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
20 core words in Mandar
Water
uai
/uai/
Fire
api
/api/
Sun
mata allo
/mata alːo/
Moon
bulang
/bulaŋ/
Mother
indo
/indo/
Father
ama
/ama/
Eat
ma'ande
/maʔande/
Drink
minung
/minuŋ/
Love
mappinawa
/mapːinawa/
Heart
ate
/ate/
Tree
kaju
/kaju/
House
boyang
/bojaŋ/
Dog
asu
/asu/
Cat
mio
/mio/
Hand
lima
/lima/
Eye
mata
/mata/
Hello
salama' ma'ondong
/salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/
Thank you
kuru' sumanga'
/kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/
One
mesa
/mesa/
Good
macoa
/matʃoa/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi) languages
| Meaning | Mandar | Toraja-Sa'dan | Buginese | Gayo | Sasak | Iban | Maranao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | wae /wae/ | weih /weih/ | aiq /aiʔ/ | ai /ai/ | ig /iɡ/ |
| Fire | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | rara /ɾaɾa/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | apoy /apoj/ |
| Sun | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | mata esso /mata esːo/ | matacana /matatʃana/ | mataari /mataari/ | mata-ari /mataari/ | alongan /aloŋan/ |
| Moon | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | uleng /uleŋ/ | lao /lao/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bolan /bolan/ |
| Mother | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | ine /ine/ | inaq /inaʔ/ | indai /indai/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | ambe /ambe/ | ambo /ambo/ | ama /ama/ | amaq /amaʔ/ | apai /apai/ | ama /ama/ |
| Eat | ma'ande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | mandre /mandɾe/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | makai /makai/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | minung /minuŋ/ | ma'iru /maʔiru/ | minung /minuŋ/ | minum /minum/ | nginem /ŋinəm/ | ngirup /ŋirup/ | minom /minom/ |
| Love | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ma'pa'iya /maʔpaʔija/ | poji /podʒi/ | kunyung /kuɲuŋ/ | tresne /tresne/ | rinduai /rinduai/ | kalimo /kalimo/ |
| Heart | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | ati /ati/ | ate /ate/ | ate /ate/ | ati /ati/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ |
| Tree | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | aju /adʒu/ | kayu /kaju/ | lolon kayu /lolon kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kayo /kajo/ |
| House | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | bola /bola/ | umah /umah/ | bale /bale/ | rumah /rumah/ | walay /walaj/ |
| Dog | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | aco /atʃo/ | ukui /ukui/ | aso /aso/ |
| Cat | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | meong /meoŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | meong /meoŋ/ | mayau /majau/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | pumu /pumu/ | ime /ime/ | jari /dʒari/ | lima /lima/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mate /mate/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hello | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | tabe' /tabeʔ/ | salam /salam/ | salam /salam/ | salam /salam/ | kapian /kapijan/ |
| Thank you | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumanga' /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | kurru sumange /kurːu sumaŋe/ | matur sangat /matuɾ saŋat/ | tampi asih /tampi asih/ | terima kasih /terima kasih/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| One | mesa /mesa/ | mesa /mesa/ | séddi /sedːi/ | sara /saɾa/ | esa /esa/ | satu /satu/ | isa /isa/ |
| Good | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | makanja /makandʒa/ | jeroh /dʒeɾoh/ | solah /solah/ | manah /manah/ | mapia /mapija/ |
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