | |
| die | kapEt* | |
| come | reugk* | |
| path | khia* | |
| new | manat* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- ChauraAustroasiatic22% alike
- Car NicobareseAustroasiatic19% alike
- Central NicobareseAustroasiatic18% alike
- Busang KayanAustronesian15% alike
- White LachiTai-Kadai12% alike
- Urak Lawoi'Austronesian11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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