lampa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lampaq (“walk, go”).

inh+

Manna kere mae lampana karaenga, natinrianji botoloʼ balloʼna

Wherever the king goes, he always carries his palm wine bottle with him.


kana

mak-verb

kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ, semi-transitive akkana)


mange

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *um-aŋay (“to leave, depart”).

inh+

Tamangeakiʼ.

Maʼnassamintu mangena ri kau Sudiang

it is certain that (the land of) Sudiang will come to you.

in combination with demonstrative pronouns, it indicates pointing in a certain direction (away from the speaker) or makes the reference somewhat vague, also in combination with other verbs.


pera

mak-verb

pera (Lontara spelling ᨄᨙᨑ, semi-transitive ammera)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq.


pisang

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)

(transitive) to carry sth. on the shoulder


alle

alle (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨙ, semi-transitive anngalle)


kota

kota (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨈ, semi-transitive anngota)


pia

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *pia (“good”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pia (“goodness”).

inh+

Piami lokoʼna

Piami larrona

Piami bunduka


sare

mak-verb

sare (Lontara spelling ᨔᨑᨙ, semi-transitive assare)


garu

garu (Lontara spelling ᨁᨑᨘ, semi-transitive aʼgaru)


boya

boya (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨐ, semi-transitive a'boya)


balli

balli (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨗ, semi-transitive ammalli)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.


jama

jama (Lontara spelling ᨍᨆ, semi-transitive anjama)


sassa

sassa (Lontara spelling ᨔᨔ, semi-transitive assassa)


tena

Tena tau ja'dala' anne ri kamponga.

There is no evil person in this village.

Tena doekku.

(negative existential) there is not; to have not


keke

keke (Lontara spelling ᨀᨙᨀᨙ, semi-transitive akkeke)


ngai

ngai (Lontara spelling ᨂᨕᨗ, semi-transitive anngai)


suro

suro (Lontara spelling ᨔᨘᨑᨚ, semi-transitive assuro)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

(transitive) to order (to tell or send s.o. to do sth.)


perei

(intransitive) to be free (from work or school)


pallu

pallu (Lontara spelling ᨄᨒᨘ, semi-transitive appallu)


kallong

From Proto-South Sulawesi *kɨlloŋ. Cognate Buginese ellong.

Nakallonga' buku juku'.


coba

coba (Lontara spelling ᨌᨚᨅ, semi-transitive accoba)

Borrowed from Malay coba (“to try, test”)

bor+

Cobasài bedeng anne soka

(transitive) to try, taste, test (e.g., to check if something is good or ready)

(transitive) to put to the test or challenge.


joja

Joja sibatu ballakkiʼ amboyai suraʼ-suraʼna i Basoʼ natanigappà

Everyone in our house was busy looking for Basoʼs papers, but we couldn't find them

Ia nalompo gauka lompotongintu jojaya

When there's a big celebration coming, everyone is always busy with the preparations

(intransitive) to be busy with; to make oneself busy

Teako jojadudu banngi-Jumàki

Don't make such a fuss, it's the Thursday night (night before Friday)


tampiling

mak-verb

tampiling (Lontara spelling ᨈᨄᨗᨒᨗ, semi-transitive annampiling)


tayang

tayang (Lontara spelling ᨈᨐ, semi-transitive attayang)


lamung

lamung (Lontara spelling ᨒᨆᨘ, semi-transitive aʼlamung)

Proto-South Sulawesi *lamun (“to bury, plant”). Toraja-Sa'dan lamun (“to bury”), Seko Padang lamung (“to plant, bury”).


rieng

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *dian (“there is, to be”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dian (“no, not”).


aʼjeʼneʼ

(intransitive) to bathe (with, someone);

to secrete a watery substance (from fermented rice on which water has been placed);


kanre

mak-verb

kanre (Lontara spelling ᨀᨑᨙ, semi-transitive annganre)


cokko

cokko (Lontara spelling ᨌᨚᨀᨚ, semi-transitive annyokko)


patuʼguruʼ

patuʼguruʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨈᨘᨁᨘᨑᨘ, semi-transitive appatuʼguruʼ)


appatuʼguruʼ

mak-verb form

appatuʼguruʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨈᨘᨁᨘᨑᨘ)

semi-transitive of patuʼguruʼ (“to drop”)


erang

mak-verb

erang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨙᨑ, semi-transitive anngerang)


kokko'

kokko' (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨀᨚ, semi-transitive anngokko')


allòi

allòi (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨚᨕᨗ, semi-transitive anngalloi)


kalotori

kalotori (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨚᨈᨚᨑᨗ, semi-transitive anngalotori)


pariʼbaʼ

pariʼbaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨑᨗᨅ, semi-transitive appariʼbaʼ)


lanngereʼ

lanngereʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨂᨙᨑᨙ, semi-transitive allanngereʼ)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.


allanngereʼ

semi-transitive of lanngereʼ (“to hear”)


pilanngeri

pilanngeri (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨒᨂᨙᨑᨗ, semi-transitive appilanngeri)


inung

inung (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨊᨘ, semi-transitive annginung)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.


appilanngeri

mak-verb form

appilanngeri (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨗᨒᨂᨙᨑᨗ)

semi-transitive of pilanngeri (“to listen”)


ᨊᨕᨘ

Lontara spelling of naung (“go down, descend”)


ᨊᨕᨗ

Lontara spelling of nai' (“go up, ascend”)


ciniʼ

mak-verb

ciniʼ (Lontara spelling ᨌᨗᨊᨗ, semi-transitive accini')


ᨕᨌᨗᨊᨗ

Lontara spelling of accini' (“to see (semi-transitive)”)


rokoʼ

rokoʼ (Lontara spelling ᨑᨚᨀᨚ, semi-transitive aʼrokoʼ)


ᨕᨑᨚᨀᨚ

Lontara spelling of a'roko' (“to wrap (semi-transitive)”)


taʼgalaʼ

taʼgalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨈᨁᨒ, semi-transitive anna'gala')


ᨈᨁᨒ

Lontara spelling of ta'gala' (“to hold”)


ᨕᨊᨁᨒ

Lontara spelling of anna'gala' (“to hold (semi-transitive)”)


ᨕᨈᨁᨒ

Lontara spelling of atta'gala' (“to hold on”)


palaʼ

palaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨒ, semi-transitive appalaʼ)


ᨄᨒ

Lontara spelling of pala' (“to ask for”)


pasuluʼ

pasuluʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨔᨘᨒᨘ, semi-transitive appasulu')


ᨄᨔᨘᨒᨘ

Lontara spelling of pasulu' (“take out”)


ᨕᨄᨑᨗᨅ

Lontara spelling of appari'ba' (“to fly (trans.)”)


appasulu'

semi-transitive of pasuluʼ (“to take out”)


ᨕᨄᨔᨘᨒᨘ

Lontara spelling of appasulu' (“to take”)


kioʼ

kioʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨗᨕᨚ, semi-transitive akkioʼ)


kangkang

kangkang (Lontara spelling ᨀᨀ, semi-transitive anngangkang)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəmgəm, from Proto-Austronesian *gəmgəm.


kangkang

kangkang (Lontara spelling ᨀᨀ, semi-transitive akkangkang)


ᨀᨀ

Lontara spelling of kangkang (“to hold in the fist; to scratch”)


anngangkang

semi-transitive of kangkang (“to hold in the fist”)


akkangkang

semi-transitive of kangkang (“to scratch”)


ᨕᨀᨀ

Lontara spelling of akkangkang (“to scratch”)


ᨕᨂᨀ

Lontara spelling of anngangkang (“to hold in the fist”)

Lontara spelling of anngakka' (“to tear”)


lingka

lingka (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨀ, semi-transitive aʼlingka)

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *liŋka (“go, walk”).

inh+

Lingka rianja

(poetic, archaic, dialectal) (intransitive) to go, depart


isseng

mak-verb

isseng (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨔᨙ, semi-transitive anngisseng)


ᨕᨂᨗᨔᨙ

Lontara spelling of anngisseng (“to know”)


ᨕᨄᨒ

Lontara spelling of appala' (“to ask for”)


ᨅᨚᨐ

Lontara spelling of boya (“to look for”)


ᨕᨅᨚᨐ

Lontara spelling of a'boya (“to look for”)


pelaʼ

pelaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨙᨒ, semi-transitive appelaʼ)


ᨄᨙᨒ

Lontara spelling of pela' (“to throw away, to discard”)


appelaʼ

semi-transitive of pelaʼ (“to throw away, to discard”)


