Tombulu
Tombulu is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tombulu, also known as Minahasan language, is an Austronesian language of northern Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Minahasan language, a sub-group of the Philippine languages.
It is a local language of the Minahasa people spoken in the city of Tomohon and in the villages under the Kota Tomohon administration such as Rurukan, Pinaras, Kumelembuai, Woloan, and Tara-Tara. It is also spoken in the villages under the administration of the Minahasa Regency in the Tombulu district, Tombariri district, Mandolang district, Pineleng district, and two villages in the Sonder district, namely Rambunan and Sawangan.
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Words in Tombulu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tou* | |
| name | Naran* | |
| eye | b3r3n* | |
| nose | NiruN* | |
| tooth | ba7aN* | |
| tongue | LiLa7* | |
| hand | L3N3n* | |
| blood | Zaha7* | |
| bone | Zuhi* | |
| skin | kuLit* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | Zano* | |
| sun | 3ndo* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| tree | kay* | |
| night | b3Ni* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | s3Za7* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | 3sa* | |
| two | Zua* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | ko* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | 3L3p* | |
| hear | taLiNa* | |
| die | pate* | |
| come | ay* | |
| path | LaLan* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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