Saaroa
Facts
- Language: Saaroa
- Alternate names: Hla’alua, La’alua, La’arua, Lha’alua, Pachien, Paichien, Rarua, Saarua, Saroa, Shishaban, Sisyaban
- Language code: sxr
- Language family: Austronesian, Tsouic, Kanakanavu-Saaroa
- Number of speakers: 10
- Vulnerability: Endangered [Read more...]
- Script: Category
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Introduction
Saaroa is a language of Taiwan. It is spoken in West central mountains, south and southeast of Minchuan, along Laonung River.
Dialects
Similar to Kanakanabu (See: Kanakanabu).
The Saaroa Verb
Verblist
- a:nwisa, a:u, uma:u, umau, umu -- to eat
- aba:bo, pasia -- to cook
- amiami, amiɬa:, maruriri -- to say
- arakicacə, muruaɬə -- to fear
- arataisa -- to grow
- arupaŋiɬivu -- to open, uncover
- cumaciucuuku, kumakali, kumalirupuɬu -- to dig
- inai, mata:pono -- to throw
- kara:ro, karaaru -- to scratch
- kucu, muacəkəɬə, mucəkəɬə -- to come
- kumakita -- to see
- ləməməkə -- to plant
- ɬumaɬiboro, ɬumivuru -- to stab, pierce
- ma:tatusoro, maarusap, malusapə, marisap[ə] -- to sleep
- maca:ca:, macacaa -- to laugh
- macaɬia, takuacaɬia -- to know, be knowledgeable
- maciʔi, mamaci -- to die, be dead
- maiaəpəcə, maiaəpəcu -- to squeeze
- makaaɬaŋulu, makaɬaŋolo -- to swim
- maliamucoco, marimucucu -- to suck
- maŋəsipi, maŋusipi -- to live, be alive
- marataatasau -- to climb
- mariabakəsə, miatumu, pana -- to hit
- maripici, ruapici -- to split
- mata:saʔai -- to lie down
- matiɬaiɬai, pa:la, umaəməcə -- to hold
- mauaua -- to yawn
- mauŋali, tuici, ŋalíʔi -- to spit
- miama, mima -- to drink
- mianə -- to pound, beat
- miapiɬiɬi, mipiɬiɬi -- to fly
- mua:ɬuso, muaɬusu, puabauaɬə -- to flow
- muacilí, muucapi -- to fall
- muacuɬo, mucuɬu -- to burn
- muaɬuaɬupo, muaɬuaɬupu, muruacəka: -- to hunt
- muasa:sala, muasaasala -- to walk
- muasiri, umacəka -- to stand
- muluvalakə -- to swell
- murikapə -- to steal
- muruaniania:, murunianiaa -- to breathe
- pa:cə:cəpəŋə, pacəcəpəŋə -- to think
- pa:ɬaɬito, pətəəkətə, uapana -- to shoot
- pa:ɬəməɬə, paləməɬə -- to tie up, fasten
- pa:papaci, papapaci -- to kill
- pa:ripa, paaripa -- to blow
- pausasasariri -- to dream
- puʔa -- to buy
- rumaruurutu, tumaviɬaə, uaŋətəɬə -- to cut, hack
- sakuapikolo, takəəsə́ələ, takusəələ -- to turn
- ta:ruta, tarauta -- to vomit
- takuʔi:ʔiarə, takuiʔiarə -- to work
- tiapili -- to choose
- tuakələŋə, tuaparo -- to sit
- tumaɬisua -- to sew
- tumataŋi:, tumaŋi -- to cry
- tumimaɬa -- to hear
- uma:bali, umavali -- to sniff, smell
- uma:racə, umaracə -- to bite
- umaiapə, umiapə -- to count
- umilavə -- to chew