ᨕᨄᨙᨒ

Lontara spelling of appela' (“to throw away, to discard”)


aʼluʼ

aʼluʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨘ, semi-transitive anngaʼluʼ)


ᨕᨒᨘ

Lontara spelling of a'lu' (“to swallow”)


ᨕᨂᨒᨘ

Lontara spelling of annga'lu' (“to swallow”)


ᨕᨀᨘᨒᨈᨘ

Lontara spelling of akkulantu' (“to kneel”)


besoʼ

besoʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨔᨚ, semi-transitive a'beso')


tobo'

tobo' (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨅᨚ, semi-transitive annobo')


to'do'

to'do' (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨉᨚ, semi-transitive anno'do')


ᨈᨚᨉᨚ

Lontara spelling of to'do' (“to pierce”)


ᨕᨊᨚᨉᨚ

Lontara spelling of anno'do' (“to pierce”)


ᨈᨄᨗᨒᨗ

Lontara spelling of tampiling (“to slap”)


annampiling

semi-transitive of tampiling (“to slap”)


ᨕᨊᨄᨗᨒᨗ

Lontara spelling of annampiling (“to slap”)


ᨕᨒᨆᨘ

Lontara spelling of a'lamung (“to plant”)


dengka

dengka (Lontara spelling ᨉᨙᨀ, semi-transitive aʼdengka)


ᨕᨉᨙᨀ

Lontara spelling of a'dengka (“to pound”)


gappa

gappa (Lontara spelling ᨁᨄ, semi-transitive anggappa)


ᨁᨄ

Lontara spelling of gappa (“to get; to find”)


anggappa

semi-transitive of gappa (“to get; to find”)


ᨕᨁᨄ

Lontara spelling of anggappa (“to get; to find”)


painro

painro (Lontara spelling ᨄᨕᨗᨑᨚ, semi-transitive appainro)


ᨕᨄᨕᨗᨑᨚ

Lontara spelling of appainro (“to spin”)


amminro

(intransitive, Turatea) Dialectal form of ammotere' (“to return, go home”).


ᨕᨆᨗᨑᨚ

Lontara spelling of amminro (“to rotate”)


jaguru'

jaguru' (Lontara spelling ᨍᨁᨘᨑᨘ, semi-transitive anjaguru')

(transitive) to punch (to strike with one's fist)


ᨍᨁᨘᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of jaguru' (“to punch”)


ᨕᨍᨁᨘᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of anjaguru' (“to punch”)


jakkala'

jakkala' (Lontara spelling ᨍᨀᨒ, semi-transitive anjakkala')


ᨍᨀᨒ

Lontara spelling of jakkala' (“to seize”)


anjakkala'

semi-transitive of jakkala' (“to seize”)


jo'jo'

jo'jo' (Lontara spelling ᨍᨚᨍᨚ, semi-transitive anjo'jo')


ᨍᨚᨍᨚ

Lontara spelling of jo'jo' (“to point at; to accuse”)


anjo'jo'

semi-transitive of jo'jo' (“to point at; to accuse”)


ᨕᨍᨚᨍᨚ

Lontara spelling of anjo'jo' (“to point at; to accuse”)


kakka'

kakka' (Lontara spelling ᨀᨀ, semi-transitive anngakka')


kalimbuki

kalimbuki (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ, semi-transitive anngalimbuki)


ᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ

Lontara spelling of kalimbuki (“to cover with a blanket”)


anngalimbuki

mak-verb form

anngalimbuki (Lontara spelling ᨕᨂᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ)

semi-transitive of kalimbuki (“to cover with a blanket”)


ᨕᨂᨒᨗᨅᨘᨀᨗ

Lontara spelling of anngalimbuki (“to cover with a blanket”)


akkalimbuʼ

(intransitive) to cover oneself with a blanket


ᨕᨀᨒᨗᨅᨘ

Lontara spelling of akkalimbu' (“to cover oneself with a blanket”)


keʼbuʼ

mak-verb

keʼbuʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨙᨅᨘ, semi-transitive akkeʼbuʼ)


ᨕᨀᨙᨅᨘ

Lontara spelling of akke'bu' (“to shut”)


pakarruʼ

pakarruʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨀᨑᨘ, semi-transitive appakarruʼ)


ᨄᨀᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of pakarru' (“to make s.o. cry”)


appakarruʼ

semi-transitive of pakarruʼ (“to make s.o. cry”)


ᨕᨄᨀᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of appakarru' (“to make s.o. cry”)


ᨕᨂᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of anngarru' (“to cry”)


ᨀᨑᨘᨀᨗ

Lontara spelling of karruki (“to cry over, to bewail”)


paenteng

paenteng (Lontara spelling ᨄᨕᨙᨈᨙ, semi-transitive appaenteng)


ᨄᨕᨙᨈᨙ

Lontara spelling of paenteng (“to erect”)


appaenteng

semi-transitive of paenteng (“to erect”)


ᨕᨄᨕᨙᨈᨙ

Lontara spelling of appaenteng (“to erect”)


ᨕᨆᨙᨈᨙ

Lontara spelling of ammenteng (“to stand”)


niaʼ

Niaʼ ruangkayu miong anjoreng


pilaʼbusi

pilaʼbusi (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨒᨅᨘᨔᨗ, semi-transitive appilaʼbusi)


ᨄᨗᨒᨅᨘᨔᨗ

Lontara spelling of pila'busi (“to finish off, to use up”)


appilaʼbusi

semi-transitive of pilaʼbusi (“to finish off, to use up”)


ᨕᨄᨗᨒᨅᨘᨔᨗ

Lontara spelling of appila'busi (“to finish off, to use up”)


ᨒᨅᨘᨔᨘ

Lontara spelling of la'busu' (“to be used up”)


ondang

ondang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨚᨉ, semi-transitive anngondang)


ᨕᨂᨚᨉ

Lontara spelling of anngondang (“to chase”)


pacco'

pacco' (Lontara spelling ᨄᨌᨚ, semi-transitive ammacco')


ᨄᨌᨚ

Lontara spelling of pacco' (“to squeeze”)


ammacco'

semi-transitive of pacco' (“to squeeze”)


ᨕᨆᨌᨚ

Lontara spelling of ammacco' (“to squeeze”)


ᨄᨙᨑ

Lontara spelling of pera (“to wring out”)


ammera

semi-transitive of pera (“to wring out”)


ᨕᨆᨙᨑ

Lontara spelling of ammera (“to wring out”)


pareʼ

pareʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨑᨙ, semi-transitive appare')


lu'lu'

lu'lu' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨘᨒᨘ, semi-transitive allu'lu')


ᨕᨒᨘᨒᨘ

Lontara spelling of allu'lu' (“to wipe”)


pattasaʼ

pattasaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨈᨔ, semi-transitive appattasaʼ)


ᨄᨈᨔ

Lontara spelling of pattasa' (“to store”)


appattasaʼ

semi-transitive of pattasaʼ (“to store”)


ᨕᨄᨈᨔ

Lontara spelling of appattasa' (“to store”)


lembara'

lembara' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨙᨅᨑ, semi-transitive allembara')

(transitive) to carry (with a carrying pole)


ᨒᨙᨅᨑ

Lontara spelling of lembara' (“to carry with a carrying pole”)


allembara'

semi-transitive of lembara' (“to carry with a carrying pole”)


ᨕᨒᨙᨅᨑ

Lontara spelling of allembara' (“to cary with a carrying pole”)


poca'

poca' (Lontara spelling ᨄᨚᨌ, semi-transitive ammoca')


ᨕᨆᨚᨌ

Lontara spelling of ammoca' (“to knead”)


ᨄᨗᨔ

Lontara spelling of pisang (“to carry on the shoulder”)


ammisang

semi-transitive of pisang (“to carry on the shoulder”)


ᨕᨆᨗᨔ

Lontara spelling of ammisang (“to carry on the shoulder”)


ᨕᨒᨂᨙᨑᨙ

Lontara spelling of allanngere' (“to hear”)


ᨕᨂᨙᨑ

Lontara spelling of anngerang (“to bring”)


ᨕᨂᨗᨊᨘ

Lontara spelling of annginung (“to drink”)


ᨕᨂᨚᨀᨚ

Lontara spelling of anngokko' (“to bite”)


ᨕᨎᨚᨀᨚ

Lontara spelling of annyokko (“to hide”)


ᨕᨄᨈᨘᨁᨘᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of appatu'guru' (“to drop”)


ᨕᨄᨗᨒᨂᨙᨑᨗ

Lontara spelling of appilanngeri (“to listen”)


rakaʼ

rakaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨑᨀ, semi-transitive anrakaʼ)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian *dakəp.

