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STEDT Monograph Series, No. 4
James A. Matisoff, general editor
SOUTHERN LISU DICTIONARY
QaqRc Qbq[d @^j Hel Ebl el
David Bradley
with Edward Reginald Hope,
James Fish and
Maya Bradley
Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Project
Center for Southeast Asia Studies
University of California, Berkeley
2006
В© 2005 David Bradley
All Rights Reserved
ISBN 0-944613-43-8
Volume #4 in the
STEDT Monograph Series
Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Project
<http://stedt.berkeley.edu/>
Department of Linguistics research unit in
International and Area Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus
Monograph Series
General Editor
JAMES A. MATISOFF
University of California, Berkeley
Previous Titles in the STEDT Monograph Series:
STEDT MONOGRAPH NO. 1A:
Bibliography of the International
Conferences on Sino-Tibetan Languages
and Linguistics I-XXV (second edition)
STEDT MONOGRAPH NO. 2:
Annotated Directory of Tibeto-Burman
Languages and Dialects (revised)
STEDT MONOGRAPH NO. 3:
Phonological Inventories of TibetoBurman Languages
AuthorвЂ™s Dedication:
for my Lisu friends
CONTENTS
Series EditorвЂ™s Introduction
Introduction
The Lisu
Lisu Phonology
Lisu Orthographies
Lisu Syntax
Acknowledgements
References
Hel Bck Ubl (Lisu Introduction)
List of Abbreviations
@
@\
A
A\
B
B\
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
O\
P
P\
Q
vii
xv
xv
xviii
xxv
xxviii
xxix
xxxi
xxxiii
xxxiv
1
14
17
31
33
42
45
56
70
80
87
101
112
121
133
146
155
163
173
194
198
212
220
b
bj
p
pj
pГ¦
pГ¦j
d
t
tГ¦
g
k
kГ¦
dГ”
tО”
tО”Г¦
dz
ts
tsГ¦
m
mj
n
ВЇ
l
v
vi
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
\
]
^
_
`
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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246
260
260
266
271
279
287
288
292
305
315
322
340
340
341
341
342
343
343
343
345
346
s
Г‚
z
в‰Ґ
~
h
x
h
f
w
О”
j
Г·
ГЎ
e
Г¶
i
o
u
y
В©в€‘
В©ГЊ
В©
TABLES
Table 1:
Table 2:
Table 3:
Table 4:
Southern Lisu Consonants
Vowels of Southern Lisu
Restricted Combinations of Initials and Vowels
Combinations of Initials and Vowels
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xx
xxii
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SERIES EDITORвЂ™S INTRODUCTION
Lisu is one of the most important and viable Loloish languages, with nearly a
million speakers, but until recently comparative Loloish studies have been
hampered by the lack of a comprehensive dictionary of the language. David
Bradley, who has already done much to clarify the interrelationships among the
Lolo-Burmese languages as a whole, has been working to fill this
lexicographical lacuna for more than a decade. In 1994, he published a concise
257-page dictionary of Northern Lisu.1 The present work treats the Southern
dialect.
The front matter includes an informative introduction about the Lisu
people and their dialectal subdivisions, and a brief sketch of Lisu syntax. The
body of the 346-page Southern Lisu Dictionary is carefully arranged, with
clear glosses for both the lemmata and the subentries. A number of these
glosses provide intriguing glimpses into Lisu culture:
tО”Г¦wГҐ| tГ¦ГҐ| 'steaming rituals for sick people, placing leaves of artemisia in
water and pouring this onto hot rocks' (p. 142)
t s Г¦ ГҐ j 'chant riddles at funerals' (p. 164)
О” |e 'castrate (polite when applied to chickens, vulgar when applied to other
animals)' (p. 305)
Bradley consistently lists subentries under their proper head-entry, thus
avoiding the sin of "pernicious interalphabetization" whereby monosyllables,
compounds and collocations are all presented in a single alphabetical list
regardless of the morphemic identity of their first syllable. Many entries are
richly supplied with subentries, some of which are complete sentences, e.g.:
Lisu word
lГЎ
\
ВЇГ®В«
wu|
sв€‘
В« & sГЇВ«
dzГҐ
tsГ¦ГЇГ‰
bjГҐ\
mjГҐ
zГЇГ‰
mГҐ
tsГ¦o
1
Gloss
arm, hand
heart
head; top
wood, tree
rice, food
foot
bee
eye
water
bamboo
person
Subentries
83
79
68
54
45
42
35
34
30
30
29
Pages
226-228
214-216
299-300
255-257
146-147
166-167
14-15
194-195
262-263
175
169-170
A Dictionary of the Northern Dialect of Lisu (China and Southeast Asia). Canberra:
Pacific Linguistics C-126 (1994).
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The front matter also contains a detailed account of Lisu phonology, with
emphasis on its intra- and inter-dialectal variability. This dialect of Southern
Lisu has 30 initial consonants (3 of which are marginal), 11 vowels (including
front rounded and back unrounded), and 6 tones (two of which have creaky
phonation). There are no final consonants in native words. This dialect
contains a considerable number of loanwords from Tai, Chinese, Burmese, and
English, some of which have special phonological features; these loans are all
accurately identified.
As explained in interesting detail in the front matter, no fewer than four
orthographies have been devised for Lisu by missionaries and linguists. This
dictionary has adopted the ingenious practice of using a dual orthography,
whereby each lemma is transcribed both in the "Fraser script", the one most
widely used by literate Lisu themselves, and in phonemic transcription.
(Subentries are given only in phonemic transcription.) This has the great
advantage of increasing the usefulness of the dictionary to the people whose
language it records.2
This Fraser script is composed of upper case roman letters (many of them
upside down or reversed) for both consonants and vowels, and punctuation
marks after the vowel to indicate tones. While some of these symbols are
bizarre-looking or counterintuitive, they are actually not so bad once one gets
used to them. The consonants are ordered according to their position of
articulation, but contrary to the usual order in devanвЂ”agarвЂ”Г®-inspired systems,
they start with the labials and move backward, instead of starting with the
velars and moving forward. Running feet at the bottom of each page indicate
the Lisu alphabetical order.
The Northern Lisu of Bradley 1994 uses a Chinese-type romanization
with arbitrary final consonants to indicate tones. Here is a comparative table
of a minimal tonal sextuplet, with tonemarks as used in Fraser 1922,3 Northern
Lisu and Southern Lisu:
'millstone'
'tattoo'
'high'
'see'
'old'
'weed'
2
Fraser
Numeric
mo1
mo2
mo3
mo4
mo5
mo6
Diacritic
Obh
Obi
Obj
Obk
Obl
Obm
Northern Lisu
Value Symbol
55
35
33
44
21
21
mol
moq
mo
mox
mot
mor
Southern Lisu
Value Symbol
55
m |o
m В«o
35
mo
33
mo
33
m
\o
21
m \o
21
A further feature that should appeal to the Lisu user is the introductory page written
entirely in Fraser script (p. xxxiii).
3
The standard pioneering work on Lisu: Handbook of the Lisu (Yawyin) Language
(Rangoon: Government Printer). It is convenient to refer to the six Lisu tones by the numbers
assigned to them by Fraser.
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These differences are to be noted:
вЂ“ S. Lisu has constriction in both Tones 3 and 6 (both derived from ProtoLoloish syllables with final stops), while N. Lisu has lost constriction in Tone 3.
вЂ“ Tone 4 is somewhat higher in Northern Lisu (44) than in S. Lisu (33).
вЂ“ The unmarked tone in N. Lisu corresponds to Fraser's Tone 3, while the
unmarked tone in S. Lisu corresponds to Fraser 's Tone 4.
Aside from its intrinsic virtues, this dictionary contains much of interest
from the broader point of view of comparative Loloish, also a focus of
Bradley's distinguished scholarship. Multiple cognates with closely related
languages like Lahu appear on virtually every page.4 Particularly striking are
two-syllable compounds which have the same semantic structure in Lisu and
Lahu (and where both syllables are usually cognate), e.g.:
'ashamed'5
'ask'
'bladder'
'blunt edge of knife'
'cubit'
'dandruff' ("head-crud")
'dawn'
'earth/ground'
'eel' ("snake-fish")
'forehead'
'heart'
'medicine'
'meteor' ("star-shit")6
'moon/month'7
'owner'
'placenta' ("child-nest")
'sleep'
'sneeze'
'sparrow'
4
Lisu
В®ГҐ to
nГҐ ВЇi
zГЇ\ pГ¦u\
ГҐ| tГ¦ГҐ\ nu
lГЎ
\ tО”Г¦ГҐВ«
wu| me\
mГ®\ tГ¦ГЎ
\
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ
в‰ҐwГҐ| fu
nГҐ gГҐ\
nГ®В« mГҐ
nГЎ tsГ¦ГЇ\
ku zГҐ\_ tО”Г¦Г®\
ВїГҐ bГҐ
sГЇГ‰ pГ¦ГҐ\
zГҐ\ kГ¦в€‘
jГ®\ mв€‘
h~ ГҐВ« tГ¦Г®\
dzГҐ mв€‘
\ ГҐ\
Lahu
ya\ Г·-tГё
na-ni
jГЇВ» -phoВ»
a| -thГё=nГё\
la\ Г·-jaВ» Г·
u| -meВ»
muВ» -thГ®В»
mГ®\ -chaВ»
в‰ҐaВ» -vГЇ\
naвЂ” -qaвЂ” (=pГЇ)
ni-ma
naВ» Г·-chГЇВ»
mЛ™\ Г·-kЛ™=qhвЂ°В»
ha-pa
sВ« вЂ°вЂ” -phaВ»
yaВ» -phГЇГ‰
yГЇ\ Г·-mГЇ|
ha| -thГ®В» (mГЇ\ ve)
ja\ -mЛ™В»
Detailed phonological features shared by Lisu and Lahu include the shakiness of the
contrast between palatal and dental fricates, with much variation and interchange between
them; the palatalization of /n/ to [ВЇ] before /-i/; and the phonetic closeness of the mid and high
vowel pairs /i e/ and /u o/. One difference is that Lisu syllables begin with [Г·-] in the absence
of any other initial consonant, whereas Lahu has smooth vocalic onset in such syllables.
5
This binome for 'ashamed' is actually pan-Loloish.
6
These binomes are semantically parallel, although the elements for 'star' are not
cognate. A similar example is 'sugar': Lisu tsГ¦ГҐ\ tО”Г¦ГЇГ‰ / Lahu a| -lвЂ°\ Г·=chГё : both mean "sweet salt",
but only the 2nd syllables ('sweet') are cognate. This is actually an areal formation: cf. Thai
klya-waВ« an.
7
This is also a widespread formation in TB (cf. Written Tibetan zla-ba).
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'twin' ("child-pair")
'wave at/beckon'8
'widow'9
'widower'
zГҐ\ dГ”Г¶
lГЎ
\ me\
mв€‘
\ tО”Г¦ГЇ\ mГҐ
mв€‘
\ tО”Г¦ГЇ\ pГ¦ГҐ\
yaВ» -cвЂ°\ (=qa)
la\ Г·-mвЂ°В» Г· (mГЇ\ ve)
mвЂ°В» -chГёВ» -ma
mвЂ°В» -chГёВ» -paвЂ”
But it is not always so easy to match up the syllables of a Lisu compound
| ka| 'racket-tailed drongo'
with those of a Lahu one. Compare Lisu tО”ГЇ| tО”ГЇ| mв€‘
| kw ГҐ tО” Г¶ with Lahu khaВ» Г·-pa\ =mвЂ°вЂ” =cГЇ| -caВ» -kwГ®вЂ”
and 'long-tailed drongo' tО” ГЇ| tО” ГЇ_ mв€‘
|
'greater racket-tailed drongo'. All we can say at the moment is that Lisu mв€‘
and Lahu mвЂ°вЂ” mean 'tail'; Lisu t О” |ГЇ looks cognate with Lahu cГЇ| ; and Lisu kwГҐ
looks related to Lahu kw Г®вЂ” . On the semantic side, Lahu khaВ» Г·-pa\ means 'tailfeather of arrow', and Lisu tО”Г¶ looks allofamically related to Lisu tО”Г¶В« 'arrow'
(cf. Lahu khВ»aГ·-cc e ).
The data in this dictionary permit the reconstruction of a number of new
PLB roots, or reinforce the attestation of roots already reconstructed, e. g.:
Lisu
me\
'crud/stuck-on dirt'
pГҐ
'exchange/trade'
fy|
'foam/froth'
t О” В«ГҐ & t j В«ГҐ
'live/stay'
В©в€‘
'load/burden'
11
sГҐ| & swГҐ|
'poor/difficult'
h~ ГҐВ»
'request for repetition'
jГ¶ & Г‚Г¶
'sprout'
12
dzu\
'wedge'
'withdraw/take back/redeem' s uВ«
Lahu
meВ»
p a (< PLB *Г·Г· ba1)
fuВ» & phuВ»
chвЂ°В» 10
v \ГЇ (< PTB *wan & *wat)
h вЂ”a (< PLB *s-la2)
haВ» ay
ye\ & y Г®\
ju\
sВ« u & sВ« o
Especially interesting is the mysterious Lisu general classifier l \Г¶ , used
only with the numerals 3, 4, and 9 (p. 233), which presents a perfect parallel to
the Lahu classifier l В»вЂ° , used after these same three numerals (DL:1390).
Evidently these numbers must once have had a special significance for the
Loloish peoples.
It is gratifying to have a Lisu form shed light on an obscure constituent in
В©uВ»
a Lahu compound. The middle syllable -tu- of Lahu В©uВ» -tu-sВ« Г®вЂ” 'navel' (В©
8
The 2nd syllable of the Lahu form means 'eye'; but the independent Lisu word for
'eye' is mjГҐ.
9
This and the next item are actually parallel trinomes.
10
I have previously tried to relate this Lahu form to Lahu jвЂ°В» 'stop' < PLB *m-dВ«zВ« ay (The
Dictionary of Lahu ("DL"), p. 574).
11
The Lisu form shows prefix preemption, but surprisingly no constriction of the
vowel. (See below for Lisu creaky vowels derived from the *s- prefix.)
12
See Matisoff 2002, "Wedge issues", LTBA 25.1:137-164.
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'belly'; В«s вЂ”Г® 'round object') had been unclear, but a comparison with Lisu t s h В«ГҐ du\ ,
listed under du\ 'source' (p. 52), suggests that the Lahu compound means
В« mв€‘
| du\ 'tree-stump' is transparent as
"belly-source". The Lisu compound sв€‘
В« 'tree', mв€‘
| 'tail'), but since the Lahu
far as its first two syllables go (ssв€‘
m
вЂ”
вЂ°
morpheme for 'tail' is
, the middle syllable of Lahu sВ« ГЇВ» Г·-mu| -dГё & sВ« ГЇВ» Г·-mГЇ| -dГё
'stump' had been obscure. I am now inclined to think that mвЂ°вЂ” , - m |u - , and -mГЇ| are allofamically related, so that the Lahu compound, like the Lisu one, means
"tree-tail".
I was delighted to find still another example of the PLB *labiovelar initial
w
*k - (to add to DOG, NEST, COMB, CHEW, etc.).13 In etyma which reflect
this initial Lahu has labial stops while other Loloish languages have velars.
This new root is a morpheme meaning 'edge, rim, bank', which appears as the
2nd element in a compound meaning 'roadside' in both Lisu and Lahu:
'dog'
'nest'
'roadside'
PLB
*kГ–Л™yв„ў
*kГ–Л™yВЎ
*-kГ–Л™yв„ў
Lahu
phГЇВ»
phГЇ
ya\ Г·-qГё=phГЇВ»
Lisu
kГ¦в€‘
\
kГ¦в€‘
dzГҐ gu_ jГ®| kГ¦в€‘
\
Mpi
khв€‘в„ў
Г·a-khв€‘В§
вЂ“
The famous examples of PLB etyma in *-Л™Л™y with complex lateral initials,
where Lahu has -ГёГё and Written Burmese has -e (see HPTB:192), have the
regular reflex -i in S. Lisu (a development phonetically closer to Burmese than
to Lahu):
PLB
'boat'
'wind'
'heavy'
'grandchild'
'four'
'slingshot'
Tone WB
hle
*1
le
*1
leВ»
*2
mreВ» < mliy
*2
leВ»
*2
leВ»
*2
Lahu
hГё-lo\ Г·-qoвЂ”
muВ» -hГё
hГёВ»
Гё\ -hГё-вЂ°вЂ”
ГёВ»
hГёВ» -ma
S. Lisu
li_
mГ®\ h~ i
lГ®\
lГ®|
li_
вЂ“
N. Lisu
lix
mit-hin
lit
lil-bal
li & lil & lix
вЂ“
Yet these sets present various consonantal and tonal problems, including the
Lahu initial in FOUR, the Lisu initial in WIND, and the tones in Lisu which
do not show consistent reflexes of PLB Tones *1 and *2.
The accuracy of the phonemic transcriptions in this dictionary makes
possible detailed analyses of such complex phenomena as the multiple sources
of Lisu vocalic constriction or creaky voice (indicated by a subscript macron in
Bradley's transcription). These sources, it is now clear, include:
13
See HPTB:24-26.
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(1)
PLB etyma with final stops */-p -t -k/:
PLB *wakL > Lisu w \ГЎ
PLB *k-r-watL > Lisu w \e
PLB *Г·Г· rapL > Lisu ~h \e
'pig'
'leech'
'stand'
(2)
PLB etyma under Tone *3:
'egg'
'reach the end'
'level expanse'
(3)
Lisu
fu_
lГ¶
de
Lahu
u
lвЂ°
Гё\ -de
PLB
*Г·Г·uВЈ
*N-day3
PLB etyma with *glottalized or *s-prefixed initials:
'porcupine'
'exchange'
'snake'
Lisu
pu
pГҐ
fu
Lahu
faВ» Г·-pu
pa
vГЇ\
PLB/PTB
PLB *Г·Г· blu1
PLB *Г·Г· ba1
PTB *s-b/m-rul
There is an interesting difference between Lisu and Lahu with respect to
the phonologically similar roots for EAR and NOSE. These morphemes are
n вЂ”a ), but Lisu has different tones: nГҐ| 'ear' (< PTB *g/rhomophonous in Lahu (n
na) vs. n ГҐ 'nose' (< PTB *s-na), apparently reflecting the different prefixes at
the PTB level.
(4)
Assimilation to a neighboring creaky-toned syllable:
'medicine'
nГЎ tsГ¦ГЇ\
naВ» Г·-chГЇВ»
PLB *s-nakH - tsЛ™Л™ y2
Here the etymologically correct creakiness of the 1st syllable seems to have
spread to the originally non-checked 2nd syllable.
There are a few cases where the PLB prototype is in the HIGH-stopped
tone, but the Lisu reflex has a non-constricted vowel:
'village'
'expensive'
'rat'
PLB *kakГ“ > Lahu qhaВ» Г·, Lisu kГ¦ГҐВ«
PLB *kakГ“ > Lahu qhaВ» Г·, Lisu kГ¦ГҐВ«
В«
PLB *k-r-wakГ“ > Lahu faВ» Г·, Lisu h~ ГЎ
There are a number of other etyma which descend from PLB LOWstopped syllables, but where neither Lisu nor Lahu has a constricted tone,
because of dissimilation from a glottalized stop or nasal (or a prefixed spirant)
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initial.14 In such words, both languages have a high tone (Lahu 45, Lisu 55),
both written with an acute accent:
Proto-Loloish
*Г·Г· glakL
*Г·Г· nakL
*Г·Г· dzikL
*Г·Г· rakL
*Г·Г· makL
*Г·Г·в‰ҐakL
*Г·Г· nipL
*C-sikL
'cook/boil'
'deep'
'joint'
'rock'
'son-in-law'
'spread open'
'squash, crush'
'twist'
Lahu
ca|
na|
tsГЇ|
ha|
ma|
в‰Ґa|
nГ®|
sВ« ГЇ|
Lisu
tО”ГҐ|
nГЎ
|
cГЇ|
В©ГҐ|
mГ¶| & my|
в‰Ґa|
nГ®|
О”ГЇ|
There are two exceptions, where Lahu has high-rising tone but Lisu has the
low-creaky tone:
'breath, voice, strength'
'new'
Proto-Loloish
*N-sakL
*C-sikL
Lahu
sВ« a|
sВ« ГЇ|
Lisu
О”ГЎ
\ (& О” ГҐ\ & sГЎ
\ )
О”ГЇ\
One of the major virtues of this excellent dictionary is the attention paid
to recording alternate forms of the same morpheme. As indicated above,
variation is especially rampant with fricates (fricatives and affricates):
'thing; kind'
'pair'15
'causative aux.'
d Г” \e & d z \ГЇ & d Г” \Г® (p. 112); cf. Lahu c \Л™
d Г” \e (Clf) & d Г” Г¶ & d z \_ГЇ (p. 112); cf. Lahu c вЂ°
tО” i & t s ГЇГ‰ & t О” e (& t s ГЇвЂ” 'send') (p. 124); cf. Lahu c Г‰ГЇ
There is in fact a huge amount of phonosemantic and lexical variation in
Loloish, even within a single dialect, not to mention across dialects of the same
language, or across even closely related separate languages. David Bradley is
now planning a pan-dialectal dictionary of Lisu, which will further consolidate
his standing as the foremost lexicographer of the language.
We are proud to publish this Southern Lisu Dictionary in the STEDT
Monograph Series.
James A. Matisoff
December, 2005
14
See Matisoff 1970, "Glottal dissimilation and the Lahu high-rising tone: a tonogenetic
case-study" (JAOS 49.1:13-44).
15
Lahu also shows morphophonemic variation in this root: Lahu Гё\ -cвЂ°\ (N) & cвЂ° (M pfx).
Another root where Lahu and Lisu have parallel variation is 'head': Lahu u| - & uВ» - & o
| - / Lisu
wu| & wo| .
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INTRODUCTION
The Lisu
The Lisu are a group of just under a million people, with nearly 600,000 in
southwestern China, over 300,000 in northeastern Burma, over 40,000 in
northern Thailand, and about 1,200 in five villages in northeastern India;
population increase is fairly rapid. Lisu is also spoken as a mother tongue by at
least 20,000 non-Lisu in Nujiang Prefecture in China, and as a second language
by many more there and in the Putao area of northern Burma. The language is
one of the major components of the Central Ngwi subgroup of the Ngwi
(Loloish, Yi Branch) group within the Burmic (Burmese-Lolo, Lolo-Burmese)
branch of Tibeto-Burman. Lisu is divided by speakers into three main dialect
groups: Southern, Central and Northern. The Southern dialect group is found
in Thailand, in Burma around Mogok and in various parts of the Shan State
such as in the southwest near Taunggyi and in the southeast around Kengtung;
also formerly in far southwestern Yunnan. Until recently, the Central dialect
group was located mainly in Dehong and Baoshan prefectures in western
Yunnan and in adjacent areas of Burma such as the northern Shan State, the
Bhamo area and the southeastern part of the Kachin State. The Northern dialect
group was mainly in Nujiang Prefecture and Weixi and adjacent counties in
northwestern Yunnan, moving over the last 150 years into far northern Burma
and thence into India in the 1940s. There is also an Eastern dialect group out
of contact with the other Lisu and found in various counties of southwestern
Sichuan including Dechang, Huidong and Yanbian and in northern Ninglang
and Wuding counties in Yunnan. The degree of mutual intelligibility among
these dialect groups was quite limited until the process of Christian
evangelisation brought Central Lisu speakers into contact with Northern Lisu
speakers in the 1920s and then gave Northern Lisu speakers extensive exposure
to Central Lisu through the written language. From the 1970s, substantial
numbers of Northern and Central Lisu Christians moved to Thailand and came
into close contact with Southern Lisu speakers there; intelligibility has
developed fairly rapidly. Another factor in the increase of intelligibility has
been extensive literacy in a compromise literary variety, known in Lisu as Ebl
el Ubl /tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ в‰Ґ\o/ вЂ�book languageвЂ™ and sometimes called the Bible dialect in
English. There has still been very little contact with Eastern Lisu, which
remains very difficult for speakers of other dialects to understand.
About 35 per cent of the Lisu speak Northern Lisu, about 45 per cent
speak various subvarieties of Central Lisu, about 15 per cent speak Southern
Lisu, and about five per cent speak Eastern Lisu. All of the Eastern Lisu are in
China, and all of the Southern Lisu are in Thailand or Burma. The Northern Lisu
are in China, Burma and India, with some recent arrivals in Thailand. The
remainder of the Lisu, very widely scattered across western Yunnan and
northeastern Burma and relatively recently arrived in Thailand, are Central Lisu.
In Lisu, the usual term for Northern Lisu is Qbk Zch /lo w|u/ вЂ�upriverвЂ™,
often contracted to /lВ«o/ or /lВ«u/; they are also known as Hei (black) Lisu in
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Chinese and sometimes in English. The Lisu term for Central Lisu, not known
to all speakers, is [\jq[\j /О”ГҐ О”ГҐ/ (unknown meaning). In Chinese they are also
known as Hua (flower) Lisu and thus sometimes Flowery Lisu in English. The
Lisu term for Southern Lisu is Qbi [dl /lВ«o О”\ГЇ/; again, not all Southern Lisu
know this term. Some Lahu and Akha refer to the Southern Lisu as Chinese
Lisu because a substantial proportion of the Southern Lisu have one or more
Chinese male ancestors and therefore an inherited Chinese surname.
The term QaqRc /li su/ вЂ�LisuвЂ™ itself may mean вЂ�jungle peopleвЂ™, but other
etymologies are possible. The term Lisu, with slight phonological adjustments,
is used in Chinese and in Burmese to refer to the Lisu. The older Burmese and
Jinghpaw term for Lisu is Yawyin, derived from Chinese yВ«er|en вЂ�wild menвЂ™.
Another widespread term, seen in a number of Thai languages, is Lisaw [lisГё]
or Lishaw [liО”Гё]; this term is also borrowed into Lahu and Akha, whose contact
with the Lisu is relatively recent, since the Lisu moved southward into Lahu
and Akha areas in the last 150 years or so. The same term is also sometimes
used in Burmese to refer to the Southern Lisu of the southern part of the Shan
State in Burma, recognised as a separate ethnic group from the other Lisu
among the 135 ethnic groups of that country.
The Lisu language is very vigorous, and is even replacing a number of
other languages in Nujiang Prefecture such as Nusu, Anong and Laemae. Even
in mixed marriages with a Han Chinese husband, if the couple lives in a Lisu
village, the Lisu language persists and dominates. Many Lisu speakers are also
enthusiastic and excellent second-language learners, some with an amazing
repertoire of languages: Chinese, Burmese, Thai, English and a variety of other
minority languages. When I first went to a Lisu village, it was difficult to find
people who would accept payment to teach me Lisu; they all wanted English
lessons instead!
The languages most closely related to Lisu are Lamu in northeastern
Binchuan County and Lipo in northern Chuxiong Prefecture, northeastern Dali
Prefecture, southeastern Lijiang Prefecture, Luquan County just north of
Kunming in Yunnan, and parts of far southwestern Sichuan. The Lamu
number 132 people of Lahu nationality; there are a few other speakers with a
Lipo father. The Lipo number over 250,000, of whom over 60 per cent,
mainly in Yongren, Dayao, YaoвЂ™an and western Yuanmou counties in Yunnan
and in Panzhihua City in Sichuan, are classified as members of the Yi
nationality. The remaining 40 per cent, mainly in eastern Yuanmou and much
of Wuding and Luquan counties as well as those in northern Binchuan,
southern Yongsheng and Huaping counties in Yunnan and parts of southern
Huidong and Huili counties in Sichuan, are classified as members of the Lisu
nationality. Lamu is linguistically closer to Lisu and Lipo is more distinct, but
neither is close to mutual intelligibility with Lisu; on the other hand, they are
both closer to Lisu than to anything else. Due to their classification as Lisu,
some Lipo students have been sent to study Lisu at the Yunnan Institute of
Nationalities and studied some Northern Lisu; but Lisu speakers cannot
understand Lipo, except at the most rudimentary level. The classification of
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some Lipo as Lisu is just one example of the widespread amalgamation of
related groups into the 55 recognised national minorities in China since the
1950s; it may also have been suggested by the earlier missionary classification
of Lipo as вЂњEastern LisuвЂќ.
The Southern Lisu have been gradually moving southwestward over a
considerable time; they probably originated in far southwestern Yunnan, south
of the Central Lisu, north of the Lahu, and southwest of the Lalo, and moved
into Burma well over a century ago. Though there were some reports of Lisu
coming to markets in Thailand earlier, their residence in Thailand can be
precisely dated to 1917, with the first permanent village established at Doi
Chang, just southwest of Chiangrai. This was just within living memory in
1972 when I first visited. After 1917, most of the Southern Lisu living in
various parts of the Eastern Shan State came to Thailand, especially from the
1940s to the 1960s. There remain large enclaves of Southern Lisu in Burma
northeast of Taunggyi and around Mogok, but very few in the Kengtung area
and probably none left behind in China.
