Siraya

Introduction

Siraya is a language of Taiwan. It is spoken in Southwest, Tainan area, Peimen to Hengchun to Tapu.

Dialects

Lamai, Makatao (Makattao, Takaraya, Tta’o), Pangsoia-Dolatok, Siraya, Taivoan (Tevorang).

The Siraya Verb

Verblist

• bi-ti-ta, miit, mudadarang -- to drink
• bouckbouck, vlavlat -- to hit
• comma, mararamig, masasuu, massousou, vanavana -- to say
• dougey, palto -- to shoot
• gmapit -- to cut, hack
• gmilingig, pouramang -- to hear
• gmisong, muuma -- to work
• input, kmang, ma-bok-kiet-ta, mavock -- to eat
• juku -- to cook
• kapatei, mapatey, ma-tai -- to die, be dead
• kari, kmari, rmavack -- to dig
• kàuag, koroch, mougag -- to live, be alive
• kmitta -- to see
• kmoutkout -- to count
• lmangoy -- to swim
• macktlig, matawa, mattauwa, mattawa -- to laugh
• madagam, mangi, t'angit'angi -- to cry
• magiskag, marabong -- to burn
• magoutoucong, mariku -- to lie down
• magouvering, parit -- to turn
• malup -- to hide
• malup -- to hunt
• mapil, mapunakuli, mouqua -- to come
• marisip, mounounang -- to walk
• mattacot -- to fear
• mattimalling, tmaling -- to dream
• megua -- to hold
• mesip -- to sleep
• mioup -- to blow
• miraong -- to sit
• mitouko -- to stand
• mouvana -- to know, be knowledgeable
• pagdimdim -- to think
• paila -- to buy
• papakey, tamalpoch -- to kill
• smasangog -- to sniff, smell
• smippsip -- to suck
• tmahy -- to sew
• tmalum -- to plant
• touasing -- to fall
• vioul -- to throw
• vugot -- to tie up, fasten