Rahambuu

Introduction

Rahambuu is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Southeast Sulawesi Province, North Kolaka Regency, Pakue subdistrict. West coast, upper Bone bay, north of Kodeoha (See: Kodeoha?) language area to Central Sulawesi Province border. Some in Central Sulawesi Province.

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 87% between dialects, 75% with Kodeoha (See: Kodeoha?), 70% with Tolaki (See: Tolaki), Mekongga dialect of Tolaki (See: Tolaki), and Waru (See: Waru); 54% with Mori (See: Mori Atas) or (See: Mori Bawah) and Bungku (See: Bungku) groups.

The Rahambuu Verb

Verblist

• holiligoro, peβaŋu -- to stand
• korerehu, kototoro -- to sit
• leu -- to come
• lumolako -- to walk
• lumuu, mesinaku -- to fly
• mate -- to die, be dead
• mekara, moŋgara -- to bite
• merorai -- to laugh
• meʔeni, meʔini -- to spit
• meʔia, umiʔia -- to cry
• modunu ~ mondunu, sumoru -- to burn
• moisoiso, motuturu -- to lie down
• mombepate -- to kill
• mombepe, mombitara -- to say
• moŋgaa -- to eat
• mororoŋo, moroŋo -- to hear
• motonda -- to fall
• moʔinu, moinu -- to drink
• moʔipi -- to dream
• moʔiso, moturu -- to sleep
• moʔusa, umusa -- to pound, beat
• numonaŋo, numonaŋu -- to swim
• peʔua -- to vomit
• toʔorikee, tumoʔorikee -- to know, be knowledgeable