Gutob Talking Dictionary

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abajʔ

play (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

aj+paɽe=gu=ni

yawn

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

apuŋ=nu apuŋ

his father’s father

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

bakɽi bakɽi ɖien

house with lots of rooms

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

baŋʈi

Crooked, bent

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

binbin-kaŋ

various kinds

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

birʤi ʤo(ʔ)toʔ kinɖaʔ ɖu=tu

[bridge below river cop=npst] ‘the river is below the bridge’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

bob

head

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

boɽa burbuj(ʔ)

python

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

bujsoɽoʔbeʔ=naj

hide (t)

Speaker: Komla Sisa

bulu ʧĩɖiu

Gray-haired person

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

butek

huge

Speaker: Komla Sisa

bõ=nu ɖabu

money, security

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

dada

paternal grandfather

Speaker: Komla Sisa

e ʤinis

this (thing)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

e=nu kalia gibig

[dem.prox black pig] ‘this black pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

enoʔ sobu lok ɖu=tu=nen

[here all man cop=npst=pl] ‘everyone is here’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

geb=oʔ=ni

Burnt

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

gibig o-naj duilok=laj ʤu=oʔ ɖu=loŋ

[pig obj-we both=obj see=pst.ii aux=fut] ‘the pigs see us two’ = will have

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

gibiʔ moro uraʔ

[pig big neg.cop] ‘the pig is not big’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

gine obsej

show or grind teeth (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

go:ɽ

Cowherd man

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

gunɖam

grave

Speaker: Komla Sisa

joŋkujʔludo=gu=ni

[woman laugh=pst.i=prog] ‘the woman is laughing’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

kala roŋ beʔ=nai

Black color, to use

Speaker: Komla Sisa

kekaɽej=gu

phlegm

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

keuʈ

Fisherman

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

kiman=loŋ=niŋ

wash

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

koli sob=oʔ=ni

Buds, nuts, produce

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

lok ɖu=gu=nuɖien=boʔsũol lagej=gu=ni

fire inside the guest house

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

luʔ=naj

receive

Speaker: Komla Sisa

luʧej=gu

hide

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

maj loʔ=gu beɽ=oʔ

[3pron fall=pst.i aux=pst.ii] ‘he fell down’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj mioʔ niŋ gogoj uraʔ

[3pron and I rdpl~die neg.cop] ‘he+I haven’t died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj mioʔ niŋ goj=loŋ=naj

[3pron and I die=fut=1pl] ‘he+I die’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj mioʔ niŋ mor=loʔ=gu=naj

[3pron and I neg.antic=fall=pst.i=1pl] ‘he+I won’t fall’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj o-nej ʤu=oʔ ɖu=loŋ

[3pron obj=we see=pst.ii aux=fut] ‘he sees us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj soŋ uraʔ

he doesn’t help, he is not a friend

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

maj=nen ar=bor=a=nen

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj=nen duilok bilbil=nen ɖu=gu

[3pron=pl both rdpl~drunk=pl aux=pst.i] ‘they two were drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

maj=nu=boʔ aɖar ɖem=oʔ=ni

lay upon (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

minɖiʔ lok som=oʔ ɖu=gu

[yesterday man eat=pst.ii aux=pst.i] ‘yesterday the man ate’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

miɖo ɖien

Court

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

miʔen

short, be (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mo:n ɖem=oʔ

Eager

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

mo:n ɖem=oʔ=su oror

wait, watch (vb.)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

mosala beɽ=oʔ=su subul ɖeɖem

spice etc, add

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

moɽo olaʔ

leaf big

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

muiro ɖem=a=nai

Gather (itr.vb.)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

muʈek

Fist

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

najʔ duilok apuŋ oʔon

we two are father and son

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nala

pipe

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

nej naj pelaʔpeli ɖem=oʔ=naj

pushing each other

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nilija

blue

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

niman mon=nu lok

soft hearted person

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

niŋ ar-iʔi=niŋ

[I neg-drink=1] ‘I don’t drink’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ bilbil uraʔ ɖu=gu

