So’a

Introduction

So’a is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Nusa Tenggara Province. Central Flores island, central Kabupaten Ngada, between Ngad’a (See: Ngad’a?) and Riung (See: Riung?) language areas.

Dialects

Similar to Ngad’a (See: Ngad’a?).

The So’a Verb

Verblist

• ala, pili -- to choose
• ba'u, bonu -- to fall
• bekka -- to flow
• bowo -- to swell
• dai -- to stand
• dheo -- to hold
• fenga -- to throw
• ge -- to count
• ghéo -- to turn
• gogu -- to sit
• hungai -- to breathe
• inu -- to drink
• ka -- to eat
• kadha, rana -- to say
• kai -- to open, uncover
• kali -- to dig
• kaza -- to cry
• kido, musu -- to suck
• kiki -- to bite
• la'a -- to walk
• lébho -- to hit
• magha -- to think
• mai -- to come
• mata -- to die, be dead
• mizo -- to fear
• moapa -- to yawn
• muta -- to vomit
• mutu -- to burn
• muzi -- to live, be alive
• nade -- to sleep
• naka -- to steal
• nangu -- to swim
• ngaddi -- to see
• ngara -- to sniff, smell
• ngéu -- to chew
• ngo -- to work
• nipi -- to dream
• oré, wéla -- to cut, hack
• pana -- to shoot
• pa'u, rati -- to tie up, fasten
• pésé -- to squeeze
• raku -- to sew
• rangi, zupi -- to blow
• rori lako -- to hunt
• rura -- to spit
• saka -- to climb
• sasi -- to scratch
• tawa -- to laugh
• tebbu -- to grow
• to'a -- to know, be knowledgeable
• tusu -- to stab, pierce
• tuza -- to plant
• wazu -- to pound, beat
• wéla -- to kill
• wéla -- to split
• welli -- to buy
• woa -- to fly
• zaka -- to cook
• zenge -- to hear
• zoko -- to hide