Gutob English

hypocrisy, false

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Power to pull

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

swearing by ones father (only a woman will swear by her father)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

scream (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[yet you and I go-pst.i neg.cop=1pl] ‘you+I aren’t going yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Day, first of fortnight

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

large stone grinder used for dal, maize, etc.

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Spoiled

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tomorrow

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tree called in Desia Bilã

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

another person does

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hill gram

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

spit tray

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Adjudgement

Speaker: Komla Sisa

she buffalo

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Gray-haired person

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

hump backed female

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

suddenly

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

incense stand

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[dem.prox= pen write=gen pp] ‘this pen is for writing’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

these

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[pig obj-we when=indef rdpl~bite neg.cop] ‘the pigs have never bitten us yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig obj-we push aux=pst.ii=prog] ‘the pigs had pushed us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig=obj woman rdpl~eat=obj rdpl~give neg.cop] ‘the woman hasn’t given food to the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

tuber called in Desia Bãriyã kãndã

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Broken rice

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Dumb woman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Grandmother (maternal)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

blood

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Drink

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

smearing of cowdung

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

knock on door

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

river bank

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[river above bridge cop=npst] ‘the bridge is above the river’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

musk melon

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

twenty

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hoof

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

pitcher

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

path

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[man-pl obj-you see=pst.ii=pl] ‘the men saw you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

honey

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron obj=we dem.prox=gen yet both=obj rdpl~give neg.cop] ‘he hasn’t given it to us two yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron go-pst.i neg=aux] ‘he wasn’t going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron sleep=pst.i] ‘he slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both rdpl~fall=pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘they two weren’t falling’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3.pron book=pl neg=read=neg.fut] ‘He does not read books’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron say=pst.ii] ‘he said it’

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

pick up or take something from a narrow space (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Earthen pot, small

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

master boy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rip (tr.vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

spice etc, add

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Tuesday

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

knife (big)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

school, middle

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

At the beginning

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[we rdpl~fall=pst.i=1pl neg.cop aux-pst.i] ‘we weren’t falling’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Deceive, be deceived (vb.)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[we man=gen pp rdpl~speak=1pl neg.cop] ‘we didn’t use to speak about the men’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I tomorrow school=dir go=fut=1] ‘I will go to school tomorrow’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[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

[I rdpl~know=1 neg.cop you dem.dist man=obj see=pst.ii=2] ‘I don’t know that you saw the man’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I eat=pst.ii=1=prog] ‘I am eating’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

my wife

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[I pig rdpl~buy=purp market=dir neg-go=pst.i=1 aux=pst.i] ‘I did not go the market to buy a pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you obj-3pron rdpl~tell=2 neg.cop] ‘you had not told her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[boy sleep neg.cop] ‘the boy is not sleeping’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you.pl now=abl cry=2pl neg.cop] ‘you haven’t cried yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl both drunk=pst.i=pl aux=npst] ‘you two have been drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl both cry=pst.i=2pl=prog] ‘you two are crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we yet rdpl~tell neg.cop] ‘you didn’t tell us yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-I see=pst.ii=2pl aux=fut] ‘you will have seen me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj see=pst.ii aux=pst.i=2pl] ‘you had seen the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj see=pst.ii=2pl aux=npst] ‘you have seen the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

tobacco

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cold, fever

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rich man, one who has money

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Embrace to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

silk worm, room

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

silent keep

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sindi fruit

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Daily work

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

resin

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Anklet tinkling

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

leg, press by

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[wood one=loc/dir put=pst.ii=nfin burn=1pl] ‘let’s put the wood together and make a fire’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

new

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sister

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

let us go brother (male speaking to male)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Elder sisters husband

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

nowadays

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Doctor

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

one who has died being drowned, a drowned person

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

possible

Speaker: Komla Sisa

slap, clap

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Give birth to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

give birth

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Day, fourth

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

leopard

Speaker: Kamla Sisa