Gutob English

forwards and backwards

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

squeak (vb.) (mouse)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

uprooted

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

his father’s father

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

walk (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kind of tree called locally baraŋ

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

smell of flower

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

relax

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

mushroom species

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

kinds of pumpkin

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

terrible

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wife of father’s elder brother

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

startle

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Death rite performed on the 10thday

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Blow a flute

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

high

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Day

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

graze (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

regret

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

both

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

shopkeeper

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

incense stand

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tigress

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ring worm affected person

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

old woman who has died from a fall, a fallen person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Governor

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Destroyed to be

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

kinsmen, relatives from the fathers side

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Morning gruel

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[woman laugh neg.cop] ‘the woman is not laughing’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

itch

Speaker: Komla Sisa

old woman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hole for pounding grain

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Dig with spade

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[man yet drunk lv=pst.ii neg=aux] ‘the men will not have been drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[man=pl sleep=pst.i neg=aux=pl] ‘the men had not slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron man=pl=obj neg=see] ‘she does not see the men’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I neg.antic-sleep aux=pst.i] ‘he+I weren’t sleeping’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both=obj cold neg-lv=neg.tam] ‘they2 won’t have a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

fold

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

pea

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

twinkling

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

packet

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Eldest brother

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

one with large tooth

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

elder sister

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

wasp, hornet

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Gather (itr.vb.)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

But

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we see.exprssv.rdpl lv-mod-1pl] ‘let’s look at each other’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we obj=you.pl=pl=obj yet see=pst.ii=1pl neg-aux] ‘we will not have seen you yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pregnancy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I neg-sleep=neg.tam=1] ‘I’m not sleeping’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I market=dir pig rdpl~buy=purp neg-go=pst.i=1 aux=pst.i] ‘I did not go the market to buy a pig’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I story rdpl~say=purp begin=1] ‘I began telling them the story’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I=gen name Komla Sisa] ‘my name is Komla Sisa’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

niece, husband’s brother’s daughter

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I=gen two child cop=npst=pl] ‘I have two daughters’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you yet rdpl~see=2 neg.cop] ‘you will not have seen her yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you and I sleep neg.cop] ‘you+I haven’t slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you I neg=cry=1pl] ‘you+I don’t cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you obj-3pron dem.prox=gen give=pst.ii=2 neg.cop] ‘you will not have given it to her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

night

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

I will help him

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[obj-we market=dir go=obj give.imp=pl] ‘let us go to the market’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-I hungry=pst.i=prog] ‘I’m hungry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

insult

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

leaf, paper

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

leave

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

make stand or get up (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

snare

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

one who is thin

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you.pl both neg.antic=fall=pst.i=2pl] ‘you two won’t fall’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

testicles

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dog, troublesome son or man

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

pus

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tenant

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

pour (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Assemble to (itr. vb.)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

grass

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

joy

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[all here come.imp=3pl] ‘come here all!’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

most people

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Cause to hold

Speaker: Komla Sisa

string (garland necklace)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

thread and needle

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

star

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

slip(pery)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bear to

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[there who=indef neg.cop=pl] ‘there is no one here’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

post office

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

impatient

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sprayer, syringe

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

owner (lady)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

cooking (itr.vb.)

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

escape

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

perform magic (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Driver

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

prepared without salt (food)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

think

Speaker: Komla Sisa