Gutob English

powder, to make

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

make another shout in alarm (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

game

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

[yet we pig=obj rdpl~eat=obj rdpl~give=1pl neg.cop] ‘we two had not given food to the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Bad smell

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Spoiled

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

bael fruit

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Drunk be

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Bury (stone etc.) (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

punish by beating

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Ball

Speaker: Komla Sisa

sink (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

occupy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

immersion

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mutual

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

mother’s father

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

washerman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

treasury

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

alone

Speaker: Komla Sisa

heavy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pregnant (animal)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

son-in-law, adopted

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Chop into pieces

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[woman yet pig=obj rdpl~kill neg.cop] the woman has not killed the pig yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[woman yet obj-I push neg.cop] ‘the woman didn’t push me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

(shaft of the) arrow

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Cold (water)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

conflict

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

molasses, stingy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wash neck

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

pot full

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Hang to Death

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

heap of unclean paddy before winnowing

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[man now/yet=emph/indef leave neg.cop] ‘The man has not yet left (it is expected that he will leave)’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

hive

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

soft

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[3pron yet obj-I neg=kill] ‘she won’t kill me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron man=pl=obj yet rdpl~kill neg.cop] ‘she didn’t kill the men yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I drunk rdpl~lv=1pl neg.cop] ‘he+I weren’t going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I cry=pst.i=1pl=prog] ‘he+I are crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

why

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[yesterday see=pst.ii=gen man-obj I say=pst.ii=1] ‘I told the man who you saw yesterday’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

or

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

one piece

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

leave for one another (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

which

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sprain

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Get down to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[we sleep=pst.i=pl aux=npst] ‘we have slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we rdpl~die go-1pl/obj desid lv=pst.ii=1pl] ‘we want to die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

tie to yoke (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I neg=die=neg.tam=1] ‘I didn’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I know=npst=1] ‘I know’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I=gen small house] ‘my small house’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen=loc now.any pig neg.cop] ‘I don’t have any pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen=loc three-clssfr pig cop=npst] ‘I have three pigs’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you neg=die=neg.tam=2] ‘you didn’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you and I yet drunk rdpl~lv=1pl neg.cop] ‘you+I haven’t been drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

tuber called in Desia lãngoi kãndã

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[obj-I market=dir go=obj neg-give.imp=pl] ‘don’t let me go to the market’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you and obj-I cold lv=pst.i aux=npst] ‘you+I have a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Establish,

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Cardamom

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Daughter

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

reap with sickle, (vb.) trap (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

hinge (v), depend on

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lip

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[you.pl rdpl~drunk neg.cop=pl] ‘you aren’t drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we see=npst=2pl] ‘you will see us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Destroy to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

February-March

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Embrace to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

mandeya cake

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sindi fruit

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

take all

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sword

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tamarind

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

knot in tree

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

stem of tree

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Be Clean

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

fire

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Card for playing

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[three=clssfr big-adj black pig] ‘3 big black pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hearth

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

meaning

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

this morning

Speaker: Komla Sisa

egg

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Climb, ride (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Artery for milking of animals

Speaker: Komla Sisa

water keep in

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[water give.imp] ‘give (me) water’

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

tame

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Castor plant

Speaker: Komla Sisa

soul

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Ant, winged

Speaker: Komla Sisa

look

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa