Watubela
Watubela is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Watubela is an Austronesian language of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It is closely related to Geser.
It reflects Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *q as k, such as lalak "blood" < *daʀaq and katlu "egg" < *qatəluʀ.
From Wikipedia · Watubela language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Watubela
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mansia* | |
| name | Nahan* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | telNa* | |
| nose | hu* | |
| tooth | nifo* | |
| tongue | lama* | |
| hand | ma* | |
| blood | lalak* | |
| bone | luli* | |
| skin | kalikit* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | lamno* | |
| water | al | |
| fire | afi* | |
| star | tokul* | |
| rain | kadama | |
| stone | watu* | |
| leaf | lue7* | |
| night | dodan* | |
| dog | kofuna* | |
| fish | ikan* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | ha* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | ak* | |
| you | ka* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | minu* | |
| see | sini7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Banda (Indonesia)Austronesian44% alike
- NiueanAustronesian41% alike
- Palu'eAustronesian40% alike
- Geser-GoromAustronesian39% alike
- Mele-FilaAustronesian37% alike
- Ngad'aAustronesian37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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