In southwestern Yunnan before 1950 and then in the Kengtung area of
eastern Burma after 1950, many of the Southern Lisu were in close contact
with Nationalist Chinese armies, and many Lisu women married retired Han
Chinese soldiers. Some Lisu men even served in these armies, and a few were
вЂњrepatriatedвЂќ to Taiwan when some of these armies were finally withdrawn in
the 1960s and the rest moved to Thailand. Nearly half of the Southern Lisu in
Thailand have a Chinese surname, and can reckon back to their Chinese male
ancestor within a few generations. It is thus remarkable that Lisu rather than
Chinese is the language which has persisted. However, many Lisu, especially
men, can speak Yunnanese Chinese, and some are literate in traditional Chinese
characters. What did happen as a result of this intensive contact was that a very
large number of Yunnanese Chinese loanwords entered Southern Lisu, much
more than in Central or Northern Lisu. Some are doublets for native Lisu
words, but others have completely replaced the original Lisu term. The tones
of these loans reflect a Yunnanese Mandarin variety with a rusheng (stop-final
tone category) with a rising tone, [35], not a Putonghua Mandarin variety with
the rusheng tone divided among the other four tones as seen in the post-1950
loans in Lisu as spoken in China. Passing through Shan-speaking areas of
Burma, Southern Lisu also acquired some Shan loanwords, and some Burmese
loanwords borrowed via Shan. Over nearly 90 years in northern Thailand,
Southern Lisu has also borrowed a substantial number of Thai and Northern
Thai loanwords. However, what the recently-arrived Central and Northern Lisu
remark on is the very high prevalence of Chinese words.
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Lisu Phonology
This dictionary represents Southern Lisu as spoken in Thailand and in some
areas of Burma; while I have included a few forms from Northern Lisu and
Central Lisu which are now widely used by Southern Lisu speakers in
Thailand, it is not intended to provide a comprehensive treatment of those
other varieties. For a dictionary of Northern Lisu, see Bradley (1994). In an
ongoing project, we intend to produce a comprehensive dictionary including all
the main varieties of Lisu.
Southern Lisu has 27 contrasting consonants (plus [f], [Г·] and [h]), ten
contrasting vowels and six tones. As in most closely-related Ngwi languages,
syllables in native words consist minimally of a vowel and a tone. Most
syllables also have a single initial consonant, and there is a limited range of
initial consonant clusters with medial /w/ after various initials and medial /j/
after a few initials; such clusters only occur before certain vowels. There are
also some diphthongs and syllable-final nasals in loanwords and onomatopoeia
The initial consonant inventory of Southern Lisu is somewhat smaller
than that of some varieties of Central Lisu. The vowel /ГЊ/ is also somewhat
marginal in Southern Lisu. Furthermore, two of the tones distinguished in
other varieties of Lisu are in the process of merging in Southern Lisu, so the
distribution of these two tones may vary somewhat between speakers.
The initial consonant inventory is as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Southern Lisu Consonants
bilabial
alveolar
palatal
velar
glottal/
cavity
voiceless
p
unaspirated
t
ts
tО”
k
(Г·)
voiceless
aspirated
pГ¦
tГ¦
tsГ¦
tО”Г¦
kГ¦
voiced
b
d
dz
dГ”
g
nasal
m
n
ВЇ
в‰Ґ
~h
fricative
(f)
s
О”
x
(h)
sonorant
w
z
j
В©
Of the consonants shown in Table 1 above, most occur before a variety of
vowels. The [h] is extremely marginal; it derives from the voiceless velar
fricative /x/ and is variably found only in two sentence-final imperative
markers. The [f] is also very marginal in native words, occurring only before
/u/ and /y/; in native words, /x/ never occurs before /u/ or /y/, and so [f] could
be regarded as an allophone of /x/. However, /f/ is very considerably
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reinforced by Chinese loanwords with the vowel /ГҐ/ among others, and the
orthography distinguishes [f] and /x/. Thus, one might regard Lisu as now
having a secondary /f/ initial. The initial glottal stop which occurs on syllables
which otherwise would have initial vowels could be an additional /Г·/ phoneme.
Conversely, the nasalised /~h/ phoneme is very frequent and in no way
marginal, and contrasts with /x/ and other segments as in many Central Ngwi
languages.
There are clusters of bilabials /p pГ¦ b m/ plus /j/, which occur in native
words only before the vowels /ГҐ/ and /Гё/. There are also native clusters of /~h/
plus /j/, which only occur before /ГҐ/. A few Chinese loans have the cluster /lj/
before /ГҐ/; such words may also be integrated into Lisu phonology as /lГЎ/, as
are Chinese loans with /lГҐw/ which variably become /lwГҐ/. The word вЂ�be atвЂ™
(and the homophonous serial verb with progressive meaning) is written, and
now sometimes pronounced, with a /tj/ cluster. This is due to an error made in
the initial 1915 publication in the preliminary version of the main Lisu script,
and never corrected; the original form /tО”В«ГҐ/ is the main form in use in Southern
Lisu, but the written Lisu form /tjВ«ГҐ/ also occurs in formal or literary contexts;
it corresponds to the Central Lisu form /tЛљВ«ГҐ/ and the Northern Lisu form /ВЇВ«ГҐ/.
The Lisu orthography distinguishes a retroflex affricate and fricative
series of initials /tВ® tВ®Г¦ dГ‚ В® Г‚/ (written with the single consonants J K I [ S),
which contrast with the palatals before /ГҐ/ in some varieties of Central Lisu.
These initials are merged with the alveolar affricates and fricatives in Southern
Lisu. They merge with the palatal affricates, voiceless palatal fricative and /j/
in Northern Lisu. The palatal affricates and voiceless fricative before /ГҐ/ are
written with digraphs (J\ K\ I\ [\). In words which have Central Lisu palatals
before /ГҐ/, Northern Lisu has the vowel /Г¦/ instead of /ГҐ/; the words with
retroflexes in Central Lisu often have a medial /w/ between the palatal and the
/ГҐ/, so Northern Lisu also maintains a contrast. Lipo has a contrast between
front /a/ and back /ГҐ/, and a contrast between retroflex and palatal affricates
and fricatives. Thus Southern Lisu is the exception in losing this contrast
completely.
The allophones of Southern Lisu /tО” tО”Г¦ dГ” О”/ differ according to the
tongue position of the following vowel. When the following vowel is a front
vowel including /i e y Гё/, they are alveopalatal [tЛљ tЛљГ¦ dпЈї Лљ]. When the
following vowel is a central or back vowel including /u o ГҐ/ and the allophone
[Г‰ГЇ], they are palatoalveolar [tО” tО”Г¦ dГ” О”].
A major area of variation and change in Southern Lisu is the realization
of words which have sequences of palatal affricate or fricative in most other
varieties of Lisu, but which usually have alveolar affricates or fricatives in
Southern Lisu. This is nearly categorical for Central Lisu /tЛљ tЛљГ¦ dпЈї Лљ пЈї/ before
/i/, which are mainly pronounced as [tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ sГ‰ГЇ zГ‰ГЇ] in Southern Lisu, and
can be analysed as /tsi tsГ¦i dzi si zi/. It is also frequent for words with the
vowels /u/ and /o/. Furthermore, Central Lisu has a contrast between /i/
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(realized as [Г‰ГЇ]) and the back spread vowels /в€‘ ГЊ/ after alveolar affricates and
fricatives, but this is neutralised to /i/ [Г‰ГЇ] in Southern Lisu, except after /s/.
In addition, there are fairly numerous instances of alveolar affricates or
fricatives in other varieties of Lisu which vary in the opposite direction:
Southern Lisu /tsi tsГ¦i dzi si zi/ [tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ sГ‰ГЇ zГ‰ГЇ] often correspond to other
Lisu [tО”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ Г”Г‰ГЇ]. For initial /s/, Southern Lisu /О”e/ regularly
corresponds to other Lisu /se/. Moreover, Southern Lisu /О”ГҐ/ and /jГҐ/
correspond to /sГ¦/ and /jГ¦/ in certain words such as вЂ�breathвЂ™ and вЂ�go downвЂ™ in
other kinds of Lisu. Some people attribute these mergers and reversals in the
alveolar and palatal areas to the fact that many adult Southern Lisu speakers
are heavy betel users.
There are also a few words with Southern Lisu /~h/ corresponding to /s/ in
other kinds of Lisu before /i/ and /e/, mostly clause-final markers such as the
nonfinal sequential marker, Southern Lisu /~h|Г®/ but elsewhere /s|Г®/ (usually
[s|ГЇ]), and the final вЂ�still/yetвЂ™, Southern Lisu /~h\e/ but elsewhere usually /sГЁ/.
There are various initial clusters with medial /w/ plus /ГҐ/, especially after
the velars /k kГ¦ g в‰Ґ x/ but also after /n l ts tsГ¦ dz s tО” tО”Г¦ dГ”/; some of the latter
clusters are fusional. Clusters of non-velar initials plus medial /w/ before /ГҐ/
are found in more words and after some additional initials in Northern Lisu.
Some Central and Northern Lisu speakers have a marginal contrast
between a fricative /пЈї/ or /Г”/ and an approximant /j/ before /i/, but Southern
Lisu has only /j/. The fricative /пЈї/ or /Г”/ is not indicated in this dictionary, and
not distinguished from /j/ in the orthography. Southern Lisu instead has /zi/
[zГ‰ГЇ] where other varieties of Lisu have a fricative /пЈї/ or /Г”/ plus /i/. Where
Central Lisu has a nonfricative /ji/ sequence, Southern Lisu and Northern Lisu
vary between /ji/, /i/ and /e/. In Southern Lisu, /w/ has three alternative
allophones: fricative [v], approximant [w] and lip-rounded velar voiced
fricative [В©w] alternatives: /w/ is [v] before /e Г¦ y в€‘ u/, [w] before /ГҐ/, and
[В©w] before /o/.
The vowels of Southern Lisu are shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Vowels of Southern Lisu
front
spread
rounded
central
spread
spread
back
rounded
high
i
y
Г‰ГЇ
в€‘
u
mid
e
Гё
ГЊ
o
low
Г¦
ГҐ
The high central spread vowel is sometimes weakly fricative [О©]. It occurs after
alveolar affricates and fricatives /ts tsГ¦ dz s z/, and after the palatal affricates and
voiceless fricative /tО” tО”Г¦ dГ” О”/. As the alveolar affricates and fricatives do not
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occur before /i/ in Southern Lisu, [Г‰ГЇ] could be treated as an allophone of /i/ in this
environment, and this is how the orthography treats it. However, in some
Central Lisu subvarieties, there is a contrast between alveolar affricates and
fricatives before /i/ and /Г‰ГЇ/ as in /tsi/ [tsi] and /tsГ‰ГЇ/ [tsГ‰ГЇ] and so on. The palatal
affricates and voiceless fricative do not occur before /y/, and the orthography
treats [Г‰ГЇ] in this environment as an allophone of /y/. It could equally be regarded
as an allophone of /в€‘/ or /ГЊ/ in Southern Lisu. In this dictionary, words with [Г‰ГЇ]
are transcribed as [Г‰ГЇ].
The vowel /ГЊ/ is marginal in Southern Lisu, and found in fewer words than
in other varieties. In Southern Lisu it occurs almost exclusively in syllables with
[35] or [21] tone, especially after stop or affricate initials. It also occurs with
most tones in syllables with initial /m/ and /s/. In Southern Lisu, most words with
the vowel /ГЊ/ vary with alternative forms having the vowel /в€‘/.
The vowel /Г¶/ is often replaced by the vowel /e/ in Southern Lisu, and some
words which have only /e/ in Southern Lisu may also or instead have /Г¶/ in
Central Lisu. There is widespread variation of words with the mid vowel /e/
between [e] and [i] and /o/ between [o] and [u] in Southern Lisu. Forms with
[u] which is from /o/ can be distinguished from forms with /u/ because there is
usually some labiodental friction realized between an initial consonant and /u/.
For example, /du/ is usually [dvu], and /do/ varies between [do] and [du].
There are quite a few Chinese and other loanwords which have the
diphthongs /ГҐj/ and /ГҐw/, and a few Chinese loanwords with the diphthong /uj/.
Some loanwords and onomatopoetic forms have a final velar nasal, especially
/ГҐв‰Ґ/ and /oв‰Ґ/. There are also loans with other nasal-final combinations: /ГҐm ГҐn en
un ГЊn в€‘n в€‘в‰Ґ iв‰Ґ/ and so on. In one form, the adverbial prefix, there is a sequence
/iв‰Ґ/ which has a variety of possible initials depending on the initial of the
following syllable, most often /tО”/. This is probably a contracted form, which can
be compared to the Central Lisu adverbial prefix /tО”e le/.
There is a regular process of palatalisation of /n/ to /ВЇ/ before /i/ in
Southern Lisu. Some words always have the sequence /ВЇi/ in all varieties of
Lisu, such as вЂ�twoвЂ™, вЂ�dayвЂ™ and вЂ�younger siblingвЂ™. Other words which are /ni/ in
other varieties of Lisu are written as Pa /ni/ but are normally pronounced P\a
/ВЇi/ in Southern Lisu, such as вЂ�heartвЂ™, the вЂ�yearвЂ™ ordinal and so on. There are
some words which are /ne/ in Southern Lisu, and which may also be
pronounced [ni] and less frequently [ВЇi], such as вЂ�spiritвЂ™. Furthermore, words
with /nГё/ such as вЂ�that (higher)вЂ™ may be [nГё] or [ne], and in some words also
[ni] or [ВЇi]. Not all words have all the different alternative forms. Southern
Lisu is more conservative in having some words with /ne/ which are /ni/ in
Central and Northern Lisu, but innovative in other respects.
Table 3 shows certain initials with restricted distribution before vowels. A
+ indicates occurrence in native Southern Lisu words, and (+) indicates
occurrence in loanwords. As first discussed in Bradley (1979), there are severe
restrictions on the co-occurrence of certain types of initials and certain vowels.
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Table 3:
Vowel i
Initial
Г·
+
f
w
j
+
В©
Restricted Combinations of Initials and Vowels
e
ГЎ
y
Г¶
+ +
(+)
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
Г‰ГЇ
в€‘ ГЊ
(+)
+
+
+
ГҐ
u
o
+ +
(+) (+) +
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
Syllables with no other initial present automatically have an initial glottal
stop, which could instead be regarded as an additional initial. Most syllables
with glottal stop plus /i/ or /e/ have alternative forms with /ji/, apart from some
baby talk forms. Syllables with initial front vowels /Г¦ y Гё/ are normally
pronounced nasalised: /ГЎ/ is always [Г·~ГЎ], and so on. All of the [Г·u] syllables
with glottal stop followed by /u/ are for calling animals, onomatopoeia or
exclamations, and syllables with [Г·в€‘] and [Г·o] are even more restricted. [В©]
before /в€‘/ and /ГЊ/ is an automatic syllable-initial before a non-low back spread
vowel, instead of a glottal stop; the letters which write these vowels must
contain [В©] in their pronunciation: [В©в€‘] and [В©ГЊ]. Similarly, /w/ is the
unmarked initial before /u/, and /j/ before /i/, as in Chinese. Overall, the main
contrasts are between /we/ and /je/, /Г¦/ and /wГ¦/, /wв€‘/ and /В©в€‘/, /wo/ and /jo/
and maximally /ГҐ/ /wГҐ/ /jГҐ/ /В©ГҐ/ before /ГҐ/.
Table 4 shows the combinations of other single initial consonants and
initial consonant clusters plus vowels in native vocabulary in Southern Lisu;
again, (+) indicates occurrence in loanwords.
In addition to the combinations in Table 4, there is a form /kw\ГЎ/ and a
form /tО”w|ГЎ/ which have medial /w/ before /Г¦/, but these are exceptional
onomatopoetic forms. Such forms are more frequent in Northern Lisu, which
often has velars plus /Г¦/ in forms corresponding to velars plus /ГҐ/ in other
varieties of Lisu. Unassimilated Chinese loanwords add /tjo/, /tО”ju/, /О”jo/ and
/tО”wo/ in Southern Lisu, and more rhyme combinations in Northern Lisu.
There is some variation between forms with bilabial plus /jГё/ and bilabial
plus /i/ in Southern Lisu; in Northern Lisu all /jГё/ after bilabials are replaced
by /i/, so this may represent recent dialect mixture. In some varieties of Central
Lisu, these /jГё/ are replaced instead by /e/; in those varieties, there is an
allophonic medial [j] before all /e/. For example, Southern Lisu /mjГё/ [mjГё] or
[mi] вЂ�nameвЂ™ corresponds to Northern Lisu /mi/ and some Central Lisu /me/
[mje] but other Central Lisu [mjГё]. There is also variation in the writing of
such clusters; sometimes they are instead written as bilabial plus /i/. Southern
Lisu has the maximum number of forms with bilabial plus /jГё/ cluster of any
variety of Lisu.
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Table 4:
Vowel
Initial
p
pГ¦
b
m
Combinations of Initials and Vowels
i
e
ГЎ
y
Г¶
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
pj
pГ¦j
bj
mj
t
tГ¦
d
n
l
в€‘ ГЊ
ГҐ
u
o
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
ts
tsГ¦
dz
s
z
tО”
tО”Г¦
dГ”
О”
ВЇ
Г‰ГЇ
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
k
kГ¦
g
в‰Ґ
x
(+)
h
~hj
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(+)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
wГҐ
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(+)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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The six tones of Lisu include four normal phonation tones, high level
[55], mid to high rising [35], mid level [33], and low falling [21], and two
creaky phonation tones, mid level [33] and low falling [21]; the latter usually
also has a final glottal stop. The [55] tone is indicated in this dictionary by an
acute above the vowel; the [35] tone is indicated by a вЂ�vвЂ™ above the vowel, the
[21] tones are indicated by a grave above the vowel, the two [33] tones are left
unmarked, and the two creaky tones [33] and [21] are indicated by underlining
the vowel. For some speakers, and in some other dialects, the mid creaky tone
is slightly higher in pitch than the mid noncreaky tone. In Southern Lisu the
creaky and noncreaky mid tones are in the process of merging.
The [55] and [35] tones are found in relatively few syllables with initial
voiced stop or affricate initials /b d dz dГ” g/. The mid noncreaky tone [33] is
infrequent with voiceless unaspirated stop or affricate initials /p t ts tО” k/.
Otherwise, most tones co-occur often with most types of initials. As noted
above, the vowel /ГЊ/ occurs mainly in syllables with [35] or [21] tones in
Southern Lisu, apart from after /m/ and /s/ where this vowel occurs with other
tones as well.
The very frequent verb nominalising prefix /Г·ГҐ/, kinship term prefix [Г·ГҐ]
and formative prefix on bound nominal stems /Г·ГҐ/ have a tone which is
determined by that of the following syllable. The pattern differs slightly
depending on which type of prefix is involved, but is usually the reverse of the
pitch of a high or low tone stem: [55] and [35] tone stems usually have a [21]
tone on the prefix, [21] and [21] tone stems usually have a [55] tone on the
prefix, and [33] or [33] tone stems usually have a [33] or [21] tone on the
prefix. Thus [35], [33] and [21] tones do not occur on these prefixes.
Otherwise, all six tones occur freely with all initials and vowels.
There is some variation in the creakiness of a sequence of two low falling
tones in the first syllable of a two-syllable compound; a sequence of [21] +
[21] may assimilate to [21] + [21], and a sequence of [21] + [21] may
assimilate to [21] + [21]. Some monomorphemic two-syllable words vary
between [21] + [21] and [21] + [21].
In addition to single tones, some words have one of eight possible
sequences of two tones, the first of which is any of the non-low tones and the
second of which is always low (creaky or noncreaky). That is, combinations of
[55] + [21] or [21], [35] + [21] or [21], [33] + [21] or [21] and [33] + [21] or
[21] occur. Most of these are in sentence-final markers, mainly with the vowels
/ГҐ/ or /ГЎ/. These are somewhat longer than a single syllable, but not quite as
long as two full syllables.
The Lisu alphabetical order in the main orthography, as used in this
dictionary, is discussed in the following section.
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Lisu Orthographies
Four Lisu orthographies were developed in the twentieth century. The first was
a script actually developed not for Lisu, but rather for closely-related Lipo, by
China Inland Mission members Arthur G. Nicholls and George E. Metcalf in
north central Yunnan. This is based on the variety of Lipo spoken in Wuding
and Luquan counties, and was first used in print in 1912. Some Christian
sources refer to it as Eastern Lisu. This script is a Pollard script; that is, it
follows the principles established for Miao by Samuel Pollard in 1904. Pollard
scripts use a variety of alphabetic and Pitman shorthand symbols. Consonants
are large letters, while vowels are much smaller. The position of the vowel
relative to its initial consonant represents the tone; for example, a syllable with
the vowel centred above the consonant has high tone, with a vowel at bottom
right indicates low tone, and so on.
The second and most successful script was first developed by the China
Inland Mission member James Outram Fraser, the Karen evangelist Ba Thaw
and the American Baptist Mission member George J. Geis starting from
Christmas 1914 in Myitkyina, Burma and revised into its final form during
visits by Ba Thaw to Fraser in Tengchong in western Yunnan in 1915 and
1916. This script is based primarily on Central Lisu as spoken in Tengchong
County, but also has some elements which reflect Central Lisu from Burma
and Northern Lisu from Lushui County. It is usually called the Fraser script, or
sometimes the Bible script. It uses upper case roman letters, upright and
inverted, for consonants and vowels, and various punctuation markers for
tones. Another characteristic of the script, probably contributed by Ba Thaw, is
that any consonant or consonant cluster written without a following vowel has
an inherent vowel /ГҐ/. Both the inherent vowel and the use of punctuation for
tones are derived from the principles of Burmese, Karen and related scripts.
The first publication in this script, Ba Thaw (1915), uses the preliminary form
agreed in 1914, with some digraphs instead of inverted letters; but all later
publications starting from Mark in 1921 and the first primer, anonymous
(1922, still in print in various revised forms) use the final version.
The third Lisu script was developed around 1925 by the traditional Lisu
religious leader Wa Renbo (also sometimes called Wang Renpo or Huang
Renpo in Chinese sources) in Weixi County, far to the northeast of Tengchong,
where a variety of Northern Lisu is spoken. This is a syllabary in which some
syllabic characters look similar to Chinese characters (but usually have
completely different phonetic and semantic values). It does not have enough
syllabic symbols to represent all the syllables of Lisu, so often a nearhomophone (with a different tone or slightly different initial) must be used.
This script never achieved very wide dissemination, and is now almost
completely out of use, though a definitive edition of one text has recently been
published (Wa Renbo 1999).
The fourth Lisu script was developed in Beijing by Chinese and Russian
linguists working with Northern Lisu speakers from what is now Fugong
County, to the north of Tengchong. It went through three stages: first with
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roman and some Cyrillic letters, implemented in 1958; then, after the Russians
left, without Cyrillic letters and with Chinese loans spelled exactly as in pinyin,
never implemented; and lastly from 1959 in its final form with Chinese loans
mainly integrated into Lisu phonology. This is called вЂ�New LisuвЂ™ in China. It
is based on the principles of pinyin, but uses postscript consonant letters to
represent tones. Being based on Northern Lisu, it lacks some vowel and
consonant contrasts found in Central Lisu and in the Fraser script.
The politics of orthography among the Lisu since the 1950s has been
complicated. In China the Fraser script and its Christian associations, as well as
the national policy to develop new minority scripts which provide transfer to
pinyin to help in learning Chinese, motivated the mid-1950s development of
the fourth script similar to pinyin. While this new script was used in all
government publications from 1959 to 1980, the Fraser script continued in use
among the Christian Lisu for religious purposes. From 1980, the Fraser script
(known in China as Old Lisu) also started to be used in official non-religious
publications, and from 1983 the Fraser script was reintroduced for official
government purposes including primary education in Nujiang Prefecture and
later in Weixi County and elsewhere. However, many Lisu continued to use the
New Lisu script for publication and other purposes up to 1995; there are still
some street, office and shop signs in New Lisu in southern Nujiang Prefecture.
Outside China, all literate Lisu (which means almost exclusively the Christian
Lisu) use the Fraser script. Because this script is based on a somewhat artificial
compromise dialect, some people use their own spoken variety of Lisu when
they write, but many others regard this as wrong, and prefer the established
words and spellings used in the Scriptures.
The latest development is a modification of the Fraser script using
digraphs instead of inverted letters, intended for computer use and devised by
David Morse in 1999 (Morse & Tehan 2000); its use is spreading, especially
for email. For further discussion of the development of Lisu orthographies, see
Bradley (1979), Bradley & Kane (1981) and Bradley (1999, 2003, 2006).
This dictionary uses the Fraser script in its standard alphabetical order to
represent Lisu forms. This alphabetical order is also shown at the bottom of
every page, with a phonetic key. The standard alphabetical order of the Fraser
script starts with most of the consonants, in phonetically related groups; then it
has the vowels, and finally the velar fricative /В©/. The six tones also have a
standard alphabetical order, which corresponds to the numbers 1 to 6 used in
Fraser (1922). One proposed revision of the alphabetical order, not followed
here, is to put the velar fricative /В©/ before the vowels. One departure from the
standard alphabetical order in this dictionary is that consonant clusters are
placed separately after all single consonants. In the usual alphabetical order,
such clusters would be after the inherent vowel /ГҐ/ and before all other vowels,
for example @ @\ @\` @^ ... /bГҐ/ /bjГҐ/ /bjГ¶/ /bГЎ/ and so on, here cited in the
order @ @^ ... @\ @\` /bГҐ/ /bГЎ/ and so on to the last of the vowels, then /bjГҐ/
/bjГ¶/. The single-letter consonants are:
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@ A
b p
B C D
pГ¦ d t
E F G H I J K L M N O P
tГ¦ g k kГ¦ dГ‚ tВ® tВ®Г¦ dz ts tsГ¦ m n
S T
Г‚ z
U V W X
в‰Ґ ~h x h
Y
f
Q
l
R
s
Z [ \
w В® j
The northeastern Central Lisu syllables with retroflex initials /dГ‚ tВ® tВ®Г¦ Г‚
В®/ before /ГҐ/ are written with the single consonants I J K S [, while the
syllables with alveopalatal initials /dпЈї tЛљ tЛљГ¦ Лљ/ before /ГҐ/ are written with
digraphs I\ J\ K\ [\ as discussed above. This contrast is absent from Southern
Lisu and many subvarieties of Central Lisu, operates differently in Northern
Lisu, and causes confusion for most learners of Lisu writing.
The vowels and the velar voiced fricative are:
] ^ _
ГҐ ГЎ e
` a b c d e f
Г¶ i/Г‰ГЇ o u y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘ ГЊ
g
В©
Most Lisu people think of ] as a vowel, but it could also be regarded as an
initial glottal stop automatically followed by the inherent vowel /ГҐ/.
The alphabetical order of the six tones, and their numbering in Fraser
(1922), is:
orthography
pitch
Fraser (1922)
h
55
1
i
35
2
j
33
3
k
33
4
l
21
5
m
21
6
Given the use of punctuation for tones and the absence of distinct upper
case letters to indicate proper names, different conventions must be used to
represent these. Proper names are linked by hyphens between the syllables, as
in QajqRcj /li su/ вЂ�LisuвЂ™. A comma is written by a hyphen followed by a full
stop (-.) and a full stop is written by an equals sign (=). One further
convention is that the extremely frequent postverbal marker /ГҐ/ is written as an
underline after the verbal form, as in I_kn Ubk /dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґo/ вЂ�will goвЂ™; this may
be because writing it with ] would imply that it has an initial glottal stop,
which it does not.
Unlike the standard Fraser or Bible Lisu script, this dictionary uses only
the Southern Lisu pronunciation, for which the orthography is perfectly
adequate; those items which are normatively spelled differently are listed in
their usual Southern Lisu form, with a note giving their usual spelling. It
should be noted that the Southern Lisu palatal affricates and fricative are
written with the digraphs I\ J\ K\ [\ when they occur with the vowel /ГҐ/.
Other differences between Fraser script written Lisu and Southern Lisu are
discussed in the phonology section of this introduction above. One substantial
departure from the usual Lisu written usage is that all six tones are always fully
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indicated in the Lisu forms in this dictionary; nearly all Lisu writers omit tone
marking extremely frequently, and some regard full or even frequent tone
marking as childish and overly redundant.
Until the early 1970s, there was effectively no literacy in Lisu in
Thailand; the Southern Lisu of Thailand did not use any form of written Lisu,
but were sometimes literate in Thai and/or Chinese. There was a proposal to
use Thai as the basis for a Lisu script (Hope 1976), but this was not
successfully implemented. Over the last thirty years, there has been a large
influx of mainly Christian Lisu from Burma and to a lesser extent from China.
