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

acceraʼ, accokko, akkalimbuʼ, akkaluruʼ, akkea, akkea-kea, akkulantuʼ, alle, alloi, ammenteng, amminro, ammontoroʼ, ammotere', anngarruʼ, anriʼbaʼ, assaluaraʼ, assombalaʼ, assongoʼ, assoʼna, assuluʼ, attaʼgalaʼ, aʼbarrasaʼ, aʼbebe, aʼjeʼneʼ, aʼluʼ, aʼrappungang, ba'nusu', balli, besoʼ, billeʼ, boya, ciniʼ, cokko, dengka, erang, ero', gappa, garu, inrang, inung, isseng, jaguru', jakkala', jama, jeʼneʼ, jo'jo', kaeroki, kakka', kalarroang, kalarroi, kalimbuki, kallong, kalotori, kamallakkang, kana, kangkang, kanre, karruki, kasaraʼ, keke, keʼbuʼ, kioʼ, kokko', kota, lampa, lamung, lanngereʼ, laʼbusuʼ, lembara', leʼbaʼ, lu'lu', mange, nai', naung, ngai, nia', ondang, ongkosi, pacco', paenteng, painro, pakarruʼ, palaʼ, pallu, pareʼ, parinra, pariʼbaʼ, pasuluʼ, pattasaʼ, patuʼguruʼ, pelaʼ, pera, pilanngeri, pilaʼbusi, pirassi, pisang, poca', poterang, rakaʼ, rappung, rarang, reppe', rinra, rokoʼ, sare, sassa, sauru', singaraʼ, sungke, suro, ta'bangka, ta'do'do', tampiling, tayang, taʼgalaʼ, tena, tepo', to'do', tobo', tuʼguruʼ, uʼrangi, ᨀᨀ, ᨀᨊ, ᨀᨑᨘᨀᨗ, ᨀᨑᨙ, ᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ, ᨀᨒᨚᨈᨚᨑᨗ, ᨀᨔᨚᨅᨙᨑ, 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, ᨒᨄ, 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