Gutob English

Ginger

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

conspire

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Before time

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[yet pig-obj rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all didn’t see the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[yet pig=obj you.pl rdpl~eat=obj neg=give=pl] ‘you all have not given food to the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Fish trap of conical shape

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

two day feast when rice and beef curry are served

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

set off in direction of

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

scent

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rheumatism

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

beer

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sister! (addressed by another sister)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Day tenth

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Far

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[dem.prox man neg-eat] ‘the man will not eat’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pot eating person

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rice, paste of

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

skull

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cock crowing time

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

poor, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Die(vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[yes boy sleep=pst.i aux=npst] ‘yes, the boy was sleeping’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

seed of sua corn

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[woman obj-you see=pst.ii=prog] ‘the woman is looking at you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

mucus expectorate

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Casserole

Speaker: Komla Sisa

hut, dormitory

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

locket

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

burning fire

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

June-July

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

vomit

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[3pron now=abl cry neg.cop] ‘he isn’t crying yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron yet sleep neg.cop] ‘he isn’t sleeping yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I die=fut=1pl] ‘he+I will die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[one man ground=loc sit=pst.i aux=npst] ‘The man kept sitting on the ground’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

narrow house

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sow

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mosquito curtain, net

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

elder sister

Speaker: Komla Sisa

conservative

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Fist

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[we sleep=pst.i aux=pst.1=1pl] ‘we had slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

small measuring basket

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[we both pig] ‘we two don’t see the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Good person

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Arrange to

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

yoke

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

[I obj-3pron see=pst.ii=1=prog] ‘I have seen her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-you rdpl~see aux=pst.i] ‘I did not have to see you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I come=fut and woman=obj basket=pp tell=npst=1] ‘I will come and tell the woman about the basket’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen prtcl one=indef pig neg=cop=pst.i now three=clssfr cop=npst] ‘I didn’t used to have (any) pigs, now I have three’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you pig buy=pst.ii=gen after here come.imp] ‘after you buy the pig, come back here’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you and I die=pst.i=1pl aux=npst] ‘you+I have died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

letter

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

trot about

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Crawl (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hear

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[boy sleep neg.antic aux-pst.i] ‘the boy had not slept yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

blow

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[you.pl neg-fall-pst.i aux=2pl] ‘you had fallen not down’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we push=2pl aux=pst.i] ‘you were pushing us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj push=2pl neg.cop] ‘you didn’t push the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj rdpl~tell=2pl aux=npst] ‘you are telling the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl=emph/also drunk lv=pst.i aux=npst] ‘you have been drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

backbone

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Chaff, husk of rice, bran

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

proof

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

old days

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

priest

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

angry

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

finished, be

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

semli tree, silkcotton tree

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sword

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Crawl to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

thread

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

fire unlit

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[wood one=loc/dir put=pst.ii=nfin burn=1pl] ‘let’s put the wood together and make a fire’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

umbrella

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Tonkhodar Sisa

run after

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

fireplace

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[dem.dist boy sleep=pst.i aux=pst.i] ‘the boy was asleep’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[dem.dist house=loc three man neg.cop] ‘three men are not in the house’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

watch, clock

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

welcome!

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Hand Broom

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

north

Speaker: Komla Sisa

from there

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

main post of house

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

water level

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

immerse

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

palanquin

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

nutmeg

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Comet

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lizard

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Cast a side glance

Speaker: Komla Sisa

slap

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

spread

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

stammer

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa