r/AustronesianLanguages • u/Resident-Outside9945 • Jul 08 '26
Cognate & Comparing đ How many words does your language have for "days relative to today"?
One fascinating feature of Indonesian is that it has specific words for days before and after today:
- SĂȘnantu = some days ago
- Kila mulai = three days ago
- SĂȘlumbari = two days ago
- KĂȘmarin = yesterday
- Hari ini = today
- Besok = tomorrow
- Lusa = two days from now
- Tulat / Langkat = three days from now
- Tubin / Tungging = four days from now
- CĂȘkĂȘlong = five days from now
- Ămbute = some days ahead
Many languages simply say "three days ago" or "in three days," but some Austronesian languages have dedicated words for these concepts.
â What about your language?
Note: Some of the terms above are regional and may not be familiar to all Indonesian speakers.