Amis

Introduction

Amis is a language of Taiwan. It is spoken in Between Hualien and Taitung, valley plains and east coast by the sea.

Dialects

Central Amis (Haian Ami, Hsiukulan Ami), Chengkung-Kwangshan, Northern Amis (Nanshi Amis), Southern Amis (Hengch’un Amis, Peinan, Taitung), Tavalong-Vataan (Kuangfu, Kwangfu). Chengkung-Kwangshan dialect is most similar to Central Amis dialect.

The Amis Verb

Verblist

'edef, 'edefen, 'opo, aenemay, aro', ca'edong, cada^, cakay, caliw, camol, cangal, canglah, cedo', cekok, cicangaw, cifinacadan, cofay, comikay, comod, cowat, dongos, efer, enemen, epoden, fawah, feli, fesoc, fetir, ficekot, fiyac, fonor, hakiwid, hatefo, hetecen, hinam, hitefo, ifor, kaci'efec, kadkad, kalic, kalisawotan, karafirang, kasangasawen, katayni, kerid, kero, komimit, komod, komoden, lahad, laliw, lamlam, laplap, latlat, lepet, lood, losimet, ma'orad, macedas, macowat, madakaway, madicadic, maepod, mafelin, mafetir, mafiyokay, makero, malafinacadan, malaliyas, malata'ang, malisawot, mamalepel, maolah, mapacekok, mapatay, mapiyak, maridriday, masadak, masakero, maso'otay, matayal, matelii, matoor, mi'adidemay, mi'adimaceng, mi'adiyam, micidapay, micowat, midateng, mihima, mihinam, mikadkad, mikayki, mikonayat, mikonling, milada', milatlat, mililis, miliso', militemoh, minaliti'ay, minanom, mingingoy, mipakawanan, mipatay, mirmiren, misoped, mitoor, pa'adipingen, pa'alepaden, pa'araw, pa'atimen, paca'elayen, paca'of, pacakay, pafeli, pairari, pakafana', pakamaro', pakayapen, palata'angen, palatlaten, palodisen, palopisaken, pamiyaten, paon^on, papalata'angen, papiceli'en, papikececen, papiondokayen, papipacora'en, papiridriden, papisalama, pasanengsengen, pasifana', pasifana'ay, pasifana'en, patarimasa'en, patayra, picafer, polongen, rekrek, ridrid, rofo, romakat, sacakat, sakafongen, sakalatayring, sakisera, sapiyopiyok, so'ot, soped, tangasa, tangic, tapolong, tayni, tayra, todoh, tomireng, toor, wa'ilen.

• aloʕ, maroʡ, maruʡ, maruq -- to sit
• caciaw, cinglaw, misual, suwal, saan, s-um-ual -- to say
• cikcik, mitaʔtaʡ, mivkaʡ -- to cut, hack
• cisintiʔeʡ, ma-lemeL, nitiʔih -- to dream
• cucuk, i-cucuk, micucuk, mikutaŋ -- to stab, pierce
• cuhcuh, mihəɬut, mihəlip -- to suck
• falah, mi-falah, mipulitiʔ, mivəŋəs, tekur -- to throw
• faluL-en, ma-suqut, miluʡəc, miLuLuŋ, soʔot -- to tie up, fasten
• futiq, mafuteʡ, ma-futiʕ, mavutiʡ -- to sleep
• hanek, mahanək, misanək, sanek -- to sniff, smell
• helot, minanum, mi-nanum -- to drink
• jof, miʔiup, miʔiyuf, mi-iuf -- to blow
• kaʔen, kaqen, kumaʔən, mikaʔən -- to eat
• karkarən, kurkur, mi-karkar, mikulkul -- to dig
• kemkem, miʔicay, mikəmkəm, papap -- to chew
• kuskus, mikuskus, mi-kuskus -- to scratch
• Languy, miɬaŋuy, mi-Laŋuy, miraŋuy -- to swim
• liŋsɨs, matalaw, ma-talaw -- to fear
• lumakat, ma-katay, mamanaʔay -- to flow
• ma-araw, maʡaraw, ma-neŋneŋ, mi-araw, mi-neŋneŋ -- to see
• ma-caka, mi-kali, mikayakay, mikucakuc -- to climb
• mafanaʡ, ma-fanaʔ, ma-fanaq, mavanaʡ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ma-funor, matapiway, ma-terak, matəvaɬ -- to fall
• mahanhan, mihuɬyak, saslaʕan -- to breathe
• ma-leŋaw, matuʡas, taʔaŋay -- to grow
• ma-lifawa, malifawaʔ, malivawaʔ -- to swell
• ma-liwuŋ, miliyun, misiur -- to turn
• mamet, mikakuy, mitatuy -- to hold
• mapatay -- to die, be dead
• maplaʔ, mi-pelaʔ, mipklaʡ -- to split
• masuaf, masuwaf, ma-suwaf -- to yawn
• ma-tawa, matawaʔ, mi-ceriq -- to laugh
• matayal, ma-tayal, maumah -- to work
• mativək, mi-talik, mitifək -- to pound, beat
• ma-ʕaca, micakay, miʔacaʔ -- to buy
• maʔəvər, mafer, miʔfər -- to fly
• maʔiluh, matuɬuh, tofdoh -- to burn
• maʡoripay, maroʔ, namal -- to live, be alive
• micacak, mitaŋtaŋ, mi-taŋtaŋ -- to cook
• mi-cakay, mifuhat, mivawah -- to open, uncover
• micɨkcɨk, mi-hatec, mihətəc -- to squeeze
• mihalatəŋ, mi-harateŋ, mirihatəŋ -- to think
• mikalat, mi-kalat, mi-karat -- to bite
• mi-palo, mipəkpək, mistiʡ, mi-stiʔ, palu, setiq -- to hit
• mipalumaʔ, paluma' -- to plant
• mipanaʡ, panaʔ -- to shoot
• mipatay, tapaʔ -- to kill
• mipilə, mipiliʡ, mi-simsim -- to choose
• mi-supa, misupaʡ, ngalay -- to spit
• mitakaw -- to steal
• mi-taʔis, mitapiɬ, mitapiθ, mi-tapir -- to sew
• mitəŋil, mitəŋir, mi-teŋir -- to hear
• miʡaɬup, miʡaθup, mi-ʔaloʔ, mi-tilu -- to hunt
• miʡusiʔ, misaʡosiʔ, mi-saʔosi -- to count
• puhay, tayni, tayniʔan -- to come
• simeL -- to hide
• tihmuk, tiqenang -- to lie down
• ʔmakat, lumakat, l-um-akat, r-um-akat -- to walk
• ʔmaŋic, taŋic -- to cry
• ʔmirəŋ, tireŋ, t-um-ireng, tumirəŋ -- to stand
• ʔmutaʡ, maʔutaʡ, ma-utaʕ, m-utaq -- to vomit