This has led to a considerable amount of dialect mixture and variation. Apart
from Central and Northern Lisu influence in mixed villages, there is also a
substantial input from the composite Bible dialect in formal Christian contexts.
When Southern Lisu speakers who convert to Christianity become literate, they
are taught the Fraser script, and so may learn to write retroflex affricates and
fricatives in the appropriate words, even though they never say them, and to
follow the other spelling norms of the Fraser script.
Lisu Syntax
Lisu is a typical verb-final language in which all nominal elements in a clause
normally precede the verbal complex. The list of abbreviations below gives all
form classes in Southern Lisu.
The noun phrase includes the Noun and associated or alternative elements
including Pronouns, Demonstratives, Numerals, Classifiers and a variety of
bound nominal elements including bound Noun Prefixes, Noun Suffixes,
Pronoun Prefixes, Demonstrative Prefixes and Classifier Suffixes. The usual
position of the Demonstrative is after the head Noun; it is normally followed
by a nominaliser Noun Suffix. The Numeral and Classifier occur together after
the head Noun; if they are combined with a Demonstrative, they occur between
the Demonstrative and its nominaliser Noun Suffix. The final element in a
noun phrase may be a Nominal Particle. Some Nonfinal Particles may follow
a noun phrase, including those with a final Noun Particle. Noun phrases may
include a verbal element immediately after the head Noun, and/or a Relative
Clause immediately before or after the head Noun. Some noun phrases lack a
head Noun, and consist entirely of a Numeral plus a Classifier, a
Demonstrative plus a bound nominaliser Noun Suffix, or both. There are also
derived noun phrases which are verbs or clauses followed by a nominaliser
Noun Suffix. Lisu has very frequent zero anaphora in context.
The verbal elements include the Verb and various bound elements
including Verb Prefixes, Verb Suffixes and Serial Verbs. Most Serial Verbs
are post-head and many are transparently derived from Verbs. Sequences of
Serial Verbs are rather infrequent and may be broken up into separate clauses
by Nonfinal Particles. The Verb (with its associated elements) is very
frequently followed by a Verb Particle. The final element in a verbal complex
may be a Nonfinal Particle in a nonfinal clause, and a Final Particle in a final
clause. Nonfinal particles have clause linkage functions, while Final Particles
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include elements such as imperative/hortative, evidential, degree of certainty,
politeness and so on. There are some sequences of these particles; in particular,
certain sequences of Nonfinal Particles and various sequences of Verb Particle
and Final Particle are very frequent, and there are many combinations of
different categories of Final Particle. There are various types of verbs
including stative verbs (adjectives). There is a subcategory of stative verbs of
positive extent (вЂ�manyвЂ™, вЂ�bigвЂ™, вЂ�farвЂ™ and so on) which show extensive
grammaticalisation (Bradley 1995). Equational nominal-predicate copula
sentences in Lisu may have an overt copula Verb, though this is very often
absent.
The class of Adverbs is quite small and mainly restricted to manner;
temporal and locative elements are nominal. Manner is often expressed by
reduplicated verbal elements rather than a core Adverb. Many Adverbs are two
syllables and partly or fully reduplicated, while most Nouns and Verbs are
analysable into one-syllable components. There is a very small number of
bound Adverb Prefixes and Adverb Suffixes. Adverbs normally precede the
verbal elements in a clause, but may also be clause-initial.
Lastly, there is a class of Interjections. Like Adverbs, many of these have
two syllables, and some are onomatopoetic. They occur as separate intonation
units in discourse.
For a sketch of Lisu syntax, see Bradley (2003). Hope (1974) discusses
the syntax of Thailand Lisu in some detail, and Hope (1973a) highlights the
pragmatically-determined variation in the constituent order of Thailand Lisu.
Lisu is not nonconfigurational; rather, any noun phrase may be moved to the
beginning of the clause or to the end of the clause (after the verb) for focus
and/or topic purposes. However, clauses with one or more noun phrases after
the verb are infrequent and often spontaneously corrected.
Acknowledgements
Any dictionary is a collective project. It requires the participation and good
will of many people, and I would like to thank them all most sincerely. In
listing people who have provided the most substantial input here, I do not wish
to exclude the many others who have helped in a variety of other important
ways.
This dictionary started from a card file compiled by Dr Edward R. Hope.
Ted was an Overseas Mission Fellowship missionary in Thailand for many
years; during this time he was criticised by some colleagues for his
concentration on Thailand Lisu instead of Bible Lisu. He later completed a
PhD on Thailand Lisu at the Australian National University, published as Hope
(1974), and wrote a number of other valuable articles and chapters on Lisu
phonology and syntax, including Hope (1971, 1973a, 1973b, 1976). During his
return to Thailand in 2004-2005, he resumed his work with the Lisu, and it
was a pleasure to meet him again. Ted has always been supportive of this
dictionary project from afar.
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My Lisu friend and colleague James Fish or Jacob Masayawong, the sixth
son of Isaiah Fish, has been invaluable with his patient work on this dictionary,
most intensively in 1998 and 1999, but also before and since. Many other
members of his large family have also provided very important input,
especially David Ngwaza, the fifth son of Isaiah, as well as Isaiah and some of
his other children. Both James and David have published various books in
Lisu.
My wife and colleague Dr Maya Bradley has participated in every
moment in the field and elsewhere since 1978, and has always been a source of
important advice and observations as well as a major contributor to this work.
Many members of the Morse family provided me with invaluable help of
many kinds since 1971. In particular, I would like to thank Betty for her
wonderful encouragement and assistance in 1971 and 1972 during my first
field trip to Thailand, and through the years until her sad passing in 2001. Her
sons, especially Steve but also Joni and Bobby, have been close friends and
provided a great deal of help over many years. Cousin David has always been
happy to share his deep knowledge of the Lisu, to provide contacts among the
Lisu in Thailand and elsewhere, and to assist with font-related matters. I am
also pleased to know Eugene and to have known the late Robert.
I am most grateful to Dr Paul W. Lewis for introducing me to Dr Gam
Seng Shae and for continuing encouragement and assistance since 1971. Andy
Thomson provided the PC version of his Lisu font, which I have converted to
Macintosh form and used for this dictionary. The phonetic font used in this
dictionary is the STEDT font, created as part of the STEDT project. Grateful
thanks also to Lam Onn-siew for her careful work on early versions of this
dictionary.
Prof James A. Matisoff and his wife Prof Susan Matisoff, Dr Otome
Hutheesing and her partner Dr Michael Vickery, Dr John McKinnon, Dr IngaLill Hansson, the late Dr Leo Alting von Geusau and many others have also
provided important and stimulating ideas as well as many kinds of practical
help through the years.
I am grateful to the National Research Council of Thailand for permission
to carry out field research in Thailand, and to many Thai colleagues over the
years for their assistance. I would especially like to thank colleagues at
Mahidol University including Prof Suriya Ratanakul, Prof Suwilai Premsrirat
and others, and at Chulalongkorn University, especially Prof Theraphan
Luangthongkum.
Many Lisu friends and colleagues have provided very valuable input and
data. This includes Dr Gam Seng Shae; Chart Phattarapraphakorn; Barnabas;
my friends at the Chiangmai Lisu radio station including Mark, John, James
and others; my friends at David MorseвЂ™s office, Elijah and John; many people
in Doi Lan, especially the adoptive family of Dr Otome Hutheesing; Paul Li or
]lqQ_i PehqPeh of Huai Khrai; Wilai Tangmi or @\lqQ_i Oj and her family in Huai
Tong Tawng; ]lqAi Bl and his wife ]hqOal Oj also from Huai Tong Tawng;
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Matthew or [`hqRj OqEa from Ling Luang, and so many others over the years.
]l Heh @bj Objo
This list does not yet include the many Lisu colleagues and friends who
have helped me in work on other varieties of Lisu spoken in China, Burma and
India which are not included in this dictionary. This includes Dr Yu Defen,
who has recently completed her PhD with me at La Trobe University; Ayi
Gorczynski, formerly of the Yunnan Institute of Nationalities; Hao Jiehui and
Feng Qingzhong of the Yunnan Nationalities Press, Si Luyi of the Nationalities
Press, many people in Nujiang and elsewhere. ]l Idl Rcj D^h [d [d [h Objo
Naturally I am very pleased to acknowledge the funding support of the
Australian Research Council (A59701122, A00001357) and of various other
funding bodies over the years, most notably UNESCO but also the Myer
Foundation, the Australian Academy of Humanities, the Australian ViceChancellorsвЂ™ Committee, the Ford Foundation through the American Council
of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council and various
others.
Finally, I would like to thank the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary
and Thesaurus Project and its Director, Prof James A. Matisoff, for
undertaking the publication of this dictionary as part of its monograph series.
All remaining errors are solely my responsibility; readers are most
welcome to communicate with me at <d.bradley@latrobe.edu.au> with
comments, corrections and additions.
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Hel Bck Ubl
QaqRc Kbl Bî Kbl Tl @cbp
Ebl el E` Eal AfPl O P\ QaqRc @^j Hel D^h WZl Bck Ubl @^j Hel GZ Qeh Cbj Qk
O Uko E]ah Odl GZ O QaqRc Qbiq[dj Ubl GZj @_ @bj Dh O Uk P\ap Ebl el Ubl @_p
QbqZch Ubl @_p [\q[\ Ubl GZj @_ Ol @bj Dho Ebl el E`k Eal AfPl P\ah Cbj Q_ Gh
P^h \ah Idi Ibk @gn P\p QaqRc Ebl el Ubl @_ QbqZch Ubl @_ [\q[\ Ubl @_ Qbq[d
Ubl GZj @_ @bj Pai [d R_l Qbo
Ebl el E` O P\ QaqRc Ubl Ol Rfh Rc @`k el [\i Dh O Aeh Ccp \ah R^m ]l Idl @bj
Wbl Dh Feln Qbo E` Q`j @b Rahn Q_lp ]l Idl Rc dj Gch O D^h Ibjn P\ap O\j Dahp Ph
Abjp O\j J\hp O\j Abjp O\j I`kp O\j Ph ]l Idl Wbl Dh Feln Qbo
@bj K\k Fc ]l O\i Ib @gn Ubkp K\k Fc Obkn P\ Fc Oh Fel Qkn O D^h Pai
Bck Bck Q_ Pj Pin Ubko Ik Q^m Hb Fc P\p @bj Rc D\i Deh P\
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M]ah Eal WZi Ebl el E` O D^h P\ahn E^lp \_j Ij Rc Eal Sbn Q_ Eal Sb D^h Ebl el
[dm V Fel Ycn Ubo ] Oej QaqRc Ocl FZlp Ubl I`jp Oh (Jj) Oal Ebl el P\ah D\in Qbo
dj Pai [dn P\ UZj Pcl D^h Ebl el Q^m [b @bj Yc Q Ollo
Ebl el E` Eal AfPl O D^h @bj E^l Eal Q_i O\`l \_ Rc Ql Nbk P\p
\ah Zch \ah O \_j Ij Rcp (Oh Bl Wbl ]qGbq@_h) Dr Edward R. Hope
UZh R \aqRq\ \a Tl UZh Qci \qGc (James Fish, Jacob Masayawong)
UZj Vak Raj O Dr Maya Bradley @c Ubo
P`h @^m E]ah Odl QaqRc \_j Ij Rc ]h Cal O\lno @bj Obk @^j Fc Ol Cko ]l O\i \_j
Ij Rc P\
UZh Zcl CqZdm @_ UZh R \aqRq\
Oh Bl [`hqDh (Dr Gam Seng Shae)
Oh Bl QcqHfq\c (Acharn Chart)
Oh Bl @qPq@
J @ a O\`l \_ Rc ] Ce OqHbp \bqVp \qGc
Oh Bl Obm CqZdmn @_ Eal Q_i O\`l \_ Rc Pbh Bl \aqQaq\p Pbh Bl \bqV
Cba Q M]ah Ma Ql Nbk
Qal I\j BbqQb (]qQ_i Peh Peh)
O_ Db Qb M]ah Maj @\lqQ_i Op ]qAiqBlp ]qOaqO
Qa Qb M]ah Maj [`hqR OqEa
Oh Bl Obm CqZdm @c Ubo
]l Idl Rc D^h [d [d [h Obo
ZcqR Pdk Pai @bj Ob [h Obo
@bj Rc @\lq@_h CqZdm (David Bradley)
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
A
AP
Adverb
AS
Adverbial Suffix
Classifier
Classifier Suffix
Demonstrative
Demonstrative Prefix
Interjection
C
CS
Dem
DemP
I
Adverbial Prefix
N
NP
NS
Num
PF
PN
PNF
PV
Pro
ProS
V
VP
VS
VV
Noun
Noun Prefix
Noun Suffix
Numeral
Final Particle
Noun Particle
Nonfinal Particle
Verb Particle
Pronoun
Pronoun Suffix
Verb
Verb Prefix
Verb Suffix
Serial Verb
(B)
(C)
Burmese loanword
Chinese loanword
(E)
(NT)
English loanword
Northern Thai loanword
(S)
(T)
Shan loanword
Thai loanword
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
bВ«ГҐ
V
thin of inanimates, contraction of b\ГҐ ГҐ
bВ«ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is thin.
@i
bВ«ГҐ
V
share, exchange, usually pГҐ
@i @l
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
N
father, also ГҐ\ b\ГҐ/bВ«ГҐГҐ\
step-father
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ bВ«ГЎ
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
step-father
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ z\ГҐ z\ГҐ
step-father
в‰ҐwГҐ bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ. My father is not here/is not alive.
@j
bГҐ
V
shine, clear of weather
m\y m\ГҐ bГҐ.
The weather is not clear.
nГҐ bГҐ
wound, scar, also nГҐ pГҐ
~hГҐ bГҐ
moon
@j Q`j Q`j bГҐ lГ¶ lГ¶ V
fat and healthy
j|Г® |ГҐ m\o bГҐ lГ¶ lГ¶ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
His horse is fat and in good condition.
@k
bГҐ
V
be in milk, be unblocked of nose
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ m\ГҐ bГҐ.
The breasts are not in milk.
n|ГҐ po m\ГҐ bГҐ
The nose is blocked.
@k
bГҐ
V
hide something
@k
bГҐ
NP
beside and on the same level as
level along side of a hill, breadth
bГҐ k|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
dzГҐ gu bГҐ k|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.The trail is level on the hillside.
j|Г® bГҐ k|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇГҐ sГҐ bo. The breadth is three armslengths.
bГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ
next to, also b\ГЎ tО”Г¦ГҐ
j|Г® ~hi bГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ
next to his house
bГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
beside and on a level with
в‰ҐwГҐ n\u ~hi bГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ beside our house
@k Obk bГҐ mo
V
partial, prejudiced in judging
DonвЂ™t be biased.
tГ¦\ГҐ bГҐ mo.
@k Qk
bГҐ lГҐ
VV have time to, feel like, able to cope with
He doesnвЂ™t have time to do it/feel like doing it.
je m\ГҐ bГҐ lГҐ.
@l
b\ГҐ
V
thin, of inanimates
b\ГҐ bВ«ГҐ\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ
extremely thin
b\ГҐ ts\ГЇ le ГҐ.
too thin
tsГ¦o h~ ГҐ b\ГҐ le ГҐ.
be short of soul-stuff, weak or open to disease
mГҐ b\ГҐ
thin variety of bamboo
mГЊ b\ГҐ b\ГҐ
thin cloth
@l
b\ГҐ
C
for single organs (one of a pair)
tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ b\ГҐ
half an armspan. from middle of chest to finger tip
@i
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
mjГҐ s\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® b\ГҐ
one eye
n|ГҐ po tГ¦\Г® b\ГҐ
one ear
@l
b\ГҐ
NP
cheeks
whiskers on cheeks
b\ГҐ pГ¦jГ¶ yГ¶ my
b\ГҐ tГ¦|o
bulging cheeks
b\ГҐ m\в€‘ to
chin
b\ГҐ w\y
cheeks
b\ГҐ w\y w\o to
jawbone
ВЇВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ l|y
pelican (вЂ�bird cheek cropвЂ�)
~hВ«ГЎ b\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
tree shrew (вЂ�rodent cheek yellowвЂ™)
@l
b\ГҐ
N
sides or banks of river or valley
on that side
go b\ГҐ
ko b\ГҐ
on that side (further away)
tГ¦ГҐ b\ГҐ
on this side
l|ГҐ b\ГҐ
groin, crotch
В©|в€‘ b\ГҐ
on the left side
jГҐ b\ГҐ
on the right side
@l
b\ГҐ
V
shape reeds for instruments, also b\ГҐ
mГҐ go b\ГҐ
shape reeds for jewsharp
f\u lВ«u b\ГҐ
shape reeds for gourd flute
@l
b\ГҐ
NS bound form indicating the slope of hillside
pjВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
slope facing the speaker
mi b\ГҐ
slope diagonally across the view of the speaker
@l
b\ГҐ
C
a slap
give a slap
tГ¦\Г® b\ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ ГҐ
@l C`l b\ГҐ d\Г¶
NS
shaft of foot-operated mortar
shaft of foot-operated mortar
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГҐ d\Г¶
@l Maj b\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
bamboo colander
b\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
one bamboo colander
@l Qk
b\ГҐ lГҐ
N
trumpet, usually s\ГҐ lГҐ
@l Ql Ql b\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
shivering
He shivered.
b\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
@l Q^m Nj b\ГҐ l\_ГЎ tsГ¦ГҐ N
a slap (on the face)
b\ГҐ l\ГЎ
_ tsГ¦ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ fu В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He gave her a slap (on the face).
@l Q_k b\ГҐ le
N
sickle, also m\в€‘ tsГ¦В«o
@l Ufi b\ГҐ в‰ҐВ«ГЊ
N
spear, usually l|ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
b\ГҐ x_в€‘
V
j|Г® b\ГҐ x\в€‘ ГҐ.
@m
b\ГҐ
V
mГҐ go b\ГҐ ГҐ.
f\u lВ«u lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ b\ГҐ ГҐ
@m
b\ГҐ
N
b|ГҐj pГ¦j\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГҐ
@hl
b||ГҐ\ГҐ
PF
@il
bВ«ГҐ\ГҐ
N
@]ai B\ bВ«ГҐj pГ¦j\ГҐ
N
bВ«ГҐj pГ¦j\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГҐ
@î
bВ«ГЎ
NS
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ bВ«ГЎ
mВ«ГҐ mГҐ bВ«ГЎ
@^j
bГЎ
V
bГЎ tu lo ГҐ_\
smile (positive only)
@l Wem
He is smiling.
shape reeds for musical instruments, also b\ГҐ
make a bamboo jewsharp
shape reeds for a gourd reed-organ
Baht, Thai currency (T)
ten baht note
maybe, also pГ¦|ГҐГҐ\
father (C), usually bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
paper currency (T)
ten baht note
step-parent
stepfather
stepmother
say
saying referring to a third party, which is really
aimed at the listener
bГЎ ko ГҐ
refuse to talk to
ВЇВ«ГҐ bГЎ ko
mynah
bГЎ tО”Г¦В«e
decide
bГЎ kГ¦\в€‘
word
bГЎ dz\ГҐ
hear, also pГҐ dГ”\ГҐ
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ bГЎ dz\ГҐ. I didnвЂ™t hear it.
bГЎ tsГ¦В«в€‘
decide (B)
bГЎ m\ГҐ kГ¦wГҐ xв€‘ even though
bГЎ mo d\e mo
requests (song language)
bГЎ mo
judgement, legal case
bГЎ mo kГ¦в€‘ m\ГҐ dz\o. The case was not decided justly.
bГЎ в‰Ґo dz\ГҐ l\ГЎ xo make a covenant or mutual treaty
bГЎ в‰Ґ\o
riddle
bГЎ j\Г¶ ГҐ
stammer
tГ¦\ГҐ bГЎ k_o l\ГЎ xo.
DonвЂ™t refuse to be on speaking terms.
nu bГЎ ВЇi.
You try to say it.
в‰ҐwГҐ tГ¦e bГЎ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. This is what I said.
|ГҐ t|Г® bГЎ pГ¦u В©\в€‘.
Please explain to me.
|ГҐ t|Г® bГЎ m|ГҐ В©\в€‘.
Please inform me/instruct me/teach me.
bГЎ
V
stoop
ku k_u ГҐ\ bГЎ В©в€‘ h~ e| dГ”e.
@^j
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
Stoop over as you go.
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
bГЎ
NS
dzГҐ m\e dzГҐ bГЎ
j|Г® m\e j|Г® bГЎ
@^j
bГЎ
NS
so bГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
@^k
bГЎ
N
@^m
b\ГЎ
NS
n|Г¶ b\ГЎ
n|Г¶ b\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ
j|Г® b\ГЎ
@^m K\j b\ГЎ tО”Г¦ГҐ
N
j|Г® ~hi b\ГЎ tО”Г¦ГҐ wГҐ
@^k [dj bГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
N
j|Г® ~hi bГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
@_h
b|e
NS
b|e b|e
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o b|e b|e
ГҐ| w\ГЎ b|e b|e
ГҐ| j|ГҐ b|e b|e
ГҐ b|e/|ГҐ b|e
@_j
be
V
g\ГҐ be je ГҐ.
ГҐ lГҐ be je ГҐ\ .
@_j
be
VS
le be
@_j
be
NS
@_j
be
PNS
ГҐ lГҐ kwГҐ be
@_j
be
NS
nГҐ be
@_k
be
N
be pГ¦\u
be tО”\e
d\в€‘ be
xo d\в€‘ be
sВ«в€‘ d\в€‘ be
tО”Г¦\o be
@^j
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
pair word for m\e dregs
left-over rice
dregs
a kind of tree
a kind of tree
flat plate
another one
another
another person
other ones
next to, on same level, also bГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ
next to his house
to the side, on same level as, also bГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
to the side of his house, on the same level
little, small
sonny, little son
small axe, hatchet
little piglet
little chicken
first son
visit, with no purpose in mind
visit around
Where are you wandering to?
complementiser, adverbialiser
like this, in this way
and, usually tО”e
from, usually ts|o
from where?
extended nose, in
elephantвЂ™s trunk, fish gill, animal snout
lump, growth, especially on throat
goiter, usually be tО”\e
goiter, also be pГ¦\u
head of hammer
iron hammer head
wooden hammer head
windpipe
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
tО”Г¦\o be k|o l|o
ts|ГЇ be
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦\в€‘ be
li be
sВ«в€‘ lo be
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ lВ«u be
@_k
be
NS
dz\ГЇ be
dГ”w|ГҐ be
dzw|ГҐ be
@_k @_k be be
V
be be l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
@_k
be
NP
be kГ¦в€‘
be tО”Г¦\ГЇ
@_k Nal be tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
@_k Qdh be l|y
N
ГҐ| g\u be l|y
@_l
b\e
VS
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ j|Г® b\e
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o j|Г® b\e
@_l
b\e
V
b\e l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
@_l
b\e
V
X
h
large pot or jar, also bГ¶
metal rice pot
large-mouthed clay jar, also ji wu/dzw|ГҐ be
large-mouthed clay jar, also ji wu/dГ”w|ГҐ be
pendulous
It is very pendulous.
pus, also bi
solid pus, also bi kГ¦\в€‘
liquid pus, also bi tО”Г¦\ГЇ
jacket, coat, shirt, dress, see bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ
birdвЂ™s crop, also by l|y
doveвЂ™s crop
old thing, previous, see also j|Г® ly
old jacket
the previous person
separate from each other
They parted.
fall over from an upright position (of
inanimate objects), usually b\Г¶
nonflying insect or worm, also b\Г®/b\в€‘
b\e
NP
b\e di
b\e di ГҐ| di
b\e tО”|Г® mГҐ
b\e tО”|e l|e
b\e tО”В«Г® tО”В«Г® mГҐ
b\e tsГ‰ГЇ О”В«ГЇ
b\e tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|o
b\e tsГ¦\ГЇ
b\e s|ГҐ mГҐ
b\e О”Г¶ nГ¶
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ b\e di
ВЇВ«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶ b\e di
@_l
W
x
AdamвЂ™s apple
limb joint which is lumpy (elbow, knee, ankle)
knot in a string
neck
growth on a tree
fruit of all kinds
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
insects and worms
insects, birds and small animals
short type of millipede
small cricket
type of grasshopper with very long legs
small beetle - occurs in swarms
firefly
caterpillar
cockroach, also b\в€‘/m\ГЊ/m\Г® s|ГҐ mГҐ
stink bug
goliath beetle (вЂ�bamboo insectвЂ™)
millipede (вЂ�pheasant insectвЂ™ вЂ“ pheasants eat)
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ b\e di
leaf insect
sВ«в€‘ dГҐ b\e di
stick insect
w\o n|ГҐ b\e di
earthworm
wu tО”Г¦В«Г¶ b\e di
millipede
@_l
b\e
NS
squirrel
squirrel, also h
~ ГЎ
В« b\e
|ГҐ b\e
@_l
b\e
VS
think about, in
ВЇВ«Г® b\e
think about
@_l Kdl Ecl Lak b\e tО”Г¦\ГЇ tГ¦\u dzГ‰ГЇ
N type of small tree with silvery
bark, which bears edible black berries
V
@_l Q_l b\e l\e
@_m
b\e l\e kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘
b\e l\e l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
dzГҐ b\e l\e
tsГ¦\u b\e l\e s\в€‘
ГҐ| j|ГҐ b\e l\e
b\e
V
b\e
NS
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e
kГ¦\o tsГ¦|o b\e
@_m P\ah b\e ВЇ|Г®
V
b\e ВЇ|Г® b\e ВЇ|Г® kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
w|u b\e ВЇ|Г®
bГ¶
A
p
hatch (eggs); squeeze until something
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
inside of, in
inside of mouth, also kГ¦w\ГҐ b\e/kГ¦\ГҐ b\Г®
inside of stove or fireplace, also kГ¦\u tsГ¦|o b\e
soft to the touch, as ripe fruit, also b\Г®
It gives when you squeeze it (rubber ball, ripe
fruit, melon, etc.).
fontanelle of baby
V/N confine, fence, garden, enclosed area,
orchard, completion of womanвЂ™s post-natal
confinement, also bi/bjГ¶
fence (which encloses), also lГҐ kГҐ/bjГ¶ tО”Г¶
bГ¶ tО”Г¶
bГ¶ tО”Г¶ tО”Г¶ ГҐ
lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ_ mi tГ¦\Г® bГ¶ je
sВ«в€‘ we bГ¶
zГ‰ГЇ bГ¶
l\o bГ¶
xo bГ¶
xo bГ¶ kГ¦\u ГҐ bГ¶ t|ГҐ
@
b
having shaggy and disheveled hair
It is hairy.
type of rice which has hairy seeds
thorny hairy shrub
chicken with dishevelled-looking feathers
pops out (pimple)
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ b\e В©в€‘ ГҐ
squeeze until a pimple pops out
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu m|y m\ГҐ b\e. The eggs were laid but didnвЂ™t hatch.
j|Г® wu b\e b\e.
small intestine
@_m
@`j
hairy, furry, disheveled
G
k
erect a fence
dz\ГҐ ГҐ. I am farming one chilli pepper field.
flower garden
pool
lake
prison, also bГ¶ d\u
confined in prison
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ bГ¶
bГ¶
~hi bГ¶
bГ¶
tГ¦\Г® bГ¶
mj\ГҐ bГ¶
bГ¶
m\ГҐ xw|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
@`j
@`k
@`k
vegetable garden
NS
field house, shack also pГ¶
field house, also h
~ i pГ¶
part, some
C
a part, some
a large part, most
V
share out, apportion, divide
He isnвЂ™t old enough to realise
h~ e\ , bГ¶ m\ГҐ k|u h~ e\ .
whatвЂ™s going on; he hasnвЂ™t any discernment yet.
dzГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® bГ¶ В©\в€‘.
Share some rice with me/Give me some rice.
h~ i bГ¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
divide up the household goods (as when a son sets
up his own home.
xw\ГҐ bГ¶ m\ГҐ kГ¦|u.
I donвЂ™t know how to butcher (and share out) meat.
@`k
@`k
@`k Nal
@`k el
@`l
@`m I`m
@`l Q_j
@aj
@aj
X
h
small earthenware pot, also be
small earthenware pot
for ends of a pole
I helped by shouldering one end.
jacket, shirt, also be tО”Г¦\ГЇ/bв€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
one jacket
for, on behalf of, also m|e s|ГҐ
wu tВ«ГЎ lГҐ g\в€‘. Please buy and bring me a coat.
fall sideways from upright, also b\e, see d\o
leaning and about to topple over
The tree has fallen over.
cicada, also bj\Г¶ dГ”\Г¶
a large cicada
V
about to fall over, wobbly, shaky
ItвЂ™s shaky.
full
Fill it up.
