Matbat

Introduction

Matbat is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in West Papua Province. Raja Ampat archipelago; Misool and Segaf islands.

The Matbat Verb

Verblist

• -abai -- to sit
• -afal -- to tie up, fasten
• -ala -- to plant
• -apa -- to split
• -apon -- to eat
• -asa -- to open, uncover
• -ataplebe -- to spit
• -auf -- to blow
• -awol -- to stand
• -awuf -- to count
• -awut -- to bite
• -bi -- to live, be alive
• -bitinɔ -- to say
• -blap -- to cook
• -bun -- to kill
• cag -- to flow
• -em -- to see
• -enef -amnayo -- to lie down
• -enef -- to sleep
• esbagal -- to hit
• -ete -- to stab, pierce
• -ete -- to throw
• -fadin -- to sew
• -fan -- to shoot
• -fatam -- to sniff, smell
• -fɔgɔl -- to squeeze
• -fihi -- to choose
• -fikir -- to think
• -inim -- to drink
• -junu -- to hear
• -kai -- to scratch
• -kamlai -- to steal
• -karəjan -- to work
• -kelɛ -- to dig
• -kut -- to cut, hack
• mafu- -- to turn
• -mas -- to swim
• -mat -- to die, be dead
• mata -- to come
• -mlef -- to laugh
• -mñal -- to dream
• -mtat -- to fear
• nafas -- to breathe
• -obo -- to fly
• -ogol -- to vomit
• -sa -- to climb
• saba -- to swell
• -sili -- to buy
• suruf -- to suck
• -tabu -- to hold
• -tada -- to hunt
• -tag -- to walk
• -tak -- to fall
• -tinis -- to cry
• -tut -- to pound, beat
• -uno -- to know, be knowledgeable