5a   Perceptions Table
sense object verb (receptive) verb (active) verb (object)
         
sight a sight see look at it looks, appears …
hearing a sound hear listen to it sounds …
taste a taste taste taste it tastes …
smell a smell smell sniff, smell it smells …
         
touch / sensation the feel feel feel it feels …
feeling (interior) a feeling feel   I feel …
         
sense obyek lukunut' fai (semunu) lukunut' fai (fai) lukunut' fai (obyek)
         
itotonu iacinu aci toto fanu
ivarinu me'enu vaari vaari afi(t) … ahar
faninu ifaninu apani aauna, apani ifanin …
amuhurun fai imukevenu, maakula amuhoru,  … aacuale aamue mukeve
amuhurun fai iamusekenu,  maakula amuhoru,  … aacuale aamue amuseke
veletaru -- veletaru naanavare aapale afi(t) ahar …
uan ica seinte, navare   an ica
         
ipilum ira fain aapani taste the soup with your tongue
Irafain ifanin tali rau. The tase of the soup is good.
Imukeven ana aacuale. I smell something pleasant.
Mukia an aacuale. I smell something.
Lahuna rakasana imukia an aacuale. I'm getting a smell of fried onions.
Ipar navar nacun amuhoru. A dog can smell things.
Ipar iamuhurun fai tali forite. A dog's sense of smell is very strong.
Ana nacun amuhoru I can smell something.
Faru en tomo-tomoke tu avaletaru na rau. This clothing feels soft on my skin.
Ana em anaanavare tu Uruvacu enae. I feel that God is present
Ia afit ahar Karasumalai. That sounds like Karasumalai.
A ait uman fanu-fanu. You look like somebody (I know).
See Aci
   
see aci      Ana ma'ar utuatere ilainana futalnaci tu irin mucuvahe.
look toto utuatere ilain aci
catch sight of futalnaci      I caught sight of three people running through the bushes.
  lain aci
look at toto      Ma'ar utuatere enalaine. Three people flashed past.          
take a (quick) look at aacoto      Nacun laine.                Something flashed past.
watch toto
look for anahe