Uab Meto
Atoni
Austronesian (Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar)
Atoni (Uab Meto, "people's language") is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of West Timor in Indonesia, the largest indigenous language of the Indonesian Timor region (East Nusa Tenggara province). Closely related to Tetum (tet) of Timor-Leste; the two together represent the major Austronesian languages of the Timor island. The Atoni people retain a distinctive cultural identity with elaborate traditional house architecture (lopo conical houses) and a patrilineal kinship system.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Atoni
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar)
| Meaning | Atoni | Tetum | Old Malay | Mandar | Toraja-Sa'dan | Batak Angkola | Toba Batak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | oe /oe/ | bee /beː/ | air /air/ | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | aek /aek/ | aek /aek/ |
| Fire | ai /ai/ | ahi /ahi/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | manas /manas/ | loron /loɾon/ | matari /matari/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ |
| Moon | fun /fun/ | fulan /fulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | kfu /kfuʔ/ | fitun /ˈfitun/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bittoeng /bittoeŋ/ | bintoen /bintoen/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Night | fai /fai/ | kalan /kalan/ | malam /malam/ | bongi /boŋi/ | bongi /boŋi/ | borngin /borŋin/ | borngin /borŋin/ |
| Rain | ulan /ˈulan/ | udan /ˈudan/ | — | urang /uˈraŋ/ | uran /uˈran/ | udan /uˈdan/ | udan /uˈdan/ |
| Wind | anin /anin/ | anin /ˈanin/ | — | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | alogo /aloɡo/ |
| Earth | afu /afu/ | rai /ˈrai/ | — | litaq /litaʔ/ | litak /litak/ | tano /tano/ | tano /tano/ |
| Stone | fatu /fatu/ | fatuk /ˈfatuk/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ |
| Mountain | nuʼaf /nuʔaf/ | foho /foho/ | — | buttu /butːu/ | buntu /buntu/ | dolok /dolok/ | dolok /dolok/ |
| Sea | tasi /tasi/ | tasi /tasi/ | — | sasiq /sasiʔ/ | tasik /tasik/ | laut /laut/ | laut /laut/ |
| Mother | ainaf /ainaf/ | inan /inan/ | ibu /ibu/ | indoq /indoʔ/ | indoʼ /indoʔ/ | inang /inaŋ/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | amat /amat/ | aman /aman/ | bapa /bapa/ | ama /ama/ | ambeʼ /ambeʔ/ | amang /amaŋ/ | ama /ama/ |
| Daughter | anfeto /anfeto/ | oan feto /oan feto/ | — | — | anak baine /anak baine/ | boru /boru/ | boru /boru/ |
| I | au /au/ | haʼu /haʔu/ | aku /aku/ | iyau /ijau/ | aku /aku/ | au /au/ | ahu /ahu/ |
| You | ho /ho/ | ó /ɔ/ | kamu /kamu/ | io /iʔo/ | iko /iko/ | ho /ho/ | ho /ho/ |
| We | hit / hai /hit / hai/ | ita / ami /ita / ami/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | ikiq / ingkaiq /ikiʔ / iŋkaiʔ/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | hita / hami /hita / hami/ | hita / hami /hita / hami/ |
| Name | kanan /ˈkanan/ | naran /ˈnaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | sanga /saŋa/ | sanga /saŋa/ | goar /ɡoar/ | goar /ɡoar/ |
| Person | atoni /atoni/ | ema /ema/ | — | tau /tau/ | tau /tau/ | halak /halak/ | halak /halak/ |
| Head | nakaf /nakaf/ | ulun /ulun/ | — | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ |
| Eye | matan /matan/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | luken /luken/ | tilun /tilun/ | — | talinga /taliŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | pinggol /piŋɡol/ | pinggol /piŋɡol/ |
| Nose | pana /pana/ | inus /inus/ | — | pudzung /puðuŋ/ | illong /ilːoŋ/ | igung /iɡuŋ/ | igung /iɡuŋ/ |
| Mouth | fefan /fefan/ | ibun /ˈibun/ | — | nganga /ŋaŋa/ | sadang /sadaŋ/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Tooth | nisi /nisi/ | nehan /nehan/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | isi /isi/ | isi /isi/ | ipon /ipon/ | ngingi /ŋiŋi/ |
| Tongue | maaʼ /maːʔ/ | nanaan /nanaːn/ | lidah /lidah/ | lila /lila/ | lila /lila/ | dila /dila/ | dila /dila/ |
| Hand | ʼniman /ʔniman/ | liman /liman/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Foot | haef /haef/ | ain /ain/ | — | — | lentek /lentek/ | pat /pat/ | pat /pat/ |
| Heart | nesa /nesa/ | fuan /fuan/ | hati /hati/ | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | roha /roha/ | roha /roha/ |
