Makasar

Introduction

Makasar is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in South Sulawesi Province, southwest corner of the peninsula, most of Pangkep, Maros, Gowa, Bantaeng, Jeneponto, and Takalar regencies.

Dialects

Gowa (Goa, Lakiung), Maros-Pangkep, Turatea (Jeneponto). Gowa dialect is prestigious. Dialects form a chain.

The Makasar Verb

Verblist

a'barrasa', a'bebe, a'je'ne', a'lu', a'rappungang, accera', accokko, akkalimbu', akkaluru', akkulantu', alle, alloi, ammenteng, amminro, ammotere', anngarru', anri'ba', assaluara', asso'na, assombala', assongo', assulu', atta'gala', ba'nusu', balli, beso', boya, cini', cokko, dengka, erang, ero', gappa, garu, inrang, inung, isseng, jaguru', jakkala', jama, je'ne', jo'jo', kaeroki, kakka', kalarroang, kalarroi, kalimbuki, kallong, kalotori, kamallakkang, kana, kangkang, kanre, karruki, ke'bu', keke, kio', kokko', kota, la'busu', lamung, lanngere', le'ba', lembara', lu'lu', nai', naung, ngai, nia', ondang, ongkosi, pacco', paenteng, painro, pakarru', pala', pallu, pare', pari'ba', parinra, pasulu', pattasa', patu'guru', pela', pera, pila'busi, pilanngeri, pirassi, pisang, poca', poterang, raka', rappung, rarang, reppe', rinra, roko', sare, sassa, sauru', singara', sungke, suro, ta'bangka, ta'do'do', ta'gala', tampiling, tayang, tena, tepo', to'do', tobo', tu'guru', u'rangi, ᨀᨀ, ᨀᨊ, ᨀᨑᨘᨀᨗ, ᨀᨑᨙ, ᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ, ᨀᨒᨚᨈᨚᨑᨗ, ᨀᨗᨕᨚ, ᨀᨙᨀᨙ, ᨀᨙᨅᨘ, ᨀᨚᨀᨚ, ᨀᨚᨈ, ᨁᨄ, ᨁᨑᨘ, ᨂᨕᨗ, ᨄᨀᨑᨘ, ᨄᨈᨔ, ᨄᨌᨚ, ᨄᨑᨗᨑ, ᨄᨑᨙ, ᨄᨒ, ᨄᨒᨘ, ᨄᨔᨘᨒᨘ, ᨄᨕᨗᨑᨚ, ᨄᨕᨙᨈᨙ, ᨄᨗᨑᨔᨗ, ᨄᨗᨒᨅᨘᨔᨗ, ᨄᨗᨔ, ᨄᨙᨑ, ᨄᨙᨒ, ᨄᨚᨌ, ᨅᨙᨔᨚ, ᨅᨚᨐ, ᨈᨁᨒ, ᨈᨄᨗᨒᨗ, ᨈᨅᨀ, ᨈᨉᨚᨉᨚ, ᨈᨐ, ᨈᨘᨁᨘᨑᨘ, ᨈᨙᨄᨚ, ᨈᨚᨅᨚ, ᨈᨚᨉᨚ, ᨉᨙᨀ, ᨊᨕᨗ, ᨊᨕᨘ, ᨊᨗᨕ, ᨌᨗᨊᨗ, ᨌᨚᨀᨚ, ᨍᨀᨒ, ᨍᨁᨘᨑᨘ, ᨍᨆ, ᨍᨚᨍᨚ, ᨑᨀ, ᨑᨄᨘ, ᨑᨑ, ᨑᨗᨑ, ᨑᨙᨄᨙ, ᨑᨚᨀᨚ, ᨒᨅᨘᨔᨘ, ᨒᨆᨘ, ᨒᨘᨒᨘ, ᨒᨙᨅ, ᨒᨙᨅᨑ, ᨔᨑᨙ, ᨔᨔ, ᨔᨗᨂᨑ, ᨔᨘᨀᨙ, ᨔᨘᨑᨚ, ᨕᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘ, ᨕᨀᨒᨘᨑᨘ, ᨕᨀᨘᨒᨈᨘ, ᨕᨂᨑᨘ, ᨕᨅᨑᨔ, ᨕᨅᨙᨅᨙ, ᨕᨆᨗᨑᨚ, ᨕᨆᨙᨈᨙ, ᨕᨈᨁᨒ, ᨕᨌᨚᨀᨚ, ᨕᨍᨙᨊᨙ, ᨕᨑᨄᨘᨂ, ᨕᨑᨗᨅ, ᨕᨒᨘ, ᨕᨒᨙ, ᨕᨒᨚᨕᨗ, ᨕᨔᨒᨘᨕᨑ, ᨕᨔᨘᨒᨘ, ᨕᨔᨚᨅᨒ, ᨕᨔᨚᨊ, ᨕᨗᨊᨘ, ᨕᨗᨑ, ᨕᨗᨔᨙ, ᨕᨘᨑᨂᨗ, ᨕᨙᨑᨚ, ᨕᨚᨀᨚᨔᨗ, ᨕᨚᨉ.

• acciniʔ -- to see
• accokko -- to hide
• allaŋŋɛrɛʔ -- to hear
• allukka -- to steal
• ambuno -- to kill
• ammaccoʔ -- to squeeze
• ammakkalaʔ -- to laugh
• ammalli -- to buy
• ammempo -- to sit
• ammenteŋ -- to stand
• ammikkiriʔ -- to think
• ammilɛ -- to choose
• ammoloŋ -- to cut, hack
• ammuɛ -- to split
• añcaʔma -- to chew
• andoaŋ -- to hunt
• anjaiʔ -- to sew
• anjama -- to work
• aññambila -- to throw
• annaʔgalaʔ -- to hold
• annembaʔ -- to shoot
• aññikkoʔ -- to tie up, fasten
• annoboʔ -- to stab, pierce
• annuiʔ -- to blow
• annumbuʔ -- to pound, beat
• annunruŋ -- to hit
• aññuŋkɛ -- to open, uncover
• anraʔba -- to lie down
• anriʔba -- to fly
• antunu -- to burn
• aŋisoʔ -- to suck
• aŋkana -- to say
• aŋkaŋkaŋ -- to scratch
• aŋŋanrɛ -- to eat
• aŋŋaraʔ -- to sniff, smell
• aŋŋarruʔ -- to cry
• aŋŋɛkɛ -- to dig
• aŋŋinuŋ -- to drink
• aŋŋituŋ -- to count
• aŋŋokkoʔ -- to bite
• appallu -- to cook
• appiʔru -- to spit
• assoloŋ -- to flow
• assoʔna -- to dream
• attanaŋ -- to plant
• attimbo -- to grow
• attinro -- to sleep
• aʔlampa -- to walk
• aʔlaŋɛ -- to swim
• aʔlaulau -- to yawn
• aʔmaiʔ -- to breathe
• battu -- to come
• biluʔ -- to turn
• issɛŋ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• kambaŋ -- to swell
• laŋŋɛ, taʔlaŋŋɛ -- to vomit
• mallaʔ -- to fear
• matɛ -- to die, be dead
• naiʔ -- to climb
• tallasaʔ -- to live, be alive
• tuʔguruʔ -- to fall