Kambera
Facts
- Language: Kambera
- Alternate names: East Sumba, East Sumbanese, Hilu Humba, Humba, Oost-Sumbaas, Sumba, Sumbanese
- Language code: xbr
- Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Bima-Lembata, Flores-Sumba-Hawu, Sumba-Hawu, Sumba, Central-East Sumbanese
- Number of speakers: 240000
- Script:
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Introduction
Kambera is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Nusa Tenggara Province. Sumba island, eastern half.
Dialects
Kambera, Kanatang, Lewa, Mangili-Waijelo (Rindi, Wai Jilu, Waidjelu, Waijelo), Melolo, Southern Sumba, Uma Ratu Nggai (Umbu Ratu Nggai). Dialect network. Kambera dialect is widely understood. Lewa and Uma Ratu Nggai dialects have difficulty understanding those from Mangili.
The Kambera Verb
Verblist
- bulu
- bunggah
- butuh
- dànggit
- hadang
- hambati
- hangàtar
- hawurung
- himbu
- hinggil
- hàha
- hàmu
- hī
- ili
- jangga
- kababa
- kabu
- kanjilit
- katuda
- kawirak
- kei
- kudu
- laku
- lamuji
- liti
- luhu
- lui
- mayila
- mbàda
- meti
- mài
- màndung
- màtu
- màu
- ndolak
- ngàndi
- njala
- njàrang
- paana
- pabulu
- padànggit
- pahambati
- pahilu
- pahinggil
- pahàmu
- paili
- pajulu
- pakababa
- pakabu
- pakanjilit
- pakatuda
- pakawirak
- palu
- palui
- pameti
- pamàndung
- pamàtu
- pamàu
- pandoi
- panjala
- panjàrang
- paní
- parara
- patumbu
- pawuwa
- paànga
- piti
- rara
- rongu
- ruhak
- ràma
- tembang
- tumbu
- tàru
- tú
- wua
- wuwa
- wàngu
- wúta
- ànga
- a, ngangu, ŋaŋu -- to eat
- àki, aik, aiku, akki, hàka -- to dig
- àpa, kítang, ketang, yappa -- to hold
- băndil, pana -- to shoot
- bè, bai, be, bia -- to pound, beat
- bera, bièra, biera, biŋgăru, wăka -- to split
- bo, mbo, mboa, mbua -- to swell
- bohu, kedu, manganga, mangawa, maŋaŋa, wăhi -- to steal
- bowa, bungga, buŋgăhu -- to open, uncover
- càru, cuk, cuku, tukku, tuku -- to throw
- cubu, cumbu, tumbu -- to grow
- cunu, mutung, poku, tunnu, tunu -- to burn
- dengur, dingir, duala, dualaku, ndolak(u), ndualaku -- to stand
- dica, diha, kíra, kira -- to count
- diŋi, hí, kai -- to buy
- habubbu, harebit, kabucukung, lamuj, lamuji -- to suck
- hai, hē -- to climb
- halako, halaku, kaku, kandàku -- to walk
- hangahu, kayek, kayeku -- to breathe
- hangud, hangudu, haŋudu -- to sniff, smell
- hapau, hapui, jiliru, púwu, paroru -- to blow
- hawurung, hawuruŋu -- to fly
- hí, hia, ho, hou, hī -- to cry
- hibut, hilir, hilur, puuti -- to turn
- hondu -- to tie up, fasten
- hunj, hunju, koja, kuaja -- to stab, pierce
- ila, uc, ucu, utu -- to sew
- ilu, pangànj, pangànji, pangànju, pawànju -- to spit
- inung, un, unu, unuŋu -- to drink
- ita, ngadu, tàngar -- to see
- jànjar, kajijiru, laku, lolung, njanjaru, wíwa -- to flow
- kabunung, kapàndi, kawiniŋu, kawuning, kawunung -- to hide
- kadipu, kadopu, kambăra, púnggu, ponggu -- to cut, hack
- kanab, kanabu -- to fall
- kanalu, kananding, pangàdang, patandang, patandanya, pikur -- to think
- kareòku, kareuk, kariu, kariuk, panewu, pani, wana -- to say
- kati, wítu, witu -- to bite
- katuda, macur, macuru, mahurru, yuda -- to sleep
- kau, pakó, pakauru, pako -- to scratch
- kawaka, mawa, ya.i, yaʔi -- to yawn
- l|uri, lúr, lúri, loru, múruku -- to live, be alive
- madetu, mangàdat, mangàdatu, mawàdutu -- to fear
- mai, me, mei -- to come
- manah, manahu, manahu uhu, tadetang -- to cook
- mandapu, mandidung, uhuk, uhuku -- to sit
- manggadipa, manggadipang, manggadipangu, maŋgadipaŋ -- to dream
- mat, mati, matu, meti -- to die, be dead
- muta, mutta -- to vomit
- ñama, nyama, panyamung -- to chew
- ngani, nganu, ŋeni -- to swim
- pàh, pàhu, pijar -- to squeeze
- palu -- to hit
- pamat, pamati, pamatu, pameti -- to kill
- pamúla, pamula, tàndung, tandung, tonduŋ -- to plant
- patama, patamang, patamangu, patamaŋu -- to hunt
- pendu, pilu, pindi -- to choose
- pínya, peinya, pengu, piiŋu -- to know, be knowledgeable
- ràma, ramma -- to work
- ràng, ràngi, ràngu, roŋu -- to hear
- riki, riku -- to laugh
- taŋgiluŋu -- to lie down