It isnвЂ™t full yet.
small son
complete, of womanвЂ™s post-natal one
monthвЂ™s confinement, also b_e
Her month hasnвЂ™t been completed.
ГҐ bГҐ m\ГҐ bi ~h\e.
bi
V
beautiful
beautifully and carefully
bi bi dzГ‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
bi bi dzГ‰ГЇ dz_ГЇГ‰ je m\ГҐ. Do it nicely and carefully.
@ak
W
x
bГ¶
NS
n|Г¶ bГ¶
bГ¶
C
tГ¦\Г® bГ¶ p|Г¶ dzwГҐ ГҐ.
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
bГ¶ В©\ГЇ
NS
в‰ҐwГҐ bГ¶ В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
b\Г¶
V
b\Г¶ b\Г¶ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ b\Г¶ le o.
b\Г¶ dГ”\Г¶
N
ГҐ| w\ГЎ p|ГҐ b\Г¶ dГ”\Г¶
@`l Q_j b\Г¶ le b\Г¶ le
b\Г¶ le b\Г¶ le dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
bi
V
bi le tsГ‰ГЇ.
m\ГҐ bi ~h\e.
ГҐ bi z\ГҐ
bi
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ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ bi ГҐ
@al
b\Г®
NS
t|u b\Г®
@al Cak b\Г® di
N
@am
b\i
N
@am @ai b\i bВ«Г®
V
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ b\i bВ«Г®
@am P\ah b\i ВЇ|Г®
V
@bi
bВ«o
PF
@bi
bВ«o
VS
bВ«o bВ«o
bВ«o bВ«o l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ sГҐ bВ«o
\ГҐ bВ«o
@bj
bo
V/VV
dz\ГҐ bo le o.
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ bo le o.
n\ГҐ bo le o.
w\u xв€‘ bo le o.
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo
mjГҐ bo mГҐ
@bj
bo
V
tsГ¦o bo pГ¦\ГҐ
@bj
bo
V
C
nu bo ВЇi.
tГ¦\Г® bo
mГЊ tГ¦\Г® bo
@bj
bo
V
bo k|ГҐ
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ bo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
l\ГЎ dГ”u xwГҐ bo ГҐ
@bj
bo
NS
sВ«в€‘ bo dzГ‰ГЇ
so bo dzГ‰ГЇ
@bj Obj bo mo
V
j|Г® l|ГЎ bo mo ГҐ.
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p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
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E
tГ¦
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G
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very beautiful
female sexual organs
female sexual organs
non-flying insect, worm, usually b\e di
taro, also bj\Г¶
grain appears mature but is too small to eat
corn which appears mature, grains too small to eat
spongy to the touch, usually b\e_ ВЇ|Г®
evidential of visual evidence, also bВ«ГЊ
heavyset (of men)
thick-set and tall (of personвЂ™s appearance)
(He) is very thickset.
Fatty three
Fatty
satisfied, full, had enough to eat
IвЂ™ve eaten to the full.
IвЂ™ve listened enough.
IвЂ�ve had enough rest.
IвЂ™ve had enough of getting tired out.
salt
kind of insect
rich
rich man
measure against outstretched arms,
armspan
Measure it to see how many armspans.
one armspan
one armspan of cloth
write, draw, engrave
pen (вЂ�writing stickвЂ™), also p\ГҐ kГҐ
I am writing.
engrave designs on a bracelet
pine tree, also tГ¦\o
pine tree
pine tree
thank
He thanked him.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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l
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~h
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bo mo s|ГҐ mo
thank
s|ГҐ mo bo mo.
thank
@bl
b\o
VS
deaf, of ears
j|Г® n|ГҐ b\o ГҐ.
He is deaf.
j|Г® n|ГҐ po b\o ГҐ.
His ears are deaf.
@bl @bl b\o b\o
V
deep voiced, bass
He has a deep voice.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ b\o b\o l\e.
@bm
b_o
V
kiss
z\ГҐ nГ¶ l|ГЎ b\o В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He kissed the child.
@bm Qbj b\_o lo
N
ground residents (ants, etc.), also b\u lo
b\o lo bjГ¶
flying ant
b\o lo pГ¶
anthive
b\o lo О”Г‰ГЇ
red ant
tВ«ГЊ b\o lo
dark stinging ant
k|ГҐ l|ГҐ b\o lo
butterfly
tsГ¦o b\o lo z\ГҐ
people who live in a world under the ground
sГҐ tВ«ГЊ b\o lo
jumping ant with long red body, bites
wo b\o lo z\ГҐ
sun bear
О”В«ГЎ mjГҐ b\o lo z\ГҐ
chipmunk
|ГҐ k|ГҐ b\o lo
butterfly
@cj
bu
C
groups of people
bj\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® bu
group of Bee clansmen
@ck
bu
V
lazy, indolent, disinterested
VV tired of, too lazy to
stretch and yawn
bu dГ”\u tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ
dГ”e bu ГҐ.
I donвЂ™t feel like going, IвЂ™m too lazy to go.
tО”В«ГҐ bu ГҐ
bored
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ bu ГҐ
tired of listening to
ВЇi bu ГҐ
sick of the sight of
tsГ¦o bu
loafer
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ bu ГҐ
very lazy, indolent
@ck
bu
V
float away
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ bu tВ«ГЎ je o. The water carried it away (floated it away).
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ kГ¦\u ГҐ bu je o. It floated away downstream.
@ck
bu
C
for strands
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ s\ГҐ bu dГ”o ГҐ. This cord has three strands (i.e. 3-ply).
@ck @ck bu bu
N
weal
It raised a weal.
j|Г® bu bu dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ.
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N
@ck @cl bu b\u
thigh
the groin
bu b\u tО”i
bu b\u j\ГҐ le o.
It struck him on the thigh.
В©|ГҐ bu
chicken thigh bone (used in divining)
@dj
by
V
owe
в‰ҐwГҐ w\ГҐ by ГҐ.
He owes five dayвЂ™s labour.
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ by dГҐ ГҐ.
A debt is owed.
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ m\ГҐ by.
He doesnвЂ™t owe anything.
@dj
by
NS
hump/mane of animal
m\o by
horse mane
l\ГҐ by
hump of cow
@dk
by
NS
make an intermittent sound
He passed wind audibly.
j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г® by ГҐ.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ m\ГҐ by.
It isnвЂ™t making a sound.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ by О”\ГҐ
the crowing of the cock
|ГҐ j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ by ГҐ.
The cock is crowing.
@dk Qdh by l|y
N
crop (of animal), food-pouch, usually be l|y
the cheek-pouch of a monkey
tО”В«ГҐ mj\Г¶ by l|y
|ГҐ j|ГҐ by l|y
chickenвЂ™s crop
@dl
b\y
N/C/V hindrance, trouble, business, prophecy
There is one thing hindering.
tГ¦\Г® b\y dГ”o ГҐ.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ b\y dГ”o \ГҐ?
WhatвЂ™s the trouble?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ b\y dГ”o \ГҐ?
What business have you to do with that?
j|Г® b\y b\y ГҐ
prophesy
@dl
b\y
NS
odour, smell
It stinks.
j|Г® b\y tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶ ГҐ.
j|Г® b\y О”|ГҐ ГҐ.
It smells nice.
@dl
b\y
NS
sprout from joint
sprout growing from joint (bamboo, etc.)
j|Г® l\ГЎ b\y
@dl
b\y
NS
silk
silk cloth
b\y mГЊ
b\y mГҐ
silkworm moth
@dl
b\y
V
burrow with snout, see py
ГҐ| w\ГЎ b\y d\y lГҐ ГҐ. The pig comes burrowing in.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ b\y do lГҐ ГҐ. The pig comes burrowing out.
|ГҐ w\ГЎ b\y, |ГҐ n\ГҐ tГ¦\o. The pig burrows and the dog steps
(story in which dog gets credit for pigвЂ™s work)
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p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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R
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S
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T
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U
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@dl
@dl Qdl
@dm
@dm
b\y
N
termite
termite nest
b\y n|Г¶ pГ¶
b\y h~ ГЎ
\
winged termite
b\y ~h\ГЎ my
kind of boletus mushroom growing on termite hills
b\y w\o
termite, wingless
b\y w\o mГҐ
termite, wingless
b\y l\y
N
baby carrying backstrap
b\y
V
mildew, have dry rot
bГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ b\y le gu ГҐ. The jacket is mildewed all over.
b\y my
mould, mildew
b\y my sГҐ ts|ГЇ kГ¦В«ГҐ le o.It has gone mouldy.
b\y
NS
hoof, heel
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\y
animalвЂ™s hoof and horny fetlocks on cow,
pig, etc.; back of the heel on person
heel of the hand.
l\ГЎ b\y
@dm @dm b\y b\y
V
b\y b\y dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
@dm Odj b\y my
N
b\y my tГ¦u ГҐ.
listless, lifeless
He is listless.
lungs
His lungs are thick (He boasts/He is uncouth and
jealously ambitious).
N
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ b\y my tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ
j|Г® b\y my tsГ¦\ГЇ ГҐ.
b\y my nГҐ ГҐ.
@eh
b|в€‘
NS
kГҐ b|в€‘
@ej
bв€‘
V/C
bв€‘ m\ГҐ j\ГҐ.
tГ¦\Г® bв€‘ bв€‘ ГҐ.
@ej
bв€‘
N
bв€‘ dГ”ГҐ
bв€‘ dГ”ГҐ mi
bв€‘ О”\_ГЇ
bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ li
@ej
bв€‘
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ j|Г® bв€‘
@ejqTaj Bв€‘zГ‰ГЇ
N
spliced loop
@dm Odj b\y my
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bow string
He is splicing a loop.
have tuberculosis
sarus crane (large white water bird)
sarus crane (large white water bird)
shoot a crossbow
He shot and missed.
He shot one shot.
cultivable land
land which has been used
old fields, fallow fields, fields still being farmed
virgin land
loach (kind of fish), also в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”\Г¶ l\Г¶
spike
Lisu 3-string banjo
spike on a knife blade which fits into the handle
Shan, also bв€‘ ji/je
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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@ek
@ek
@ek
@ek
@ek
@ek
@ek
@ek Nal
@ek Pk
@el
@el
@
b
A
p
bв€‘
N
wide, staring (eyes)
bв€‘ bв€‘
wide-open, staring eyes
j|Г® mjГҐ s\в€‘ bв€‘ l\e pГ¦u le ГҐ. His eyes opened wide.
bв€‘
V
line a container
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® bв€‘ В©\в€‘ mВ»ГҐ. Please line it with leaves.
bв€‘
PF
evidential of inference/reasonable certainty
bв€‘
V
pay
pay price
pГ¦\y bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ bв€‘
j|Г® pГ¦\y bв€‘ w_ГҐ ГҐ.
You must pay for it.
bв€‘
V
come undone, untied, see pГ¦в€‘ untie
It has come untied.
bв€‘ le o.
bв€‘
N
sun
sun rises
bв€‘ do
bв€‘ d\y
sun sets
bв€‘
NP
very large tree with inedible acorn-like nuts
this tree
bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
bв€‘ s\в€‘
nuts of this tree
bв€‘ t\o l\o dzГ‰ГЇ
hardwood tree which bears hard inedible nuts
bв€‘ tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
jacket, coat, shirt, usually bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ,
also bв€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
jacket, coat, shirt, dress, also bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ t|o
bв€‘ tsГ¦\ГЇ t|o
bв€‘ nГҐ
N
wound with scab
ulcer, pimple
bв€‘ nГҐ ts|ГЇ
bв€‘ nГҐ ts|ГЇ di ГҐ.
He is getting an ulcer, a pimple, etc.
b\в€‘
V
break (smash, crush, burst open)
C
half
It is smashed/ It burst /It exploded.
b\в€‘ В©в€‘ o.
m\ГҐ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ b\в€‘.
not taken apart and not broken
ВЇ\Г® b\в€‘ b\в€‘ le o.
It broke in half.
ВЇ\Г® b\в€‘ dГ”o ГҐ.
There are two halves.
sГҐ b\в€‘ dГ”o ГҐ.
There are three portions.
b\в€‘
NP/S non-Lisu people
b\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ dz\ГҐ mГҐ
non-Lisu people
b\в€‘ tsГ¦o
non-Lisu people
l\ГҐ b\в€‘
non-Lisu people
n\e b\в€‘
dead ancestors of other people
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ b\в€‘
Chinese and other non-Lisu people
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
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G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
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S
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T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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b\в€‘
V
j|Г® pГ¦\y b\в€‘ ГҐ
|ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ b\в€‘ fu lГҐ
@el Cak b\в€‘ di
N
@el Qel Qel b\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
b\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ li ГҐ.
@el Rh Oj b\в€‘ s|ГҐ mГҐ N
@em Pem b\в€‘ n\в€‘
N
@fi
bВ«ГЊ
PF
@fm Qehnl b\ГЊ l|в€‘\ГҐ
A
give as a gift
@el
W
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pay the price
ГҐ. The king (the government) gave it as a gift.
insect/worm, usually b\e di
rain in heavy shower, see p\в€‘ l\в€‘ p\в€‘ l\в€‘
There was a heavy shower of rain.
cockroach, also b\e/m\ГЊ/m\Г® s|ГҐ m_ГҐ
snail, usually n|ГҐ p_ГҐ\ mГҐ
evidential of sight, also bВ«o
quickly
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i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
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ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
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V
@\i Q^l bjВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
baggy, too big and falling down (pants),
see also bjГҐ l\ГЎ
broken, spoiled, see also pjВ«ГҐ
bjГҐ
V
bjГҐ В©в€‘ gu ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s all broken.
tsГ¦o bjГҐ
bad person
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ bjГҐ В©в€‘ gu o.He has become mentally unbalanced.
@\j
bjГҐ
V
be eclipsed
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ bjГҐ ГҐ
eclipse of the sun
~hГҐ bГҐ bjГҐ ГҐ
eclipse of the moon
@\j
bjГҐ
V
spicy
bjГҐ z\u
have astringent taste
lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ bjГҐ ГҐ.
The peppers are hot.
@\k
bjГҐ
V
burn
The fire wonвЂ™t burn.
|ГҐ t|o m\ГҐ bjГҐ.
ГҐ mi tО”Г¦u m\ГҐ bjГҐ. My fields didnвЂ™t burn when I fired them.
@\k
bjГҐ
V
loosely tied
loosely tied and slipping, see also bjВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
bjГҐ l\ГЎ
It is very loose and slipping.
bjГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
bjГҐ ~hi
rope ladder, climbing rope
l\ГҐ bjГҐ
large loosely-woven string carrying bag
@\k Ycj bjГҐ fu
N
bottle
@\l
bj\ГҐ
N
bee, honey, sugar, candy, Bee clan,
see also bj\ГҐ bjВ«ГҐ
bj\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
the Bee Clan, man of the Bee Clan
bj\ГҐ pГ¦Г¶
swarm of bees, hive
bj\ГҐ pГ¦Г¶ mГҐ
brown bee that swarms in high trees
bj\ГҐ tu
brown ground wasp, very fierce
bj\ГҐ tu be
Large Bee subclan in Thailand, also t|ГҐ m\Г®
bj\ГҐ t\u tО”Г¦В«e mВ«o
wasp
bj\ГҐ tГ¦\o В©\в€‘
bee which makes a kind of paper
bj\ГҐ tsГ¦o kГ¦\u mГҐ
hornet which feeds on insects (вЂ�thief beeвЂ™)
bj\ГҐ dz\ГЇ mГҐ
queen bee
bj\ГҐ tsВ«ГЇ mГҐ
bee-eater, roller
bj\ГҐ mГҐ
common honey bee
bj\ГҐ m\в€‘
small black stingless bee, has wax
bj\ГҐ mГҐ w|e l|e
bee that lives in holes in trees
bj\ГҐ s|ГҐ fu
kind of bee
bj\ГҐ s|o
beeswax
bj\ГҐ s|o we
type of marigold (вЂ�beeswax flowerвЂ™)
@\j
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E
tГ¦
F
g
G
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H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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@\l
@\l
@\m
@\m
@\m
@\m
W
x
X
h
bj\ГҐ z\ГҐ
bee larva
bj\ГҐ z\u
domestic honeybee
bj\ГҐ ~h|e lВ«e
branch of Bee clan in Thailand, also О”ГҐ m\Г®
small wasp, no honey, also bj\ГҐ xВ«ГҐ
bj\ГҐ xВ«ГҐ mГҐ
bj\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
long kind of bee, also me bj\ГҐ mГҐ
bj\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ
honey (вЂ�bee liquidвЂ™)
bj\ГҐ z\ГЇ
bee sting
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ
kind of small bee, also m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ mГҐ
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
kind of small striped bee
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
kind of small red bee
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ mГҐ
bee which makes honey combs on small sticks
mГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ bj\ГҐ
bee which makes sugary honey
me bj\ГҐ m_ГҐ
long kind of bee, also bj\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
m\u g\u bj\ГҐ
bee that attacks, no honey (вЂ�thunder beeвЂ™)
mj|ГҐ le mГҐ bj\ГҐ
stingless hovering bee
ГҐ| m\o tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ du bj\ГҐ ground bee-hole the shape of horseвЂ™s hoof
|ГҐ n\ГҐ tО”Г¦\e bj\ГҐ
bee which makes holes in stumps (carpenter)
|ГҐ n\ГҐ lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ bj\ГҐ
small red hornet (вЂ�dog tongue beeвЂ™)
В©|ГҐ bj\ГҐ
bee which builds hives in rock crevices
bj\ГҐ
V
not sufficiently salty
bj\ГҐ
V
slack (of strings etc.)
p|e so h~ i bj\ГҐ t|ГҐ.
Leave the trip-wire slack
j|Г® h~ i tsГҐ bj\ГҐ le o. The crossbow string is slack.
w|u tГ¦\ГЊ bj\ГҐ le o.
The turban has grown slack.
bj\ГҐ
V
clap
l\ГЎ kwГҐ bj\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is clapping his hands.
bj_ГҐ
V
cut or shave off (with strokes of knife or axe),
make boards with axe or knife
house altar shelf
tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ bj\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is cutting down planks to the right thickness.
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ bj\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is making boards.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ bj\ГҐ t|ГҐ.
It hasnвЂ™t been blazed with a knife.
bj\ГҐ
V
incomplete, unfinished
dzГҐ bj\ГҐ
incompletely milled rice
dГ”Г‰ГЇ bj\ГҐ
incompletely brewed liquor
@\i bj\ГҐ bjВ«ГҐ
N
candy (baby talk), see also bj\ГҐ
Y
f
Z
w
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^
ГЎ
_
e
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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@\`j
V
bjГ¶
exhausted (of non-animates), expended, no
strength left, superficially burnt off
It has lost its strength./Fire has burnt off.
bjГ¶ le o.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ bjГ¶
weak, badly-made liquor
в‰ҐwГҐ ГҐ mi ГҐ| t|o bjГ¶ В©в€‘ o. My fields have been burnt before time.
@\`j
bjГ¶
NS tendril of a vine
l\ГҐ bjГ¶
tendril of a vine
@\`j J`j bjГ¶ tО”Г¶ N
a fence, usually bГ¶ tО”Г¶
bjГ¶ tО”Г¶ tГ¦\u ГҐ.
He is putting a fence across it.
@\`k
bjГ¶
V
fly
fluttering wings while trying to get a foothold
bjГ¶ в‰Ґ\o je ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ bjГ¶ je o.
The bird flew away.
h~ ГЎ
В« bjГ¶
small flying squirrel
~hi bjГ¶
airplane
x\o bjГ¶
large flying squirrel
fu bjГ¶
cobra (вЂ�flying snakeвЂ™)
@\`l
bjГ¶
V
straight (of thing which should be bent), open
and raised at one end (as a single-slope roof)
bj\Г¶ bj\Г¶ l\e
very straight
в‰Ґw|ГҐ mjГҐ du bj\Г¶ bj\Г¶ l\e kГЊ le o.
The fish hook is too straight.
@\`l
bj\Г¶
V
go off, fire
The gun fired accidentally.
po bj\Г¶ je o.
tГ¦jВ«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ bj\Г¶ je o. The crossbow trigger went off accidentally.
j|Г® wГҐ bj\Г¶ je o.
The trap sprung.
@\`l
bj\Г¶
N
picture, image, also p\o
picture on a piece of paper
bj\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ
tsГ¦o bj\Г¶ z\ГҐ
image of a person (usually on paper)
fu z\ГҐ bj\Г¶
a Buddha image
j|Г® bj\Г¶
picture, image
@\`l Tl bj\Г¶ z\ГҐ
C
blink of an eye
I caught only a glimpse.
tГ¦\Г® bj\Г¶ z\ГҐ mo ГҐ.
@\`m
bj\Г¶
N
taro, also b\Г®
@\`m
bj\Г¶
NS lightning, in m\в€‘/mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶
@\`m Q`m Q`m bj\Г¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶ V
dazzling
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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p|ГҐ
NS
p|ГҐ tsВ«o
tО”o p|ГҐ
tsГ¦o p|ГҐ z\ГҐ_
l\ГҐ p|ГҐ
l|Г® p|ГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® p|ГҐ
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ p|ГҐ
ГҐ| w\ГЎ p|ГҐ
p|ГҐ
NS
xw\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
p|ГҐ
NS
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
l|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
lo di p|ГҐ
В©|ГҐ tО”Г¦o p|ГҐ
В©|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
p|ГҐ
V
p|ГҐ
V
p|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
p|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ g\ГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ
p|ГҐ
VS
j|Г® p|ГҐ du
p|ГҐ tГҐ
N
p|ГҐ t|Г®
N
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o p|ГҐ t|Г®
~hГҐ mГҐ p|ГҐ t|Г®
p|ГҐ k|ГҐ
N
p|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
C
ВЇ\Г® p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
sГҐ p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
p|ГҐ j|Г®
A
p|ГҐ j\i
N
p|ГҐ j\i d\ГҐ mГҐ
p|ГҐ j\i nГЎ
p|ГҐ j\i в‰Ґ|ГҐ s\ГҐ
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah
Ah Dj
Ah Dah
Ah Gh
Ah Maj
Ah Qm
Ah \ah
Ah \am
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
male (restricted form, see pГ¦\ГҐ)
consonant (вЂ�male letterвЂ™)
male slave, usually p|ГҐ tГҐ
human male
male tiger
grandson
bull
water buffalo bull
boar
very thick or heavy
very fatty fat, very thick fat
rock, see В©|ГҐ p|ГҐ
soil, mud
stone, small rock, also lo di p|ГҐ
stone, small rock, also l|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
large rock, cliff
large stone
dig up field for planting
dam up to catch fish
fish weir
catch fish in a fish weir
tighten string
handle for tightening Lisu banjo strings
slave, also p|ГЎ tГҐ/tО”o p|ГҐ
loner, rogue
loner, keeps to himself, is morose and fierce
rogue elephant
idiot, deaf mute
plain, civilization (C), also de mi
group of a father and his children
a father and one child
a father and two children
on purpose, also pВ«ГҐj sГ‰Г‰ГЇ
palm civet, also p|ГҐ z\ГЇ
large variety of palm civet
mongoose, also p|ГҐ j\i в‰Ґ|ГҐ s\ГҐ
mongoose, also p|ГҐ j\i nГЎ
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
\ГҐ
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Ai
Ai
Ai
Ai
Southern Lisu Dictionary
p|ГҐ j\i О”Г‰ГЇ
pВ«ГҐ
NS
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ m|Г®
pВ«ГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® pВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
Ai
pВ«ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
V
pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ pВ«ГҐ pВ«ГҐ l\e.
Bel pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
N
pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ
Cal Cal pВ«ГҐ d\Г® d\Г®
V
Himalayan Marten
eighth in birth order (C), also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ/g|в€‘
eighth son, also ГҐ
| tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
eighth daughter, also ГҐ
\ pВ«ГҐ m|Г®/|ГҐg|в€‘
eighth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ pВ«ГҐ mГҐ
very short time
a very short time
wide-faced
His face is very wide.
large serving bowl, see also pВ«ГҐ/pВ«o/pВ«в€‘ d\u
three large serving bowls
bare-bottomed, uncovered (slightly vulgar),
uncovered of body parts that should be covered
(lit. bald and broad)
Ai Ccl
Ai Fck
Ai Gbi
Aj
pВ«ГҐ d\u
V
large vegetable bowl, see also pВ«ГҐ pГ¦В«в€‘/pВ«o d\u
one large vegetable bowl
pВ«ГҐ d\u tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
pВ«ГҐ gu
N
mynah
pВ«ГҐ kВ«o
N
spicy basil, Ocimum gratissimum
pВ«ГҐ kВ«o xwГҐ
four leaf basil design carved on some banjos
pГҐ
V
exchange, share
pВ«ГҐ dz\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ do ГҐ
exchange food and drink, eat together, pool food
pГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ
exchange with one another
pГҐ l|в€‘ l\ГЎ xo mГЎ ГҐ. They are taking turns carrying each otherвЂ™s loads.
po tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ |ГҐ m\o tГ¦\Г® mГҐ pГҐ bГЎ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
I am thinking of swapping
my rifle for a horse.
Aj
Aj
Aj
Aj Aj
@
b
A
p
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ pВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ exchange liquor, of bride and groom at wedding
pГҐ
C
generation of the living (C), also pГҐв‰Ґ, see t|ГҐj
tsГ¦o m\o tГ¦\Г® pГҐ
one generation of living ancestors
pГҐ
V
snap a lock shut; slide a bolt home
j|Г® s\o pГҐ t|ГҐ В©\в€‘.
Snap the lock shut.
pГҐ dГ”e ГҐ
slide shut
pГҐ
NS fatherвЂ™s father, grandfather
ГҐ pГҐ
fatherвЂ™s father, grandfather
ГҐ pГҐ m\o ~hi
village shrine
pГҐ pГҐ
N
New Year cakes, sweets, bread, also p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
pГҐ bj\ГҐ pГҐ pГҐ
honey sweets
pГҐ pГҐ t|Г® ГҐ
pound rice cakes
dzГҐ n\u pГҐ pГҐ
sticky rice cake
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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pГҐ pГ¦_i
V
be lost
tГ¦\ГҐ pГҐ pГ¦\i В©в€‘.
DonвЂ™t lose it.
Aj Bcl pГҐ pГ¦\u
N
taro stalk, fed to pigs, also l\o k\o
Aj Ecl pГҐ tГ¦\u
N
bamboo container for water, etc.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ pГҐ tГ¦\u
bamboo water cylinder
Aj Kì pГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
N
feathery pampas grass reed
type of reed
pГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ dz\ГЇ mГҐ
Aj Ll
pГҐ dz\ГҐ
V
hear, usually bГЎ dz\ГҐ
Aj V^, pГҐ ~hВ«ГЎ
V
bamboo rat
Aj [\m pГҐ О”\ГҐ
N
ordinary people
pГҐ О”_\ГҐ mГҐ z\ГҐ
ordinary villagers other than headman
j|Г® pГҐ О”\ГҐ mГҐ z\ГҐ
ordinary villagers other than headman
Al Ai
p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
N
New Year cakes, sweets, bread,usually pГҐ pГҐ
Al Ai
p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
V
shortened
large short field knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
|ГҐ m\o m|в€‘ p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
horse with a short tail
Al Al
p\ГҐ p\ГҐ
N
hard- surfaced
hard-surfaced, on the surface, aboveboard
p\ГҐ p\ГҐ ВЇi
m\i m\i ВЇi p\ГҐ p\ГҐ ВЇi bГЎ В©в€‘ ГҐ\ .Say it openly and plainly.
Al Gl O_i p\ГҐ k\ГҐ mВ«e
N
dung beetle
scarab beetle
p\ГҐ k\ГҐ mВ«e mГҐ
Al Q_k p\ГҐ le
N
sickle for horse hooves, also p\ГҐ le/li
в‰Ґw|ГҐ p\ГҐ le
sickle fish, 40cm long with spikes on back
Al Qah
p\ГҐ l|Г®
N
hog plum, Spondias pinnata
p\ГҐ l|Г® dzГ‰ГЇ
hog plum tree
Al V_l p\ГҐ ~h\e
N
crab, also p\ГҐ ~h\e / ji dГ”\Г¶
sВ«ГЇ p\ГҐ h~ e\
scorpion
Al Yj
p\ГҐ fГҐ
N
north (C)
sГ‰ГЇ fГҐ p\ГҐ fГҐ
northwest
Am
p_ГҐ
NS main digit
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p\ГҐ mГҐ
big toe
l\ГЎ p\ГҐ mГҐ
thumb
Am
p_ГҐ
C
for gourd flutes, banjos, brooms, bamboo
torches, knives, axes, household tools
gourd flute
f\u lВ«u tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
~hВ«e tО”Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
one broom
x\o p\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
bamboo torch/firebrand
Aj Bam
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
\ГҐ
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p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ
N
p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ kw|ГҐ
Am Gj
p_\ГҐ kГҐ
N
Am Q_k p\_ГҐ le
N
Am Qai Rel p\_ГҐ lВ«Г® s\в€‘
N
ts|ГЇ p\ГҐ lВ«Г® s\в€‘
p\ГҐ lВ«Г® w|u d\Г® s\в€‘
A]ah
p|ГҐj
V
Am Dfi
stool, bench, chair, also p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ
chair
pen, pencil
sickle for cutting horse hooves, usually p\ГҐ le
horse chestnut
smaller variety of horse chestnut
smaller variety of horse chestnut
worship, pay respect to, especially to
spirits or gods annually in village shrine (C)
waste (C)
p|ГҐj
V
wasteful, extravagant
p|ГҐj ts\ГЇ
tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐj.
