Gutob English

first person

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Flock (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Bamboo door

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[yet woman pig=obj rdpl~eat=obj give=pst.ii neg=aux] ‘the woman won’t have given food to the pig yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[yet obj=you.pl=pl=obj we neg=tell=1pl] ‘we will not tell you yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Bend (itr. vb.)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Division, share

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Give

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

hold anothers hand (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kinds of brass bangle

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

judge

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rain coat

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

jabbing

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

snake

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Cut down a hill forest for burning cultivation (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

spit (n)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[pig yet obj-I rdpl~bite neg.cop] ‘the pigs didn’t bite me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig obj-we both=obj neg=rdpl~bite] ‘the pigs won’t bite us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

slopey

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Blow (wind) (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Give drink (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[woman yet obj-you rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘the woman isn’t looking at you yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[woman obj-I yet rdpl~see neg=aux] ‘the woman wasn’t looking at me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

squint

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Neckband

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cot leg

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lampstand

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Aggregate to

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[man=pl obj-you rdpl~see=pl neg.cop] ‘the men have not seen you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron yet rdpl~drunk neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘he hasn’t been drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both rdpl~fall=pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘they two weren’t falling’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both go-pst.i neg-aux=pst.i=pl] ‘they two had not gone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl die=pst.i=pl aux=npst=pl] ‘they have died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl die=pst.i=2pl aux=npst=pl] ‘they were dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3.pron rdpl~eat=gen make rdpl~lv neg.cop] ‘She did not make the food’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

night before last

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Father’s mother, mother’s mother

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

try each other (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

king cobra

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we two.person see.exprssv.rdpl rdpl~lv=1pl neg.cop] ‘we didn’t see each other’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we market tomorrow market=dir go=pst.i=nfin dem.dist market=dir go=pst.i=nfin basket buy=1pl] ‘because we will go to the market tomorrow, we will sell the baskets’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we see.exprssv.rdpl neg=lv=pst.i=1pl] ‘let’s not look at each other’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we yet drunk neg=aux=pst.i=1pl] ‘we had not been drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pronounce

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

mother, foster

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

maternal aunt, younger

Speaker: Komla Sisa

baby

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I market=dir go=fut=1 pig rdpl~buy=purp] ‘I will go to the market to buy a pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I market=dir go=pst.i=1 aux=pst.i pig rdpl~buy=purp] ‘I went to the market to buy a pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I rdpl~drunk=1 aux=pst.i] ‘I was drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I dem.prox hold-pst.ii work-obj take=pst.i=nfin dem.dist good lv=pst.ii=nfin work lv=pst.ii=1=prog] ‘I continued working on this problem’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I dem.prox=gen obj=you.pl=pl=obj rdpl~give=1 neg.cop] ‘I did not give it to you all’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I here cop=npst=1] ‘I am still here’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

I am well

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I I=gen right hand wash.water=1 neg.cop] ‘I didn’t wash my right hand’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-3pron rdpl~see=1 neg.cop] ‘I have not seen her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I rdpl~come=gen before you.pl where=abl cop=npst=2pl I neg-know=1] ‘before I came here, I did not know where you lived’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I water bathe=pst.i=1=prog] ‘I bathe in water’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I=gen hand I wash.hand=fut=1] ‘I will wash my hands’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I pig-obj see=pst.ii=1=prog] ‘I can see the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I know-pst.ii=1 aux=npst dem.dist man=obj you rdpl~see=2 neg.cop] ‘I know that you did not see the man’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I know=npst=1 dem.dist man-obj you know-2 aux=npst=q] ‘I know that you know the man’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you here why cop=npst=2] ‘why are you here’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you dem.dist man-obj neg-see=pst.ii aux=pst.i=mod obj-I say] ‘if you don’t see the man, tell me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-we when=indef cold rdpl~lv neg.cop] ‘we never have a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you obj-I cold rdpl~lv neg.cop] ‘you+I haven’t had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

throw, drop (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

vomit

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Big run

Speaker: Komla Sisa

instrument with twinkling sound

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[child=pl man=pl exprssv+rdpl.see rdpl~lv=pl aux=npst] ‘the boys have been looking at the men’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

lesson , do

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wear a saree (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[you.pl yet obj-we rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you are not looking at us yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl drunk=pst.i aux=pst.i=2pl] ‘you had been drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl rdpl~drunk-adj aux=pst.i aux=fut=2pl] ‘you will be drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we both=obj yet rdpl~give neg.cop] ‘you all will not give it to us two yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-I rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you do not see me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person rdpl~fall=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all haven’t fallen’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you all person obj-I yet rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all didn’t see me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Dog, troublesome son or man

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Cause to bring

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Caretaker

Speaker: Komla Sisa

lender’s wife

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

talk

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sing

Speaker: Komla Sisa

sour, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Edible fruit

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[which person obj-we name rdpl~say neg.cop obj-3pron-obj see=pl] ‘The man who didn’t tell us his name saw you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[which person=gen name I rdpl~say=1 neg.cop obj=3pron obj-I see=pl] ‘The man I did not tell your name to saw me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

right leg

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wallet

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rich man, money lender, trader

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Offering to priest

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lid

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Attendance

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

incident, accident

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

joking relation

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

imagine, imagination

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Glitter to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa