Padoe

Introduction

Padoe is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in South Sulawesi Province, east Luwu Utara regency, Nuha, Malili, and Mangkutana subdistricts, 9 villages. Inland betwen Lake Mantana and Usu arm of north Bone bay. Central Sulawesi Province, Morowali regency, Mori Atas and Pamona Utara subdistricts, 4 villages.

Dialects

Central Padoe, Western Padoe. 2 dialects. Lexical similarity: 73%–86% with Mori Atas (See: Mori Atas), 75% with Mori Bawah (See: Mori Bawah).

The Padoe Verb

Verblist

• haβe -- to come
• kolekoleko, lumolako -- to walk
• mate -- to die, be dead
• meiβi -- to cry
• meledo, meleroako, moturituri -- to lie down
• melua, memelu -- to vomit
• membiri, mombaʔane -- to fly
• mentoro, tumotoro -- to sit
• meŋgoti -- to stand
• meʔonui -- to spit
• moaβa -- to laugh
• modonta -- to fall
• moipi -- to dream
• momamaki, moŋkarasi -- to bite
• mompepate -- to kill
• monaŋoi, numaŋoi -- to swim
• montunu, mosoŋko, sumoŋko -- to burn
• moŋgaa -- to eat
• moŋgito -- to see
• mopau -- to say
• moroŋo, moroŋoi -- to hear
• moturi -- to sleep
• moʔinu, moinu -- to drink
• moʔusa, mouse -- to pound, beat
• toʔori, toʔorio -- to know, be knowledgeable