DonвЂ™t waste it.
tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐj ts_ГЇ\
DonвЂ™t be wasteful.
A]ah Nbl p|ГҐj tsГ¦\o
V
crippled (C)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐj tО”Г¦\o dГ”o tsГ¦ГҐ. He has a crippled foot.
A]ai Rak pВ«ГҐj sГ‰Г‰ГЇ
A
on purpose (C), also p|ГҐ j|Г®
He didnвЂ™t do it on purpose
pВ«ГҐj sГ‰ГЇ ВЇi mВ«ГҐ je.
A]al
p\ГҐj
N
festival (B), also pВ«oj
A]al
p\ГҐj
V
display for sale, open, unwrap (C)
It was all displayed here.
tГ¦ГҐ gwГҐ p\ГҐj t|ГҐ.
j|Г® tО”ГҐ sГ‰ГЇ gwГҐ p\ГҐj t|ГҐ ГҐ.
He is displaying his things over there.
A]bh
p|ГҐw/p|Гё
V
wrap (C)
A]bh
p|ГҐw/p|Гё
V
make an accusation to police (T)
A]bj
pГҐw/pГё
NS coconut (T)
m\ГҐ pГҐw s\в€‘
coconut
A]bj
pГҐw/pГё
V
notify, inform (C)
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e pГҐw В©\в€‘. Go and notify him.
A]bj
pГҐw/pГё
V
wrap up, cover up, wrap around (C)
C
for parcels
a parcel of rice
dzГҐ pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® pГҐw
n|Г¶ h~ Г¶\ pГҐw dГҐ ГҐ. The mud covers it/It is covered in mud.
j|Г® nГҐ po pГҐw t|ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He bandaged his wound/He covered his
A]ah
wound with a poultice.
A]bm
@
b
A
p
p\ГҐw/p\o
V
protect, judge (C), also kw\ГҐ О”\ГЇ
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u p\ГҐw m\ГҐ kГ¦u. The headman canвЂ™t judge this case without bias.
j|Г® p\ГҐw dГ”ГҐ ГҐ.
It protects us.
j|Г® m\ГҐ p\ГҐw dГ”ГҐ.
It doesnвЂ™t protect us.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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A]bm
A]bm
A^h
A^h
A^h Dj
Aî
Aî Aî
Aî Wbi
A_h
A_h
A_h Kdl
A_i
A_i
A_i
A_i Hl
W
x
X
h
Y
f
j|Г® p\ГҐw tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
efficacious lucky charm
j|Г® pГҐ О”\ГҐ mГҐ z\ГҐ l|ГЎ m\ГҐ p\ГҐw. He doesnвЂ™t protect his people.
p\ГҐw/p\Гё
N
pocket (C)
p\ГҐw/p\Гё
N
jewel (C)
p|ГЎ
V
stir, mix
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ ГҐ| m|e p|ГЎ. Stir the vegetables.
p|ГЎ
V
harrow
They are harrowing fields.
de mi p|ГЎ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
p|ГЎ tГҐ
N
slave, usually p|ГҐ tГҐ, also tО”o p|ГҐ
pВ«ГЎ
V
take turns doing
take turns eating and drinking
pВ«ГЎ dz\ГҐ pВ«ГЎ do
Oj pВ«ГЎ pВ«ГЎ mГҐ N
small type of sunbird
pВ«ГЎ xВ«o
N
woven box for cooked rice, lime for betel, etc.
p|e
V
change from one form into another,
turn into something else
pГ¦u sГ‰ГЇ ГҐ| n\ГҐ p|e k|u ГҐ.A werewolf can turn into a dog.
p|e
NP/S spear/rifle/crossbow trap
spear/crossbow trap
p|e k|ГҐ
p|e k|ГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ
set a crossbow trap
p|e soв‰Ґ h~ i
trip-wire for a trap
po p|e tГ¦u ГҐ
set a rifle trap
p|e tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
rubbish, also p|Г¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
pВ«e
V
solid, mass, body, also pВ«Г¶
It has no body (of a soup without contents)
j|Г® pВ«e m\ГҐ dГ”o,
j|Г® pВ«e m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ, j|Г® ~hГҐ l\e. It isnвЂ™t a body, only a spirit.
j|Г® ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦ГҐ l\e dГ”o ГҐ. It is all liquid.
pВ«e
V
kick, hit with foot/leg/knee
thrust with foot or leg
pВ«e tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ
pВ«e le/tО”iв‰Ґ pВ«e le
legs flying in all directions
pВ«e l\o
bicycle, rickshaw
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pВ«e l\ГЎ pВ«e je ГҐ. struggling and kicking
О”\ГҐ ts|ГЇ pВ«e ГҐ
death throes
pВ«e
V
certain
certain
pВ«e pВ«e
pВ«e pВ«e le tГ¦e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ в‰Ґo. It will certainly be like this (lit. like a body/form)
j|Г® pВ«e
certainly, truly
pВ«e kГ¦\ГҐ
N
sheet of roofing made of leaves
Z
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ГҐ
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A_j
A_j
A_j
A_j
A_l
A_l
A_m
A_m
A_m
pВ«e kГ¦\ГҐ dz\ГЇ ГҐ.
pe
V
pe lГҐ o.
s\ГҐ h~ jГҐ b\ГҐ pe je o.
pe
C
Bl pe pГ¦\ГҐ
N
n\e j|Г® pe pГ¦\ГҐ
Hel pe kГ¦\в€‘
N
V
s\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|Г¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶
pВ«Г¶
V
m\u g\u pВ«Г¶ ГҐ.
pВ«Г¶
V
kГҐ p|ee\ tГ¦\ГҐ pВ«Г¶.
A`h Q`m Q`m p|Г¶ l\Г¶ l_Г¶
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b
A
p
They have arrived.
ItвЂ™s as much as 300 baht.
length of one foot
proxy helper for ancestor ceremony
household ancestral spirit ceremony helper
front of Lisu jacket which covers chest,
also pГ¦i kГ¦\в€‘
breasts two cubits long and hair nine cubits long.
Chasing people, runs backwards or slings breasts
over shoulders; also p\Г®/p\y/p\в€‘ О”\ГЇ mГҐ
p|Г¶
V
p|Г¶ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
A`h
p|Г¶
N
gw\ГҐ mj|ГҐ p|Г¶
p|Г¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ/p|e tО”Г¦\ГЇ
tО”Г¦Г¶ p|Г¶
mГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ p|Г¶
sВ«ГҐ tО”\_Г® p|Г¶
A`h Gh Eck p|Г¶ k|ГҐ tГ¦u N
Aì
arrive
pe kГ¦\в€‘ so du
ornamental buckle
p\e
V
change a new thing for an old (NT)
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ j|Г® О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ p\e wГҐ ГҐ. We must get a new headman.
Dl p\e t\ГҐ
N
books/paper with horoscopes or fortunes
p\e
NS custom, pair word for l\Г®
j|Г® l\Г® j|Г® p\e
customs
p\e
NS coin
pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® p\e
coin of small value, one saleung (1/4 baht)
[dm Oj p\e О”\ГЇ mГҐ N
mythical hairy cannibalistic nymph, with
A`h
Aì
They are putting on the sheets of leaf roofing.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
carry on shoulder, also pj|Г¶
canвЂ™t carry on shoulder
left over waste material, chaff
stalks and chaff of buckwheat plant
rubbish, foreign matter
stalks and chaff of rice plant
sugarcane residue
betel residue
trap made with long bamboo bent back,
usually p|Г® k|ГҐ tГ¦u
overlapping and out of line
crooked, impacted teeth
thunder
It is thundering.
scold
DonвЂ™t scold him too violently
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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NS/V small heap of waste material, make a heap,
see also po clump, pjГ¶ bush
pГ¶
A`j
m\o pГ¶
a heap of weeds
n|Г¶ pГ¶
a heap of sesame plants
j|Г® n|Г¶ pГ¶ pГ¶ ГҐ.
It is digging up a pile of dirt.
pГ¶
V
instruct in traditional knowledge
z\ГҐ m|ГҐ nГ¶ pГ¶ ГҐ.
He teaches and instructs the children.
pГ¶
V
mend/patch by stitching with thread
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi pГ¶ ГҐ
mend shoes/clothes
pГ¶
V
swaddle (wrap baby in cloth)
|ГҐ pГ¶
swaddling cloth
ГҐ| pГ¶ pГ¶ ГҐ.
swaddle a newborn baby
pГ¶
NS field house, usually bГ¶
h~ i pГ¶
field house, usually bГ¶
pГ¶
V
beside (small area), contrast p|o (wide area)
g\ГҐ pГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
on the uphill side of, but close to
w\o pГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
on the downhill side of, but close to
p\Г¶
V
sound of a light thump (as an egg falling)
p\Г¶ bв€‘ ГҐ.
It went вЂњthumpвЂќ
p|Г®
V
cover, tie thatch, cover up the truth
ThereвЂ™s no point in trying to cover it up,
nu p|Г® m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ, su mo ГҐ.
A`j
A`j
A`j
A`j
A`j
A`l
Aah
someone saw the incident.
the roof of a house
its cover
~hi p|Г® du
j|Г® p|Г® du
Aah
p|Г®
V
z\ГЇ p|Г® tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Aah Aah p|Г® p|Г®
NS
tsГҐ nГҐ p|Г® p|Г®
Aah Gh Eck p|Г® k|ГҐ tГ¦u N
urinate (baby talk)
He is urinating.
yellow-breasted sunbird
yellow-breasted sunbird
trap made with long bamboo bent back,
also p|Г¶ k|ГҐ tГ¦u
red-whiskered bulbul, also k\u pВ«Г® mГҐ
group of grandparent with grandchildren
N
C
Aah Gbl Q_i p|Г® k\o lВ«e
Aah Qam p|Г® l\i
j|Г® \ГҐ sГҐ p|Г® l\Г®
they, one grandparent and two grandchildren
Aah Qahnm p|Г® l|Г®\ГҐ
V
covered in dirt
Aai
pВ«Г®
V
be disjointed, out of joint
ГҐ| w\ГЎ pГ¦\Г® О”e pВ«Г® В©в€‘ o. The pigвЂ™s hip is out of joint.
Aai
pВ«Г®
V
squirt, spray
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Y
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ГҐ
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pВ«Г® pВ«Г®
pВ«Г® tГ¦\u
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ pВ«Г® l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
Aai P^j Lak pВ«Г® nГЎ dzГ‰Г‰ГЇ N
pВ«Г® lВ«Г®
NS
dzГҐ pВ«Г® lВ«Г®
Aai Rai pВ«Г® sВ«ГЇ
N
Aaj
pi
N
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ pi
Aaj Aaj Abl Dbl pi pi p\o t\o
Aal
p\Г®
V
p\Г® в‰Ґ\o
tГ¦e mГҐ nu О”В«ГҐ p\Г®.
nu p\Г® ВЇ_i.
в‰ҐwГҐ p\Г® m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ tsГҐ p\Г®.
Aam Qahnm p\Г® l|Г®\ГҐ
V
Aam [dm Oj p\Г® О”\ГЇ mГҐ N
Aai Qai
Abh
NS
p|o
g\ГҐ p|o О”Г‰ГЇ
go p|o
tГ¦ГҐ p|o
в‰ҐГҐ tГ¦ГҐ p|o
w\o p|o О”Г‰ГЇ
Abh
p|o
sГҐ p|o
AbUh
p|oв‰Ґ
tГ¦\Г® p|oв‰Ґ
Abi Bam Lak pВ«o pГ¦_i jГ‰Г‰ГЇ
Abi Ccl pВ«o d\u
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
squirting, spraying
bamboo water squirter
They are squirting water at each other
small tree, the bark of which is eaten with
areca and betel; also pВ«Г® nГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
java sparrow
java sparrow
bed bug, also mГҐ xв€‘
whistle
whistle for imitating and luring deer
V
sound of clumsy person
explain, elucidate, illustrate, compare
suppose that ...
Make one to match this.
You try to explain it.
I will explain it to him.
I will explain it.
covered in dirt
mythical hairy cannibalistic nymph,
usually p\e О”\ГЇ mГҐ
direction, refers to altitude and covers wide area
contrast pГ¶ which covers small area
uphill from
that side
this side
downhill from
everything, all
C
volume of 20 litres (standard measure for grain)
three 20-litre containersful
N
vertical spokes of basketwork
one vertical spoke in basketwork
N
N
G
k
a shrub, the bark of which is eaten with areca nut
large serving bowl, see also pВ«ГҐ d\u/pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
Abi WZj pВ«o xwГҐ
bauhinia-like tree which bears white flowers
pВ«o xwГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
Abj
po
V
po b\в€‘ o.
ts|ГЇ s\в€‘ po o.
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ po o.
lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ po o.
Abj
po
V
lo k|в€‘ po В©в€‘ gu.
j|Г® kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ po je o.
Abj
po
V
po po
w\ГҐ l|Г¶ po po
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ po
Abj
po
N/C
V
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ po
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® po
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ po
sВ«в€‘ po
sВ«в€‘ pjГ¶ j|Г® po po ГҐ.
Abj
po
N
po g\u
po kГ¦\в€‘
po ВЇ|Г¶ ВЇ|Г¶
po l\Г¶
po l\Г¶
po swГҐв‰Ґ ku
tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o po
tГ¦\o pГ¦|o po
sГҐ li po
e\ po
Abj
po
NS
j|Г® po
Abj Vbi po ~hВ«o
N
Abj Q^j po lГЎ
NS
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ j|Г® po lГЎ
Abl
p\o
V
W
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this tree; branch tips eaten as salad
burst from heat
It burst in the fire.
The chestnuts have burst.
The bamboo cylinder burst (in the fire).
The peppers have burst.
chipped, stripped off
The bowl has been chipped.
Its skin is stripped off in places.
in shape of breast
breast-shaped
breast-shaped mountain
breast
clump, grove, bush, see also pГ¶/pjГ¶
grow in clumps
a clump of bamboo
one clump of bamboo
banana grove
shrubs, bushes
Shrubs grow in clumps.
gun
wooden gun stock and frame
gun trigger
pistol
gun barrel
gun barrel
large double-barrel shotgun (C)
muzzle-loader rifle, also tГ¦\o pГ¦|o po
muzzle-loader rifle, also tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o po
small-bore gun (C)
small bore muzzle-loader
picture, usually bj\Г¶
picture
holy basil, Ocimum sanctum
fluffy material
fluffy material on the water
do successfully, fulfil public expectations
in holding office, do authoritatively
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c
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
\ГҐ
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xw\ГҐ tГ¦u j\Г¶ m\ГҐ p\o. He isnвЂ™t functioning properly as headman.
О”В«ГҐ p\o m\ГҐ k|u.
He doesnвЂ™t know how to do it successfully.
Abl
p\o
V
become headman, king, spirit doctor,
etc; acquire a higher position.
He became king.
w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ p\o lГҐ ГҐ.
Abl
p\o
N
hot spring (S)
Abl
p\o
V
spread, of sores
p\o je ГҐ.
The sores spread.
p\o ГҐ
mate word for xwГҐ, local infection
j|Г® xwГҐ j|Г® p\o ГҐ
local infection
Abl WZi p\o xwВ«ГҐ
N
speech, conversation
a word, an utterance
p\o xwВ«ГҐ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘
Abm
p\o
C
instance, occasion, usually xwВ«ГҐ
Abal
p\oj
N
festival, ceremony (B), usually p\ГҐj
hold a festival
p\oj je ГҐ
AbUl
p\oв‰Ґ
sound of someone falling down
p\oв‰Ґ kГЊ le o.
He fell over with a thud.
Ach
p|u
V
steam
steamer pot
p|u du
dzГҐ p|u dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
Steam and eat rice.
в‰Ґw|ГҐ p|u
steamed fish
Ach Jbi p|u tО”В«o
V
unexpectedly (C), in the phrase
p|u f\ГҐ_ p|u tО”В«o unexpectedly
p|u f\ГҐ p|u tО”В«o ВЇi do lГҐ ГҐ.
It appeared quite unexpectedly.
Ach Wbj p|u xo
N
mint (C)
Ach Ycl p|u f\u
V
begrudge, have a grudge against (C)
I have nothing against him/I donвЂ™t begrudge him.
p|u f\u m\ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ.
в‰ҐwГҐ p|u f\u tsГ¦|ГЇ g\в€‘ dz\ГҐ ГҐ. I will deny him food in anger.
Ach [dl Rch p|u О”\ГЇ s|u V
insult (C)
not to insult
p|u О”\ГЇ m\ГҐ s|u
в‰ҐwГҐ b|e p|u О”\ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ s|u. DonвЂ™t insult me.
Aci Aci pВ«u pВ«u
V
sound of wind being passed
audibly from the anus
Acj
pu
V
spin (thread)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ pu ГҐ
spin thread
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ pu ГҐ mГҐ
spindle of thread
j\ГҐ pu du
spindle for passing across threads in loom
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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pu
NS
\ГҐ pu
Acj
pu
NS
h~ ГЎ
В« pu
|ГҐ pu
Acj
pu
V
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ pu ГҐ.
tsГ¦\ГҐ zВ«ГЇ do pu ГҐ.
Acl
p\u
V
p\u tsГ‰ГЇ
p\u zВ«o
j|Г® \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ p\u ГҐ.
Acl
p\u
V
j|Г® kГ¦\u z\ГҐ |ГҐ m|e p\u
Acm Dej Oj p\u tв€‘ mГҐ N
Adh
p|y
NS
zВ«ГЇ py
Adi
pВ«y
V
bj\ГҐ s|o pВ«y m\ГҐ k|u.
l\ГЎ pВ«y
Adj
py
V
py d\y je ГҐ.
py В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ dГҐ.
dzГҐ py g\в€‘ dz\ГҐ.
Adj
py
V
cucumber
Acj
cucumber
porcupine
porcupine
porcupine
last (of quantities, especially rice)
The rice is lasting well.
The tea is lasting well.
grow fat
boast, brag, exaggerate (вЂ�cause to grow fatвЂ™)
medicine to make fat
He is growing very fat.
fill in depressions with dirt (C), see tО”Г¦\ГЇ
Fill in the depressions.
g\в€‘.
chick-beetle
flying insects
flying insects
squeeze and enclose in the fist
I canвЂ™t mould beeswax with one hand.
a fist
insist, force
He forced his way in.
It isnвЂ™t good to insist on giving it.
Insist on him eating.
make a small heap, by scraping or
excavating, usually pГ¶
bush used for carrying straps
py
NS
n|в€‘ py
Adm [dm Oj p\y О”\ГЇ mГҐ N
Adj
mythical hairy cannibalistic nymph,
usually p\Г® О”\ГЇ mГҐ
V/VV have courage to, dare, change into
p|в€‘
dГ”e m\ГҐ p|в€‘.
p|в€‘
V/NS
w|u p|в€‘
w|u p|в€‘ p|в€‘ ГҐ.
w|u dy p|в€‘ ГҐ.
w|u tsГ¦Г¶ p|в€‘ ГҐ.
Aeh
Aeh
W
x
X
h
bush used for carrying straps
Y
f
Z
w
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^
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I havenвЂ™t the courage to go.
comb
a comb
comb hair
comb hair
comb hair
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c
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d e
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ГҐ
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ГҐ
l
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m
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p|в€‘
NS/P reason, opportunity, occasion, basis
reason
p|в€‘ do
j|Г® p|в€‘
reason/situation
j|Г® p|в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
There is no reason/basis/opportunity for it.
Aeh
p|в€‘
NS end, edge
edge, end
j|Г® p|в€‘
j|Г® p|в€‘ du
corner
j|Г® p|в€‘ О”i ГҐ.
It is broad at the end.
j|Г® p|в€‘ xwГҐ m\ГҐ mв€‘. CanвЂ™t find the end.
j|Г® m|ГҐ mj\Г¶ p|в€‘ du ВЇГҐ, The end of the story
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ lВ«e je m\ГҐ nГҐ o. was very funny.
Aeh Hbi p|в€‘ kГ¦В«o
N
freshwater bivalvular mollusk
Aeh [dl p|в€‘ О”\ГЇ
N
misfortune, something dangerous, in a meta-
Aeh
physical sense, resulting from a broken taboo rule
He is in danger as he broke a taboo rule.
Aei
Aei
Aei
Aei
p|в€‘ О”\ГЇ lВ«e ГҐ.
pВ«в€‘
V
shoot, flick
bow for shooting arrows
mj\ГҐ mГҐ pВ«в€‘
ВЇВ«ГҐ pВ«в€‘
slingshot for shooting birds
lo pВ«в€‘
slingshot for shooting small stones
pВ«в€‘ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ
flick with finger and thumb, shoot a catapult
pВ«в€‘ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ
flick with finger and thumb, shoot a catapult
Aei pВ«в€‘ pВ«в€‘
A
to no avail, of no use, in vain
Ccl pВ«в€‘ d\u
N
small vegetable bowl, contrast pВ«ГҐ/pВ«o d\u
Dj Dj pВ«в€‘ tГҐ tГҐ
V
pointing up in the air because the other
side is counter-weighted
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶ pВ«в€‘ tГҐ tГҐ le dГҐ ГҐ. The fallen tree has one end pointing up in
the air, with the other end acting as counterweight.
V
Aei Gch pВ«в€‘ k|u
Aei Ycl
Aej
Aej
Aej
@
b
A
p
wriggle along by arching up and bringing ends
together (caterpillars, leeches)
pВ«в€‘ f\u
N
meteor (C), see tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ
pв€‘
V
offer to guests, also pв€‘j
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ pв€‘ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He offers liquor to the guests.
sВ«ГҐ tО”\Г® pв€‘ В©\в€‘ ГҐ
offer betel to guests
pв€‘
V
differ (T)
pв€‘ _l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They are different/They are not the same.
pв€‘
V
be uprooted
tО”В«ГЇ pв€‘ lГҐ ГҐ.
He uprooted it.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Aej
Aek
Ael
Ael
Ael El
Ael Rah
Ael Reh
Ael [dh
Aem [dm
Afi Dj
Afj
pв€‘
NS cord, strap, string
pв€‘ tsГҐ
cord, strap, string, also h
~ i tsГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ pв€‘ tsГҐ
banjo string
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi pв€‘ tsГҐ
sandal strap
j|Г® pв€‘ tsГҐ
a cord, strap, string
|ГҐ pв€‘
shoulder yoke of carrying basket
pв€‘
NS shady, lower
shady path/lower path/below path
dzГҐ pв€‘
p\в€‘
V
sound of heavy walking
He goes heavily.
p\в€‘ p\в€‘ dГ”e ГҐ.
dzГҐ gu p\в€‘ p\в€‘ О”\Г¶ ГҐ. He walks heavily on the path.
p\в€‘
C
books, also p\ГЊn (C)
one book
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® p\в€‘
p\в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ
N
white sugar (C), also bj\ГҐ, tsГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
white sugar
p\в€‘ t\ГҐ x\в€‘
p\в€‘ s|ГЇ
V
power, ability to do things, also p\в€‘ s\в€‘
He carries out what he intends.
p\в€‘ s|ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
p\в€‘ s|в€‘
V
power, ability to do things, also p\в€‘ s\ГЇ
He does not have the ability or power.
p\в€‘ s|в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
p\в€‘ О”|ГЇ
A
actually (introduction to what follows)
p\в€‘ О”|ГЇ tГ¦e bГЎ kГ¦\o ГҐ. Actually, itвЂ™s natural to think this.
Oj p\в€‘ О”\ГЇ mГҐ N
mythical hairy cannibalistic nymph,
usually p\Г® О”\ГЇ mГҐ
pВ«ГЊ tГҐ
N
seesaw
|ГҐ g\u p\ГЊ tГҐ
seesaw
pГЊ
V/NS wear an apron/apron
tО”|Г® pГЊ
apron, usually tО”|ГҐ pГЊ, also ts|ГЇ pГЊ
tО”|ГҐ pГЊ
apron, also ts|ГЇ/tО”|Г® pГЊ
ts|ГЇ pГЊ
apron, usually tО”|ГҐ pГЊ, also tО”|Г® pГЊ
tО”|Г®/tО”|ГҐ/ts|ГЇ pГЊ pГЊ ГҐ. She is wearing an apron.
pГЊ
NS
m\в€‘ pГЊ
Afl J\j p\ГЊ tО”ГҐ
N
p\ГЊ tО”ГҐ w|ГҐj tО”ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ
Afm Eeh p\ГЊ tГ¦|в€‘
V
ГҐ| t|o p\ГЊ tГ¦|в€‘ ГҐ.
bottom of jaw
Afj
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
bottom of jaw
patrilateral kin, bridegroomвЂ™s clansmen (C)
ГҐthe groomвЂ™s and the brideвЂ™s kinsmen
crackle and spark
The fire is crackling and sending off sparks.
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
\ГҐ
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Afm Mfm Mfm p\ГЊ ts\ГЊ ts\ГЊ N
V
Afm Qfm p\ГЊ l\ГЊ
AfPl
@
b
A
p
game played with round stones, thrown and
caught on back of hand
abundant, but stunted as a result
p\ГЊ l\ГЊ tsГҐ
type of vine, Tinospera cordifolia
dzГҐ p\ГЊ l\ГЊ l\ГЊ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The rice is growing too close together.
О”|ГЇ p\ГЊ l\ГЊ
stunted grass
ГҐ| w\ГЎ p\ГЊ l\ГЊ l\ГЊ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. Pigs are very abundant but small.
p\ГЊ l\ГЊ p\ГЊ l\ГЊ
rain in slight shower, see b\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘
p\ГЊ l\ГЊ p\ГЊ l\ГЊ li ГҐ.
There was a slight shower of rain.
p\ГЊn
C
books (C), usually pronounced p\в€‘
one book
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® p\ГЊn
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
V
A\h Hel pj|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
A\i
pjВ«ГҐ
gourd ladle, also pjВ«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘/pГ¦j|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
cut pieces off with glancing blows, putting
point on pole with an axe, or shaping shaft; strike
glancing blows to dislodge grain, scoop out inside
He is pulling corn kernels off the cob.
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ pjВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
A\i
pjВ«ГҐ
V
steeply sloping
steep land in forest
pjВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
pjВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ xВ«o ГҐ.
The slope is steep.
|ГҐ l\u pjВ«ГҐ
large wok with steep sides
A\i A\i NZl pjВ«ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ tsГ¦w\ГҐ N
cymbal
play cymbals
pjВ«ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ tsГ¦w\ГҐ tsГ¦w\ГҐ ГҐ.
A\i Fcj pjВ«ГҐ gu
N
sheath, scabbard
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ gu
scabbard of knife
A\i Hel pjВ«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
N
gourd ladle, also pj|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
A\i gm pjВ«ГҐ В©\ГҐ
N
small ritual tray of woven rattan
A\j
pjГҐ
V
flatten between the hands, squash; see pj\ГҐ
NS/C for flattened things; flat part of foot/hand
pjГҐ pjГҐ
flattened
ВЇ|Г® pj\ГҐ В©в€‘ ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
If you squash it,
pjГҐ pjГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
it will be flattened
pГҐ pГҐ tГ¦\Г® pjГҐ
one cake
pГҐ pГҐ m\ГҐ pjГҐ ~h\e. We havenвЂ™t flattened the cakes yet.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pjГҐ
instep
l\ГЎ pjГҐ О”Г¶ ГҐ
place palms together in front of face in respect
A\j
pjГҐ
V
hide, also pjГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ/tО”Г¦В«e pjГҐ
tО”Г¦В«e pjГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is running and hiding.
A\j
pjГҐ
V
hem
j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘ pjГҐ ГҐ./j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘ sГ‰ГЇ pjГҐ ГҐ.
Hem a garment.
A\m
pj_\ГҐ
V
lie, pretend
ГҐ\ me tГ¦\ГЎ pГ¦ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ bГЎ pj\ГҐ ГҐ. He is pretending that he only came
yesterday.
pj\ГҐ
V
pj\ГҐ pj\ГҐ le
ВЇ|Г® pj\ГҐ fu В©в€‘ o.
