Ili’uun

Introduction

Ili’uun is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Southwest Maluku Province, Telemar, Karbubu, Klishatu, Ilmaumau, Erai, Nabar, Esulit, and Istutun villages. Wetar island west coast, southwest tip; nearby Lirang island.

Dialects

Eray, Esulit, Ilmaumau, Karbubu, Klishatu, Nabar, Telemar, Ustutun. All also use the Ili’uun dialect. Lexical similarity: 93%–97% among dialects, 73% with Tugun (See: Tugun), 69% with Aputai (See: Aputai), 67% with Perai (See: Perai), 51% with Galolen (See: Galolen?).

The Ili’uun Verb

Verblist

• aru, tapa -- to say
• asik -- to throw
• 'dali -- to stand
• 'eʤa, eja -- to kill
• 'gataŋ, juhik -- to scratch
• hai -- to climb
• heta -- to split
• hia -- to hold
• hora -- to breathe
• hutu, ligu -- to tie up, fasten
• kali -- to dig
• karia -- to work
• kaʔuk -- to sew
• knanan -- to think
• 'kosa -- to bite
• ku -- to steal
• 'kua -- to cry
• lajōk -- to hide
• lari, na'palia -- to fly
• leguran -- to fear
• leli, tete(k) -- to cut, hack
• lihu(r) -- to hunt
• 'liu -- to hear
• loi -- to open, uncover
• lole -- to lie down
• 'ma -- to come
• 'mali -- to laugh
• mama -- to chew
• 'mate -- to die, be dead
• me -- to sniff, smell
• mokis -- to suck
• mori -- to live, be alive
• mori, nupuŋ -- to grow
• 'mua, na -- to eat
• 'muta -- to vomit
• na'nau, nau(n) -- to know, be knowledgeable
• 'nani -- to swim
• 'otʃo, oco -- to see
• 'pasu, pasu(k) -- to sit
• 'pita, purus -- to spit
• pokek -- to turn
• 'pole -- to fall
• pua -- to blow
• pupu -- to swell
• 'raloa, la -- to walk
• 'rapur, apu -- to sleep
• 'rinu, enu -- to drink
• sesan -- to cook
• suni -- to burn
• suri(n) -- to shoot
• taha -- to plant
• 'tou -- to dream
• tugu -- to pound, beat
• tupu -- to hit