Gutob English

his father’s father

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

tear (n)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

sound

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

fishnet

Speaker: Komla Sisa

snout of cow

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

zigzag

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

pond

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Article

Speaker: Komla Sisa

witch doctor

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

two friends

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

remind (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[pig obj-we bite=npst] ‘the pigs will bite us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Circular piece

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

trap (v)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

dirty

Speaker: Komla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Engage in work

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

put on shirt, vest etc. (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

wife, bride

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

hole in the floor of room for pounding

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tortoise

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tickle (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

benefit

Speaker: Komla Sisa

extinguished fire

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

human

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[man die=pst.i] ‘the man died’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

killer, murderer

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nectar

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[3pron pig=pl=obj see=pst.ii] ‘she saw the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I cry=pst.i=1pl] ‘he+I will cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I die=pst.i=1pl aux=npst] ‘he+I are dying’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron and I die=pst.i=1pl aux=npst] ‘he+I have died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

anything

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Cut in one stroke (vb)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Go together (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

speak through the nose, snuffle (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[little child] ‘little boy’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Great-grand daughter

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[we eat=1pl] ‘let’s eat’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[we see.exprssv.rdpl neg=lv=pst.i=1pl] ‘let’s not look at each other’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

spit out from pipe (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

name (vb)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

respect, get respect

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[we neg-go-pst.i aux=1pl] ‘we will have not gone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

honest

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I yet pig rdpl~kill=1 neg.cop] ‘I have not killed the pigs yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I here cop=npst=1] ‘I am still here’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I self rdpl~see=1 aux-pst.i] ‘I looked at myself’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I obj-3pron neg=fear=pst.i=1] ‘I had not been scared of her’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I obj-you bow neg-give=1] ‘I will not give you the bow’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

limbs to stretch

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I rdpl~know neg.cop=1] ‘I don’t know’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you and I yet cry=1pl neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘you+I weren’t crying yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-I market=dir go=obj give.imp] ‘let me go to the market’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

leaf hat

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

niece, wife’s sister’s daughter

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[there neg-go.imp] ‘don’t go over there!’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

girl

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

horrible

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Earthen pot

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dress

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[you.pl yet=emph/indef obj-we what quot=nfin neg=rdpl~tell=emph neg=aux=pst.i] ‘you had not told us yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we both=obj push aux=pst.ii=pl] ‘you all had pushed us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-we dem.prox=gen give=pst.ii=2pl neg.cop] ‘you have not given it to us’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl all person pig-obj food neg=give=pl] ‘you all have not given food to the pigs’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

backbone

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

February-March

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

star appear (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

loft space, ceiling area

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

beer made of sua

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Door opened, be

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Grass

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

garland/ chaplet

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

the whole, all

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Every nook and corner

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

purchase (v)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Bobbin

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

needle

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

plow (vb.) to cultivate

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sister

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

loosened, untied

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[dem.dist person all day palm wine drink=pst.ii=prog] ‘The man used to drink palm-wine all day (his past habit, not true now)’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

rinse mouth (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

come here (plural)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

north

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Camel

Speaker: Komla Sisa

immerse

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

drum

Speaker: Komla Sisa

rouse

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

life, soul, jir

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

twin

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

jute

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

roast, scorch in fire, bake (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

spread

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Day sixth

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sixth day

Speaker: Kamla Sisa