[I rdpl~drunk neg.cop aux=pst.i] ‘I wasn’t drunk’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ e=nu sobu lok=laj ar=beʔ=niŋ

[I dem.prox=gen all person-obj neg=give=1] ‘I will not give it to everyone’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ gibig-laj ʤuʤu=niŋ ar-gõ-a

[I pig-obj rdpl~see-obj neg-cap-neg.tam] ‘I can’t see the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ goj=gi u-ʤi=niŋ

[I die=pst.i go=pst.i=1] ‘I have died’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ kuɽaɖig buroŋ sulob raʔ=oʔ=niŋ

[I axe with tree cut=pst.ii=1] ‘I cut this tree with an axe’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ o-nom e ɖunu beʔ=tu=niŋ

[I obj-you dem.prox bow give-npst=1] ‘I am giving you this bow’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ o-nom ʤu=oʔ ar=ɖu=gu=niŋ

[I obj-you see=pst.ii neg=aux=pst.i=1] ‘I had not seen you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

niŋ tu lok=laj ar=ɖor=niŋ

[I dem.dist man=obj neg=kill=1] ‘I did not kill the man’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

no din

ninth day

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nom bilbil ar=ɖem=a=nom

[you rdpl~drunk neg=lv=neg.pst=2] ‘you won’t be drunk yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

o-nej kaʈani susun=laj inɖe=nen

[obj-we story rdpl~tell=obj give.imp=pl] ‘let us tell the story’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

o-niŋ ar-sun

[obj-I neg-tell] ‘don’t tell me! (said to one person)’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

o-niŋgibigʤuʤu-lai mo:n

[obj-I pig rdpl~see=obj desire] ‘I want to see the pig’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

o-pen sobu lok=laj kakor ar=ɖem-a

[obj=you.pl all person=obj cold neg-lv=neg.tam] ‘you all don’t have a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

oʔonɖuɽiʔorojɖu=gu

[boy sleep neg.antic aux-pst.i] ‘the boy had not slept yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen duilok u-ʤi=pen

[you.pl both go=pst.i=2pl] ‘you two went’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen o-naj sun=oʔ=pen piŋ=gi=ni

[you.pl obj-we tell=pst.ii=2pl come/aux=pst.i=prog] ‘you all have told us two’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pen o-niŋ aʔpoʈek ʤuʤu=pen uraʔ

[you.pl obj-I yet rdpl~see=2pl neg.cop] ‘you didn’t see me yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

pol=nu miro ba:g

stone of a fruit

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ponʤaɽa (h)aɽ(o)

rib

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

riŋ

Bring

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

samo=lai seser susun

sing in story

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

saʔmeʔl

Black cumin

Speaker: Komla Sisa

sikli

tether

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

sogor

horse cart

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

som

Eat

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

somɖi

Son’s wife’s father

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

soʔol bebeʔ=nu lok

oil man

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

sukurom

Friday

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

sulia gine

Canine teeth, tusk

Speaker: Komla Sisa

susun=nu lok

speaker

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tiar ɖeɖem

make

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

time

new

Speaker: Komla Sisa

tu lok gulaj muĩɖan koʤiri solop iɽ=oʔ=ni

[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: Kamla Sisa

tu lok-laj minɖigʤu=oʔ=niŋɖu=gu

[dem.dist man-obj yesterday see-pst.ii=1 aux-pst.i] ‘I saw the man yesterday’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

ɖona

Photo by Opino Gomango

leaf bundle

Example: Photo by Opino Gomango

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

ʤojkaɽi buroŋ laga beɽ=oʔ

light fire with match (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

ʤuar ɖem=oʔ

invocation

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

ʧapra-kan maʔ

veggies lacking of salt

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʧe:r=nu tiv kuɽum

root, end portion

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʧesʈa

try

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʧimra=gu ɖuka

keep quiet!

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

ʧindi pol

sindi fruit

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ʧuk=gu ʧuk=gu susun

stammer

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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