Kisar

Introduction

Kisar is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Southern Maluku Province, over 20 villages total. Kisar island, northeast of Timor island, 19 villages; nearby Roma and Wetar islands, Hila, Likagraha, Amau, Naumatan, and Hi’ai villages. Some in Ambon, Dili, and Kupang cities.

Dialects

Not related to Oirata (See: Oirata), which has sometimes been called a dialect.

The Kisar Verb

Verblist

• aki -- to count
• an -- to eat
• apar -- to spit
• daine -- to squeeze
• derne -- to hear
• eku -- to tie up, fasten
• hapa -- to plant
• hariye -- to open, uncover
• haruke -- to scratch
• haʔa -- to climb
• heriyal[a], yawa -- to lie down
• hopoko, rayapi -- to work
• houru -- to sew
• huni -- to cook
• ilak -- to shoot
• kadi -- to stab, pierce
• keri -- to cut, hack
• kunu -- to burn
• la -- to walk
• liwar -- to fly
• loome -- to suck
• mai -- to come
• makaʔuku -- to fear
• maki -- to die, be dead
• mali -- to laugh
• mama, naake [r] -- to chew
• manaʔa -- to steal
• masi -- to sniff, smell
• maturru -- to sleep
• ma-waroin -- to know, be knowledgeable
• moko -- to vomit
• mori -- to live, be alive
• naaheni -- to say
• na-diam -- to fall
• nahere -- to cry
• nama|riri -- to stand
• namarami -- to dream
• nani -- to swim
• nasala, nodi -- to hold
• naunihi -- to bite
• nesneh -- to kill
• nili -- to choose
• poonoh -- to see
• raikor -- to sit
• rair -- to dig
• rerehe, riuku -- to hit
• rohi -- to hunt
• romun -- to drink
• rou -- to blow
• suware -- to hide
• wali-ye -- to turn
• warna -- to breathe
• wasla -- to throw
• wau -- to flow
• weke -- to split
• weli -- to buy