Amis, Nataoran

Introduction

Amis, Nataoran is a language of Taiwan. It is spoken in Hualien area and north of Fenglin.

Dialects

Cikosowan, Kaliyawan (Kaliyuawan), Nataoran, Natawran, Pokpok, Ridaw, Sakizaya (Sakiray, Sakiraya). Not generally understood by other Amis. Sakizaya dialect is even more divergent from Central Amis (See: Amis). In recent years dialects converged. Lexical similarity: 50% with Central Amis.

The Amis, Nataoran Verb

Verblist

• kamuʔ -- to say
• mabiʡ -- to sleep
• maðuh -- to pound, beat
• malibawaʔ -- to swell
• malikat -- to burn
• maliʔut -- to turn
• maluk -- to work
• mapatay -- to die, be dead
• masuab -- to yawn
• matalaw -- to fear
• matawaʔ -- to laugh
• matinəŋ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• maʡoðip -- to live, be alive
• maʔtik -- to fall
• mibuhað -- to dig
• micakay -- to buy
• micəpcəp -- to suck
• micəpət -- to squeeze
• miðaŋuy -- to swim
• mikasuy -- to cut, hack
• mikiðəm -- to steal
• miluʔuc -- to tie up, fasten
• mimaliʔ -- to throw
• miməlaw -- to see
• minabuy -- to climb
• minanum -- to drink
• mipacuk -- to stab, pierce
• mipiliʡ -- to choose
• misanək -- to sniff, smell
• misimsim -- to think
• misupaʡ -- to spit
• mitaʡis -- to sew
• mitəŋir -- to hear
• miwawah -- to open, uncover
• miyup -- to blow
• miʡaðup -- to hunt
• miʡasip -- to count
• muaŋic -- to cry
• mubahal -- to fly
• mucurir -- to walk
• muhanhan -- to breathe
• mukalat -- to bite
• mukan -- to eat
• mukəmkəm -- to chew
• mukuskus -- to scratch
• mupanaʡ -- to shoot
• murkað -- to stand
• musaʔ -- to cook
• musirsir -- to flow
• mutalaʔ -- to kill
• mutaʡ -- to vomit
• muwiwið -- to hold
• muʔnəŋ -- to sit
• palumaʔ -- to plant
• patkaʔ -- to hit
• simpiʔ -- to dream
• tayni -- to come