Bajau, Indonesian

Introduction

Bajau, Indonesian is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Widespread throughout Indonesia. Central and South East Sulawesi provinces, islands of the East Sunda Sea. North Maluku Province on Bacan, Obi, Kayoa, and Sula islands. South Sulawesi Province, Selayar, Bone, and Sinjai regencies. Gorontalo Province, Popayato and Tilamuta subdistricts. North Sulawesi Province, Wori, Tumpaan, and Belang subdistricts.

Dialects

Jampea, Jaya Bakti, Kajoa, Matalaang, Poso, Roti, Same’, Sulamu, Togian 1, Togian 2, Wallace.

The Bajau, Indonesian Verb

Verblist

• pikkir

• (a)ŋitǝ, indat, narɨntah, narintah, takita, ŋita, ŋitɨʔ -- to see
• amanaʔ, amo̟no̟ʔ, bono, dibonoʔ, maˈpataiʔ, maˈpatay, mapatai, mappatay, mono, monoʔ, munoʔ -- to kill
• anaŋis, nangis, naŋas, naŋɨs, naŋɛs, naŋes, naŋih -- to cry
• andak, mana, manaʔ -- to shoot
• aŋuppi, katutulu, muppi, ngupi -- to dream
• apu, ŋappo kaʤu, ŋappoʔ, ŋǝppo, ŋittǝʔ -- to cut, hack
• baha, bahaʔ, bugǝ, buggǝ -- to swell
• bao, bao̟ŋ, baoŋ, baraʔannu, bauŋ, biʧarɨ, nuntuʔ, susuran, susuraŋ -- to say
• bele, madatai, madatay, maˈdatay, maguay, marroh, mɨlla, milla, millǝ -- to cook
• buke, dibukɨ, muka, mukǝ -- to open, uncover
• buru, ngalébu, rɨŋɨŋ, ŋilɛʔ, ŋilleʔ -- to hunt
• diantubaʔ, ɲantaʔ, monoʔ, palu, ŋadu, ŋalambaʔ, ŋalambǝʔ -- to hit
• ditubbaʔ, nǝbbaʔ, nǝbbǝʔ, nubaʔ, nubbaʔ, suraman -- to stab, pierce
• ditumboʔ, manuto, nutɔʔ, nutoʔ, tumboʔna, ŋutoʔ -- to pound, beat
• ditunu, nunu, nunuʔ, nussol -- to burn
• dumalaŋ, numalaŋ, tumalan -- to walk
• duˈtai, manaya, manayaʔ, numanyak, numayaʔ, numayǝʔ, nunnsoh, nunsɔh, nunsɔχ, nunsoh, tuppu -- to climb
• giléh, pabiloʔ, paleŋkoʔ -- to turn
• ɨlloŋ, ɨlluŋ, ʔuloŋ, elun, l̩uŋ, tambaŋ, ulloŋ -- to live, be alive
• kaˈkayaw, kaˈkayo, kaˈkayoŋ, kaˈkayuŋ, kakayaw, nguraut -- to scratch
• kalé, makale, makali, mʌkali, pakale, takale, ŋale -- to hear
• kali, ŋali -- to dig
• katonan, katonaŋ, katonaŋku, katunaŋku, natonaŋ, sikatonaŋ, takatonaŋ, ŋaatonaŋ, ŋatonaŋ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• kokomot, nisaʔ, ŋisaʔ, ŋisǝʔ, ŋisɨʔ -- to suck
• luméyah, lumea, lumeah, lumeh -- to fly
• maɲawa, maɲˈɲawɨ, manɲawaʔ, mǝˈɲawǝʔ, nansah, nappas, niaŋsa -- to breathe
• mapa, mapaʔ, ngeket, ŋinta pinah, ŋintaʔ, ŋintaʔ pina, ŋintaʔ pinah -- to chew
• masao, ŋoaʔ, ŋowɨʔ -- to yawn
• ˈmatai, ˈmatay, mate, matey, matiŋ -- to die, be dead
• mǝlli, meli, milli -- to buy
• meraʔ, merraʔ, mirraʔ, missɛl, pera, pirraʔ -- to squeeze
• mikir, mikker, mimikih, pikɛr, pikker, pikkir -- to think
• milah, milǝh, nareke, ŋarekeh -- to count
• milaʔ, milaʔ kaʤu, misaʔ, pasilekat -- to split
• minteh, naga, nagah, ŋagah, ŋintana -- to hold
• mobonǝtikkǝ, tɨkkaʔ, teke, tikǝ, tikka, tikkǝnea, tikkɨ -- to come
• mutaʔ, nguta, ŋuta, ŋutaʔ -- to vomit
• nanaŋ, tanan, tanaŋ -- to plant
• naŋkau, naŋkaw, naŋkoŋ, nǝŋko, tangkau, ŋaŋkaw -- to steal
• ɲekɛʔ, kekek, nɛkeʔ, ngéket, ŋɛke, ŋɛkɛʔ, ŋekeʔ, ŋekke -- to bite
• nganjame, ŋaɲʤama, ŋanʤama, ŋanʤamɨ, ŋǝnʤama -- to work
• ngarait, ŋaraǝʔ, ŋaraeʔ, ŋaraiʔ, ŋarˈaiʔ -- to sew
• nginta, ŋɩntǝ, ŋinta, ŋintaʔ -- to eat
• nginun, ŋinõ, ŋino, ŋinon, ŋinoŋ, ŋinuŋ -- to drink
• niba, ŋadaʔ, ŋambele, ŋandaʔ -- to throw
• ningkolo, niŋko̟lo̟ʔ, niŋkolo, niŋkoloʔ -- to sit
• nɩŋe, nenggé, niŋe, niŋge, niŋgɛ, niŋgeh -- to stand
• niŋkataŋ, niŋkǝʔ, samboh, ŋiŋkataŋ, ŋiŋkǝʔ, ŋiŋkɨʔ -- to tie up, fasten
• niuʔ, niup, tioʔ, tiuʔ, tiut -- to blow
• ɲuru, pasuru, ŋusor -- to flow
• pasipit, tapoʔ -- to hide
• paʔlea, paléa, palea, paleaʔ, paleak, paleleaʔ, pǝleaʔ -- to lie down
• péné -- to choose
• rǝʤaʔ, riʤaʔ, riʤʤaʔ, ruʤaʔ, ruʤak, ruʤʤaʔ, ruʤʤǝʔ, ruja -- to spit
• rumangi, rumani, rumaŋe, rumaŋi -- to swim
• ˈtalau, ˈtalaw, talo, talou, taloŋ -- to fear
• ʧapaʔ, ʧappaʔ, ʧappǝʔ, ʧoʧʧoʔ, ʧoʧoʔ, gugo̟r, gugor, guguh, labu, labuʔ, lagga -- to fall
• tidoh, tidor -- to sleep
• timbo, timboh -- to grow
• uroh, ŋurɔʔ, ŋuroʔ -- to sniff, smell
• ʔitoa, ngakak, tetoa, titoa, titowa, tittoa, tittoǝ, titto̟ɨ, tottoa, tottowɨʔ -- to laugh