Gutob English

Grimy

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

hypocritical

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

stop, do not do (a negative expression)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ground

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

mad, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Goad

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bark cloak

Speaker: Komla Sisa

they gave

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bila tree

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

throw a stone

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bundle

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[where pig cop=npst] ‘where is the pig?’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Five day feast when buffalo is sacrificed for this purpose

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Burn (vi.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig obj-3pron yet rdpl~eat neg.cop] ‘the pig isn’t eating her yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pregnant, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Dog

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

dog

Speaker: Komla Sisa

boil

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[woman pig=obj neg=kill] ‘the woman won’t kill the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Black, become (vb.)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

karandi fish

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

make a hole (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mouse

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

strained out water from boiled rice

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

somebody else’s

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dense

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

measuring unit for paddy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[3pron and I go=pst.i aux-pst.i] ‘he+I went’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both neg=die=emph/neg.tam=pl] ‘they two won’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

the one belonging to this place’

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[3pron rdpl~sit neg.cop] ‘he is not sitting’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Cut in one stroke (vb)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

solitary

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

remain

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[big-adj dog] ‘big dog’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

elder sister

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Elder sister

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[we eat=1pl] ‘let’s eat’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

us, from

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

liar

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[we both yet you.pl=gen=abl neg=take=neg.tam=1pl] ‘we two will not take it from you yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

good sand

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Mother’s elder sister, stepmother

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I neg-know=1 how lv=pst.ii=nfin speak=pst.ii=1=prog Gadaba language] ‘I don’t know how to speak Gadaba language’

Speaker: Kamla 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: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I self neg=wash.water=1] ‘I don’t wash myself’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-3pron=pl=obj fear=1 neg.cop] ‘I will not be scared of them’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-you bow give-npst=1] ‘I give you the bow’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I go-pst.i=1 neg.cop] ‘I didn’t go’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen three=clssfr big-adj pig] ‘my 3 big pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

dusk

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you.pl =obj cold lv=pst.i aux=fut] ‘you two had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

give a leaf

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

illegal man

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Almost half

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl both cry=2pl neg.cop aux.pst] ‘you two weren’t crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl and I cry=1pl neg.cop] ‘you+I have not cried’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person go=pst.i=2pl neg=aux] ‘you all weren’t going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

next month

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

moonray

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tobacco leaf

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

student

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

roof

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Apply, anoint (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

red

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

unlock

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Credit

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

finished, be

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mask(ed)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wood apple tree

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Clear out to

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Base

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

heat (v)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

truck

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

smear the mudwall (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[which person name say=pst.ii obj-3pron see=npst=1] ‘The man who told us his name saw you’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[which person obj-I name say=pst.ii obj-3pron see=npst=1] ‘The man who told us his name saw you’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Coil to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cane

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[water drink=npst=1] ‘I will drink water’

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Bath

Speaker: Komla Sisa

mud mixed with water

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rain

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Barren land

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Be stay

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Put to sleep

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

stove

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

net

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Bet

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

heart doctor

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

see (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Clever

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

thatched house

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cross cousin, cross cousin brothers

Speaker: Radha Kirsani