Bahasa Mandar
Mandar
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi)
Mandar (Bahasa Mandar) is a South Sulawesi Austronesian language closely related to Bugis (bug) and Makassarese (mak), spoken in the West Sulawesi province (Sulawesi Barat, separated from South Sulawesi in 2004). The Mandar people are renowned seafarers traditionally building distinctive sandeq sailing outriggers used for Pacific deep-sea fishing. Like Bugis and Makassarese, Mandar historically used the Lontara Brahmic-derived abugida; Latin is now dominant.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Mandar
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi)
| Meaning | Mandar | Toraja-Sa'dan | Buginese | Batak Angkola | Tausug | Ambon Malay | Simalungun Batak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | wae /wae/ | aek /aek/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | aer /aer/ | bah /bah/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | kāyu /kaːju/ | api /api/ | apuy /apuj/ |
| Sun | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | mata esso /mata esːo/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | mata hari /mata hari/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ |
| Moon | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | uleng /uleŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | bittoeng /bittoeŋ/ | bintoen /bintoen/ | wittoing /wittoiŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bituun /bituʔun/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Night | bongi /boŋi/ | bongi /boŋi/ | wenni /wənːi/ | borngin /borŋin/ | dūm /duːm/ | malang /malaŋ/ | borngin /borŋin/ |
| Rain | urang /uˈraŋ/ | uran /uˈran/ | bosi /ˈbosi/ | udan /uˈdan/ | ulan /ˈulan/ | ujang /udʒaŋ/ | udan /uˈdan/ |
| Wind | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | anging /aŋiŋ/ | angin /aŋin/ | hangin /haŋin/ | anging /aŋiŋ/ | logou /loɡou/ |
| Earth | litaq /litaʔ/ | litak /litak/ | tana /tana/ | tano /tano/ | lupaꞌ /lupaʔ/ | tana /tana/ | tanoh /tanoh/ |
| Stone | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ |
| Mountain | buttu /butːu/ | buntu /buntu/ | bulu /bulu/ | dolok /dolok/ | būd /buːd/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | dolog /doloɡ/ |
| Sea | sasiq /sasiʔ/ | tasik /tasik/ | tasiʼ /tasiʔ/ | laut /laut/ | dagat /daɡat/ | lau /lau/ | laut /laut/ |
| Mother | indoq /indoʔ/ | indoʼ /indoʔ/ | indoʼ /indoʔ/ | inang /inaŋ/ | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | mama /mama/ | inang /inaŋ/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | ambeʼ /ambeʔ/ | amboʼ /amboʔ/ | amang /amaŋ/ | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | papa /papa/ | bapa /bapa/ |
| I | iyau /ijau/ | aku /aku/ | iyyaʼ /ijːaʔ/ | au /au/ | aku /aku/ | beta /beta/ | ahu /ahu/ |
| You | io /iʔo/ | iko /iko/ | iko /iko/ | ho /ho/ | ikaw /ikaw/ | ose /ose/ | ho /ho/ |
| We | ikiq / ingkaiq /ikiʔ / iŋkaiʔ/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | idiʼ /idiʔ/ | hita / hami /hita / hami/ | kitaniyu / kami /kitaniju / kami/ | katong /katoŋ/ | hita / hanami /hita / hanami/ |
| Name | sanga /saŋa/ | sanga /saŋa/ | aseng /asəŋ/ | goar /ɡoar/ | ngan /ŋan/ | nama /nama/ | goran /ɡoran/ |
| Person | tau /tau/ | tau /tau/ | tau /tau/ | halak /halak/ | tau /taʔu/ | orang /oraŋ/ | halak /halak/ |
| Head | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ulu /ulu/ | ū /ʔuː/ | kapala /kapala/ | ulu /ulu/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | talinga /taliŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | doccili /dotʃːili/ | pinggol /piŋɡol/ | taynga /tajŋa/ | talinga /taliŋa/ | pinggol /piŋɡol/ |
| Nose | pudzung /puðuŋ/ | illong /ilːoŋ/ | ingeʼ /iŋəʔ/ | igung /iɡuŋ/ | ilung /ˈʔiluŋ/ | idong /idoŋ/ | igung /iɡuŋ/ |
| Mouth | nganga /ŋaŋa/ | sadang /sadaŋ/ | timu /timu/ | baba /baba/ | simud /simud/ | mulu /mulu/ | babah /babah/ |
| Tooth | isi /isi/ | isi /isi/ | isi /isi/ | ipon /ipon/ | ipun /ipun/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | ipon /ipon/ |
| Tongue | lila /lila/ | lila /lila/ | lila /lila/ | dila /dila/ | dilaꞌ /dilaʔ/ | lida /lida/ | dilah /dilah/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lima /lima/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Heart | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | ati /ati/ | roha /roha/ | jantung /dʒantuŋ/ | hati /hati/ | uhur /uhur/ |
| Bone | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | holi-holi /holiˈholi/ | bukug /ˈbukuɡ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | holi-holi /holiˈholi/ |
| Blood | ceraq /tʃɛraʔ/ | rara /rara/ | dara /dara/ | mudar /mudar/ | duguꞌ /duɡuʔ/ | dara /dara/ | daroh /daroh/ |
