Embaloh

Introduction

Embaloh is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in West Kalimantan Province, Kapuas Hulu regency. Upper Kapuas river, Embaloh, Leboyan, Lauh, Palin, Nyabau, Mandai, and Kalis tributaries.

Dialects

Kalis (Kalis Dayak, Kalis Maloh). Kalis may be a separate language.

The Embaloh Verb

Verblist

• alau, arabaʔ -- to fall
• ambit -- to climb
• a-naŋis -- to cry
• aŋkán -- to eat
• arabaʔ -- to lie down
• arananaŋ -- to swim
• aréaŋ -- to flow
• balaʔ -- to split
• bali -- to buy
• bapik -- to think
• batak ñawa -- to breathe
• bélé -- to see
• bunoʔ -- to kill
• dudúk -- to sit
• idup -- to live, be alive
• ilǎkeini -- to open, uncover
• jarum -- to say
• kadeŋ -- to stand
• kalit -- to steal
• kambaŋ -- to swell
• karaja -- to work
• kokot, siap -- to bite
• lambaʔ -- to walk
• lamun -- to hide
• lempaŋ -- to turn
• liŋar -- to hear
• ma-iñum -- to drink
• majuk -- to stab, pierce
• ma-lasuʔ -- to spit
• mamantik -- to throw
• mamaras -- to squeeze
• mambu -- to sniff, smell
• mandait -- to sew
• manimbak -- to shoot
• mansuʔ -- to hunt
• mañusuʔ -- to suck
• maŋali -- to dig
• maŋauʔ -- to scratch
• maŋkam -- to hold
• maŋoroŋ -- to count
• mapiaŋ, riko -- to cook
• maté -- to die, be dead
• minsap -- to fly
• miŋket -- to tie up, fasten
• mondok -- to come
• mui -- to dream
• papas -- to cut, hack
• sigusu -- to hit
• takut -- to fear
• talimbuak -- to vomit
• tamu -- to know, be knowledgeable
• tanam -- to plant
• tatawa -- to laugh
• tiap -- to blow
• tindoʔ -- to sleep
• tutuŋ -- to burn