Tondano
bahasa Tolou
Tondano is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Tondano (also known as Tolou, Tolour, Tondanou, and Toulour) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Tondano area of northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is most similar to Tombulu and to Tonsea.
There is some lexical influence from European languages, such as Dutch, as well as Malay, Tombulu, and Ternate.
From Wikipedia · Tondano language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Tondano
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tow* | |
| name | Naran* | |
| eye | w3r3n* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| tooth | ip3N* | |
| tongue | lila7* | |
| hand | lawas* | |
| blood | ra7* | |
| bone | rui* | |
| skin | walulaN* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | rano* | |
| sun | edo* | |
| stone | watu* | |
| tree | kayu* | |
| night | w3Ni* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | s3ra7* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | 3sa* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | ko* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | 3l3p* | |
| die | pate* | |
| come | ay* | |
| path | lalan* | |
| new | w3ru* | |
| full | wuta* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TontemboanAustronesian91% alike
- TombuluAustronesian69% alike
- TonseaAustronesian66% alike
- TonsawangAustronesian55% alike
- Central PalawanoAustronesian47% alike
- Toraja-Sa'danAustronesian45% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · tond1251 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tdn