West Lembata
bahasa Lembata Barat
West Lembata is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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West Lembata, also known as Mingar, is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of the island of Lembata, east of Flores in Indonesia.
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Words in West Lembata
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | atadik3* | |
| name | nayan* | |
| eye | kuluk* | |
| ear | kinaha* | |
| nose | niyuN* | |
| tooth | kiakha* | |
| tongue | efel* | |
| hand | limaha* | |
| blood | h3meiha* | |
| bone | riuk* | |
| skin | kamakha* | |
| liver | oraha* | |
| water | faeru* | |
| fire | aper* | |
| sun | l3yaf* | |
| star | tonar* | |
| stone | fatoya* | |
| mountain | ileru* | |
| tree | kayoru* | |
| leaf | lolo* | |
| night | buk* | |
| dog | aoru* | |
| fish | ikanu* | |
| louse | kutoya* | |
| I | go* | |
| you | mo* | |
| we | tite* | |
| drink | tenu* | |
| see | tene* | |
| die | matay* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central Lembata-LewokukunAustronesian60% alike
- Eastern AtadeiAustronesian56% alike
- Ile ApeAustronesian51% alike
- Peripheral LembataAustronesian49% alike
- AdonaraAustronesian38% alike
- LewotobiAustronesian37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · west2541 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lmj