Koroni

Introduction

Koroni is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Central Sulawesi Province, Bungku Tengah subdistrict, Unsongi village. On Tolo bay, east coast, south of Bungku town.

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 75% with Taloki (See: Taloki) and Kulisusu (See: Kulisusu), 66% with Wawonii (See: Wawonii), Bungku (See: Bungku), Tulambatu dialect of Bungku (See: Bungku); 65% with Moronene (See: Moronene).

The Koroni Verb

Verblist

• heke -- to laugh
• kodoledole -- to lie down
• koʔoni -- to say
• leu -- to come
• lumaa -- to fly
• lumaŋi -- to swim
• lumiŋka -- to walk
• mate -- to die, be dead
• memelu -- to vomit
• mentade -- to stand
• meʔunuhi -- to spit
• mombeu -- to pound, beat
• mompepate -- to kill
• mondoʔu -- to drink
• moŋkaa -- to eat
• moŋkiki -- to bite
• moroŋe -- to hear
• moturi -- to sleep
• moʔipi -- to dream
• moʔonto, molihe -- to see
• sumoŋko -- to burn
• totoro -- to sit
• toʔorio -- to know, be knowledgeable
• tuuna -- to fall
• umau -- to cry