Malay, North Moluccan

Introduction

Malay, North Moluccan is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in North Maluku Province. Islands off of southern tip of Halmahera island; Sula and Obi island groups to south and west.

Dialects

Different meaning of particles from Manado Malay (See: Malay, Manado?). More similar to Manado Malay than to Ambonese Malay (See: Malay, Ambonese).

The Malay, North Moluccan Verb

Verblist

• abis
• bale
• ciong
• gantong
• gode
• ilang
• mulai
• polote
• yobot

• badiri -- to stand
• bagi -- to split
• baguling -- to lie down
• bajalang -- to walk
• bakunyah -- to chew
• banapas -- to breathe
• bangka -- to swell
• bapikir -- to think
• barekeng -- to count
• basambunyi -- to hide
• batanam -- to plant
• batobo -- to swim
• belok -- to turn
• berburu -- to hunt
• bicara -- to say
• bilii -- to buy
• buka -- to open, uncover
• bunu -- to kill
• datang -- to come
• dengar -- to hear
• duduk -- to sit
• gali -- to dig
• garu -- to scratch
• gigit -- to bite
• hela napas -- to sniff, smell
• hidup -- to live, be alive
• ika -- to tie up, fasten
• isap -- to suck
• jatong -- to fall
• karja -- to work
• lempar -- to throw
• lia -- to see
• makang -- to eat
• manangis -- to cry
• manjai -- to sew
• mati -- to die, be dead
• mengalir -- to flow
• mimpi -- to dream
• minong -- to drink
• momasa -- to cook
• muntah -- to vomit
• naik -- to climb
• nguap -- to yawn
• padat -- to squeeze
• pancuri -- to steal
• pegang -- to hold
• pilih -- to choose
• potong -- to cut, hack
• pukul -- to hit
• tabakar -- to burn
• tako -- to fear
• tatawa -- to laugh
• tau -- to know, be knowledgeable
• tembak -- to shoot
• terbang -- to fly
• tidor -- to sleep
• tiop -- to blow
• tumbuh -- to grow
• tumbuk -- to pound, beat
• tusuk -- to spit
• tusuk -- to stab, pierce