Wanukaka

Introduction

Wanukaka is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Nusa Tenggara Province. West Sumba island, southwest coast, southeast of Waikabubak city.

Dialects

Rua, Wanukaka.

The Wanukaka Verb

Verblist

• angu -- to eat
• bai -- to pound, beat
• bau -- to swell
• bera -- to split
• dedi -- to stand
• dehang -- to climb
• habuʔu -- to suck
• hàka -- to dig
• halaku -- to walk
• hamanu -- to hold
• hamati -- to kill
• hamúla -- to plant
• hangahu -- to breathe
• hei -- to buy
• he'it -- to turn
• hou -- to cry
• hudu, kod'ʒa -- to stab, pierce
• inung -- to drink
• ita -- to see
• jud'a -- to sleep
• kabena -- to throw
• kabuning -- to hide
• kahi -- to bite
• kaja -- to scratch
• kalola -- to hunt
• kawaka -- to yawn
• kedu -- to steal
• kerang -- to work
• kítu -- to sew
• lai -- to flow
• malik -- to laugh
• mama -- to chew
• mana'u -- to fall
• mangeat -- to fear
• mati -- to die, be dead
• maturu -- to lie down
• morik -- to live, be alive
• muta -- to vomit
• ngani -- to swim
• nípi -- to dream
• ŋid'ih -- to sniff, smell
• ŋod'u -- to sit
• òming -- to come
• oting -- to cook
• padoini -- to spit
• pahu -- to squeeze
• palu -- to hit
• panewi, tiki -- to say
• pangadang -- to think
• panu -- to shoot
• pedi -- to choose
• pengu -- to know, be knowledgeable
• piŋu -- to tie up, fasten
• pogu -- to cut, hack
• pou -- to blow
• ràngu -- to hear
• tobu -- to grow
• túnu -- to burn
• weha -- to open, uncover
• wurung -- to fly
• yapu -- to count