Makian, East

Introduction

Makian, East is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in North Maluku Province. South Halmahera island, west coast; nearby east Makian and south Mori islands; Kayoa, Bacan, and Obi islands. Transmigration project near Kao.

Dialects

East Makian, Kayoa (Kajoa). Similar to Gane (See: Gane).

The Makian, East Verb

Verblist

• -(ha)idis, haidis -- to spit
• -(ha)lusa, halusa -- to say
• -(ha)mtat, mtet, ndudus -- to fall
• -ahon, ʔan, -on -- to eat
• ait, kakaua, sa -- to climb
• -am, em -- to see
• -antoal, mtuli -- to sleep
• -antub, bafo -- to live, be alive
• -babas, kodo -- to bite
• bafikir -- to think
• balataŋ, battalón, maladua -- to sit
• bale -- to buy
• bale, bulai, putar -- to turn
• -beit, habeit -- to sew
• -bos -- to swell
• ddupili, tebal -- to shoot
• dupil -- to hunt
• fakat, taraca, tatal -- to split
• gag, -gak -- to scratch
• gogan, op -- to hide
• -hagawil, yas -- to swim
• hakalilik, -hantuli -- to lie down
• -halika, selak -- to tie up, fasten
• hapún, -pun -- to kill
• hasusu, -sodas -- to suck
• -hola, tetal -- to cut, hack
• hool, top, -wet -- to hit
• -hotan, sapaiyak -- to sniff, smell
• -imin -- to drink
• iyok -- to cry
• kaka, palan -- to open, uncover
• kalai -- to pound, beat
• kerja, manitap -- to work
• kihis, -kihis -- to flow
• kiu, -kiu -- to fear
• lahat, -ohal -- to squeeze
• lois -- to steal
• maáp -- to yawn
• magesay, saŋ -- to burn
• -malongo, ŋarak -- to hear
• manao, -manowo -- to breathe
• maŋeleʔ, mlih -- to laugh
• -mot -- to die, be dead
• opa, -opa -- to fly
• osal, -wosal -- to stand
• pait, -pait -- to dig
• pelaloin, peŋháu -- to cook
• pilih -- to choose
• sagu, -tusa -- to stab, pierce
• tadi, -yeit -- to throw
• -tagil -- to walk
• tanam -- to plant
• tuli em, yaŋo ntan -- to dream
• uho, -uho -- to blow
• unak, -unak -- to know, be knowledgeable
• -wak, weʔ -- to vomit
• wam, -wom -- to come
• yohan, -yohan -- to count
• -yol -- to hold