| Bone | nuʼi /nuʔi/ | ruin /ruin/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | holi-holi /holiˈholi/ | holi-holi /holiˈholi/ |
| Blood | naʼ /naʔ/ | raan /raːn/ | darah /darah/ | ceraq /tʃɛraʔ/ | rara /rara/ | mudar /mudar/ | mudar /mudar/ |
| Love | nekat /nekat/ | domin /domin/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | maʼpaʼiya /maʔpaʔija/ | holong /holoŋ/ | holong /holoŋ/ |
| Tree | hau /hau/ | ai /ai/ | kayu /kaju/ | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | hayu /haju/ | hau /hau/ |
| Dog | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | biang /biaŋ/ |
| Cat | meo /meo/ | busa /busa/ | — /—/ | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ |
| Fish | ikaʼ /ikaʔ/ | ikan /ˈikan/ | ikan /ikan/ | bau /ˈbau/ | bale /ˈbale/ | ihan /ˈihan/ | dekke /ˈdekːe/ |
| Bird | kolo /kolo/ | manu /manu/ | burung /buruŋ/ | manu-manuq /manu manuʔ/ | manuk-manuk /manuʔmanuʔ/ | unggas /uŋɡas/ | pidong /pidoŋ/ |
| Egg | teko /teko/ | tolun /tolun/ | — | talloq /talːoʔ/ | talloʼ /talːoʔ/ | pira /pira/ | pira /pira/ |
| Horse | bikase /bikase/ | kuda /kuda/ | — | — | darang /daraŋ/ | kudo /kudo/ | hoda /hoda/ |
| House | ume /ume/ | uma /uma/ | rumah /rumah/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | bagas /baɡas/ | jabu /dʒabu/ |
| Milk | susu /susu/ | susubeen /susubeːn/ | susu /susu/ | — | bumbungan /bumbuŋan/ | susu /susu/ | susu /susu/ |
| Honey | oni /oni/ | bani-been /bani-beːn/ | — | — | taniʼ enoan /taniʔ enoan/ | aer ni loba /aer ni loba/ | situak ni loba /situak ni loba/ |
| Salt | masiʼ /masiʔ/ | masin /ˈmasin/ | garam /ɡaram/ | sia /sia/ | sia /sia/ | sira /sira/ | sira /sira/ |
| Iron | besi /besi/ | besi /ˈbesi/ | — | bassi /basːi/ | bassi /basːi/ | bosi /bosi/ | bosi /bosi/ |
| Silk | sutra /sutra/ | seda /seda/ | — | — | saʼbe /saʔbe/ | surto /surto/ | surta /surta/ |
| Book | sulat /sulat/ | livru /livɾu/ | — | suraq /suraʔ/ | suraʼ /suraʔ/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ |
| Eat | ah /ah/ | han /han/ | makan /makan/ | maʼande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | ninu /ninu/ | hemu /hemu/ | minum /minum/ | minung /minuŋ/ | maʼiru /maʔiru/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ |
| Sleep | tup /tup/ | toba /ˈtoba/ | tidur /tidur/ | matindro /matindro/ | mammaʼ /mamːaʔ/ | modom /modom/ | modom /modom/ |
| One | mese /mese/ | ida /ida/ | sa /sa/ | mesa /mesa/ | misaʼ /misaʔ/ | sada /sada/ | sada /sada/ |
| Two | nua /ˈnua/ | rua /ˈrua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ |
| Three | tenu /tenu/ | tolu /tolu/ | tlu /tlu/ | tallu /talːu/ | tallu /talːu/ | tolu /tolu/ | tolu /tolu/ |
| Four | ha /ha/ | haat /haːt/ | mpat /əmpat/ | appe /apːe/ | aʼpaʼ /ʔapːaʔ/ | opat /opat/ | opat /opat/ |
| Five | nim /nim/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | natun /natun/ | atus /atus/ | ratus /ratus/ | sangatus /saŋatus/ | saratu /saratu/ | saratus /saratus/ | saratus /saratus/ |
| Hello | neut /neut/ | bondia /bondia/ | — /—/ | salamaʼ maʼondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | horas /horas/ | horas /horas/ |
| Thank you | neno biluk /neno biluk/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | — /—/ | kuruʼ sumangaʼ /kuruʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumangaʼ /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | mauliate /mauliate/ |
| Good | malaek /malaek/ | diʼak /diʔak/ | baik /baik/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ |
| New | feʼu /feʔu/ | foun /foun/ | — | baru /baru/ | baʼru /baʔru/ | imbaru /imbaru/ | imbaru /imbaru/ |
| Red | mtasaʼ /mtasaʔ/ | mean /mean/ | merah /merah/ | mamea /mamea/ | mararang /mararaŋ/ | rara /rara/ | rara /rara/ |
| White | mutiʼ /mutiʔ/ | mutin /mutin/ | putih /putih/ | mapute /mapute/ | mabusa /mabusa/ | bontar /bontar/ | bontar /bontar/ |
| Black | metan /metan/ | metan /metan/ | hitam /hitam/ | malotong /malotoŋ/ | malotong /malotoŋ/ | lomlom /lomlom/ | birong /biroŋ/ |
| Green | mateʼ /mateʔ/ | matak /matak/ | — | mekurarraq /mekurarːaʔ/ | maido /maido/ | rata /rata/ | rata /rata/ |
| Ninety-nine | boʼsio am sio /boʔsio am sio/ | sia-nulu resin sia /sia-nulu resin sia/ | — | — | kasera pulona ngkasera /kasera pulona ŋkasera/ | sambilan pulu sambilan /sambilan pulu sambilan/ | siapulu sia /siapulu sia/ |
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