Gutob English

hook, bamboo

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

that side, there

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

starting signal

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Hail, cry out

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bad/nasty

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Calf of cow

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Black ant

Speaker: Komla Sisa

scratch another (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

other

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bundle

Speaker: Komla Sisa

judge

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

beat

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

witch doctor

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Day tenth

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

shopkeeper

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

this time

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

fried (rice or paddy)

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

[pig tiger=gen hand=ins die=pst.i] ‘the pig was killed by the tiger’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pig tail

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[pig obj-we yet rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘the pigs didn’t see us yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

put

Speaker: Komla Sisa

tree called in Desia Gilngã

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Die

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

sifter

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Tonkhodar Sisa

pain

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Ache, to

Speaker: Komla Sisa

young, small (female)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

fool

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Cold (water)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

mud

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

be blind

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Butcher

Speaker: Komla Sisa

itch

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[branch break=pst.i=prog] ‘the branch is breaking’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

roll someone or something (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

river overflow (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

luck

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tenderness

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

heavy loss

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sit down

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Close

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[man=pl go-pst.i=pl aux=pst.i] ‘the men had gone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron pig=pl=obj rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘she hasn’t seen the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron die=fut] ‘he will die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I neg=fall=pst.i=1pl] ‘he+I didn’t fall’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I sleep=pst.i=1pl] ‘he+I will sleep’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl fall=pst.i=pl aux=pst.i] ‘they were falling down’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl=obj cold rdpl~lv neg=aux] ‘they haven’t had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Begging

Speaker: Komla Sisa

return back

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Eave

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

radish

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

shrink

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

lie (tell untruth)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Good person

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I go=fut and I=gen bow obj-3pron give=npst=1] ‘I will go and give him my bow’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I self see=npst=1] ‘I will look at myself’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I you=gen obj-you rdpl~see=obj want lv=pst.ii=1=prog] ‘I want to see you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-you tomorrow neg-see=1] ‘I won’t see you tomorrow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you.pl all person=obj cold lv=pst.i aux=npst] ‘y’all have had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

leaf umbrella

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you.pl both yet neg=go.mod=2pl] ‘you two won’t go yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl die=emph/neg.tam=pl neg.cop] ‘you haven’t died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you all person market=dir Thursday go=pst.i=2pl neg.cop] ‘y’all didn’t use to go to the market on Thursdays’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person pig-obj rdpl~eat=obj give=pst.ii neg=aux=2pl] ‘you all will not have given food to the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

subtract

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Broken

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

old, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Doll

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

kingfisher

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

husband

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Grass

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Flowers

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

song

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

thirsty, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

purchase (v)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sea

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Catch

Speaker: Komla Sisa

sweet

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Canine teeth, tusk

Speaker: Komla Sisa

issue, order, implement

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

pure, untouched

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

gap between legs

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

wooden sandal

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bait

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

land, barren

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

soil condition

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

water, boiling

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[no dem.dist person-obj rdpl~see=1 neg.cop] ‘no I don’t see the man’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Black bee

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Climb to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tame

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

residential house

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

stove

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Drench in sweat

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Broker

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

see (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

little while

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa