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
31 core words in Gorontalo
Water
taluhu
/taˈluhu/
Fire
tulu
/ˈtulu/
Sun
mata lo dulahu
/mata lo duˈlahu/
Moon
hulalo
/huˈlalo/
Star
poliyama
/polijama/
Mother
ti mama
/ti ˈmama/
Father
ti papa
/ti ˈpapa/
I
wau
/waʔu/
You
yio
/jiʔo/
Name
tanggulo
/taŋɡulo/
Eye
mato
/ˈmato/
Hand
olu'u
/ʔoluˈʔu/
Heart
hilao
/hiˈlaʔo/
Love
otoliangu
/ʔotoliˈʔaŋu/
Tree
ayu
/ˈʔaju/
House
bele
/ˈbele/
Dog
apula
/ʔaˈpula/
Cat
tete
/ˈtete/
Eat
monga
/ˈmoŋa/
Drink
mongilu
/moˈŋilu/
One
tuwau
/tuˈwaʔu/
Two
duluwo
/duluwo/
Hello
assalamu alaikum
/assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/
Thank you
terima kasih
/teɾima ˈkasih/
Good
mopiyohu
/mopiˈjohu/
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Philippine, Gorontalo-Mongondow) languages
| Meaning | Gorontalo | Papuan Malay | Coastal Kadazan | Pukapukan | East Futunan | Makassarese | Betawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | taluhu /taˈluhu/ | air /aer/ | waig /waiɡ/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | je'ne' /ˈdʒeʔneʔ/ | aèr /aɛr/ |
| Fire | tulu /ˈtulu/ | api /ˈapi/ | tapui /taˈpui/ | awi /ˈawi/ | afi /ˈafi/ | pepe' /ˈpepeʔ/ | api /ˈapi/ |
| Sun | mata lo dulahu /mata lo duˈlahu/ | matahari /mataˈhari/ | tadau /taˈdau/ | la /la/ | la'ā /laˈʔaː/ | mata allo /mata ˈʔallo/ | mataari /mataˈari/ |
| Moon | hulalo /huˈlalo/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ | malama /maˈlama/ | māsina /maːˈsina/ | bulang /buˈlaŋ/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ |
| Star | poliyama /polijama/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | tombituon /tombituon/ | wetū /wetuː/ | fetu'u /feˈtuʔu/ | bintoeng /bintoeŋ/ | bintang /ˈbintaŋ/ |
| Mother | ti mama /ti ˈmama/ | mama /ˈmama/ | tina /ˈtina/ | mama /ˈmama/ | tinana /tiˈnana/ | amma' /ˈʔammaʔ/ | enya' /əˈɲaʔ/ |
| Father | ti papa /ti ˈpapa/ | bapa /ˈbapa/ | tama /ˈtama/ | matua /maˈtua/ | tamana /taˈmana/ | bapa' /ˈbapaʔ/ | babè /baˈbɛ/ |
| I | wau /waʔu/ | sa /sa/ | zou /zou/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | nakke /naʔke/ | guè /ɡuˈwɛ/ |
| You | yio /jiʔo/ | ko /ko/ | ika /ika/ | koe /koe/ | koe /ˈkoe/ | ikau /ikau/ | lu /lu/ |
| Name | tanggulo /taŋɡulo/ | nama /nama/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ingoa /iŋoa/ | igoa /iˈŋoa/ | areng /areŋ/ | nama /ˈnama/ |
| Eye | mato /ˈmato/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mato /ˈmato/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /ˈmata/ |
| Hand | olu'u /ʔoluˈʔu/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | longon /ˈloŋon/ | lima /ˈlima/ | lima /ˈlima/ | lima /liˈma/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ |
| Heart | hilao /hiˈlaʔo/ | hati /ˈhati/ | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ | loto /ˈloto/ | mafu /ˈmafu/ | ati /ˈʔati/ | ati /ˈati/ |
| Love | otoliangu /ʔotoliˈʔaŋu/ | sayang /ˈsajaŋ/ | ohunod /oˈhunod/ | aloa /aˈloa/ | alofa /aˈlofa/ | mangngai /maŋˈŋai/ | cinta /ˈtʃinta/ |
| Tree | ayu /ˈʔaju/ | pohon /ˈpohon/ | kayu /ˈkaju/ | lākau /laːˈkau/ | la'akau /laʔaˈkau/ | poko' kayu /pokoʔ kaˈju/ | pu'un /puˈʔun/ |
| House | bele /ˈbele/ | rumah /ˈrumah/ | walai /waˈlai/ | wale /ˈwale/ | fale /ˈfale/ | balla' /ˈballaʔ/ | ruma /ˈruma/ |
| Dog | apula /ʔaˈpula/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | tasu /ˈtasu/ | kulī /kuˈliː/ | kulī /kuˈliː/ | kongkong /koŋˈkoŋ/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ |
| Cat | tete /ˈtete/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ | pusi /ˈpusi/ | pūsi /ˈpuːsi/ | ngeong /ŋeˈʔoŋ/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ |
| Eat | monga /ˈmoŋa/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | angnganre /ʔaŋˈŋanɾe/ | makan /ˈmakan/ |
| Drink | mongilu /moˈŋilu/ | minum /ˈminum/ | monginum /moˈŋinum/ | inu /ˈinu/ | inu /ˈinu/ | angnginung /ʔaŋˈŋinuŋ/ | minum /ˈminum/ |
| One | tuwau /tuˈwaʔu/ | satu /ˈsatu/ | iso /ˈiso/ | tayi /ˈtaji/ | tasi /ˈtasi/ | se're /ˈseʔɾe/ | atu /ˈatu/ |
| Two | duluwo /duluwo/ | dua /dua/ | duvo /duvo/ | lua /lua/ | lua /ˈlua/ | rua /ruwa/ | dua /ˈduwa/ |
| Hello | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ | kia orana /kia oˈɾana/ | mālō /maːˈloː/ | salama' /saˈlamaʔ/ | salamalékum /salamaˈlekum/ |
| Thank you | terima kasih /teɾima ˈkasih/ | terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ | meitaki /meiˈtaki/ | mālō /maːˈloː/ | tarima kasi /taɾima ˈkasi/ | makasi /maˈkasi/ |
| Good | mopiyohu /mopiˈjohu/ | bae /ˈbae/ | avasi /aˈvasi/ | lelei /leˈlei/ | mālie /maːˈlie/ | baji' /ˈbadʒiʔ/ | baèk /baˈɛʔ/ |
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