Gutob English

Father

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

that side, there

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rice, par boiled

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sister of husband

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sisters husband

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kinds of fishnets

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kind of pumpkin

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

another person does

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

wet, become

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

head is bent

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[pond one village middle cop=npst] ‘A pond is in the middle of the village’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

headache

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hide (t)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

long ago

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Fearful, timid

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

security money

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sudden

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dust

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

weak

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[dem.prox story rdpl~tell=obj obj-you every day begin lv=npst=1] ‘every day I try to tell you this story’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

scythe on pole

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

less, little, weak

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

toothless person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Cramp to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

illegitimate child, orphan

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[woman yet obj-I rdpl~see neg=aux] ‘the woman wasn’t looking at me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[woman rdpl~eat=obj yet pig=obj rdpl~eat=obj neg=give=pst.ii aux] ‘the woman won’t have given food to the pig yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

make something dirty (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

paddy tied together

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Decrease

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

taste, astringent

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rope

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

twenty

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

crocodile

Speaker: Komla Sisa

lamp

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

foment (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

seduce (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[3pron man=pl=obj neg=push] ‘she won’t push the men’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron obj=we both=obj give=pst.ii aux=pst.i] ‘he has given it to us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl cry=pst.i=pl aux=pst.i] ‘they were crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both neg=cry=pl] ‘they two won’t cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both cry=pl neg.cop] ‘they2 haveɖ not cried’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

God

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

know, I

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

only

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

small bit of wood

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

where, from, of which place

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Elderly

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

contractor

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Elder brother, father’s elder brother’s son (older)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

mouse’s beard

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we sleep=fut=1pl] ‘we will sleep’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sun, daytime

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

crying

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we sleep=imp/mod=1pl] ‘we sleep’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Correct

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I drunk=fut=1] ‘I will be drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I cry neg.cop=1] ‘I didn’t cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I dem.prox=gen obj-3pron=pl=obj give-pst.ii neg=aux=1] ‘I will not have given it to them’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-3pron look-pst.ii=1=prog 3pron obj=I look=pst.ii=prog] ‘I am looking at her and she is looking at me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I go=pst.i=1 and I=gen bow obj-3pron give=pst.ii=1] ‘I went and gave him my bow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

make be wrapped (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[obj-I pig rdpl~see-obj desire neg.cop] ‘I don’t want to see the pig’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

mind, desire I

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wide

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Cover something (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

leaf, paper

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Carry a baby, to (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Attach ploughshare (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

horrible

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you.pl obj-we both=obj push aux=pst.ii=pl] ‘you all had pushed us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we push=2pl=prog] ‘you are pushing us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person neg-die=neg.tam=2pl] ‘you all won’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj see=npst=2pl] ‘you will see the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl=pl obj=3pron fear=pst.i=2pl=prog] ‘you are not scared of her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

make contract

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Doll

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

grass

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

song

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

every day

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Everything

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

plain

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

illness

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

stem

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Dumping ground, dunghill

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Disappear

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

I did that

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Fly (n)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mouth, whistle by

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[water neg=come=neg.fut] ‘It is not going to be raining’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Family

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

put to sleep (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

run

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sweat

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

horrible to see

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

ponder (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

limestone leaf?

Speaker: Kamla Sisa