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
31 core words in Mandar
Water
uai
/uai/
Fire
api
/api/
Sun
mata allo
/mata alːo/
Moon
bulang
/bulaŋ/
Star
bittoeng
/bittoeŋ/
Mother
indo
/indo/
Father
ama
/ama/
I
iyau
/ijau/
You
io
/iʔo/
Name
sanga
/saŋa/
Eye
mata
/mata/
Hand
lima
/lima/
Heart
ate
/ate/
Love
mappinawa
/mapːinawa/
Tree
kaju
/kaju/
House
boyang
/bojaŋ/
Dog
asu
/asu/
Cat
mio
/mio/
Eat
ma'ande
/maʔande/
Drink
minung
/minuŋ/
One
mesa
/mesa/
Two
dua
/dua/
Hello
salama' ma'ondong
/salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/
Thank you
kuru' sumanga'
/kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/
Good
macoa
/matʃoa/
Computer
komputer
/komˈputər/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi) languages
| Meaning | Mandar | Toraja-Sa'dan | Buginese | Iban | Sasak | Gayo | Batak Angkola |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | wae /wae/ | ai /ai/ | aiq /aiʔ/ | weih /weih/ | aek /aek/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | rara /ɾaɾa/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | mata esso /mata esːo/ | mata-ari /mataari/ | mataari /mataari/ | matanlo /matanlo/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ |
| Moon | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | uleng /uleŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | ulen /ulən/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | bittoeng /bittoeŋ/ | bintoen /bintɔɛn/ | wittoing /wittoeŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ |
| Mother | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | indai /indai/ | inaq /inaʔ/ | ine /ine/ | inang /inaŋ/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | ambe /ambe/ | ambo /ambo/ | apai /apai/ | amaq /amaʔ/ | ama /ama/ | amang /amaŋ/ |
| I | iyau /ijau/ | aku /aku/ | iyya' /ijːaʔ/ | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | aku /aku/ | au /au/ |
| You | io /iʔo/ | iko /iko/ | iko /iko/ | nuan /nuan/ | side /sidə/ | ko /ko/ | ho /ho/ |
| Name | sanga /saŋa/ | sanga /saŋa/ | aseng /asəŋ/ | nama /nama/ | aran /aran/ | gerel /gərəl/ | goar /goar/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mate /mate/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | jari /dʒari/ | ime /ime/ | pumu /pumu/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Heart | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | ate /ate/ | ate /ate/ | roha /roha/ |
| Love | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ma'pa'iya /maʔpaʔija/ | poji /podʒi/ | rinduai /rinduai/ | tresne /tresne/ | kunyung /kuɲuŋ/ | holong /holoŋ/ |
| Tree | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | aju /adʒu/ | kayu /kaju/ | lolon kayu /lolon kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | hayu /haju/ |
| House | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | bola /bola/ | rumah /rumah/ | bale /bale/ | umah /umah/ | bagas /baɡas/ |
| Dog | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | ukui /ukui/ | aco /atʃo/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ |
| Cat | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | meong /meoŋ/ | mayau /majau/ | meong /meoŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ |
| Eat | ma'ande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | mandre /mandɾe/ | makai /makai/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | minung /minuŋ/ | ma'iru /maʔiru/ | minung /minuŋ/ | ngirup /ŋirup/ | nginem /ŋinəm/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ |
| One | mesa /mesa/ | mesa /mesa/ | séddi /sedːi/ | satu /satu/ | esa /esa/ | sara /saɾa/ | sada /sada/ |
| Two | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /duwa/ | dua /dua/ | due /duə/ | roa /roa/ | dua /dua/ |
| Hello | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | tabe' /tabeʔ/ | salam /salam/ | salam /salam/ | salam /salam/ | horas /horas/ |
| Thank you | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumanga' /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | kurru sumange /kurːu sumaŋe/ | terima kasih /terima kasih/ | tampi asih /tampi asih/ | berejen /bərədʒən/ | mauliate /mauliate/ |
| Good | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | makanja /makandʒa/ | manah /manah/ | solah /solah/ | jeroh /dʒeɾoh/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ |
| Computer | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /suˈsi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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