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17th February 2011, 11:30 PM
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Good example of linguistics is the word "mata". In Hawaii and as far away as Easter Island, it means "eye". In Tagalog, "matari" means "fierce eyes". Interesting isn't it.
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17th February 2011, 11:39 PM
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 here are other examples:parao - Tagalog (Phils.) folau - Polynesia barau - Efate farau - Tahiti volau - Fiji poruku - Futuna palahu - Indonesia prau - Indonesia broa - Formosa palwa - Tagalog (Phils.) bangka - Philippines wangka - Malay, Indonesia waka - Maori, Tonga, etc. vaka - Vaturana, Savo, etc. vaga - Alite va'a - Tahiti wa - Mate, Lamenu, Nul, etc. waha - Ceram wak - Numer paki - Fila wakten - Port Vato |
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18th February 2011, 05:17 PM
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Last edited by Sajen; 18th February 2011 at 08:53 PM. |
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19th February 2011, 12:03 AM
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Thanks Sajen. I wondered since Filipino languages, Indonesian and Malaysian languages are all related.
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19th February 2011, 03:00 AM
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Yes, all three are malay languages. Regards, Detlef |
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19th February 2011, 03:56 AM
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I lived my Malaysia for two years....but I regret not having learned the language.
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