Amarasi

Amarasi is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 80,000 people in West Timor in Indonesia. The main dialects of Amarasi are Ro'is, Kotos, Tais Nonof and Ketun. It is classified as a member of the Timor-Babar of Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages, and contains loanwords from Portuguese and Dutch.

Amarasi alphabet and pronunciation

c, d, l, q, v, w, x, y and z are only used in loanwords and foreign names.

Download an Amarasi alphabet chart (Excel)

Details of Amarasi pronunciation provided by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample video in Amarasi

Information about Amarasi | Tower of Babel in Amarasi

Links

Information about Amarasi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarasi_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/aaz
http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/9171

Malayo-Polynesian languages

Alorese, Ambai, Ambel, Anuki, Balinese, Bambam, Banjarese, Batuley, Bengkulu, Biak, Bima, Bugis, Bushi, Chamorro, Duri, Fijian, Fordata, Gayo, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Kei, Kerinci, Komering, Lamaholot, Lampung, Ledo Kaili, Madurese, Makasarese, Malagasy, Malay, Mamasa, Mandar, Mandar, Mbula, Mentawai, Minangkabau, Mualang, Musi, Ngaju, Nias, Ogan, Palauan, Sasak, Selaru, Sumbawa, Sundanese, Toqabaqita, Toraja-Sa'dan, Ulumandaʼ, Urak Lawoi’, Wamesa, Yamdena

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 08.08.22

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