Gutob English

jump up

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

stretching

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[neg=run] ‘don’t run! (said to one person)’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Bamboo basket

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Bad weather

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

rain, continuous fall of

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

woman, married

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tomorrow

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Ant hill

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hole in the earth for pounding

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

big brained, smart

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Fart (n)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Brother, younger of husband

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

thing

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Coin two anna

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[to.here come.imp] ‘come here!’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[pig obj-3pron see=npst] ‘the pig will see her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pig

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dumb woman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

thorny plant

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

oh

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

dirty

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

go

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[woman neg=see] ‘the woman does not see’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Glutton, gluttonous

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Chew the cud to

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

plantain appear on tree (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tree called in Desia Khosali

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

pot full

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Guard at riverbank

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[man=pl woman=obj see=pst.ii aux=fut=pl] ‘the men will have seen the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron die=pst.i aux=npst] ‘he is dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I yet cry=1pl neg.cop] ‘he+I aren’t crying yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron neg.antic-sleep=neg.tam] ‘he doesn’t sleep’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both die=pst.i=pl aux=npst] ‘they two have died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both sleep=pl neg.cop] ‘they two don’t sleep’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

they

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

traditional cloth

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

know, do you?

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

re-prepare, re-do, repeat

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

have a meeting

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rebuke (n), word that is not nice

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

I Desire (vb)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Grand daughter’s husband

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Big axe

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Alternate

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[we cry=1pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘we weren’t crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

jump off (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I rdpl~drunk=1 aux=pst.i] ‘I was drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I dem.prox=gen all person-obj give=npst=1] ‘I will give it to everyone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I all person-obj rdpl~tell=1 neg.cop] ‘I am not telling everyone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you neg=die=pst.i=2] ‘you didn’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Dusk, when peoples’ face can be recognized with difficulty from a distance

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tinkling sound

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hinge (v), depend on

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Ceremony

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[you.pl yet pig-obj push=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all had not pushed the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we push=2pl aux=pst.i] ‘you were pushing us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-I yet push neg.cop=2pl] ‘you were not pushing me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person yet pig rdpl~see neg.cop] ‘you all don’t see the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person cry=2pl neg.cop] ‘you all weren’t crying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl dem.dist woman=obj push=2pl=pl] ‘you push the woman’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

back

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

fifty

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Country

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

record into a file

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tin

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

make angry

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

juiceless

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

charcoal spoon

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

head band, a thick bladed grass

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Flower, garland

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

music, play

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

plain

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dew

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Eagle

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

make tree-like

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Catch by hand to

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

upper floor

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cabbage

Speaker: Komla Sisa

once, one turn in a game. time(s)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[dem.dist man neg-die=pst.i aux=pst.i] ‘the man didn’t die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[dem.dist man-obj you see=pst.ii=mod aux=pst.ii=nfin obj-I rdpl~say=2 neg.cop] ‘if you see the man, don’t tell me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Be seen

Speaker: Komla Sisa

put on

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[which person you=gen name rdpl~say neg.cop obj-I see=pl] ‘The man I did not tell your name to saw me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[which person obj-I name say=pst.ii obj-3pron see=npst=1] ‘The man who told us his name saw you’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Egg shell

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Camel

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

remove lid

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

impatient

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

owner (lady)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sweat

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rot

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Down, below

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Eighty

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa