Gutob English

tribal person

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Cackle (vb.) (hen)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

objection

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Come back to

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[now=abl I dem.prox=gen neg=give=1] ‘I do not give it to them yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

give

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

weight, too much

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

startled, be (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

left side

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Door, single leaf

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

This good rice

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

very big

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

do more

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ring worm

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

snail species

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Father in law

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

toothless

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ox bullock

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Bed bug

Speaker: Komla Sisa

potter (female)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

fringe

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

Big dagger with a long handle

Speaker: Komla Sisa

pitcher

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

road

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Blind person

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Branch

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

wash someone

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

onomatopoetic words

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

lemon

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

nit

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron go=pst.i aux=pst.i] ‘he was going’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[3pron=pl both neg.antic=fall=pst.i=pl] ‘they two don’t fall’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

the one belonging to this place’

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[3pron rdpl~sit neg.cop] ‘he is not sitting’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

cook vegetable (vb.)

Speaker: Bondu Kirsani

small size fly

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

tiny bird

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

shrub

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

seed of Mahua

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Father’s elder brother’s wife

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

Big, big one, elder brother

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

radish

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Cobra

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

I will name, I name

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

coconut tree

Speaker: Komla Sisa

[we obj-you.pl=pl=obj see=pst.ii=1pl aux=pst.i] ‘we two had seen you’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Fat (n)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

[I obj-3pron look-pst.ii 3pron obj=I look=pst.ii] ‘I look at her, she looks at me’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[I sleep=pst.i=1 aux=npst] ‘I have slept’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[I here cop=npst=1] ‘I am still living here’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[you and I neg-cry=1pl] ‘you+I will not cry’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

[obj-I cold rdpl~lv neg.cop] ‘I don’t have a cold

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you cold aux=fut] ‘you have a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[obj-you.pl both=obj cold rdpl~lv neg=aux=pst.i] ‘you two haven’t had a cold’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

Establish, Set up

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Better

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

woman, young

Speaker: Komla Sisa

insect, bug species

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

panka bird, dove

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Apparel

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl yet go=2pl neg.cop] ‘you two didn’t go yet’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

[you.pl obj-I rdpl~give=2pl neg.cop] ‘you are not giving it to me’

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

bird

Speaker: Komla Sisa

December- January

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

worshipping

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

rub (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

red ochre

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

open

Speaker: Komla Sisa

take

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

grass

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

stop (itr. vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rich man, money lender, trader

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

learn (vb.)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

hold

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Drenched be completely

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Compare

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

lean & thin

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

plants

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Flames rising

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

Dawn (vb)

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

wooden pestle

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Barn

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

forearm

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

hot (to the touch)

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

leprosy

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

ash(es)

Speaker: Tonkodhar Sisa

come here (plural)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

[which person you=gen name rdpl~say neg.cop obj-3pron see=pl] ‘The man I did not tell your name to saw me’

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

old man

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

Chicken egg

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

water keep in

Speaker: Kamla Sisa

rice and water (the main necessities of life)

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

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

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

cook

Speaker: Komla Sisa

Gossip

Speaker: Radha Kirsani

think

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa

six fingers

Speaker: Tonkhodhar Sisa