A\m A\m pj_ГҐ pj\ГҐ
V
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ pj\ГҐ pj\ГҐ l\e
pj\ГҐ pj\ГҐ dz\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
flat, flatten, taken apart, see also pjГҐ/pГ¦jВ«ГҐ
A\m
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
flat
It is squashed flat.
toothless, lips smacking
toothless
He is eating as if without teeth, lips smacking.
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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A\]Uh
A\`h
A\`h
A\ì
A\`j
A\`j
A\`j
A\`j
A\`j
pj|ГҐв‰Ґ
V
pj|ГҐв‰Ґ bв€‘ o.
pj|ГҐв‰Ґ pj|ГҐв‰Ґ
pj|Г¶
NS
j|Г® pj|Г¶ tО”Г¦\o ГҐ.
j|Г® pj|Г¶ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\o.
pj|Г¶
V
pjВ«Г¶
V
pj__Г¶
V
j|Г® m\Г® ~hi pjГ¶ ГҐ.
pj_Г¶
V
|ГҐ m|e pjГ¶ zu.
pj_Г¶
N
pjГ¶
NS
m\o pjГ¶
sВ«в€‘ pjГ¶
A\`k Nek pjГ¶ tsГ¦в€‘
NS
j|Г® pjГ¶ tsГ¦в€‘
A\`l
pj\Г¶
V
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ pj\Г¶
A
p
The crossbow fired with a vibrating crack.
sound of clapping
obedience, also p|Г¶
She obeys and believes him/She is faithful to him.
He is unfaithful.
carry on shoulder, usually p|Г¶
ricochet off, glance off
cool off the body by exposing it to breeze
The breeze is cooling him off.
untangle
Untangle it!
a monster tiger which feeds on other tigers,
very long, but small in bulk; golden cat;
also pjГ¶ l\ГҐ/l\ГҐ mГҐ pjГ¶
pjГ¶ my
golden cat fur used as medicine
pjГ¶
C
for strokes with axe, hoe, knife etc.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® pjГ¶ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ В©в€‘ o.
He has chopped twice with his knife.
pjГ¶
NS
field house, also pГ¶/bГ¶
h~ i pjГ¶
field house, shack; also h
~ i pГ¶/bГ¶
A\`j
@
b
sound of clapping, slack string vibrating
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
bush, see also pГ¶/pu
grassy shrubs
small bushy trees
fat on innards of an animal
fat on innards of an animal
enjoyable, fun (B)
not very enjoyable, not much fun
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Bh A_j
pГ¦|ГҐ
V
pГ¦|ГҐ pГ¦|ГҐ ni kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
pГ¦|ГҐ j_\Г¶
pГ¦|ГҐ pe
N
Bh Bch
Bh Gbh
Bh Mah
pГ¦|ГҐ pГ¦|u
pГ¦|ГҐ k|o
pГ¦|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
N
N
N
Bh Vi
pГ¦|ГҐ ~hВ«ГҐ
N
Bh
fat, plump (C)
It is fat.
fatty (a nickname)
type of flowering tree, flowers sometimes used
as ancestor offerings
taro-stalk used as a vegetable
mattress
manвЂ™s turban (usually a towel or a Thai
bathing cloth) (Thai), also pГ¦ГҐ k|Г® (B)
thorny shrub with feathery leaves and edible shoots,
also p|ГҐ ~h\ГҐ
tricolour squirrel
small thorny shrub, also p|ГҐ h~ ГҐ\ with feathery leaves
N
N
Bh Vi @_l pГ¦|ГҐ ~hВ«ГҐ b\e
Bh Vl
pГ¦|ГҐ ~h\ГҐ
pГ¦|ГҐ h~ ГҐ\ pjГ¶
Bj
pГ¦ГҐ
V
pГ¦ГҐ je ГҐ.
Bk
pГ¦ГҐ
V
pГ¦ГҐ bВ»Г® kГЊ ГҐ.
pГ¦ГҐ bВ»o dz\ГҐ В©в€‘ o.
Bk
pГ¦ГҐ
VV
pГ¦ГҐ mo \ГҐ, j|Г® в‰Ґu ГҐ.
Bk Eahnl pГ¦ГҐ tГ¦|Г®\ГҐ
V
Bl
pГ¦\ГҐ
V
pГ¦\ГҐ do lГҐ ГҐ.
pГ¦\ГҐ d\y je ГҐ.
Bl
pГ¦\ГҐ
NS
pГ¦u d\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ
n\e pГ¦\ГҐ
li su pГ¦\ГҐ
j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ j|Г® z\ГҐ
Bl
pГ¦\ГҐ
C
mВ«e tО”В«o tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦i tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐ| m\o ГҐ kГ¦\o tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
Bl Dah
pГ¦\ГҐ t|Г®
N
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
and edible berry-like buds and shoots
small thorny vine with small leaves and edible buds
float along on air, glide through the air
It went floating through the air.
fill
Fill it right up.
IвЂ™ve eaten till IвЂ™m full up.
as soon as (preverbal)
As soon as he saw it, he started to cry.
near
gush
It gushed out.
It poured in (through hole, as water through plug hole).
male/man
silversmith
spirit doctor
Lisu man
a male; his father (slightly vulgar)
fathers and sons
for saddles and tables
one table
one riding saddle
one pack saddle
lone male, also p|ГҐ t|Г®
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ t|Г® z\ГҐ
a lone male
Bl El
pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
NS/V rubber sandals, flip-flop
making a flip-flopping noise
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
rubber sandals, thongs, flip-flops
Bl Oeh Ccl pГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u N
heel, blunt end
the heel
tsГ¦i pГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
~hi pГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
the end of a roofвЂ™s ridge-pole
Bl Ql Ql pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
flapping loudly
pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ bjГ¶ je o. It flew off flapping loudly.
Bm
pГ¦\ГҐ
V
dry out and die, of cut vegetation
tГ¦\Г® tsГҐ e\ pГ¦\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ o. The weeds will all dry up and die together.
Bm
pГ¦\ГҐ
V
get wet
pГ¦\ГҐ le gu.
It is soaked.
pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ /tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ damp
pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
completely wet
dzГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
rice cooked with too much water
m\y pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ_
damp piece of ground
m\в€‘ h~ ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ.
It is getting wet in the rain.
Bhl
pГ¦|ГҐ\ГҐ
PF
sentence final indicating hypothesis
m\ГҐ dГ”o pГ¦|ГҐ\ГҐ.
I donвЂ™t reckon he has any.
B]al
pГ¦\ГҐj
N
playing cards (C)
He hasnвЂ™t laid down his cards/He hasnвЂ™t spoken
j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐj m\ГҐ xo.
openly yet/He hasnвЂ™t told all he knows yet.
B]bh
B]bk
B^h
B^h
Bî
B^m
@
b
A
p
pГ¦|ГҐw/pГ¦|o
N
artillery (C)
shell
pГ¦|ГҐw s\Г®
pГ¦ГҐw/pГ¦o
V
baggy (C)
pГ¦ГҐw pГ¦ГҐw l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is flabby.
pГ¦|ГЎ
V
brush past
They brushed past and went on.
pГ¦|ГЎ d\y je ГҐ.
pГ¦|ГЎ
V
discern, sort out
в‰ҐwГҐ pГ¦|ГЎ m\ГҐ k|u. I canвЂ™t sort out the correct one.
pГ¦В«ГЎ
NS limbs, appendages
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ
foot, leg
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ
hand, arm
pГ¦\ГЎ
C
for flattish things
pВ«ГҐ du tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
one vegetable bowl
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
one basket
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tвЂќГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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kГ¦В«ГҐ n\в€‘ ts|o lo tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
one basket
lв€‘ k|в€‘ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
one bowl
B^m
pГ¦\ГЎ
NS dimension
j|Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
dimension
j|Г® pГ¦\ГЎ О”i ГҐ.
The width is wide.
j|Г® pГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
The length is long.
B^m P\ak pГ¦\ГЎ ВЇi
N
two days after tomorrow
B^m Lak pГ¦\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
oak tree
B_h
pГ¦|e
V
go together, fit, match, suit
VV be fit to be
He said something unfitting.
bГЎ m\ГҐ pГ¦|e.
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u j\Г¶ m\ГҐ pГ¦|e. He was not fit to be headman.
j|Г® pГ¶ tsГ¦ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ m\ГҐ pГ¦|e. This patch doenвЂ™t match.
B_h
pГ¦|e
V
blend a mixture, season food
sВ«ГҐ tО”\_Г® pГ¦|e m\ГҐ k|u. She isnвЂ™t good at blending betel ingredients.
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ pГ¦|e du
seasoning, spices
B_h
pГ¦|e
V
breed, mate with
mГҐ li li |ГҐ m\o mГҐ l|ГЎ pГ¦|e ГҐ. The donkey mated with the mare.
j|Г® z\ГҐ pГ¦|e mв€‘ o.
I managed to breed one.
B_h Yck pГ¦|e fu
V
be surprised, amazed (C), also pГ¦|ГЊj fu
I was amazed.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ pГ¦|e fu ГҐ.
B_i
pГ¦В«e
V
scoop away from self, contrast Г¶В« scoop toward
pГ¦В«e g\в€‘ dz\ГҐ
scoop up and feed
pГ¦В«e fu В©в€‘ ГҐ
scoop away with a stick
pГ¦В«e ВЇi ГҐ
try to scoop away with a stick
tО”|u li pГ¦В«e ГҐ
row a boat
B_i
pГ¦В«e
V
gore with sideways swing of the head
The buffalo bull gored him with a sideways swing of
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦В«e ГҐ.
its head.
The wild boar gored him with a sideways swing of
its head.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ t|Г® pГ¦В«e ГҐ.
V
B_i Q_j pГ¦В«e le
out of alignment, on two different planes,
lame, staggering, tripping, feet swinging in arcs
staggering
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦В«e le
pГ¦В«e le pГ¦В«e le dГ”e ГҐ. His feet swung sideways in arcs as he walked.
pГ¦В«e le le
unable to walk straight, stumbling and staggering
pГ¦В«e le le dГ”e ГҐ.
He went stumbling and staggering and tripping.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«e le
a crippled foot
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ pГ¦В«e le kВ«ГҐ le o.
The wood is warped.
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ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ w|u pГ¦В«e le
B_j
pГ¦e
V
pГ¦e l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
B_j
pГ¦e
V/VV
p\o xwВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦e ГҐ.
tГ¦ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦e ГҐ.
B_l
pГ¦\e
V
pГ¦\e pГ¦\e ВЇi kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
kВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\e ГҐ
kВ«o tsГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\e ГҐ
B_l
pГ¦\e
C
B_l M]ah pГ¦\e ts|ГҐj
N
B_m
B`j
B`k
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p
divorce
They divorced each other.
not taken to heart, not serious
He said it, but he wasnвЂ™t serious.
What is said here musnвЂ™t be taken to heart.
level, level off, make a threshing-floor or trough
ItвЂ™s level.
make a wooden threshing trough
level off ground for threshing floor
volume of 2 1/2 litres (1/8 of p|o)
onion (C) with flat, solid leaves and no bulb.
Spirit doctors may not eat these or other onions.
N
hip-joint, also p\Г® О”e/О”Г‰ГЇ
V/NS vomit
B_l [_j pГ¦\e О”e
B_m
pГ¦_e
B_m
a buffalo with horns which are not on the same plane
tО”Г¦\u pГ¦\e
xw\ГҐ pГ¦\e.
j|Г® pГ¦\e m\ГҐ pГ¦\e.
pГ¦_e
NS/C
vomit
vomit meat
He isnвЂ™t vomiting
for mountains; place where a road goes or may
go, a route, a way, a doorway
tО”|u li k|o pГ¦\e
ferry crossing
j|Г® dГ”e pГ¦\e m\ГҐ dГ”o./j|Г® pГ¦\e m\ГҐ dГ”o. There is no way to go through.
j|Г® pГ¦\e m\ГҐ dГ”o.
There is no recognised way of doing it.
w\ГҐ pГ¦\e
mountain pass
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\e
one mountain
ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦\e
doorway
pГ¦\e
V/NS dig out a small hole, a small hole
tО”Г¦\u pГ¦\e ГҐ.
He dug out a thorn.
j|Г® pГ¦\e
small hole (large enough for an animal)
pГ¦Г¶
NS town, city
lo pГ¦Г¶
town, city
pГ¦Г¶
NS bags, hollow containers, etc.
bj\ГҐ pГ¦Г¶
a bee hive
dzГҐ pГ¦Г¶
round rice storage bin, ~2 metres diameter and height
dz\Г® pГ¦Г¶
bladder
mГҐ pГ¦Г¶
bamboo storage bin
f\u lВ«u pГ¦Г¶
the hollow inside a gourd reed-organ
j|Г® pГ¦Г¶
a bag for storing
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zГ‰ГЇ dГ”ГҐ pГ¦Г¶
B`m
pГ¦\Г¶
V
j|Г® pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ pГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
B`m
pГ¦\Г¶ pГ¦\Г¶
O
pГ¦\Г¶ pГ¦\Г¶ by ГҐ.
Bah
pГ¦|Г®
NP
pГ¦|Г® pГ¦|Г®
pГ¦|Г® l\u
Bah Dj Gcj pГ¦|Г® tГҐ ku N
Bah [ah pГ¦|Г® О”|Г®
N
Bai
pГ¦В«Г®
V
pГ¦В«Г® pГ¦В«Г® l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w|u pГ¦В«Г®
Bai
pГ¦В«Г®
V
pГ¦В«Г® j\ГҐ le o.
Bah Bel pГ¦|Г® pГ¦\в€‘
N
a water spring
swell
His face is swollen.
sound of axe or machete cutting or chopping
It makes a chop-chop sound.
small whistling instruments
a tin whistle
two-ended flute with three notes, 60 cm long
lower part of the back (lumbar region)
multicoloured embroidery threads(C)
pointed
It is pointed.
a pointed knife
whip back with a whistling noise
It whipped back and hit him.
evil spirit, also ГҐ| g\o, contagious, infects families or
clans; some become witches with souls that bite others,
causing them sickness or death. Such families are often
ostracised or banished.
people infected by pГ¦|Г® pГ¦В«в€‘
pГ¦|Г® pГ¦\в€‘ dГ”o su
Bak
pГ¦i
NS mustard greens
mustard greens
w\o pГ¦i
Bak
pГ¦i
N
stinging sensation
It is stinging (refers to sensation).
pГ¦i nГҐ ГҐ.
Bak
pГ¦i
V
empty, of grain ears
dzГҐ pГ¦i
empty ears of rice
Bak
pГ¦i
NS ninth son, usually tО”\u
ninth son, usually ГҐ
\ tО”\u pГ¦\ГҐ
|ГҐpГ¦i
Bak Oeh pГ¦i m|в€‘
N
apron part of Lisu womanвЂ™s jacket
stripe down edges of Lisu womanвЂ™s apron
pГ¦i m|в€‘ m\в€‘
pГ¦i l\ГЎ m\в€‘
ornamental stripes on sleeves
Bak Raj pГ¦i si
V
gentle wafting, of breeze
m\Г® h~ i pГ¦i si pГ¦i si dГ”\Г¶ ГҐ.
The breeze is gently blowing.
Bal
pГ¦\Г®
V
slow, of motion
dzГҐ gu tГ¦\ГҐ О”\Г¶ pГ¦\Г®. DonвЂ™t walk slowly.
dГ”e pГ¦\Г® ГҐ
go slowly
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NS
pГ¦\Г®
pГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
pГ¦\Г® mГҐ
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® mГҐ
pГ¦\Г®
Bal
Bal
Bal Hel
Bal Nah
great grandparent
great grandfather, also ГҐ
\ pГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
great grandmother, also ГҐ
\ pГ¦\Г® mГҐ
great grandparent
great grandfather, also pГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
great grandmother, also pГ¦\Г® mГҐ
NS/C for basketwork strips, thongs, thin narrow
planks, etc.
bowstring of crossbow, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
bowstring of crossbow, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
mГҐ n\e tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\Г®
one strip of bamboo tying strip
j\ГҐ sВ«в€‘ pГ¦\Г®
tightening strip of loom
pГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘
N
buckle
catch of a buckle
pГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ s\o du
pГ¦\Г® tsГ¦|ГЇ
N
attitude, mood (C), also j|Г® О”В«Г¶
j|Г® pГ¦|Г® tsГ¦|Г® m\ГҐ xВ«o ВЇГҐ, j|Г® О”|Г® tsi ~h|Г® ГҐ. If he is in a bad mood,
he has an ugly temper.
pГ¦\Г® mjГҐ
N
face, usually pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ, also pГ¦j\ГҐ mjГҐ
pГ¦\Г® О”e
N
hip-joint, also p\e О”e/p\Г® О”Г‰ГЇ
pГ¦\Г® О”Г‰ГЇ
N
hip-joint, also p\e/p\Г® О”e
pГ¦\Г®
V
be lost, lose
tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® pГ¦\Г® dz\ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t drop so much food when you eat.
tГ¦\Г® mГҐ pГ¦\Г® le o.
One got lost.
Bbh Beh pГ¦|o pГ¦|в€‘
N
pope (E), also pГ¦o pГ¦\в€‘
Bbh Nl pГ¦|o tsГ¦\ГҐ
N
firecrackers, bamboo air gun pea-pistols
Bbi
pГ¦В«o
V
turn around, turn over, turn to side, lay on side
VV do in return
He replied.
bГЎ pГ¦В«o ГҐ.
pГ¦В«o fu В©в€‘ o.
I turned it over.
pГ¦В«o j\Г® dГ”e o.
He turned around and went back.
h~ e\ mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«o ВЇi ГҐ. He turned around and looked behind.
j|Г® dГҐ j|Г® pГ¦В«o ГҐ.
It turned over (by itself).
Bbi
pГ¦В«o
V
grow, progress, from one stage to another
kГҐ tГ¦e pГ¦В«o lГҐ ГҐ.
The dry season is here.
z\ГҐ mв€‘ l|ГЎ pГ¦В«o lГҐ ГҐ. She is growing into a young woman.
Bbi
pГ¦В«o
V
chew cud
not chewing the cud
gw\ГҐ d\e m\ГҐ pГ¦В«o
Bal O\j
Bal [_j
Bal [dj
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pГ¦В«o
V
have a muscle twisted
IвЂ™ve got a twisted muscle in my calf.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y mГҐ s\в€‘ pГ¦В«o ГҐ.
Bbi
pГ¦В«o
C
for sides, faces, of flat surfaces
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® pГ¦В«o
on this side, on this face
Bbi Qbj pГ¦В«o lo
V
twisting back and forth, turning this way
and that
They are turning this way and that.
pГ¦В«o lo lo dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Bbj Bel pГ¦o pГ¦\в€‘
N
pope (E), also pГ¦|o pГ¦|в€‘
Bbl
pГ¦\o
NS/P photograph, picture (B), also pГ¦\oв‰Ґ, usually bj\Г¶
a photograph or picture
pГ¦\o pГ¦j\ГҐ
j|Г® pГ¦\o
a photograph or picture
Bbl
pГ¦\o
V
flee, run out
Bbl
pГ¦\o
NS motherвЂ™s mother
motherвЂ™s mother
|ГҐ pГ¦\o
Bch
PГ¦|u
NS Kachin, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
Kachin, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐ pГ¦|u
Bcj
pГ¦u
NS eldest son, usually ГҐ| b|e, also ГҐ| t|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐ| pГ¦u
eldest son, usually ГҐ
| b|e, also ГҐ| t|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
Bck
pГ¦u
V
open
explain
bГЎ pГ¦u
h~ ГҐ pГ¦u
the waxing moon
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦u.
DonвЂ™t open the door.
Bck
pГ¦u
V
white
a white one
pГ¦u pГ¦u ГҐ mГҐ
pГ¦u tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
very white, also pГ¦u tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ
very white, also pГ¦u tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
pГ¦u tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ
white with bits of black
pГ¦u mj\ГҐ mj\ГҐ
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ pГ¦u pГ¦u
white paper
ВЇВ«ГҐ pГ¦u dГ”\ГЇ
white hornbill
j|Г® pГ¦u tО”\ГҐ
any light colour, almost white
Bck
pГ¦u
N
silver, money
a small silver coin used for decoration; now rare
pГ¦u m\e
pГ¦u О”\ГҐ
money placed in corpseвЂ™s mouth (2 small coins)
pГ¦u kГ¦\в€‘ О”_Г‰ГЇ kГ¦\в€‘
truth, words worth a lot, promise, especially
Bbi
about marriage arrangements (вЂ�silver word gold wordвЂ™)
N
bank of river
N
werewolf, weredog
pГ¦\u si l\ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦|e k|u ГҐ.
A werewolf can mate with a tiger.
Bck Gi pГ¦u kВ«ГҐ
Bcl Raj pГ¦\u si
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pГ¦\u
V
dzГҐ pГ¦\u lВ«u
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ pГ¦\u
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ m\ГҐ pГ¦\u.
Bcl Q^k pГ¦\u lГЎ
N
dГ”ГҐ n\u pГ¦\u lГЎ
dГ”ГҐ m\y pГ¦\u lГЎ
lГ¶ m\y pГ¦\u lГЎ
Bcl
puffed up
puffed rice
popcorn
It is not puffed up much.
barbet
kind of barbet
kind of barbet (вЂ�cold country barbetвЂ™)
kind of barbet (вЂ�warm country barbetвЂ™)
V
(bloom) beautifully
kind of barbet
pГ¦\u l\o l\o we ГҐ.
Bcl Qci pГ¦\u lВ«u
N
bubble, vs. f|u foam
Bcl Rch pГ¦\u s|u
V
swelling and decreasing, rising and falling
pГ¦\u s|u pГ¦\u s|u dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It was rising and falling, swelling and decreasing.
Bdi
pГ¦В«y
NS/P large herd
strong bull
pГ¦В«y pГ¦\ГҐ
j|Г® pГ¦В«y j|Г® nВ«в€‘
vast herds
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ pГ¦В«y ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ nВ«в€‘ vast herds of buffalos
Bdi
pГ¦В«y
V
pile up, store up for later use, crowd around
NS/C pile of grain
heap up rice at harvest
dzГҐ pГ¦В«y pГ¦В«y ГҐ
dzГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«y dГ”o ГҐ. I have ten stacks of rice.
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o j|Г® dГ”В«u dГ”\u j|Г® l|ГЎ pГ¦В«y dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. A crowd pressed in upon him.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ d\ГҐ pГ¦В«y ГҐ.
SheвЂ™s drawing water to store up.
Bdi
pГ¦В«y
V
give off steam
DonвЂ™t go near, it is giving off steam.
pГ¦ГҐ tГ¦|Г®\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e, j|Г® О”\ГҐ pГ¦В«y ГҐ.
Bdi
pГ¦В«y
V
charge, in order to butt or gore
initial full-strength charge, of fighting animals/people
pГ¦В«y tГ¦\o
pГ¦В«y tГ¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
leader of a herd
pГ¦В«y fu lГҐ ГҐ.
It came charging.
Bdj
pГ¦y
V
be sheltered
Bdk
pГ¦y
V
float, of clouds
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ О”\ГҐ pГ¦y lГҐ ГҐ. The mist is drifting towards us.
Bdl
pГ¦\y
NS/V value, price, place value on
tsГ¦o m\o l|ГЎ j|Г® m\ГҐ pГ¦\y. He doesnвЂ™t honour the old people.
j|Г® pГ¦\y bв€‘ ГҐ
pay the price
j|Г® pГ¦\y dГЎ lГҐ.
The price increases.
j|Г® pГ¦\y tГ¦\ГЎ ГҐ.
The price is cheap (вЂ�shallowвЂ™)
Bcl Qbl pГ¦\u l\o
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Bdl
Bdl
Beh Weh
Bek
Bek
Bel
Bel
Bel
Bfm
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f
j|Г® pГ¦\y k|uj ГҐ.
j|Г® pГ¦\y kГ¦В«ГҐ ГҐ.
j|Г® pГ¦\y m\ГҐ dГ”o.
j|Г® pГ¦\y n|ГЎ ГҐ.
j|Г® pГ¦\y n\u ГҐ.
j|Г® pГ¦\y j\ГҐ lГҐ.
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦\o pГ¦\y
pГ¦\y
NS
ГҐ| pГ¦\y
pГ¦\y
NP/S
pГ¦\y pГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\y mГҐ
pГ¦\y pГ¦\ГҐ tsВ«o mГҐ
\ГҐ pГ¦\y ГҐ pГҐ
pГ¦|в€‘ x|в€‘
N
j|Г® pГ¦|в€‘ x|в€‘ m\ГҐ x|в€‘
pГ¦в€‘
NS
l\ГЎ pГ¦в€‘
pГ¦в€‘
V
bГЎ pГ¦в€‘ В©\в€‘
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ pГ¦в€‘ В©в€‘ ГҐ.
pГ¦\в€‘
V
nГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦в€‘ ГҐ.
pГ¦\в€‘
NS
dzГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
pГ¦\в€‘
NS
x\o pГ¦\в€‘
pГ¦\ГЊ
NS
h~ ГЎ
В« pГ¦\ГЊ
ГҐ| pГ¦\ГЊ
a binding on a split arrow, stick, etc.
I havenвЂ™t bound it up yet.
~h\e.
shoulder
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Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
The price is expensive. (C)
The price is expensive.
It has no value.
The price is expensive. (вЂ�deepвЂ™)
The price is cheap. (вЂ�softвЂ™)
The price decreases.
the price of hiring pack horses
pumpkin
pumpkin
ancestors
male and female ancestors; 3 generations sacrificed to
male and female ancestors; 3 generations sacrificed to
male ancestors
shoulder
untie (transitive), explain
explain
He untied the cord.
have measles
to have the measles
ground husk
rice husk
kind of evil spirit
kind of evil spirit
rat
rat, also ГҐ
| pГ¦\ГЊ
rat, also h
~ ГЎ
В« pГ¦\ГЊ
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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NS/C sheets, planks, tips of weapons or tools,
large flat bones
B\h
pГ¦j|ГҐ
B\h
pГ¦\e О”e pГ¦j|ГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ lГЎ
mГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
mj\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
l|ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
l\ГЎ pГ¦в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ tГ¦|Г® pГ¦j|ГҐ
x\o pГ¦j|ГҐ
j\ГҐ tsГ¦\e pГ¦j|ГҐ
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ
pГ¦j|ГҐ
V
hip bone
place where feet push on foot pounder
bamboo board
large strips of bamboo as used in fences
arrowhead
spear
shoulder blade
planks
one plank
bamboo guiding fins for arrow
Indian rupee
door board
scatter, throw, so that it spreads; scatter
grain, etc., with no thought of it growing; also О”|Г®
dzГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ throwing away paddy (as to chickens)
sВ«ГҐ w\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ ГҐ
throw a fish-net
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ wВ«e pГ¦j|ГҐ fu В©в€‘. Throw the water away.
pГ¦j|ГҐ
NS step-relative, also bВ«ГЎ
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
stepfather
mВ«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
stepmother, usually mВ«ГҐ mГҐ z\ГҐ z\ГҐ
|ГҐ dГ”\Г® pГ¦j|ГҐ
stepdaughter
j|Г® z\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
stepson
B\h
pГ¦j|ГҐ
V
steep
steep hillside, still useable for field
pГ¦j|ГҐ b\ГҐ
B\h Hel pГ¦j|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
N
ladle made from a gourd, also pjВ«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
B\h Qbk pГ¦j|ГҐ lo
N
spleen (human); see also le tГ¦|e
B\h V^l pГ¦j|ГҐ ~h\ГЎ
V
slack
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ h~ i pГ¦j|ГҐ h~ ГЎ
\ pГ¦j|ГҐ h~ ГЎ
\ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The bowstring is slack.
B\i
pГ¦jВ«ГҐ
V
destroy, take apart, see also pj\ГҐ
h~ i pГ¦jВ«ГҐ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ
dismantling the house
j|Г® kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ fu ГҐ skinning it, peeling the back off
xw\ГҐ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ ГҐ
butcher meat
su mjГ¶ d\o tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ. DonвЂ™t defame others.
B\j
pГ¦jГҐ
C
width of palm
l\ГЎ kwГҐ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦jГҐ
one width of palm
B\h
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tвЂќГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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pГ¦jГҐ
V
fan out
j|Г® m|в€‘ n|Г® pГ¦jГҐ k|u ГҐ.It can fan out its tail.
pГ¦jГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
fanned out
j|Г® m|в€‘ pГ¦jГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. Its tail is fanned out (as a chicken).
B\k Q^m Q^m pГ¦jГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ V
slightly crookedly
B\l
pГ¦j\ГҐ
VS pair word for nГҐ sick
nГҐ z\ГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ z\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
There are no diseases, sicknesses.
