Mendawai language

Not to be confused with Mentawai language.

Mendawai is an Austronesian language spoken along the lower course of the Arut River in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.^[1] It is at the mutually unintelligible end of a dialect continuum with Ngaju. Mendawai and Ngaju share c. 70% of their basic vocabulary.^[2][3]

Mendawai
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan
Ethnicity	Mendawai
Native speakers	(undated figure of 20,000[citation needed])
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian West Barito South Mendawai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Vocabulary

Mendawai	Bahasa Indonesia	English
Yaku/Kula	Aku/Saya	I
Ikau/Dika	Kamu/Anda	You
Emen	Kenapa	Why
Isen	Mana	Where
Periya	Kapan	When
Ela	Jangan	Don't
Hatue	Laki-laki	Man
Bawi	Perempuan	Woman
Iya	Dia	He/She
Nggeh/Iyuh	Iya	Yes
Umbuy/Bare	Tidak	No
Aweh	Siapa	Who
Een	Apa	What
Kueh	Bagaimana	How
Ikey	Kami	We
Itah	Kita	We