Bahasa Mandar

Mandar

Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi)

FamilyAustronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi) Speakers~200K ScriptLatin / Lontara (historical) CountriesIndonesia (West Sulawesi province — Majene, Polewali Mandar, Mamuju regencies) Official inNo (Indonesian is sole official); recognized regional Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3mdr

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

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87 core words in Mandar

Water

uai

uai

Fire

api

api

Sun

mata allo

mata alːo

Moon

bulang

bulaŋ

Star

bittoeng

bittoeŋ

Night

bongi

boŋi

Rain

urang

uˈraŋ

Wind

angin

aŋin

Earth

litaq

litaʔ

Stone

batu

batu

Mountain

buttu

butːu

Sea

sasiq

sasiʔ

Mother

indoq

indoʔ

Father

ama

ama

I

iyau

ijau

You

io

iʔo

We

ikiq / ingkaiq

ikiʔ / iŋkaiʔ

Name

sanga

saŋa

Person

tau

tau

Head

ulu

ulu

Eye

mata

mata

Ear

talinga

taliŋa

Nose

pudzung

puðuŋ

Mouth

nganga

ŋaŋa

Tooth

isi

isi

Tongue

lila

lila

Hand

lima

lima

Heart

ate

ate

Bone

buku

buku

Blood

ceraq

tʃɛraʔ

Poop

tai

tai

Love

mappinawa

mapːinawa

Tree

kaju

kaju

Dog

asu

asu

Cat

mio

mio

Fish

bau

ˈbau

Bird

manu-manuq

manu manuʔ

Egg

talloq

talːoʔ

House

boyang

bojaŋ

Salt

sia

sia

Rice

baras

baras

Chocolate

sikolaq

sikolaʔ

Iron

bassi

basːi

Book

suraq

suraʔ

Eat

maʼande

maʔande

Drink

minung

minuŋ

Sleep

matindro

matindro

One

mesa

mesa

Two

dua

dua

Three

tallu

talːu

Four

appe

apːe

Five

lima

lima

Hundred

sangatus

saŋatus

Hello

salamaʼ maʼondong

salamaʔ maʔondoŋ

Thank you

kuruʼ sumangaʼ

kuruʔ sumaŋaʔ

Good

macoa

matʃoa

New

baru

baru

Red

mamea

mamea

White

mapute

mapute

Black

malotong

malotoŋ

Green

mekurarraq

mekurarːaʔ

Blue

magavu

maɡavu

Computer

komputer

komˈputər

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Sugar

golla

ɡolːa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi)

Meaning MandarToraja-Sa'danBugineseBatak AngkolaTausugAmbon MalaySimalungun 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/
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