Makasae
Facts
- Language: Makasae
- Alternate names: Ma’asae, Macassai, Makasai, Makassai, Maksae
- Language code: mkz
- Language family: Timor-Alor-Pantar, East Timor-Bunaq, East Timor
- Number of speakers: 102000
- Script:
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Introduction
Makasae is a language of Timor-Leste. It is spoken in Timor island, east Baucau area and inland, west of Fataluku, from north to south coast in a dialect chain.
Dialects
Makasae, Maklere. Not closely related to other languages.
The Makasae Verb
Verblist
- base, gene -- to hit
- dei, guru, toi -- to dig
- diara -- to live, be alive
- eherei -- to breathe
- ena -- to see
- etena -- to stand
- galiria -- to turn
- gasapa, gasiili -- to tie up, fasten
- gasipaa -- to hold
- gatadua -- to burn
- geere -- to think
- gehe -- to drink
- getabati, getalari -- to split
- gini -- to work
- guta -- to kill
- guuru -- to blow
- hagaa -- to fear
- hali -- to vomit
- hia -- to laugh
- hodesara -- to fall
- homi -- to sit
- hotae -- to lie down
- iara, leleu -- to cry
- ilusupa -- to spit
- kaa -- to walk
- liana -- to throw
- lolo -- to say
- looro, nani -- to swim
- maene -- to know, be knowledgeable
- mau -- to come
- modara, putu -- to swell
- namalooko, riri -- to fly
- nawa -- to eat
- orono -- to sniff, smell
- pahaa -- to sew
- ramaa -- to squeeze
- saunu -- to plant
- saunu -- to stab, pierce
- soro -- to hunt
- sua -- to scratch
- sura -- to count
- susu, toi -- to suck
- tae -- to sleep
- teere -- to flow
- tia -- to bite
- umu -- to die, be dead
- walii -- to hear