Gutob English

Eight

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

natural lake

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bamboo, kind of mushroom

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[yet obj-we rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you two will not see me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

mad, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mad, insane

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[tomorrow dem.dist man-obj neg-see-1] ‘I will not see man tomorrow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

give to another

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

startle another (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

various flowering trees

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bean

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Elder brothers wife (a joke relation)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bulky

Speaker: Komla Sisa

rice, paste of

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Hen nest (see gisiŋ)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Fishing hook

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Destroyed to be

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[go.imp and you.pl=gen bow obj-3pron give] ‘Go and give him your bow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

seed of sua corn

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

skin disease

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Excrement

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

woman who often breaks pots through carelessness

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[woma=pl pig=obj neg=kill=pl] ‘the women do not kill the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[woman no.longer rdpl~cook neg.cop] ‘The woman no longer cooks food (she did at one point but not now)’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Have itch

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

story

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

taste salty (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

remove an embedded thorn (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[branch break=pst.i] ‘the branch broke’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

paddy seed

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

saffron

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

little, a

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

jealous person

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Aggregate to

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

close

Speaker: Komla Sisa

tall, be

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

honey

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Beg

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I rdpl~drunk=2pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘he+I had not been drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl neg=go.mod=pl] ‘they aren’t going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl neg-die=neg.tam=pl] ‘they didn’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl drunk=pst.i=gen person] ‘they will be drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sit on bent knee (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Arrange at one place

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

side

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

intestine, small

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dragon fly

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Big axe

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[we see.exprssv.rdpl lv-pst.i-1pl] ‘we saw each other’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we neg=cry=neg.tam=1pl] ‘we won’t cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we obj=you.pl=pl=obj see=pst.ii=1pl aux=fut] ‘we will have seen you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Fat (n)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Carrying yoke

Speaker: Komla 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 yet=1 pig rdpl~see=1 neg.cop] ‘I was not looking at the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I pig rdpl~hit=1 neg.cop] ‘I have not killed the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I water drink=pst.ii=1] ‘I drank water’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you market=dir go=gen mod] ‘you should go to the market’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you and I neg=drunk=neg.tam=1pl] ‘you+I won’t be drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Chase, drive away, expel (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[obj-I sleepiness come=pst.i=prog] ‘I’m sleepy’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[obj-I cold neg-lv=neg.tam] ‘I didn’t have a cold

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Why do you talk like this to me?

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Different

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

have breakfast

Speaker: Komla Sisa

leaf, tobacco

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[you.pl both yet cry=2pl neg.cop] ‘you two haven’t cried yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Coming (future)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Destroy to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

shoot

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rice morsel

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

take

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Clear the bush

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

finished, be

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Carry/ bear to

Speaker: Komla Sisa

property

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sal (Shorea robusta)

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Tonkhodar Sisa

sour taste

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lime (for pan)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

oil, edible

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

one with, in the company of friend

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tree species

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

toe

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bait

Speaker: Komla Sisa

toad

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

orphaned

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Easy

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

overflow boiling

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

cook (person)

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

incident, accident

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Claw of tiger

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

telephone

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lie (down)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

swing

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Disturbance

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

stain (v)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

pair of spectacles

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Hair

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa