West Coast Bajau
ling Sama
West Coast Bajau is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia, by about 210 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Sama–Bajaw languages are a well-established group of languages spoken by the Sama-Bajau peoples (Aꞌa sama) of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Words in West Coast Bajau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pedendoon | |
| eye | moto | |
| ear | telingo | |
| nose | urung | |
| tooth | impon | |
| hand | tangan | |
| heart | jantung | |
| head | tekook | |
| skin | kulit | |
| knee | tu'ut | |
| liver | atei | |
| water | bue' | |
| moon | buan | |
| star | bintang | |
| rain | uran | |
| wind | beriu | |
| sea | delout | |
| dog | owa' | |
| cat | using | |
| fish | diing | |
| bird | memanuk | |
| pig | menungal | |
| snake | soo | |
| four | empat | |
| five | limo | |
| salt | timus | |
| rice | buas | |
| apple | ipol |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern SamaAustronesian65% alike
- BalangingiAustronesian62% alike
- Pangutaran SamaAustronesian61% alike
- Central SamaAustronesian57% alike
- Indonesian BajauAustronesian51% alike
- MapunAustronesian46% alike
Grammar
- Sabah BisayaAustronesian86% alike
- Pangutaran SamaAustronesian86% alike
- BununAustronesian86% alike
- Caribbean JavaneseAustronesian86% alike
- Baram KayanAustronesian85% alike
- TombonuoAustronesian85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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