Malay, Central

Introduction

Malay, Central is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in South Sumatra Province. East down Lematang and Ogan river valleys; south of Muaraenim town, east and southeast of Lahat town. Bengkulu Province; central Bukit Barisan highlands west to Indian Ocean along Bengkulu coast.

Dialects

Benakat, Bengkulu, Enim, Kikim, Kisam, Lematang Ulu, Lintang, Ogan, Pasemah, Rambang, Semenda, Serawai. Lexical similarity: 75% with Kaur (See: Kaur?), 80% between Pekal (See: Pekal?) and some dialects such as Pasemah and Bengkulu.

The Malay, Central Verb

Verblist

• benapas
• mikir
• ngerti

• beburu -- to hunt
• bediri -- to stand
• begawe -- to work
• bejalan -- to walk
• bekayuh -- to swim
• beli -- to buy
• bemasak -- to cook
• bemimpi -- to dream
• benapas -- to breathe
• besak -- to grow
• besimbun -- to hide
• buka -- to open, uncover
• datang -- to come
• duduk -- to sit
• embus -- to blow
• gaghut -- to scratch
• genggam -- to hold
• gigit -- to bite
• gucuh -- to hit
• idup -- to live, be alive
• kali -- to dig
• makan -- to eat
• maling -- to steal
• mati -- to die, be dead
• mbagi -- to split
• mbelok -- to turn
• mbunuh -- to kill
• mepak -- to chew
• mikir -- to think
• milih -- to choose
• minum -- to drink
• muntah -- to vomit
• naik -- to climb
• nanam -- to plant
• nangis -- to cry
• nciut -- to squeeze
• ndengagh -- to hear
• nembak -- to shoot
• netak -- to cut, hack
• ngalir -- to flow
• ngembang -- to swell
• ngencang -- to tie up, fasten
• ngerti -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ngguling -- to lie down
• ngicik -- to say
• nginak -- to see
• ngisap -- to sniff, smell
• ngisap -- to suck
• ngitung -- to count
• nguap -- to yawn
• njait -- to sew
• nujah -- to stab, pierce
• nukar -- to throw
• nutuk -- to pound, beat
• nyilap -- to burn
• takut -- to fear
• terbang -- to fly
• tetawe -- to laugh
• tiduk -- to sleep
• tusuk -- to spit
• umban -- to fall