Tarangan, West

Introduction

Tarangan, West is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Southeastern Maluku Province, south Aru islands, Tarangan island west coast.

Dialects

North Central Tarangan, Southwestern Tarangan. 2 sharply distinct dialect groups with minor variation within them. Lexical similarity: 70% with East Tarangan (See: Tarangan, East?) and Manombai (See: Manombai?).

The Tarangan, West Verb

Verblist

• akay, makai, m-akai -- to climb
• ay ɸaɸay, ma aw -- to yawn
• -bailar- -- to lie down
• bebar, ibɛbar -- to fear
• bubin, bugin -- to swell
• ɔn, pit -- to shoot
• ertêr, ortér -- to walk
• et, isur -- to stab, pierce
• etabáy, nar -- to hit
• ɛkalɛkana, korkaleka -- to hide
• ɛkasɛr, kaser -- to scratch
• ɛraka -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ɛramôta, mota -- to vomit
• ɛrna -- to live, be alive
• ɛrnay, nai -- to cook
• ɛrnu -- to fly
• ɛrôr, pan -- to fall
• ɛrɸɔw, korpow -- to sniff, smell
• ɛrtamarɛr, tamarer -- to stand
• ɛrtar -- to flow
• ɛrtip -- to grow
• ɛsarú, saru -- to hold
• ɛtalêŋa, luŋur -- to hear
• goy, igoy, sôirna -- to die, be dead
• goyar, igôl -- to hunt
• guk, iguk, igutak -- to suck
• iboka, ibuka -- to dream
• iʤɛy, tarǰey -- to sew
• ika, manám -- to eat
• ikara -- to bite
• ikêl, kel -- to buy
• ikɛl, kel -- to dig
• ilaba, ilola, itara -- to split
• imá, maʔ -- to come
• imama, karaŋur -- to chew
• imɛl, mel -- to laugh
• inaka -- to say
• inɔŋaw, noŋow -- to steal
• inɛŋ, neŋ -- to swim
• inɛr, nər -- to spit
• inin -- to sleep
• inun -- to drink
• iɸara, para -- to burn
• iɸɛy, mpey -- to open, uncover
• iɸun, pun -- to kill
• irua, oku rua -- to plant
• isɛl, sel -- to tie up, fasten
• italar -- to sit
• itɛn, ten -- to cry
• itut -- to pound, beat
• ǰaya, ɛt -- to throw
• ǰo, ɛlat -- to choose
• ǰoeʔ, iʤôw -- to count
• ǰolaw, iʤɔw -- to see
• ǰow, iʤôw -- to blow
• karǰá -- to work
• labuar -- to turn
• nal ɸêt, nal pet -- to breathe
• -naŋan sera- -- to think
• ôr, ur -- to cut, hack
• rem -- to squeeze