Gutob Talking Dictionary

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akar ɖem=nai

Destroy Someone

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

aktu=ɖiʔke

Before, from

Speaker: Komla Sisa

ala ɖeŋ=gu

scream

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

algu algu bikej=naj

hawk (v)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bakɽa

threshing floor

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bania gonɖ ɖeŋ=gu=ni

stink (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

barbar borsa ɖeŋ=gu=ni

rain, continuous fall of

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

bi:l

hole

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

bi:s kakɽa

scorpion

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bil=gu beɽ=oʔ

intoxicated, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bilei ʤoʔto

Ceiling

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

bin lok=laj kanɖia ɖeŋ=gu

wound another (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

bin lok=nu boʔb sosob

hold anothers head (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

biroŋ=nu pol

wild fruit type

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bo=ɽiʔke pen piŋ=gi=pen

[where=abl you.pl come=pst.i=2pl] ‘where have you come from’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

boʔtoŋ

Fear something (vb), frighten

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

buron=gu=ni

occupy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

butoŋ=gu=niŋ

Fearful, timid

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

bã:k

Bend (n.)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

do:s ʈaŋga

ten rupee (coin or note)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

geb=oʔ=ni

Burnt

Speaker: Komla Sisa

gine obsej

show or grind teeth (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

goʈi

Ankle

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

goʤia-kan

sharp (point of knife)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

iʔsan

excrement

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

ko:ʈ kiɽa

Bed bug

Speaker: Komla Sisa

koɖe

twenty

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kuraɽi=no bil

notch of axe

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

lagai=nu iŋra

Embers

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

liba sũ=õʔ

Extinguish (fire)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

likej=nu kaɽi=nu boʔ

nib

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

lok gojʔ-loŋ

[man die=fut] ‘the man will die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

lok-nen o-nom ʤu=oʔ uraʔ=nen

[man-pl obj-you see=pst.ii neg.cop=pl] ‘the men had not see you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

ma:n

measuring unit for paddy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

maj goj=gi

[3pron die=pst.i] ‘he died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj o-nej sun=oʔ ar=ɖuka

[3pron obj=we tell=pst.ii neg=aux] ‘he will not have told us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj=nen u-ʤi=nen uraʔ

[3pron=pl go=pst.i=pl neg.cop] ‘they didn’t go’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

majʔ begi ɖuŋ=gu=ni

[3pron fast run=pst.i=prog] ‘he is running quickly’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

mali

Necklace

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mõʤur ke:s

tuft of hair on peacocks head

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

naj gibig=laj dor=oʔ ɖu=gu=nej

[we pig=obj kill=pst.ii aux=pst.i=1pl] ‘we had killed the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

najʔ=nu lok

kith & kin

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

nej o-pen aʔpoʈek ʤuʤu uraʔ

[we obj-you.pl yet rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘we don’t see you yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niman kobor

Good news

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

niman-kaŋ komul

good wrapper, blanket

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

niŋ ar-ʤu-oʔ=niŋ

[I neg-see-pst.ii/phb=1] ‘I won’t look’/ ‘let me not look’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ aʈ=boʔ ar-ui=ʤi=niŋ ɖu=gu

[I market=dir neg-go=pst.i=1 aux=pst.i] ‘I did not have to go to the market’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ jonkuj=laj ʤu=oʔ=su niŋ comra beɽ=oʔ=niŋ

[I woman=obj see=pst.ii=nfin I basket give=pst.ii=1] ‘because I saw the woman, I gave her the basket’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ maʔ=oʔ=niŋ ɖu=tu tu lok-laj nom ʤu=oʔ ɖu=loŋ=nom

[I know=pst.ii=1 aux=npst dem.dist man-obj you see=pst.ii aux=fut=2] ‘I know that you will see the man’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

niŋ o-nom ʤu-oʔ sare

[I obj-you see=pst.ii finish] ‘I finished looking at you’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

niŋlejlej uraʔ

[I rdpl~sit neg.cop] ‘I am not sitting’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nom

you

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

nonɖib bela

sun set

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

nõ(n)ɖiʔ

dark

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

o-niŋ iŋ loroʔ ɖeŋ=gu ɖu=tu

[obj-I prtcl cold lv=pst.i aux=npst] ‘I have had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

obisap beɽ=oʔ

Curse (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

obsej

show (by bringing the object) (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

obtur

turn out, bring out (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ode(k)

Half

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

olga maŋ=ʈa=sa

By any means

Speaker: Komla Sisa

oror=nu lok

watchman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

oɖikar milej=gu

possess(ion), (have) right

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

oʔonɖu=tu

have children

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pa:n

Betel

Speaker: Komla Sisa

paʈai

Border (in clothes)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

paʈki

heifer

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

pen duilok boroʔ=pen uraʔ

[you.pl both cry=2pl neg.cop] ‘you two didn’t cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen duilok o-nej ar-ʤu=nen

[you.pl both obj-we neg=see=pl] ‘you two don’t see us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen mor=ɖuɽi ɖu=gu

[you.pl neg.antic-sleep aux=pst.i] ‘you weren’t sleeping’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen o-naj duilok=laj susun=pen uraʔ

[you.pl obj-we both=obj rdpl~tell=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all have not told us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen sobu gogoj=pen uraʔ

[you.pl all rdpl~die=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all aren’t dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen sobu lok gibig=laj kadi ar=beʔ=nen

[you.pl all person pig-obj food neg=give=pl] ‘you all have not given food to the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen sobu lok gibig=laj kadi beɽ=oʔ=pen ɖu=tu

[you.pl all person pig-obj food give=pst.ii=2pl aux=npst] ‘you all have given food to the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen tu joŋkuj=laj ʤu=oʔ=pen uraʔ

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj see=pst.ii=2pl neg.cop] ‘you have not seen the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

piks=oʔ bebeʔ

Destroy to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

piriʔ guɽa

nest (of a bird)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

puni

full moon

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

rug

open (itr.vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sanli kimoj

Cowives

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sauɽi

Photo by Opino Gomango

hair rope

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

sunoj

Photo by Opino Gomango

plow

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Tonkhodar Sisa

suta

thread

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

taklaʔ

Bamboo strip mat

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

terepete

rage

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tilu kuʈajʔ

squirrel

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tin=ʈa ɖien

[three=clssfr house] ‘three houses’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

uloʈ paloʈ

topsy-turvy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

unɖoj uraʔ

never

Speaker: Komla Sisa

upas

Fasting

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

usoŋ bi:r

nowadays

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

usum ɖaʔ

hot water

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ɖabna buɽbui

Dhamna snake

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ɖien=nu kapaʈ loge paɳka ɖu=tu

space in front of the door of a house

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ɖona

Photo by Opino Gomango

leaf bundle

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

ɖãt obsej

show or grind teeth (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʈukra ʈukra ɖeɖem

Dash down

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʤai koli

nutmeg

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

ʤi

Mother’s brother’s wife

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

ʧinta ɖeɖem

imagine, imagination

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʧoɖ

stealing; thief

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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Dictionary produced by Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2016)
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how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S. and K. David Harrison. 2016. Gutob Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/gutob

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