B\l
pГ¦j\ГҐ
NS/C leaf, page
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ very small barking deer (30 cm tall)
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ
sheets of paper
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ
leaves
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ
one leaf
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ
vegetable
B\l
pГ¦j\ГҐ
V
cut with horizontal swings, slash, clear field
He is going to clear fields.
ГҐ mi pГ¦j\ГҐ je ГҐ.
B\l HZl Ql pГ¦j\ГҐ kГ¦\wГҐ l\ГҐ N
type of shrub with large leaves
B\k
which bears white flowers, leaves are used in
вЂ�sweatingвЂ™ ceremonies, edible if boiled
N
B\l Oel pГ¦j\ГҐ m\в€‘
gable-end of roof, eaves at ends of house
~ i pГ¦j\ГҐ m\в€‘
h
B\l O\j pГ¦j\ГҐ mjГҐ
N
j|Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ mjГҐ m\ГҐ bi.
B\l Ra Tl pГ¦j\ГҐ sГ‰Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ N
B\m
pГ¦j\ГҐ
N
pГ¦j\ГҐ tВ«ГЎ je gu o.
B\`h
pГ¦j|Г¶
V
B\`j
B\`j
B\`j
B\`l
W
x
X
h
gable-end of roof, eaves at ends of house
face; usually pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ, also pГ¦\Г® mjГҐ
Her face isnвЂ™t beautiful.
type of small bird (Cisticola)
all, also ГҐ\ dГ”\ГЇ/в‰ҐГҐ tГ¦ГҐ p|o
They took it all.
argue (about possession) (C), retract, lie to
avoid blame, try to go back on
They are arguing about possession.
pГ¦j|Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
nu pГ¦jГ¶ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ, su mo ГҐ. ThereвЂ™s no need to lie, someone saw you.
tО”Г¦i pГ¦jГ¶
hide and seek game
pГ¦jГ¶
V
unroll, unwrap, open out flat, spread
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ ГҐ| t|Г® pГ¦jГ¶ В©\в€‘. Open your hand out flat/Stretch out your arm.
K\i pГ¦jГ¶ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ N/C full cubit, from elbow to tip of mid finger
(as opposed to tВ«y tО”Г¦В«ГҐ a short cubit)
pГ¦jГ¶
V
broadcast, spread, unroll, unravel
tГ¦\Г® m\y tГ¦\Г® m\y wГҐ pГ¦jГ¶ dГ”e o. It spread to every district.
pГ¦j\Г¶
V
braid, plait hair
j|Г® w|u tО”Г¦В«Г¶ pГ¦j\Г¶ t|ГҐ ГҐ. Her hair is braided.
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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B\`l
B\`m
@
b
A
p
N
face, facial features, facial expression,
appearance, also pГ¦j\ГҐ mjГҐ//pГ¦\Г® mjГҐ
j|Г® w\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® zo pГ¦j\Г¶ О”|Г¶ l\ГЎ xo. The two of them have similar faces.
pГ¦j\Г¶ p|в€‘
change the facial expression
pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ
face
pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ tГ¦|o tГ¦|o
central part of cheeks
pГ¦j\Г¶ ВЇi du
mirror
pГ¦j\Г¶ xw\ГҐ
skin of face
j|Г® pГ¦j\Г¶ xw\ГҐ
skin of face
j|Г® pГ¦j\Г¶ xw\ГҐ О”|Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
Their faces look alike.
pГ¦j\Г¶
V
become, come into being, turn into
VV
able to accomplish successfully
j|Г® l\ГҐ mГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ pГ¦j\Г¶ lГҐ ГҐ. He became a tiger.
l\ГҐ mГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ pГ¦j\Г¶ lГҐ ГҐ.
A tiger came into being.
dГ”e m\ГҐ pГ¦j\Г¶.
He wasnвЂ™t able to go (but he made an attempt).
pГ¦j\Г¶
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tвЂќГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Ch Feh
Ci
Ci Ok
Ck
Ck
Ck
Ck
Ck
Ck Zbl
Cl
W
x
X
h
Y
f
d|ГҐ g|в€‘
N
jute, hessian, gunny bag
jute/hessian cloth
d|ГҐ g|в€‘ mГЊ
dВ«ГҐ
V
be at, of inanimate N, contraction of dГҐ ГҐ
nu h~ i ГҐ lГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Where is your house?
dВ«ГҐ mГҐ
N
palm tree
dГҐ
V
be at, of inanimate N, see dГЎ and tО”В«ГҐ
tГ¦\Г® mГҐ xв€‘ m\ГҐ dГҐ. There isnвЂ™t one there.
dГҐ
V
be skilled at, improve
skilful man
dГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
dГҐ s|ГЊ ГҐ
believe that one is skilled
tsГ¦o dГҐ
skilful person
m\ГҐ dГҐ ~h\e.
ItвЂ™s not right yet/ItвЂ™s still not OK.
в‰ҐwГҐ nu l|ГЎ m\ГҐ dГҐ. I reckon youвЂ™re no good.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ dГҐ ГҐ. HeвЂ™s very good at it.
|ГҐ t|Г® dГҐ le ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s improving a little.
dГҐ
VV OK, suitable, allowed, able
That will be okay.
dГҐ o.
dГ”e m\ГҐ dГҐ.
He may not go/He should not go.
dz\ГҐ gu m\ГҐ dГҐ.
I canвЂ™t eat it all.
m\ГҐ dГҐ m\ГҐ s\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ je. DonвЂ™t use force.
m\ГҐ dГ”e m\ГҐ dГҐ
have to go, must go
dГҐ
NS stick, rod
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dГҐ
bamboo stick
l|ГҐ dГҐ
erect penis (vulgar)
sВ«в€‘ kГҐ dГҐ
stick of wood
xo dГҐ
iron rod
x\o dГҐ
firebrand, torch
j|Г® dГҐ
stick
dГҐ
PN
by oneself, of oneвЂ™s own will, also tО”Г¦\o
tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ dГҐ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ each moment
nu dГҐ nu dГ”e zu ГҐ. Go and get it yourself.
в‰ҐwГҐ dГҐ в‰ҐwГҐ
of my own volition
j|Г® dГҐ j|Г®
of his own volition
dГҐ w\o
N
fern
fern pattern of embroidery
dГҐ w\o xwГҐ
d\ГҐ
V
receive in two hands
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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d\ГҐ
V
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ d\ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ d\ГҐ je ГҐ.
Cl
d\ГҐ
V
wГҐ l\ГҐ be d\ГҐ ГҐ.
Cl Ci
d\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ
V
Cl Dbi d\ГҐ tВ«В«o
V
j|Г® m\ГҐ d\ГҐ tВ«o.
Cl Hck Pcj d\ГҐ kГ¦u nu N
Cl
d\ГҐ
NS
d\ГҐ d\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
d\ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
d\ГҐ l\ГЎ mГҐ
d\ГҐ l\ГЎ ВЇi
Cl Ok
d\ГҐ mГҐ
NS
w|y wy d\ГҐ mГҐ
j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ
j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
\ГҐ d\ГҐ l|u
\ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ m\o d\ГҐ mГҐ
Cm Qh
d\ГҐ l|ГҐ
N
Cl Ubl d\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
N
Cm Zdl d\ГҐ w\y
V
Cî
dВ«ГЎ
V
nu pГ¦u ГҐ lГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Cî C^m dВ«ГЎ d\ГЎ
V
C^j
dГЎ
V
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ dГЎ je ГҐ.
C^j
dГЎ
V
tГ¦e bГЎ dГЎ je ГҐ.
C^k
dГЎ
V
Cl
C^m
C^l Cî
@
b
A
p
в‰Ґw|ГҐ dГЎ ГҐ.
d\ГЎ
NS
|ГҐ j|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\ГЎ
d\ГЎ dВ«ГЎ
V
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
draw water
Water is being drawn.
She has gone to draw water.
set a noose snare (as opposed to a trap)
set a snare
walk with assistance (baby talk), also d\ГЎ dВ«ГЎ
answer
He didnвЂ™t answer.
type of wild vegetable (phak kuut)
big (C)
motherвЂ™s eldest brother, also w|y wy d\ГҐ mГҐ
motherвЂ™s eldest brotherвЂ™s wife
thumb
first finger
big, eldest
motherвЂ™s eldest brother, also d\ГҐ d\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
The Great One (esp. Great Spirit, top god)
It is big.
cricket, also ГҐ
| d\ГҐ w|u
crocodile (вЂ�big lizardвЂ™)
big horse
sorghum
walking stick, usually dz\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o, written dГ‚\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
bent over (as of an old person)
be inside, contraction of dГЎ ГҐ
Where is your silver?
uphill, see dГЎ
climb, ascend, price increases
He has gone up into the mountains.
continue a story or song
He continued by saying ...
be inside (of inanimates or animates normally
inside something), see dГҐ and tО”В«ГҐ
There are fish in there.
вЂ�spurвЂ™ on back of chickenвЂ™s leg
chickenвЂ™s вЂ�spurвЂ™
walk with assistance (baby talk), also d\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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de
V
de de m\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ.
de mi
to m\ГҐ de.
tГ¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ de
m\y de
w\ГҐ de
w\a do de
C_j
de
V
de le o.
C_j
de
VV
dz\o de su
xГҐ de su
w\u de le o.
О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ de
C_j
de
VS
z\ГҐ de
m\в€‘ de
C_j Q_j de le
PV
w\u de le
C_l
d\e
V
dzГҐ d\e su
w\ГҐ d\e ГҐ
level, squared off
C_j
d\e d\e mu
C_l Fel d\e g\в€‘
d\e g\в€‘ su
C_l O\j d\e mjГҐ
d\e mjГҐ fu
C_m
d\e
gw\ГҐ m\ГҐ d\e.
dГ”e d\e ГҐ.
dГ”e m\ГҐ d\e.
dz\ГҐ d\_e ГҐ.
dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ d\_e.
s\ГҐ d\e mi
C_m
d\e
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
be restored, recover
HeвЂ™s better/HeвЂ™s recovered/His health is restored.
perfect, complete
a perfectly correct or just person
a perfect person
full grown
It is not completely finished
last (children)
last son, usually О”\ГҐ l\o
last daughter, usually l\o m|e
the most, extremely, see also lГ¶/|ГҐ d\Г®
the biggest, extremely big
beg, ask for
someone who begs for rice
ask for a work party whose labour will not be
repaid, as when building a house
V
C_l C_l d\e d\e
W
x
ItвЂ™s not properly squared off.
wet-rice fields, paddy fields
He hasnвЂ™t squared off the end.
desert
flat country
flat level piece of ground
flat level piece of ground at the bottom
\
j
]
Г·
flat, horizontal, also d\Г® d\Г®
flat, horizontal
V
give freely, give as a gift
the giver
N
a dream
have a dream
V
fitting, clean, acceptable
ItвЂ™s not fit to be worn.
It would be fitting to go.
HeвЂ™s not fit to be visited.
It is acceptable to eat.
It is not fit to be eaten.
reserved fallow field
V
^
ГЎ
_
e
carry, esp. of age
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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tsГ¦\ГЇ d\e
carry a great age (be very old)/understand
C_m
d\e
V
finely pounded up, finely milled
dzГҐ t|Г® m\ГҐ d\e le.
The rice isnвЂ™t properly milled
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo t|Г® m\ГҐ d\e le. The salt isnвЂ™t grounded fine enough.
C`j
dГ¶
V
fold, stack on top of the other, wrap
C
for packs of cards, folded blankets, books
a pack of cards
pГ¦\ГҐj pГ¦j\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® dГ¶
zВ«ГЇ by dГ¶ ГҐ.
He is folding the blanket.
zВ«ГЇ by tГ¦\Г® dГ¶
one folded blanket
j|Г® dГ¶ dГ¶/dГ¶ dГ¶ l\e folded things, book-like, concertina like
C`j Q`l Q`l dГ¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶ V
luxurious, of fruit-bearing shrubs; dense,
luxuriously bearing fruit and sticking up.
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tГ¦\u dГ¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
The opium buds were sticking into the
air in profusion.
d\Г¶
V
push over (without using tools) to fall or roll over
d\Г¶ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ.
He pushed it.
C`l
d\Г¶
N
body, pair word for ko
tГ¦\Г® ko tГ¦\Г® d\Г¶/tГ¦\Г® ko d\Г¶ d\Г¶ all over the body
C`l
d\Г¶
NS/C bodies, tree trunks
human body
go d\Г¶
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГҐ d\Г¶
shaft of foot-operated rice pounder
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ d\Г¶
bamboo which has fallen over by itself
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶ tГ¦\Г® d\Г¶
a log of wood
|ГҐ no d\Г¶
kind of bean
C`l
d\Г¶
C
for finger widths
two finger widths
l\ГЎ ВЇi ВЇ\Г® d\Г¶
C`l
d\Г¶
NS epidemic, plague
nГҐ d\Г¶ do ГҐ.
A plague occurred.
C`l A\i Oaj d\Г¶ pjВ«ГҐ mi N
unirrigated swidden fields
d\Г¶ pjВ«ГҐ mi
swidden agriculture
de mi je ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
If we do irrigated fields,
d\Г¶ pjВ«ГҐ mi О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ.there is no need to do swidden fields.
C`m
d\Г¶
V
bear fruit
j|Г® s\в€‘ d\Г¶ ГҐ.
It is bearing fruit.
C`m
d_Г¶
V
wear/put on, of cylindrical objects on body
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi d\Г¶ ГҐ.
HeвЂ™s wearing/putting on shoes.
nГҐ kГ¦В«o d\Г¶ ГҐ.
HeвЂ™s wearing earrings.
l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ d\Г¶ ГҐ.
HeвЂ™s wearing a bag.
C`l
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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dВ«Г®
V
tО”Г¦e dВ«Г®
Cak
di
V
b\Г® di ГҐ.
bв€‘ nГҐ ts|ГЇ di ГҐ
tО”\Г¶ tsГ¦|ГЇ di ГҐ
m\в€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘ di ГҐ.
Cak
di
VV
tО”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ di.
kГЊ m\ГҐ di.
j\Г® t|ГҐ m\ГҐ di.
Cak
di
NS
b\e di
Cal
d\Г®
V
pВ«ГҐ d\Г®
tО”iв‰Ґ d\Г® d\Г®
mГҐ l|ГҐj mГҐ d\Г® d\Г®
w|u d\Г®
Cal
d\Г®
VV
tО”Г¦u d\Г® le o.
dz\ГҐ d\Г® le o.
О”В«ГЇ d\Г® le o.
je d\Г® le o.
|ГҐ d\Г®
Cal Cai d\Г® dВ«Г®
NS
b\e di
Cal Cal d\Г® d\Г®
V
d\Г® d\Г® mu
Cbi
dВ«o
I
Cbi Cbi dВ«o dВ«o
V
Cbj
do
V
bв€‘ do
do О”\ГҐ
mjГҐ bi do ГҐ.
l\ГҐ mГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ do ГҐ.
h~ e\ m\ГЊ kГ¦\o do ГҐ.
j|Г® О”\ГЇ do ГҐ.
ГҐ bГҐ do ГҐ
Cai
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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Г¶
left over
fallen over and left
grow big, of root vegetables, boils, acne
The yam tubers are growing.
have a boil
have acne
The sweet potato-like tubers are growing bigger.
able to fit into
ThereвЂ™s not enough room (for people).
It canвЂ™t all fit in/It canвЂ™t all be contained.
ThereвЂ™s not enough room for all to lie down.
nonflying insect, see also d\Г® dВ«Г®
nonflying insect
bald, bare, uncovered
with no clothes on
bare, bald
patch of mГҐ l|ГҐj bamboo without undergrowth
bald-headed
completely done, all done
The fields are completely burned off.
It is all eaten.
Sweeping is finished.
It is all done.
extremely, see de le
insect used as childвЂ™s toy (baby talk), see di
nonflying insect
flat, horizontal, also d\e d\e
flat, horizontal
enough! stop!, contraction of dГҐ o
pregnant with large protruding belly
come out, appear, go out, wax (of moon)
east (вЂ�sun come outвЂ™), also m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ do kГ¦\в€‘
tone (вЂ�sound that comes outвЂ™)
Tears are coming out.
A tiger appeared.
A famine arose.
Blood is coming out/It is bleeding.
moon waxes
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘ do ГҐ
Cbj
do
VV
О”В«ГҐ do le o.
О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ do ~h\e
Cbj
do
C
mГЊ tГ¦\Г® do
Cbj
do
VS
lo do
Cbk
do
NS
do j\Г®
kГ¦В«ГҐ w|u kГ¦В«ГҐ do
j|Г® do de
j|Г® do ti le o.
j|Г® do tВ«Г¶ ВЇi m\ГҐ pe.
Cbk
do
V
dГ”Г‰ГЇ do xw\ГҐ dz\ГҐ
dГ”Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ do ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ do ГҐ.
Cbk Fbm do g_o
V
do g\o do g\o dГ”e ГҐ.
do g\o tГ¦\ГҐ je.
Cbk Fj do gГҐ
V
do gГҐ nГҐ ГҐ.
Cbl
d\o
V
l\e bo d\o ГҐ.
Cbl
d\o
N
mjГ¶ d\o
j|Г® d\o m\ГҐ bГЎ dz\ГҐ.
Cbl
d\o
PF
j|Г® m\ГҐ lГҐ bГЎ ГҐ d\o.
j|Г® m\ГҐ lГҐ d\o.
Cbl
d\o
V
d\o le o.
Cbl
d\o
V
d\o le o.
j|Г® d\o d\o
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
set out on a journey (вЂ�go out the doorвЂ™)
complete
He has finished making it.
He hasnвЂ™t finished making it yet.
bolt of cloth
a bolt of cloth
abnormal, cursed
abnormal, cursed
the bottom
to the bottom
top and bottom of a village (the whole village)
flat land at the bottom
It reached the bottom.
I canвЂ™t see the bottom.
drink
feast and drink (вЂ�drink liquor eat meatвЂ™)
He is drinking liquor.
He is drinking water.
stooped, bent over, also d\ГҐ О”\ГЇ
He walked along all bent over/bent in half.
DonвЂ™t bend over.
the small of the back
The lower back aches.
divine using cowrie shells, dice or lots
He is divining.
news, tidings, information
reputation
I didnвЂ™t hear anything about it.
evidential of reported speech, usually dГ”\o
I hear he says he isnвЂ™t coming.
He says he isnвЂ™t coming.
topple (sideways, of people/large things), see b\Г¶
He has fallen over.
rotten (polite form)
ItвЂ™s rotten (said to old person)
a rotten one
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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d\o
V
m\ГҐ n\ГҐ m\ГҐ d\o.
Cbl
d\o
V
nГҐ d\o dГҐ ГҐ.
Cbl
d\o
NS
d\o dzГ‰ГЇ
wo d\o
Cbl Ol Ck d\o m\ГҐ dГҐ VV
bГЎ d\o m\ГҐ dГҐ.
dГ”e d\o m\ГҐ dГҐ.
je d\o m\ГҐ dГҐ.
Cbm
d_o
V
ГҐ| t|o d\o ГҐ.
Cbm
d_\o
N
d\o tГ¦Г¶/d\o tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
d\o kГЊ ГҐ
d_\o ВЇВ«ГҐ
d\o fu
d\o me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ d\o dzГ‰ГЇ
fu d\o
О”|ГЇ d\o/s\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ d\o
pair word for n\ГҐ stop/rest
Cbl
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
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j
]
Г·
bed-ridden, prostrate
He is prostrate with sickness.
walnut
walnut tree
walnut
not be the proper thing
That is not the thing to say.
This is not the time to go, is not the place to go.
That is not the thing to do.
scorch, smoulder, burn without flames
Fire scorched it.
poison, also t|o nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ_
roots and rhizomes from which poison is made
put on arrow poison
peafowl (its gall is poisonous)
poisonous snake
poisonous mushroom
tree for fish poison
snake poison
alternate names for a poison which reacts in the
time to measure three lengths of grass stalk.
NS
d|u
|ГҐd|u
Cch Cch d|u d|u
d|u d|u z\ГҐ
Cci Cch dВ«u d|u
mj\Г¶ dВ«u d|u
Ccj
du
ГҐ| pu du
Ccj
du
Ccj
du
Cck
du
du do ГҐ
Cch
W
x
He didnвЂ™t stop or rest.
fourth-born daughter, usually ГҐ\ s|ГЇ mГҐ
fourth-born daughter
V
short time
short time
NS
baboon
baboon
N
quill
porcupine quill
PF
VV
V
evidential of inferential evidence
good to, should
go visiting
go out visiting
^
ГЎ
_
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`
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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du
NS instrumental nominalizer, thing for
tГ¦e je du в‰Ґo.
ItвЂ™s a thing to do this with/This should be done.
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ bo du
thing to write with
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ du
thing to cook with
ts_ГЇГ‰ du
messenger, angel
tsГ¦_ГЇГ‰ du
foot-operated rice pounder
Cck
du
NS child of same-sex sibling, compare s|ГҐ
son of same-sex sibling
z\ГҐ du
m\в€‘ du
daughter of same-sex sibling, also ГҐ
| m\Г® du
|ГҐ m\Г® du
daughter of same-sex sibling, also m\в€‘ du
Cck Deh du t|в€‘
N
a skirt, sarong, Thai phasin
one sarong
du t|в€‘ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
Cck Q^m du l\ГЎ
N
wings
Ccl
d\\u
N
hollow in the ground, on a tree trunk, etc.
V
be hollow, cavernous
hollow log
sВ«в€‘ dГ¶ d\u
j|Г® kГ¦\u d\u ГҐ.
It has a hole in it
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ d\u ГҐ.
It is very hollow. (i.e. large cavity, thin walls)
Ccl
d\\u
V
blunt, stumpy, opp. tГ¦В«ГЎ
blunt, stumpy
d\\u d\\u
tО”В«ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ tГ¦e mГҐ d\u d\u l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
This arrow is blunt.
j|Г® l\ГЎ ВЇi tГ¦\Г® mГҐ d\u d\u l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
One of her fingers has been cut
Cck
Ccl
Ccl
@
b
A
p
m|в€‘ d\u
n|o d\u
|ГҐ m\Г® d\u mГҐ
d\u
NS
pВ«ГҐ d\u
pВ«o d\u
pВ«в€‘ d\u
d\\u
NS
C
pГ¦u d\u
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ d\u
tО”Г¦\Г® d\u
tО”Г¦|ГЇ d\u
dzГҐ d\u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
off leaving a stump.
short stumpy tail
wedge, also n|o dz\u
Shorty, a girlвЂ™s name
serving bowl, also pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
large serving bowl, also pВ«o d\u/pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
large serving bowl, also pВ«ГҐ d\u/pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
small serving bowl
source, place where something is found
ravines, valleys, rice pounders
silver mine
navel
buttocks (source of feces)
salt lick (where animals lick salt)
place with an abundance of rice
foot-operated rice pounder
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u tГ¦\Г® d\u
lГ¶ d\u
lo kГ¦\u tГ¦\Г® d\u
zГ‰ГЇ d\u
О”Г‰ГЇ d\u
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ d\u
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tГ¦\Г® d\u
d\u
NS
~hГҐ d\u
d\\u l\ГҐ
N
dВ«y
V
m\ГҐ dВ«y dГҐ ГҐ.
m\ГҐ dВ«y tО”В«ГҐ.
m\y dВ«y dГҐ ГҐ.
dy
V
dy dВ«y z\ГҐ
dy dy
dy dy l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦e dy ГҐ.
gu dy ly
m\ГҐ dy tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
m\ГҐ dy tО”В«ГҐ.
m\y dy ГҐ.
w|u dy
d\y
V
Ccl
Ccl Ql
Cdi
Cdj
one foot-operated rice pounder
hot spring
one ravine, one stream
spring
gold mine
well-watered place
stream (in a ravine), large deep pool
tomato
tomato, also ГҐ d\u
type of partridge, reddish, multicoloured head
move around in a location, fidget, tremble
It was inert.
Keep quiet/Be still.
The ground is trembling.
shake, rattle
nontalkative person
shaky, wobbly
It is shaky.
It is rattling.
brown fish-owl
motionless, still
Be still.
There is an earthquake.
head
be included in, belong to a group, owe
allegiance to
b\e di ГҐ di be ВЇГҐ, ГҐ| tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ ВЇГҐ, l\ГҐ mГҐ m\ГҐ d\y.
Tigers are not included in the term b\e di ГҐ
| di
become a Christian
WusГҐ l|ГЎ d\y ГҐ.
|ГҐ tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® ts|ГҐj ВЇГҐ, lГҐjts\ГҐ xw\ГҐ tГ¦u l|ГЎ d\y ГҐ. This village comes
Cdl
under the jurisdiction of the Doi Chang headman.
d\y
V
enter
west (вЂ�sun enterвЂ™), also m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ go kГ¦\в€‘
bв€‘ d\y
The dry season is approaching.
kГҐ tГ¦e d\y lГҐ ГҐ.
m|y d\y ГҐ
live with wifeвЂ™s parents (of son-in-law)
sГҐ kГ¦\o d\y lГҐ o.
His third year is coming up.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ pГ¦ГҐ tГ¦|Г®ГҐ\ d\y lГҐ m\ГҐ p|в€‘.HeвЂ™s too scared to come close.
|ГҐ m|e d\y lГҐ.
Come inside quickly.
Cdl
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Cdl
Cdl
Cdl
Cdl Ll
Cdm
Ceh
Cej
Cej
Cel
d\y
V
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ d\y je ГҐ.
d\y
V
g\ГҐ lГЎ d\y ГҐ.
g\ГҐ lГЎ m\ГҐ d\y.
d\y
N
d\y dz\ГҐ
V
d\y dz\ГҐ mв€‘ ГҐ.
d\y dz\ГҐ mj\ГҐ ГҐ.
d\y dz\ГҐ ВЇi ГҐ.
d\y dz\ГҐ xw|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ lГҐ
d\y
N
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ d\y
mГҐ d\y
в‰Ґw|ГҐ d\y
j|Г®d\y
d|в€‘
NS
|ГҐd|в€‘
d|в€‘ d|в€‘
dв€‘
V
dв€‘ fu В©в€‘.
dв€‘
V
sГ‰ГЇ dв€‘ ГҐ.
d\в€‘
V
dig in the ground, bury, see t|y
He is digging.
crawl
He is crawling.
He isnвЂ™t crawling.
rhinoceros, usually sГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
think, written d\y dГ‚\ГҐ
I realise/I comprehend.
I am confused.
I am considering.
ГҐ. He came to his senses/He suddenly noticed.
scale/husk of corn
husk of corn
bamboo вЂ�scalesвЂ™, i.e. sheath
fish scales
scales
second-born son, usually ГҐ\ lВ«e
second-born son
intimate address for second-born son
cut off (into two parts across grain with knife/axe)
Cut it off.
decide a case
Decide a law case.
beat, hit (with hand or stick), thresh, throw
tops or nuts in games, perform ritual
take a photograph
bj\Г¶ d\в€‘
pГ¦u d\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ
silversmith
d\в€‘ be
hammer head, hammer
d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They are fighting.
tВ«o lo d\в€‘ ГҐ.
They are playing tops.
tО”Г¦w|ГҐ t|ГҐ d\в€‘
perform steaming ritual with artemisia to purify
tО”Г¦w|ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ d\в€‘ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ. It isnвЂ™t necessary to perform steaming
dzГҐ d\в€‘ ГҐ
l|ГҐ xВ«o d\в€‘ ГҐ.
xo d\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ
j|Г® l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ d\в€‘.
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
ceremonies.
thresh rice
They are вЂ�shootingвЂ™ beans
blacksmith
DonвЂ™t beat him.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Cel
Cel Cel
Cem
Cem Cem
W
x
X
h
Y
f
d\в€‘
V
say, speak, used of specialized speech forms
tО”\u jВ«Г® d\в€‘ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He gave him advice.
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ в‰Ґ\o d\в€‘ k|u ГҐ. He is good at cracking jokes
j\Г® в‰Ґ\o d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He talks in his sleep.
d\в€‘ d\в€‘
V
in noisy crowds, swarms
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o d\в€‘ d\в€‘ l\e gwГҐ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ. crowds of noisy people dancing there
ГҐ| w\ГЎ d\в€‘ d\в€‘ l\e
noisy crowds of pigs
d_в€‘
V
have sharp pain
dГ”\u bjГҐ d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He has a stitch.
tО”Г¦u d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is delirious.
d\в€‘ d\в€‘
VS
pale, of black
nГЎ d\в€‘ d\в€‘
not very black
Z
w
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]
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^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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t|ГҐ
V
tО”В«ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ t|ГҐ ВЇi ГҐ.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ t|ГҐ ВЇi ГҐ.
t|ГҐ
V
t|ГҐ t|Г® В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
t|ГҐ
PF
Dh
Dh
Dh
test for sharpness with the finger
He feels the crossbow arrow to see if it is sharp.
