Gutob English

Have another’s hand washed by another person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[neg-come.imp and prtcl basket=pp woman=obj neg-tell] ‘don’t come and tell the woman about the basket’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

mango, raw

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Coming (time)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

inner part of an ant hill

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

white ant hill

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Bija tree

Speaker: Komla Sisa

judge

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Blouse

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Booklist

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sure

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

hide (t)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

coconut, ripe

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Hair, white

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

paternal grandfather

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Goddess

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

coriander plant

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Accuse (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Bow (weapon)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

This good rice

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

heap

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

infested with tigers, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[pig yet obj-I rdpl~bite neg.cop] ‘the pigs didn’t bite me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

offer(ing) (of) a goat

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Female louse

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

died

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

labor

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

paddy stalk

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

turn

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

revolved, be, go around (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Draft

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

metal pot

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Tonkhodar Sisa

Cut with axe

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Excessive

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

kick

Speaker: Komla Sisa

beck

Speaker: Komla Sisa

measure (field) (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

jealous person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Distant

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[3pron pig=pl=obj neg=see] ‘she won’t see the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron man=pl=obj dem.prox=gen neg=give=pst.ii] ‘she didn’t give it to the men’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both go=pst.i=pl aux.3] ‘they2 will have gone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

knee on

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

vegetarian

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

something, bit, little

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tribe

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

day before yesterday

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[big man] ‘big man’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bury a dead body (vb.)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

mist, fog

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

only, empty, a single person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

pillow

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[we die=pst.i=1pl aux=pst.i] ‘we were dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

our

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

daughter’s daughter

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[we yet drunk neg=aux=pst.i=1pl] ‘we had not been drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

well

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

baby

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Carrying yoke/lever

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I yet sleep neg=aux aux=pst.i] ‘I wasn’t sleeping yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

wash self

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[I obj-you rdpl~see aux=pst.i] ‘I did not have to see you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar 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

my feeling

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I obj-you neg-know=1] ‘I don’t know you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you obj-I tell=pst.ii aux=pst.ii=2] ‘you told me’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[obj-I hungry=pst.i=prog] ‘I’m hungry’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Adolescent (female)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

break (vt)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

February-March

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

turban

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

west

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

tin

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Become angry

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

silent, be

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

all

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Cart, car

Speaker: Komla Sisa

plant, edible species

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

reduce belly

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Make Clean

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

press by leg

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

wash foot

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

help

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

puddle

Speaker: Komla Sisa

thirteenth day

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[dem.dist man where cop=npst] ‘where is the man?’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

let us go sister (female speaking to female)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

pull

Speaker: Komla Sisa

give summon

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mud mixed with water

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

immerse

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

make, tie, build house, marry, set up (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

break (vi), broken, hurt

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

lodge

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

paternal aunt

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

wheel

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Basket

Speaker: Komla Sisa

ponder (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa