Tombonuo
Tombonuo is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Tombonuwo (Tambonuo) is a Paitanic language spoken in the Pitas and Labuk-Sugut Districts of northwest Sabah, Malaysia.
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Words in Tombonuo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | l3bu* | |
| name | Naran* | |
| eye | mat3* | |
| ear | t3liN3* | |
| nose | ondung | |
| tooth | nip3n* | |
| tongue | dila7* | |
| hand | l3N3n* | |
| blood | ra7* | |
| bone | tulaN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | 3tud* | |
| breast | titi7* | |
| liver | at3i* | |
| water | suN3y* | |
| fire | apuy* | |
| sun | mat3nurunat* | |
| star | bintaN* | |
| stone | watu* | |
| mountain | budud* | |
| tree | punnukaiu* | |
| leaf | r3wun* | |
| night | awi* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | pait* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | id3* | |
| two | du3* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | ikaw* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern TidungAustronesian92% alike
- Lanas LobuAustronesian64% alike
- DumpasAustronesian64% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian64% alike
- Tampias LobuAustronesian58% alike
- GanaAustronesian55% alike
Grammar
- NaromAustronesian96% alike
- Tagal MurutAustronesian96% alike
- IranunAustronesian95% alike
- LundayehAustronesian94% alike
- Sabah BisayaAustronesian94% alike
- Eastern BruAustroasiatic93% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · tomb1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · txa