Dialects
There are three primary dialects.
- Tubbe (spoken in Puntaru and Air Panas)
- Mauta (spoken in Kakamauta, Alimakke, Lauki, Kapas, Kolihabbang, and Alikallang)
- Lamma (spoken in Kalondama and Latuna)
Dialect differences are primarily lexical:
| Tubbe | Mauta | Lamma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| niar | nisser | niba | ‘my father’ |
| niaku | nebu | nekul | ‘my younger sibling’ |
| niu | niau | nau | ‘my mother’ |
| ganiaka | ganeka(r) | ginaka | ‘see (it)’ |
| dia | si | yel | ‘go’ |
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