Narakaʼ-pimbalimi kallonna jaranna

He embraced the neck of his horse with both arms

Rakaki ayakku


ᨑᨀ

Lontara spelling of raka' (“to embrace”)


aʼrakaʼ

Aʼrakakko riayakku


ᨕᨑᨀ

Lontara spelling of a'raka' (“to embrace”)


rappung

rappung (Lontara spelling ᨑᨄᨘ, semi-transitive anrappung)


ᨑᨄᨘ

Lontara spelling of rappung (“to pick up; to gather”)


anrappung

semi-transitive of rappung (“to pick up; to gather”)


ᨕᨑᨄᨘ

Lontara spelling of anrappung (“to pick up; to gather”)


aʼrappungang

(intransitive) to gather (come together)


ᨕᨑᨄᨘᨂ

Lontara spelling of a'rappungang (“to gather”)


pirassi

pirassi (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨑᨔᨗ, semi-transitive appirassi)


ᨄᨗᨑᨔᨗ

Lontara spelling of pirassi (“to fill up”)


appirassi

semi-transitive of pirassi (“to fill up”)


ᨕᨄᨗᨑᨔᨗ

Lontara spelling of appirassi (“to fill up”)


parinra

parinra (Lontara spelling ᨄᨑᨗᨑ, semi-transitive apparinra)


ᨄᨑᨗᨑ

Lontara spelling of parinra (“to light; to turn on”)


apparinra

semi-transitive of parinra (“to light; to turn on”)


ᨕᨄᨑᨗᨑ

Lontara spelling of apparinra (“to light; to turn on”)


ᨑᨗᨑ

Lontara spelling of rinra (“to burn; to be alight”)


singaraʼ

singaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨔᨗᨂᨑ, semi-transitive assingaraʼ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siŋir (“to collect a debt”)

inh+

(transitive) to dun (to demand a due payment from s.o.)


ᨕᨔᨗᨂᨑ

Lontara spelling of assingara' (“to dun”)


sungke

mak-verb

sungke (Lontara spelling ᨔᨘᨀᨙ, semi-transitive annyungke)


ᨕᨎᨘᨀᨙ

Lontara spelling of annyungke (“to open”)


ᨈᨐ

Lontara spelling of tayang (“to wait for”)


attayang

semi-transitive of tayang (“to wait for”)


ᨕᨈᨐ

Lontara spelling of attayang (“to wait for”)


uʼrangi

uʼrangi (Lontara spelling ᨕᨘᨑᨂᨗ, semi-transitive annguʼrangi)


ᨕᨘᨑᨂᨗ

Lontara spelling of u'rangi (“to remember”)


annguʼrangi

semi-transitive of uʼrangi (“to remember”)


ᨕᨂᨘᨑᨂᨗ

Lontara spelling of anngu'rangi (“to remember”)


aʼba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

Aʼbai ribanngia


ᨕᨀᨒᨘᨑᨘ

Lontara spelling of akkaluru' (“to smoke”)


inrang

inrang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨑ, semi-transitive annginrang)

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam.


ᨕᨂᨗᨑ

Lontara spelling of annginrang (“to borrow”)


ᨕᨗᨑ

Lontara spelling of inrang (“to borrow”)


ᨈᨅᨀ

Lontara spelling of ta'bangka (“to be startled”)


ᨈᨉᨚᨉᨚ

Lontara spelling of ta'do'do' (“to feel sleepy”)


ongkosi

Inai ambantui anngongkosi sikolana?

Who helps him to pay the costs for his education?

(transitive) to pay the costs/expenses for sth.


ᨕᨚᨀᨚᨔᨗ

Lontara spelling of ongkosi (“to pay the expenses for sth.”)


ᨕᨔᨒᨘᨕᨑ

Lontara spelling of assaluara' (“to wear trousers”)


ᨕᨂᨒᨚᨕᨗ

Lontara spelling of anngalloi (“to sun-dry”)


ᨕᨂᨒᨚᨈᨚᨑᨗ

Lontara spelling of anngalotori (“to dry”)


ᨕᨒᨚᨕᨗ

Lontara spelling of alloi (“to sun-dry”)


sauru'

From Proto-South Sulawesi *sau(r) (“conquered, powerless”). From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saur (“conquered, subdued; lower, inferior”).

inh

conquered, powerless (what is subdued or made to give up; no longer able to resist; no longer able to perform (as through old age); having become useless)


ᨕᨔᨚᨅᨒ

Lontara spelling of assombala' (“to sail”)


ᨕᨔᨚᨊ

Lontara spelling of asso'na (“to dream”)


tepo'

mak-verb

tepo' (Lontara spelling ᨈᨙᨄᨚ, semi-transitive annepo')

(transitive) to break (a long object like a stick etc.)

(intransitive) to break (for long objects)


ᨕᨊᨙᨄᨚ

Lontara spelling of annepo' (“to break”)


ᨕᨅᨑᨔ

Lontara spelling of a'barrasa' (“to sweep”)


leʼbaʼ

Compare Mandar leqbaq (“exacty, clear, precise”).


ᨒᨙᨅ

Lontara spelling of le'ba' (“to end, to finish”)


kasaraʼ

mak-verb

kasaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨔᨑ, semi-transitive akkasaraʼ)

(transitive) to manifest, to take on a material form (of spirits, e.g. the spirit of a murdered person), to appear.


billeʼ

billeʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨒᨙ, semi-transitive aʼbilleʼ)

(transitive) to briefly open, unveil, expose or uncover something to reveal its inner or hidden side, such as pulling down an eyelid to examine the eye or lifting the corner of a playing card to which card it is.


akkea

(intransitive) To make a bobbing or wiggling motion with the hindquarters (e.g., the movement of a snipe).

(intransitive) to make a rotating motion with the hips during coitus.

(intransitive) To copulate, to engage in sexual intercourse.


akkea-kea

Affixation of aʼ- + kea with reduplication at the base word.

(intransitive) Repeated bobbing or wiggling movements during sexual intercourse.


ammontoroʼ

Ammontoroki susunna

Ammontoroki lasona

(intransitive) be erect, stiff (of penis, nipple)


baʼbiʼ

baʼbiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨅᨗ, semi-transitive ammaʼbiʼ)

(transitive) to peel or shell with the fingers.


biʼbiʼ

biʼbiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨅᨗ, semi-transitive ammiʼbiʼ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitbit (“pull at body part; hold something dangling from the fingers”), from Proto-Austronesian *bitbit.

inh+

(transitive) to peel or shell with the fingers; to remove the outer covering, the skin or shell of something using the fingers or fingertips (e.g., fish)


ammiʼbiʼ

semi-transitive of biʼbiʼ (“to peel, to shell”)


ammaʼbiʼ

semi-transitive of baʼbiʼ (“to peel, to shell”)


annyoʼri

semi-transitive of soʼri (“to try, test, taste”)


soʼri

mak-verb

soʼri (Lontara spelling ᨔᨚᨑᨗ, semi-transitive annyoʼri)

Soʼrisài anne soka

(transitive) to try, taste, test (e.g., to check if something is good or ready).


accoba

semi-transitive of coba (“to try, test, taste”)


pikatu

pikatu (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨀᨈᨘ, semi-transitive appikatu)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katu (“to send”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaCu (“to bring”).


riwa

mak-verb

riwa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨗᨓ, semi-transitive anriwa)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *riba (“lap”)

inh+

(transitive) to lap:
To hold (someone) in one's lap.

To hold (someone) in a similar way as above.


aʼriwa

Aʼriwai ritoana


kontaʼ

Kontaki lampua

Kontaki I Basoʼ riBasseʼ

(intransitive) attracted to someone, in love


allapòroʼ

Punna niaʼ tubannginu mangeko lapòroki ri kapalaya

If you have people staying overnight at your home, you must report it to the village head


tinro

mak-verb

tinro (Lontara spelling ᨈᨗᨑᨚ, semi-transitive attinro)

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *tindo (“sleep”).

inh+

Manna mangeaʼ tinro, tatinròaʼ

Even if I go lie down, I still cannot sleep

Tinroko naung nakuparessa battannu

Tinroi botoloka

Tinroi minnyaka


aʼrekeng

Rekensài anjo doeka

(transitive) Alternative form of anrekeng (“to calculate, to add up; to consider as”)