Urak Lawoi'
Urak Lawoi' is an Austronesian language spoken in Thailand and Malaysia, by about 5,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Urak Lawoiʼ or Urak Lawoc (Urak Lawoiʼ: อูรักลาโวยจ, [ˈurʌk ˈlawʊjʔ]) is a Malayic language spoken in southern Thailand.
The Orang (Suku) Laut who live between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula speak divergent Malayic lects, which bear some intriguing connections to various Sumatran Malay varieties.
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Words in Urak Lawoi'
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | nama* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | takay* | |
| nose | hidok* | |
| tongue | lidah* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | darah* | |
| bone | tulak* | |
| skin | brulak* | |
| knee | lutoc* | |
| breast | dada* | |
| liver | hati* | |
| water | อาเย | ayë |
| fire | api* | |
| sun | mataari* | |
| star | bitak* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | buke7* | |
| tree | kayu* | |
| leaf | dawot* | |
| night | malap* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | ikat* | |
| one | sa* | |
| two | duwa* | |
| I | ku* | |
| we | kami* | |
| drink | o7* | |
| see | bergari* | |
| hear | deNal* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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