Gutob English

Before, from

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hypocritical

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

person from there, away, ahead

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Go ahead (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

intestines

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impress thumb

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[yet obj=you.pl=pl=obj we neg=tell=1pl] ‘we will not tell you yet’

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stink (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

smelly

Speaker: Komla Sisa

other

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

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other’s

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hill, ant

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powerful

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foster

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

pond

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Cake of mango juice

Speaker: Komla Sisa

mosquito

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scare, frighten

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[basket make rdpl~lv stop lv=pst.ii=1pl neg.cop] ‘we will not stop making baskets’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

incense stick

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span

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[pig obj-3pron neg=see=pst.ii aux=fut] ‘the pig will not have seen her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hen nest (see gisiŋ)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

cage

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thorny plant

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go away

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young, small (female)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[woman yet pig rdpl~kill neg.cop] ‘the woman isn’t killing the pig yet’

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Edible plant

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

sheath, frame

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mucus

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

karanji tree

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tree called in Desia Kosela

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

banana

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wife

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

keep in leaning position

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Extinguish (fire)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[man cooked.rice rdpl~eat neg.cop] ‘the man isn’t eating food’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

honey

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Beg

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friend’s husband

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[3pron and I die=fut=1pl] ‘he+I will die’

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[3pron obj-you yet rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘she had not seen you yet’

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[3pron=pl neg-die=neg.tam=pl] ‘they don’t die’

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[3pron=pl] ‘they’

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worship, a promise to offer a sacrifice to god

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Deity

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Begging

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[yesterday see=pst.ii=gen man-obj say=pst.ii=1] ‘I told the man who you saw yesterday’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Collect(ion)

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Chili

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Elder brother

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Alternate

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Deceive (vb.)

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[we market tomorrow market=dir go=pst.i=nfin dem.dist market=dir go=pst.i=nfin basket buy=1pl] ‘because we will go to the market tomorrow, we will sell the baskets’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I neg-go.mod=1 quot=1] ‘I wasn’t going’

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[I=gen pp money=neg.cop] ‘I do not have any money’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I neg-know=1 dem.dist man=obj you see=pst.ii=2 aux=npst] ‘I don’t know that you have seen the man’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you who] ‘who are you’

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[obj=who I story tell=pst.ii ben=pst.ii obj-3pron I rdpl~see=1 neg.cop] ‘I did not see the man who I told the story to’

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[obj-3pron=pl=obj cold neg-lv=neg.tam] ‘they don’t have a cold’

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[obj-we market=dir go=obj give.imp=1pl] ‘let’s go to the market’

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[obj-we obj-3pron=pl=obj dem.prox story rdpl~tell=obj neg-give.imp=pl] ‘don’t let us tell them the story’

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[obj-I basket give.imp] ‘give me the basket! (said to one person)’

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[obj-you know=npst=1] ‘I know you’

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

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olsi (oil) Linseed, flax

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Disobey

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

son

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[you.pl now=abl drunk rdpl~lv=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all aren’t drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we yet rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you have not seen us yet’

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[you.pl obj-I see=pst.ii=2pl] ‘you saw me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person fall=pst.i=2pl aux=pst.i] ‘y’all were falling’

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

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Break (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

test

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

read

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Devotion

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Country people

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ribbon

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Black cumin

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singer

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Eating & drinking

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Saturday

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Flames rising

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

new, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

hearth

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

top

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

smear the mudwall (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Borrow to

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come! (calling)

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old (person)

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dry

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Bathing place

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deep

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tame

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Hang

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

jump down

Speaker: Kamla Sisa