Asilulu

Introduction

Asilulu is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Maluku Province, Asilulu, Ureng, and Negeri Lima villages. Northwest Ambon island; some in west Seram island, Hoamoal peninsula, south coast.

Dialects

Asilulu, Negeri Lima (Henalima, Lima), Ureng. Lexical similarity: 88% with Asilulu and the Negeri Lima dialect, 78%–82% with Seit-Kaitetu (See: Seit-Kaitetu?), 72%–73% with the Wakal dialect of Hitu (See: Hitu), 67%–72% with Larike-Wakasihu (See: Larike-Wakasihu?), 71%–73% with Luhu (See: Luhu?) in Seram.

The Asilulu Verb

Verblist

• pikir

• (k)anu hua, komi, mama -- to chew
• (k)i'i, kola, niri -- to bite
• ese-ese-, takaka -- to laugh
• haha, hiti hala -- to hold
• hahatan, kakele -- to stand
• haha'ut, husek, pehu -- to blow
• hali, koho, suku -- to turn
• hani'e -- to sniff, smell
• hasa, kakeu, lena, tita -- to walk
• ha'u kido, hatike -- to eat
• hehek, tutu -- to pound, beat
• heke -- to tie up, fasten
• hera, herak -- to open, uncover
• hika- -- to split
• hua-, lalolin -- to swell
• hunu, palamana -- to kill
• husu, muletu, tunu -- to shoot
• kaek, nanu-nanu -- to swim
• kahai, kaki, kasi -- to scratch
• kai, lopa, sau -- to sew
• kare, masa-, puna, samua -- to cook
• kasi -- to dig
• la'i -- to come
• laluat, lua -- to vomit
• lamesek, pese, pusi, pusik -- to squeeze
• lepa katapali, patahaka, rolok -- to lie down
• lihi asu, se'a -- to hunt
• lihi napas, nawa -- to breathe
• like, nei -- to hit
• lima- tetu amiri -- to steal
• li'u salamahu, loko, to'o -- to sit
• mahai -- to live, be alive
• mani -- to dream
• mata'u -- to fear
• mawa -- to yawn
• me'e -- to see
• mulu -- to fall
• nahu, nala- amasuli -- to die, be dead
• ninu -- to drink
• pahuni, pahunik -- to hide
• panene -- to hear
• paraili -- to choose
• pikir -- to think
• rala, titi -- to flow
• sa'a -- to climb
• sahe -- to buy
• sipa, tila -- to stab, pierce
• soso -- to suck
• sou yang ada -- to say
• tahula -- to spit
• take tanei -- to work
• tani -- to cry
• tanu -- to grow
• teli, welik -- to throw
• tete -- to cut, hack
• tewa -- to know, be knowledgeable
• tihu, tihuk -- to fly
• tunu -- to burn
• tu'u, tulu -- to sleep