Banjar

Introduction

Banjar is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Kalimantan, around Banjarmasin south and east; East Kalimantan Province, coastal regions of Pulau Laut, Kutai, and Pasir; Central Kalimantan Province as far as Sampit. Also in Malaysia.

Dialects

Hulu, Kuala. Lexically influenced by Javanese (See: Javanese). Lexical similarity: 73% with Indonesian (See: Indonesian), 66% with Tamuan (Malayic Dayak) (See: Malayic Dayak?), 45% with Bakumpai (See: Bakumpai?), 35% with Ngaju (See: Ngaju).

The Banjar Verb

Verblist

• atur
• makan
• sirang

• alir -- to flow
• badiri -- to stand
• bajalan -- to walk
• bakunyung -- to swim
• balah -- to split
• bamasak -- to cook
• banam -- to burn
• bangkak -- to swell
• bapikir -- to think
• baputar -- to turn
• barabah -- to lie down
• batiup -- to blow
• buka -- to open, uncover
• bunuh -- to kill
• cium -- to sniff, smell
• datang -- to come
• duduk -- to sit
• garit -- to hunt
• garu -- to scratch
• gawi -- to work
• gugur -- to fall
• guring -- to sleep
• hidup -- to live, be alive
• hinak -- to breathe
• igut -- to bite
• itung -- to count
• jahit -- to sew
• jarat -- to tie up, fasten
• kuap -- to yawn
• lihat -- to see
• ludah -- to spit
• makan -- to eat
• mamah -- to chew
• mandangar -- to hear
• mati -- to die, be dead
• menyuntan (mencuri) -- to steal
• mimpi -- to dream
• muak -- to vomit
• naik -- to climb
• nginum -- to drink
• parah -- to squeeze
• pilih -- to choose
• pingkut -- to hold
• pukul -- to hit
• sambuñɪ -- to hide
• suduk -- to stab, pierce
• tabuk -- to dig
• taguk -- to suck
• tahu -- to know, be knowledgeable
• takutan -- to fear
• tanam -- to plant
• tangis -- to cry
• tarabang -- to fly
• tatak -- to cut, hack
• tatawa -- to laugh
• tawak -- to throw
• timbak -- to shoot
• tukar -- to buy
• tumbuh -- to grow
• tumbuk -- to pound, beat
• ujar -- to say