Leti

Introduction

Leti is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Maluku Province, Leti island.

Dialects

Marginal intelligibility and difficulty with written Luang (See: Luang). Lexical similarity: 89% with Luang (See: Luang).

The Leti Verb

Verblist

• ana -- to eat
• atra, koki -- to stab, pierce
• atu -- to know, be knowledgeable
• dedma, dōsu -- to suck
• dioro, ka|mnaa -- to steal
• dōna, takra, toli -- to see
• dudu -- to sleep
• emnu -- to drink
• ili -- to choose
• japi, kari, sia -- to work
• karsa, pāsa -- to split
• kartu -- to scratch
• kasi -- to dig
• kawtu -- to chew
• kewra -- to yawn
• kisi -- to bite
• kukmu -- to hold
• lā -- to walk
• lēni, nina -- to lie down
• litri, tūni, warnu -- to fall
• mai -- to come
• mali -- to laugh
• mati -- to die, be dead
• mia -- to dream
• mori -- to live, be alive
• mori, nupu -- to grow
• muta -- to vomit
• nani -- to swim
• nasu -- to cook
• nawu -- to sew
• nema -- to fly
• odi/wuni -- to hide
• petna -- to swell
• poka -- to shoot
• riri -- to stand
• sai -- to climb
• sari -- to open, uncover
• sora -- to count
• tāli -- to hear
• tātu -- to fear
• teni -- to blow
• tersa, worna -- to tie up, fasten
• teti, tāsu -- to cut, hack
• tietna -- to sit
• tomna -- to plant
• tunu -- to burn
• tutu -- to pound, beat
• wai -- to flow
• wali -- to turn
• wāri -- to breathe
• warma -- to think
• warnu -- to hit
• wei -- to say
• weli -- to buy
• wunu -- to kill