Bahasa Hulontalo
Gorontalo
Austronesian (Philippine, Gorontalo-Mongondow)
Gorontalo (Bahasa Hulontalo) is the language of the Gorontalo people of northern Sulawesi. It belongs to the Philippine subgroup of Austronesian, distinct from most other Indonesian languages, reflecting historical migration patterns.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Gorontalo
Water
taluhu
/taˈluhu/
Fire
tulu
/ˈtulu/
Sun
mata lo dulahu
/mata lo duˈlahu/
Moon
hulalo
/huˈlalo/
Mother
ti mama
/ti ˈmama/
Father
ti papa
/ti ˈpapa/
Eat
monga
/ˈmoŋa/
Drink
mongilu
/moˈŋilu/
Love
otoliangu
/ʔotoliˈʔaŋu/
Heart
hilao
/hiˈlaʔo/
Tree
ayu
/ˈʔaju/
House
bele
/ˈbele/
Dog
apula
/ʔaˈpula/
Cat
tete
/ˈtete/
Hand
olu'u
/ʔoluˈʔu/
Eye
mato
/ˈmato/
Hello
assalamu alaikum
/assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/
Thank you
terima kasih
/teɾima ˈkasih/
One
tuwau
/tuˈwaʔu/
Good
mopiyohu
/mopiˈjohu/
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Philippine, Gorontalo-Mongondow) languages
| Meaning | Gorontalo | Papuan Malay | Pukapukan | Coastal Kadazan | Makassarese | Pangasinan | Kapampangan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | taluhu /taˈluhu/ | air /aer/ | wai /wai/ | waig /waiɡ/ | jene /ˈdʒene/ | danum /daˈnum/ | danum /daˈnum/ |
| Fire | tulu /ˈtulu/ | api /ˈapi/ | yayi /ˈjaji/ | tapui /taˈpui/ | pepe' /ˈpepeʔ/ | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ |
| Sun | mata lo dulahu /mata lo duˈlahu/ | matahari /mataˈhari/ | la /la/ | tadau /taˈdau/ | mata allo /mata ˈʔallo/ | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ |
| Moon | hulalo /huˈlalo/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | malama /maˈlama/ | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ | bulang /buˈlaŋ/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ |
| Mother | ti mama /ti ˈmama/ | mama /ˈmama/ | mama /ˈmama/ | tina /ˈtina/ | amma' /ˈʔammaʔ/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ |
| Father | ti papa /ti ˈpapa/ | bapa /ˈbapa/ | matua /maˈtua/ | tama /ˈtama/ | bapa' /ˈbapaʔ/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ |
| Eat | monga /ˈmoŋa/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | kai /kai/ | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ | angnganre /ʔaŋˈŋanɾe/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ |
| Drink | mongilu /moˈŋilu/ | minum /ˈminum/ | inu /ˈinu/ | monginum /moˈŋinum/ | angnginung /ʔaŋˈŋinuŋ/ | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | minum /miˈnum/ |
| Love | otoliangu /ʔotoliˈʔaŋu/ | sayang /ˈsajaŋ/ | aloha /aˈloha/ | ohunod /oˈhunod/ | mangngai /maŋˈŋai/ | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ |
| Heart | hilao /hiˈlaʔo/ | hati /ˈhati/ | loto /ˈloto/ | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ | ati /ˈʔati/ | puso /ˈpuso/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ |
| Tree | ayu /ˈʔaju/ | pohon /ˈpohon/ | lākau /laːˈkau/ | kayu /ˈkaju/ | poko' kayu /pokoʔ kaˈju/ | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ |
| House | bele /ˈbele/ | rumah /ˈrumah/ | wale /ˈwale/ | walai /waˈlai/ | balla' /ˈballaʔ/ | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ |
| Dog | apula /ʔaˈpula/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | kulī /kuˈliː/ | tasu /ˈtasu/ | kongkong /koŋˈkoŋ/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ |
| Cat | tete /ˈtete/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | pusi /ˈpusi/ | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ | ngeong /ŋeˈʔoŋ/ | pusa /ˈpusa/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ |
| Hand | olu'u /ʔoluˈʔu/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | lima /ˈlima/ | longon /ˈloŋon/ | lima /liˈma/ | lima /liˈma/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ |
| Eye | mato /ˈmato/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mato /ˈmato/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ |
| Hello | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | kia orana /kia oˈɾana/ | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ | salama' /saˈlamaʔ/ | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ |
| Thank you | terima kasih /teɾima ˈkasih/ | terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ | meitaki /meiˈtaki/ | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ | tarima kasi /taɾima ˈkasi/ | salamat /saˈlamat/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ |
| One | tuwau /tuˈwaʔu/ | satu /ˈsatu/ | tayi /ˈtaji/ | iso /ˈiso/ | se're /ˈseʔɾe/ | sakey /saˈkəj/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ |
| Good | mopiyohu /mopiˈjohu/ | bae /ˈbae/ | lelei /leˈlei/ | avasi /aˈvasi/ | baji' /ˈbadʒiʔ/ | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | mayap /maˈjap/ |
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