| Poop | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | tai /tai/ | — | tayꞌ /tajʔ/ | tai /tai/ | tois /tois/ |
| Love | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | maʼpaʼiya /maʔpaʔija/ | poji /podʒi/ | holong /holoŋ/ | lasa /lasa/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | holong /holoŋ/ |
| Tree | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | aju /adʒu/ | hayu /haju/ | kahuy /kahuj/ | pohong /pohoŋ/ | hayu /haju/ |
| Dog | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | baliang /baliaŋ/ |
| Cat | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | meong /meoŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ |
| Fish | bau /ˈbau/ | bale /ˈbale/ | bale /ˈbale/ | ihan /ˈihan/ | istaꞌ /ʔisˈtaʔ/ | ikang /ˈikaŋ/ | ihan /ˈihan/ |
| Bird | manu-manuq /manu manuʔ/ | manuk-manuk /manuʔmanuʔ/ | manuʼ-manuʼ /manuʔmanuʔ/ | unggas /uŋɡas/ | manuk-manuk /manukmanuk/ | burung /buruŋ/ | manuk-manuk /manukˈmanuk/ |
| Egg | talloq /talːoʔ/ | talloʼ /talːoʔ/ | tello /təlːo/ | pira /pira/ | iklug /ʔikluɡ/ | telor /təlor/ | tinaruh /tinaruh/ |
| House | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | bola /bola/ | bagas /baɡas/ | bāy /baːj/ | ruma /ruma/ | rumah /rumah/ |
| Salt | sia /sia/ | sia /sia/ | pejje /pədʒːe/ | sira /sira/ | asin /asin/ | garang /ɡaraŋ/ | sira /sira/ |
| Rice | baras /baras/ | barraʼ /barːaʔ/ | werreʼ /wərːeʔ/ | — | bugas /buɡas/ | baras /baras/ | boras /boras/ |
| Chocolate | sikolaq /sikolaʔ/ | — | sikolaʼ /sikolaʔ/ | — | sakulati /sakulaˈti/ | — | coklat |
| Iron | bassi /basːi/ | bassi /basːi/ | bessi /bəsːi/ | bosi /bosi/ | basiꞌ /basiʔ/ | besi /besi/ | bosi /bosi/ |
| Book | suraq /suraʔ/ | suraʼ /suraʔ/ | boʼ /boʔ/ | buku /buku/ | būk /buːk/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ |
| Eat | maʼande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | manré /manˈre/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | makang /makaŋ/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | minung /minuŋ/ | maʼiru /maʔiru/ | minung /minuŋ/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minong /minoŋ/ | minum /minum/ |
| Sleep | matindro /matindro/ | mammaʼ /mamːaʔ/ | matinro /matinro/ | modom /modom/ | matūg /maˈtuːɡ/ | tidor /tidor/ | modom /modom/ |
| One | mesa /mesa/ | misaʼ /misaʔ/ | séddi /sedːi/ | sada /sada/ | isa /isa/ | satu /satu/ | sada /sada/ |
| Two | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /duwa/ | dua /dua/ | duwa /duwa/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ |
| Three | tallu /talːu/ | tallu /talːu/ | tellu /təlːu/ | tolu /tolu/ | tū /tuː/ | tiga /tiɡa/ | tolu /tolu/ |
| Four | appe /apːe/ | aʼpaʼ /ʔapːaʔ/ | eppa /əpːa/ | opat /opat/ | upat /upat/ | ampa /ampa/ | opat /opat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | sangatus /saŋatus/ | saratu /saratu/ | sératu /seratu/ | saratus /saratus/ | hanggatus /haŋɡaˈtus/ | saratus /saratus/ | saratus /saratus/ |
| Hello | salamaʼ maʼondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | tabeʼ /tabeʔ/ | horas /horas/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | hela /hela/ | horas /horas/ |
| Thank you | kuruʼ sumangaʼ /kuruʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumangaʼ /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | kurru sumange /kurːu sumaŋe/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | diatebei /diatebei/ |
| Good | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | makanja /makandʒa/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | bagus /baɡus/ | dear /dear/ |
| New | baru /baru/ | baʼru /baʔru/ | baru /baru/ | imbaru /imbaru/ | baꞌgu /baʔɡu/ | baru /baru/ | baru /baru/ |
| Red | mamea /mamea/ | mararang /mararaŋ/ | cella /tʃəlːa/ | rara /rara/ | pula /puˈla/ | mera /ˈmera/ | gerger /ɡerɡer/ |
| White | mapute /mapute/ | mabusa /mabusa/ | puté /pute/ | bontar /bontar/ | maputiꞌ /mapuˈtiʔ/ | puti /puti/ | lopak /lopak/ |
| Black | malotong /malotoŋ/ | malotong /malotoŋ/ | lotong /lotoŋ/ | lomlom /lomlom/ | itum /ʔiˈtum/ | itang /itaŋ/ | birong /biroŋ/ |
| Green | mekurarraq /mekurarːaʔ/ | maido /maido/ | kudara /kudara/ | rata /rata/ | gaddung /ɡadduŋ/ | ijo /idʒo/ | ratah /ratah/ |
| Blue | magavu /maɡavu/ | lango-lango /laŋolaŋo/ | gawu /ɡawu/ | rata langit /rata laŋit/ | bilu /biˈlu/ | biru /biru/ | — |
| Computer | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsusi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
| Sugar | golla /ɡolːa/ | — | golla /ɡolːa/ | — | sukal /sukal/ | — | gula /ɡula/ |
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