Gutob English

word, sound

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Disagreeable, unwilling

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Enemy

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Afternoon late

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Spoiled

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Indian arrowroot

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

muscle

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[tomorrow dem.dist man-obj neg-see-1] ‘I will not see man tomorrow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

kinds of brass bangle

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

another person does

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

salivate

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

very

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rise up fast

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

smoke

Speaker: Komla Sisa

long distance

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Doze, lie down (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

smoke produce

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hither thither

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[dem.prox:gen=pl I=gen three=clssfr big-adj black pig] ‘these 3 big black pigs of mine’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

think

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

strike

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig obj-3pron hold/catch] ‘the pig bites her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig=pl pig=pl caus~bite=pst.ii aux=pst.i=pl=prog] ‘the pigs have bitten each other’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hen’s beak

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sacrifice, slaughter (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

cut

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Flow

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[woman obj-you like neg=lv] ‘the woman does not like you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[woman=pl woman=obj rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘the women haven’t seen the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

cool (adj.) (temperature)

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

[cold water] ‘cold water’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

insect

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

maggot, worm

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kadam tree

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Father’s younger brother

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

liquor shop

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

frying pan

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

workshop

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

somebody else’s

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bones, skeleton

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[men=pl obj-you see=pst.ii=pl=prog] ‘the men are looking at you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron go-pst.i neg.cop] ‘he isn’t going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both rdpl~drunk-gen person] ‘they two are drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Big

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Elder wife

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

one who walks with eyes

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[one man swim=pst.i=ss/nfin river there=side go=pst.i] ‘the man swam across to that side of the river’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we drunk rdpl~lv=1pl neg.cop] ‘we haven’t been drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we obj-you.pl=pl=obj see=pst.ii=1pl=prog] ‘we two are looking at you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we you.pl=gen=abl take=1pl aux=npst] ‘we are taking it from you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Correct

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I yet sleep neg=aux=1] ‘I will not have slept yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I daily village=dir go=fut=1] ‘I will go to the village every day’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I story rdpl~say=purp begin=1] ‘I began telling them the story’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-3pron=pl=obj rdpl~see=1 neg.cop] ‘I was not looking at them’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-you dem.prox bow neg-give=1] ‘I will not give you this bow’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

snap ones own fingers (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I=gen pig] ‘my pig(s)’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen two house neg.cop] ‘I don’t have two houses’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I=gen=abl all rdpl~take=2pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘you all had not taken it from me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

cloud

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Be evening

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[obj-we cold lv=pst.i aux=npst] ‘we have had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

I see you

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

sticky molasses

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

watered rice

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you.pl both rdpl~die neg.cop] ‘you two aren’t dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl both die-fut=2pl] ‘you two will die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl both fall=pst.i=2pl aux=npst] ‘you two have fallen’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person pig=abl neg=take=neg.tam=2pl] ‘you all don’t take it from the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person sleep=pst.i=pl=2pl] ‘you all slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl go=pst.i=2pl=prog] ‘you are going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

cutting board

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

old days

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

East

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Enjoy to

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

suck (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

set a fire

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

puddle

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

spade, loosen earth with

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[dem.dist woman=abl pig take-pst.ii=1] ‘I took the pig from the woman’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[dem.dist man-obj see-pst.ii aux=pst.i=mod obj-I say] ‘if you see the man, tell me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Grey, smoke, smoky, ashes, ashen, ash-colored, smoke-colored

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

today, now

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

remove lid

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[tall man obj-I see=pst.ii] ‘the tall man sees me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Blade

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Drum type

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

sepoy

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[two house] ‘two houses’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

fumble, to

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

four

Speaker: Komla Sisa

narrow

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Field, agricultural land

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Flat, pressed

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Hair

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa