ญาวา

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Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (“breath”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ญาวา (nyawa)

  1. body
  2. self
  3. soul

Further reading

  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 139
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