Ende

Introduction

Ende is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Nusa Tenggara Province. South central Flores island.

Dialects

Ende (Djau, Endeh, Ja’o), Nga’o (Ngao, West Ende). Some consider Li’o (See: Li’o?) to be a dialect of Ende.

The Ende Verb

Verblist

• dajo -- to sit
• dari -- to stand
• eru nandeh -- to sleep
• eruh -- to lie down
• kamma tau -- to work
• ko'eh -- to dig
• lita -- to cry
• mai -- to come
• mata -- to die, be dead
• mbanah -- to walk
• mbe-o -- to know, be knowledgeable
• mbeta -- to buy
• minu -- to drink
• moa soroh -- to yawn
• mura -- to plant
• muri -- to live, be alive
• nangu -- to swim
• ngai -- to breathe
• ngai -- to eat
• ngasi teei -- to say
• nipi -- to dream
• niroh -- to spit
• pasa -- to shoot
• piki -- to think
• puanasu -- to cook
• rikeh -- to tie up, fasten
• seka -- to stab, pierce
• suka -- to open, uncover
• tau mata -- to kill
• tawa -- to laugh