Sasak

Introduction

Sasak is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Lombok island.

Dialects

Kuto-Kute (North Sasak), Meno-Mene (Central Sasak), Mriak-Mriku (Central South Sasak), Ngeno-Ngene (Central East Sasak, Central West Sasak), Ngeto-Ngete (Northeast Sasak). Complex dialect network. Some varieties have low mutual intelligibility.

The Sasak Verb

Verblist

• panggang
• ukir

• adil -- to shoot
• ambuq -- to sniff, smell
• aŋèt -- to chew
• bəli -- to buy
• bərəmbòk -- to breathe
• bókóq -- to swell
• bukaq -- to open, uncover
• datəŋ -- to come
• dəmak, gadiŋ, təgəl -- to hold
• dəŋah, dəŋar -- to hear
• galah -- to stab, pierce
• gawéq -- to work
• gəri, təriq -- to fall
• gigit -- to bite
• gitaq -- to see
• idup, irup -- to live, be alive
• impi -- to dream
• ituŋ, rèkèŋ -- to count
• jait -- to sew
• kaéh, kaók, karèk -- to scratch
• kakən, maŋan -- to eat
• kaliq -- to dig
• kəlak, pəriap -- to cook
• kélép -- to fly
• ladək -- to throw
• lampaq -- to walk
• matə -- to die, be dead
• matéq -- to kill
• mpuk, pantòk -- to hit
• naŋis -- to cry
• nikuŋ -- to turn
• njək -- to squeeze
• njəŋ -- to stand
• nyəbóq -- to hide
• ŋèlèk -- to flow
• ŋəmot -- to suck
• ŋinəm -- to drink
• ŋóam -- to yawn
• ŋònòŋ -- to swim
• paliŋ -- to steal
• péléq, piléq -- to choose
• pikir -- to think
• pòlòŋ, pələŋ -- to cut, hack
• réréq, ririq -- to laugh
• sədut -- to burn
• seran -- to hunt
• sigar -- to split
• taèk -- to climb
• takut -- to fear
• talət -- to plant
• taliq -- to tie up, fasten
• taóq -- to know, be knowledgeable
• téwóq, tiwóq -- to grow
• tindóq -- to lie down
• tindóq -- to sleep
• tiup -- to blow
• tòkòl -- to sit
• tujaq -- to pound, beat
• tusiq -- to spit
• uni -- to say
• utaq -- to vomit