He is feeling if the knife is sharp.
deposit, leave to be redeemed, pawn
He leaves it here for safe-keeping.
completive marker, indicates that object
was left so it stays
tО”Г¦\ГЇ fu t|ГҐ.
Let it go.
tsГ¦В«o kГЊ t|ГҐ.
Tie it up.
tsГ¦В«o kГЊ t|ГҐ o.
I have tied it up.
ВЇ|Г® t|ГҐ.
Sit down.
j|Г® ~hi tГ¦\Г® mГҐ О”В«ГҐ t|ГҐ ГҐ.He built a house.
Dh
t|ГҐ
C
for hand-breadths
two hand-breadths
l\ГЎ kwГҐ ВЇ\Г® t|ГҐ
Dh
t|ГҐ
NS first-born son (C), usually ГҐ| b|e, also ГҐ| pГ¦u
\ГҐt|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
first-born son, usually ГҐ
| b|e
Dh Dh
t|ГҐ t|ГҐ
V
incapable of tasting (C), also t|ГҐв‰Ґ t|ГҐв‰Ґ
He doesnвЂ™t taste anything/He has lost taste for it.
n|ГҐ ~hu t|ГҐ t|ГҐ l\e.
D. Fbl t|ГҐ g\o
V
limping slowly with a stick.
He came limping.
t|ГҐ g\o t|ГҐ g\o lГҐ ГҐ.
Dh N]bl t|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐw
V
rice straw (C)
Dh Oam Dh A]al t|ГҐ m\Г® t|ГҐ p\ГҐj A openly, so that all can see or hear, publicly
t|ГҐ m\Г® t|ГҐ p\ГҐj bГЎ ГҐ. He says it quite openly.
t|ГҐ m\Г® t|ГҐ p\ГҐj m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ В©в€‘ o. He showed it openly.
Dh Q\]bm t|ГҐ lj\ГҐw
N
spirit guard (T) woven crossed bamboo by door
Dh Z_k t|ГҐ we
V
type of spirit, causes chronic ailments
t|ГҐ we О”Г¶ ГҐ.
make promise and symbolic payment to spirits
(by burning chickenвЂ™s tail feather with a joss-stick
and then letting it go.)
Dh [ai
Dh \_h
Di
@
b
A
p
t|ГҐ О”В«Г®
V
judge, decide a case (T), also bГЎ tsГ¦в€‘
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ t|ГҐ О”В«Г® wГҐ ГҐ.
The headman must judge.
t|ГҐ j|e
V
slow to act, delay (C), also t|ГҐj
He never acts in a hurry.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ t|ГҐ je k|u ГҐ.
tВ«ГҐ
V/VV join with, cooperate, do together
pair word, couplet word, also j|Г® tВ«ГҐ tГ¦\o
tВ«ГҐ tГ¦\o
hunt together
tВ«ГҐ g\ГҐ
dzГҐ tВ«ГҐ dz\ГҐ lГҐ.
Come and eat with us.
j|Г® l|ГЎ tВ«ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He lives with him/is cooperating with him.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tВ«ГҐ
V
l\ГЎ ВЇi tВ«ГҐ wy ГҐ
Di @\m tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ
N
tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
Di Ebl tВ«ГҐ tГ¦\o
V
Di Gbi Fc tВ«ГҐ kВ«o gu N
count, using fingers
Di
ancestor shelf, also tВ«ГЎ bj\ГҐ
one ancestor shelf
pair word in a couplet, also tВ«ГҐ tГ¦\o/kГ¦\в€‘
exercises, reasons (C); something which diverts
activity and so prevents something else from being
done, a hold-up or an interruption, also tВ«ГҐ kВ«o du
N
tВ«ГҐ l\u
Di Qcl
count on fingers
merit, from semi-ceremonial provision of water for
thirsty travellers
He is providing a drinking place for travellers
(he is seeking merit)
tВ«ГҐ l\u xwГҐ ГҐ.
tГҐ
V
vertical, erect, upward, heaped in a pile
tГҐ tГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
vertical, upward, erect
tГҐ tГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ
standing upright, erect
tГҐ tГҐ\ГҐ tВ«o m\ГҐ.
Stand it upright.
tГҐ tГҐ\ГҐ kГЊ m\ГҐ.
Put it all in a pile.
tГҐ tГҐ\ГҐ dzo m\ГҐ.
Make a heaped measureful.
tГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ mi
steeply sloping field
tО”iв‰Ґ tГҐ tГҐ
clustered and poking up into the air
mГҐ kГ¦|o tГҐ
cup for holding joss sticks upright
sВ«в€‘ m|в€‘ d\u tО”iв‰Ґ t_ГҐ tГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The stump has a lot of branches at the
Dj
top growing upright, sticking up into the air.
w\ГҐ tО”e tГҐ tГҐ
pointy uneven mountains
w\ГҐ l|Г¶ tО”iв‰Ґ tГҐ tГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. There are a lot of peaks all clustered together,
sticking up into the air.
В©|ГҐ tГҐ
karst (pointed vertical rock formation)
Dj
Dj
Dj B_i
Dj Dfi
Dj Fl
Dj Gcah
W
x
X
h
Y
f
tГҐ
V
cackle, of hens
ГҐ| j|ГҐ mГҐ tГҐ ГҐ.
The henвЂ™s cackling.
tГҐ
NS seventh-born daughter, usually ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ/m|Г®
\ГҐtГҐ
seventh-born daughter, usually ГҐ
\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ
tГҐ pГ¦В«e
V
limping, hobbling along with a stick
tГҐ pГ¦В«e tГҐ pГ¦В«e lГҐ ГҐ. He came limping along.
tГҐ tВ«ГЊ
V
hopping, see also tГҐ g\ГҐ
tГҐ tВ«ГЊ tГҐ tВ«ГЊ dГ”e o. He went hopping and skipping.
tГҐ g\ГҐ
V
hopping, see also tГҐ tВ«ГЊ
tГҐ g\ГҐ tГҐ g\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ dГ”e o. He hopped along
tГҐ k|uj
V
hiccup
tГҐ k|uj tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is hicupping.
Z
w
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О”
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j
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Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
N
V
Dj Qch tГҐ l|u
Dj Uj tГҐ в‰ҐГҐ
Dj Uj Uj tГҐ в‰ҐГҐ в‰ҐГҐ
Dj \l
Dk
Dl
tГҐ j\ГҐ
tГҐ j\ГҐ mi
tГҐ
tГҐ du
tГҐ dzГҐ
t\ГҐ
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ
N
type of shrub which bears big white flowers
woodpecker
with the end slightly bent over, bent over
to form obtuse angle, bent backwards
unshaded spot where sun shines most of the time
a field in sunshine most of the day
V
shield, also tГҐ
a shield, also tО”ГҐ ni
shield, protect, help
V
accuse, charge, be a barrier
wГҐ tО”Г¦e t\ГҐ ГҐ. IвЂ™m going to charge him in front of the
headman.
j|Г® t\ГҐ gu m\ГҐ dГ”o. There is nothing to stop it.
Dl
t\ГҐ
V
give a nickname to
j|Г® l|ГЎ j|Г® mjГ¶ tГ¦e t\ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ в‰Ґo. They gave him this nickname.
Dl Dbh B\l Kdk t\ГҐ t|o pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
N
mouse deer, also tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
Dl GZ_l t\ГҐ kw\e
V
rolling on the back (of horses), also t\ГҐ k\o
The stallion is rolling on its back.
|ГҐ m\o pГ¦\ГҐ t\ГҐ kw\e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Dl Pcl t\ГҐ n\u
N
police (Thai)
Dl Wbl t\ГҐ x\o
VV with, together (C) (precedes verb)
ГҐ\ z\o t\ГҐ x\o dГ”e ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ ГҐ\ .
Shall we go together?
Dm Abm t\ГҐ p_o
N
woven bamboo mat, usually ts\ГҐ p\o
Dm GZm t\ГҐ kw\ГҐ
V
backward
t\ГҐ kw\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
backwards
D]ah
t|ГҐj
C
generations (C), also pГҐ
tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® t|ГҐj
forever, to all generations
sГҐ t|ГҐj
three generations
xo t|ГҐj
descendants
D]ah
t|ГҐj
V
be patient at delays
ВЇ|Г® ВЇi t|ГҐj В©\в€‘ wГҐ ГҐ. You must be patient with me today.
D]ah
t|ГҐj
V
humour
Humour each other.
|ГҐ t|Г® t|ГҐj l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
D]am
t\ГҐj
V
bewitch, send disease by making a wasp
out of sticks; disease associated with
aching joints and swellings
return black magic to the sender by throwing
eggs on spinning knife after spell is cast
t\ГҐj l|Г® ГҐ
D]bh
@
b
A
p
C
t|ГҐw/t|o
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
for specific places
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® t|ГҐw wГҐ.
Which specific place?
D]bh
t|ГҐw/t|o
V
give up a habit, cut out, also tw|ГҐв‰Ґ
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® t|ГҐw tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is giving up opium.
D]bh
t|ГҐw/t|o
V
decide a case, settle a dispute, judge
As for the headman,
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
j|Г® s|ГЇ t|ГҐw su в‰Ґo.
he is the one to settle disputes.
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ s|ГЇ t|ГҐw je В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ dГҐ. I canвЂ™t settle this case for you.
D]bh Nah tГ¦|ГҐw ts|ГЇ
N
an opening in a fish trap (C) with protruding
spokes allowing entry but no exit
tГҐw/t|o
V
l\o zГ‰ГЇ tГҐw zГ‰ГЇ
t|ГЎ
PN
j|Г® t|ГЎ g\в€‘.
j|Г® t|ГЎ dГ”e.
t|ГЎ
V
D]bj
D^h
D^h
Dî
Dî
X
h
molten metal
goal/dative, pronounced l|ГЎ
Give it to him.
Go to him.
have outstanding debts which cannot be
paid (usually dead people)
a person who died with outstanding business debts
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ t|ГЎ su
t|ГЎ
NS direction
direction, also t|ГЎ m|o
t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
in that direction
go t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
dГ”e ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
the direction one is going
dГ”e ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶ mo ГҐ. Going, we saw it.
l\ГЎ jГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
in the right hand direction
l\ГЎ В©|в€‘ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
in the left hand direction
ГҐ li t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶.
In which direction?
t|ГЎ m|o
direction, usually t|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ/t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
t|ГЎ О”_Г‰ГЇ
side, direction (archaic)
l\ГЎ В©|в€‘ t|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
to the left
w|u t|Г® t|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
in the downhill direction
ГҐ li t|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ.
In which direction?
mo t|ГЎ О”_Г‰ГЇ
the high side
tВ«ГЎ
V
carry in two arms, see also tГ¦\ГЎ
Carry it away!
ГҐ| m|e tВ«ГЎ je.
mГЎ tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ.
He is carrying it away on his back.
tВ«ГЎ
N
uphill slope
It slopes uphill.
tВ«ГЎ bi b\ГҐ xВ«o ГҐ.
tВ«ГЎ dГЎ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
I canвЂ™t climb uphill.
tВ«ГЎ m\ГҐ d\ГЎ.
The slope is not steep.
tВ«ГЎ в‰Ґ\ГҐ sГ‰ГЇ
steeply sloping forehead
D^h
W
x
pair word for l\o cast metal
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
ancestor shelf, usually tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ_
V
over backwards, also tВ«ГЎ lГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ
He fell over backwards.
tВ«ГЎ kw\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ kw|ГҐ d\o je ГҐ.
tВ«ГЎ l\ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ kw|ГҐ d\o je ГҐ. He fell right over backwards.
Dî Zdm tВ«ГЎ w\y
N
upper arm, biceps, also l\ГЎ w\y
D^j
tГЎ
V
measure, compare, carry in two hands
C
for measurements of length
example
tГЎ в‰Ґ\o
tГЎ в‰Ґ\o bГЎ ВЇГҐ
for example, suppose that
tГ¦\Г® tГЎ
one measureвЂ™s length
ВЇ\Г® tГЎ
two measureвЂ™s length
nu tГЎ ВЇi, ГҐ li mГҐ w\u ГҐ\ .
You measure it - which is bigger?
D^l
t\ГЎ
V
clumsy, pair word for k|o
He speaks with difficulty/He speaks haltingly.
lГҐ k|o lГҐ t\ГЎ.
D_h
t|e
N
indigo, dark blue vegetable dye
t|e pГ¦j\ГҐ
leaves of indigo
j\ГҐ t|e
lumps of indigo dye
D_h D_h D_h t|e t|e t|e I
Lisu chicken call, usually kВ«o k|o k|o
D_h Dbi t|e tВ«o
N
watermelon (Shan)
D_i
tВ«e
N
additional, another, see also t|Г®/tsВ«ГҐj/n|Г¶ b\ГЎ
tВ«e tГ¦\Г® mГҐ l\u В©\в€‘. Add on another.
tВ«e tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ je m\ГҐ. Please do it again.
D_i
tВ«e
V
tack onto (sewing), also tВ«Г¶
It is only tacked on, not sewn properly.
tВ«e t|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® gu ГҐ.
D_i
tВ«e
V
remain, stay behind (animate), also tВ«Г®
D_i
tВ«e
V
straight, clever, also tВ«Г¶
clever
l\ГҐ tВ«e
tsГ¦o tВ«e
clever person
D_i
tВ«e
V
packed tight, firm-muscled
ItвЂ™s packed tight.
tВ«e tВ»e l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
tВ«e tВ»e l\e О”В«ГҐ t|ГҐ.
It was solidly made.
dГ”i tВ«e le o.
I am certain.
D_i D_i tВ«e tВ«e
V
wholehearted
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ je ГҐ xв€‘, tВ«e tВ«e l\e je ГҐ. Whatever he does, he does wholeheartedly.
D_i Maj tВ«e tsГ‰ГЇ
N
plate (C)
Dî @\m tВ«ГЎ bj\ГҐ
Dî GZl tВ«ГЎ kw\ГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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D_j
D_j
D_j
D_j
D_j
D_l
D_m
D`h
Dì
te
V
make spirit offering, also ti
n\e te
make spirit offering
n\e te sГ‰ГЇ te
make spirit offering
n\e te n\e w\y
make spirit offering
te
N
underneath, also ti
te te О”Г‰ГЇ
underneath
te tsГҐ te ~hВ«Г¶
all mixed up together, jumbled
te
VP
equal, usually ti/tГ¶
Mm D_j Wbl te ts\ГҐ te x\o V all mixed up together, also ti ts\ГҐ ti x\o
Mam te ts\ГЇ
N
nail (C) (metal, for hammering)
te ts\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘
one nail
t\e
V
put up a prize or stake in a gamble
What is the prize?/What are the stakes?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ t\e t|ГҐ \ГҐ
t_e
V
short-legged
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o t\e t\e
shorty
|ГҐ j|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t\e
a chicken with short legs
t|Г¶
VS
crippled, paralysed, lame
poisoned arrow
d\o t|Г¶
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|Г¶
crippled leg
tВ«Г¶
C
for layers, also tО”Г¦\в€‘
pregnant (two layers of body)
ko d\Г¶ ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶ dГ”o ГҐ. be of two minds
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶ sГҐ n\в€‘ dГҐ ГҐ.
He can never make up his mind.
(his mind has two or three layers)
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ sГҐ tВ«Г¶ dГ”o ГҐ.
This plank has three layers.
О”\ГЇ tВ«Г¶ wГҐ dГ”e o.
It has gone to the seventh heaven (said of soul-stuff
that wanders away).
tВ«Г¶
V
line clothing
ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶ bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ tВ«Г¶ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. She is lining a jacket.
tВ«Г¶ du
lining (for clothing)
tВ«Г¶
V/VV straight, honest, clever, also tВ«e
straight
tВ«Г¶ tВ«Г¶ l\e
tsГ¦o xГҐ tsГ¦o tВ«Г¶
good and honest people
m|ГҐ tВ«Г¶
teach straight
ВЇВ«Г® tВ«Г¶
honest
j|Г® tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ m\ГҐ tВ«Г¶. His arrow isnвЂ™t straight.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇГҐ tВ«Г¶ ГҐ в‰Ґo. He is honest. (heart is straight)
Dì
Dì
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Dì
VP
tВ«Г¶
tВ«Г¶ b\e xo
tВ«Г¶ m\ГҐ pe.
tВ«Г¶ m\ГҐ mo.
look (not used alone, rarely negated)
opposite and facing each other
CouldnвЂ™t see through it the whole way.
I looked but didnвЂ™t see; contrast ВЇi m\ГҐ mo.
(I cannot see).
I couldnвЂ™t make out what it was.
look
Go and look.
tВ«Г¶ m\ГҐ do lГҐ.
tВ«Г¶ ВЇi
ГҐ| t|Г® dГ”e tВ«Г¶ ВЇi.
D`j
tГ¶
V
draw in arms and legs
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ ГҐ| t|Г® tГ¶ В©\в€‘. Please draw in your legs.
D`j
tГ¶
VP
equal, also ti/te
tГ¶ tГ¦|u\ГҐ/tГ¶ tГ¦u
equally thick
tГ¶ m|o\ГҐ/tГ¶ mo
equally high
tГ¶ mj|ГҐ\ГҐ/tГ¶ mjГҐ
equally many
tГ¶ О”|Г®\ГҐ/tГ¶ О”i
equally wide
tГ¶ О”|ГЇ\ГҐ/tГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
equally long
tГ¶ w|u\ГҐ/tГ¶ wu
equally big
tГ¶ В©|в€‘\ГҐ/tГ¶ В©в€‘
equally far
D`k Vak tГ¶ ~hi
N
in the middle
in the middle
tГ¶ ~hi\ГҐ
tГ¶ ~hi n|ГЎ\ГЎ
inside in the middle
Dah
t|Г®
V
only, lone, may imply anti-social attitude
t|Г® tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦e
donвЂ™t be a loner
tsГ¦o t|Г®
solitary person
m\в€‘ t|Г®
only daughter
ВЇВ«ГҐ mГҐ t|Г®
a lone female bird
l\ГҐ tО”Г¦o p|ГҐ t|Г®
a loner
~hГҐ mГҐ p|ГҐ t|Г®
a rogue elephant
z\ГҐ t|Г®
only son
wГҐ t|Г®
king, also w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
j|Г® z\ГҐ t|Г®
his lone son
|ГҐ w\ГЎ t|Г®
wild boar
Dah
t|Г®
Num one (in вЂ�elevenвЂ™)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|Г®
eleven
Dah
t|Г®
V
spit out
m\в€‘ ~h|в€‘ t|Г® fu В©в€‘ ГҐ spit out saliva
Dah
t|Г®
V
pound in mortar, beat (with tool or stick)
t|Г® О”\e В©в€‘.
Kill it with a big stick.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u t|Г® ГҐ
pound rice in a foot rice pounder
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ t|Г® ГҐ
t|Г®
NS/VS
m|o j|Г® t|Г®
l|Г¶ t|Г®
w|u t|Г® О”Г‰ГЇ
j|Г® t|Г® j|Г® k|ГҐj
t|Г®
PV
t|ГҐ t|Г® В©\в€‘ o.
tГ¦ГҐ kГЊ t|Г®.
tГ¦e bГЎ t|Г® В©\в€‘ o.
t|Г®
N
t|Г® tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ
t|Г® tГ¦\Г® zo
Oei t|Г® mВ«в€‘
N
t|Г® mВ«в€‘ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
Ql Ach t|Г® l\ГҐ p|u
N
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
N
N
Dah Ql Mch t|Г® l\ГҐ ts|u
Dah Qaj t|Г® li
Dai
Daj
Daj
Daj
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
upper millstone (which pushes downward)
roll downward
downward/upside down
the base and the lid
verb-phrase aspect marker, meaning вЂњleftвЂќ
He left it behind for safe keeping.
Leave it here.
He left word that ..../He left these instructions.
another, also t|e/tsВ«ГҐj
once more
one more person
a burying place, grave
a grave - word used by old people
yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus Urbar)
a juicy, sweet root vegetable, eaten raw
round a crossbow bow
wrinkled
wrinkled
N
pole-vault game
He can along pole-vaulting with alternate
ends of the pole.
tВ«Г®
V
tВ«Г® m\ГҐ dz\ГҐ.
tВ«Г®
V
dГ”Г‰ГЇ tВ«Г®
tВ«Г®
V
tГ¦ГҐ tВ«Г® ГҐ в‰Ґo.
ti
V
h~ i tГ¦\u kwГҐ ti ГҐ.
ti
N
xw\ГҐ tГ¦В«o ti
ti
V
dГ”\o mГҐ ti tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Dai
base, downward
hog badger
supporting cane rings
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ t|Г® li
Dah Qam t|Г® l\Г®
V
tin t|Г® l\Г®
Dah Tm Aj Tm t|Г® z\ГҐ pГҐ z\ГҐ
t|Г® z\ГҐ pГҐ z\ГҐ je o.
Dai
pound chili peppers
immerse in water, dye
Soaked it but it isnвЂ™t dyed fast.
distill liquor
distill liquor
stay, remain
I will stay here.
pair word for tГ¦\u start a new family
start a new family (formal, archaic)
chopping block for meat or vegetables
meat chopping block
make platforms, furnaces
He is making a platform
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ts|o tГ¦\Г® mГҐ ti tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Daj
ti
V
tsГ¦o m\o tsГ¦o ti
Daj
ti
V
n\e ti ГҐ
Daj
ti
V
j|Г® do ti le o.
j|Г® do ti j\ГҐ je ГҐ.
Daj Daj ti ti
V
m\y ti ti ГҐ.
Daj Mm Daj Wbl ti ts\ГҐ ti x\o V
Daj
ti
VP
ti bj|Г¶\ГҐ
ti tГ¦|u\ГҐ/ti tГ¦u
ti k|ГҐ\ГҐ
ti m|o\ГҐ/ti mo
ti mj|ГҐ\ГҐ/ti mjГҐ
ti О”|Г®\ГҐ/ti О”i
ti О”i n|ГЎГЎ
\ wГҐ
ti О”|ГЇ\ГҐ/ti О”Г‰ГЇ
ti О”Г‰ГЇ ti m|в€‘
ti w|u\ГҐ/ti wu
ti В©|в€‘\ГҐ/ti В©в€‘
Dam
t\Г®
NS
\ГҐt\Г®
Dbh
t|o
V
|ГҐ t|o |ГҐ m|e t|o.
Dbh
t|o
C/NP
t|o tsГ‰ГЇ
t|o tsГ‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘ m\ГҐ k|u.
He is making a clay furnace
pair word for m\o вЂ�oldвЂ™
elders, those worthy of respect
sacrifice to spirits, usually te
sacrifice to spirits
sink, reach the bottom
It has sunk to the bottom.
It is sinking to the bottom.
overcast
The weather is overcast.
all mixed up together, also te ts\ГҐ te x\o
equal, also tГ¶/te
neck and neck, flush with, side by side
equally thick
level with
equally high
equally many
equally wide
in the centre
equally long
nearly same length
equally big
equally far
fifth-born son, usually ГҐ\ w\u pГ¦\ГҐ
fifth-born son, usually ГҐ
\ w\u pГ¦\ГҐ
light, set fire to; see tsГ‰ГЇ/d\o
Light the fire/lamp.
groups, horseloads, places (C), also t|ГҐw
packload (not in pack-basket)
He doesnвЂ™t know how to tie loads on to the pack
frames.
j|Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ ts|ГҐ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ dГ”e ГҐ mГҐ, It has a lot of legs crowded together,
li t|o dГ”o ГҐ.
but its legs are in four groups.
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦\Г® t|o tГ¦\o ГҐ. The horse packed one load.
ГҐ t|o wГҐ
whereabouts?
ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® t|o wГҐ
whereabouts?
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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t|o
V
poison, see d\o
t|o nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ
poison (internal)
в‰Ґw|ГҐ t|o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is poisoning fish to eat.
Dbh
t|o
PN instrumental, source, usually tО”|o, also le
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ t|o О”В«ГҐ \ГҐ.
What did you make it with?
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ t|o О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
I made it with a knife.
Dbh
t|o
V
decorate, put on decorations
j|Г® mj|ГҐ tО”Г¶ t|o m\ГҐ bi.The decorations he has put on are not beautiful.
Dbh Dbh t|o t|o
V
bulging, upside down
~hГҐ mГҐ nГҐ g\ГҐ t|o t|o l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. An elephantвЂ™s forehead is lumpy.
t|o t|o О”Г‰ГЇ
upside down
t|o t|o gв€‘ ГҐ
have dysentery; have diarrhoea to the point that
Dbh
the bowels are empty and nothing is excreted
N
V
Dbh G^h t|o k|ГЎ
Dbi
tВ«o
tokay lizard
oppose
j|Г® l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tВ«o.
tВ«o
V
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ tВ«o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
tВ«o
V
Dbi
Dbi
DonвЂ™t oppose him.
dip into sauce, with fingers or chopsticks
dip vegetables into pepper/sauce and eat them
lean upright against, stand upright with
the base on the surface, prop up;
compare kГ¦w|ГҐ/tв€‘
tГҐ tВ»ГҐ tВ«o m\ГҐ.
tВ«o dzГҐ
gwГҐ tВ«o t|ГҐ ГҐ.
Stand it upright.
support (Christians use also for financial support.)
It is leaning against (something) in an upright
position/It is standing upright on top of the
ground over there.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ dz\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o tВ«o В©в€‘ ГҐ.He was using a walking stick/crutch.
Dbi K\l Oj tВ«o tО”Г¦\ГҐ mГҐN
Dbi Nl tВ«o tsГ¦\ГҐ
N
dragonfly, also \ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o/\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o mГҐ
metal dibbling stick (C)
tВ«o tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
Dbi Qbj tВ«o lo
V
tВ«o lo d\в€‘ ГҐ.
tВ«o lo tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
Dbj
to
V
tО”В«ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ kГ¦w|ГҐ to ГҐ.
one metal dibbling stick
X
h
play top-spinning, throw top with whip
top spins
square off the end
He is squaring of the end of the bamboo segment
he is using to make arrows.
He didnвЂ™t square off the end properly.
de de le m\ГҐ to.
to
V
Dbj
W
x
a spinning-top
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
give to drink, see do
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Dbj
AS
to
ГҐ to
ГҐ to to
needlessly
needlessly
needlessly
Dbj K\^bm Oj to tО”Г¦\ГЎw mГҐ N
N
Dbj D]ah to t|ГҐj
|ГҐ m\o to t|ГҐj
Dbj Gbi B\l to kВ«o pГ¦j\ГҐ V
white cicada, also to tО”Г¦\ГЎw
mГҐ/to tО”Г¦\ГҐw mГҐ/to dГ”\ГЎ mГҐ/tu tu wГЎ
girth strap (C), also tu t|ГҐj
horseвЂ™s girth strap
a fan-shaped pandanus-like leaf used for
temporary roofing - the leaves are laid like tiles
V
dangling, hanging down
to lo lo
dangling
n|ГҐ to lo
hanging, dangling ears
t\o
C
for multiples, amounts of interest, also t\oj
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® t\o в‰ҐГҐ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, tГ¦\Г® t\o ВЇГҐ в‰Ґw\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ.If two equals ten sheets,
Dbj Qbj to lo
Dbl
then one equals five sheets.
N
Dbl Kì t\o tО”Г¦В«Г¶
V
V
V
m\ГҐ dz\ГЇ m\ГҐ t\o l\o.
Dbl Rbl t\o s\o
N
t\o s\o dzГҐ
Dbl Wbi t\o xВ«o
V
Dbl M`h t\o ts|Г¶
Dbl Qah t\o l|Г®
Dbl Qbl t\o l\o
a type of bird not known in Thailand;
pair word for ГҐ
| nГЎ crow
excuse me (C)
piles, hemorrhoids (T), also tО”Г¦\Г® wu ts|ГЇ nГҐ
clever, also t\o l\o
Neither foolish nor clever
a type of rice; Pa-O (group in Burma)
this kind of rice
a common bluish lizard which has long legs
fairly large, very common ground feeder
t\o
V
understand
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ t\o l\ГЎ xo. They didnвЂ™t understand each other.
Dbl Q\m t\o lj\ГҐ
V
take refuge in the shade, also t\o lj\ГҐw
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ t\o lj\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. They are in the shade taking shelter from the sun.
Dbm
t\o
PF
future (with some doubt), usually nВ«ГЎ
Dbm
t\o
C
for blooms
sВ«в€‘ we tГ¦\Г® t\o
one flower
Dbm
t\o
V
sound of arrow hitting home
t\o be j\ГҐ le o.
He вЂ�hit the nail on the headвЂ™.
t\o k\ГЊ le o.
The arrow thudded home.
Dch
t|u
NP vagina (vulgar)
t|u b\Г®
vaginal (vulgar)
Dbl
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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t|u kГ¦u
t|u my
tВ«u
V
tВ«u ts\ГЇ le ГҐ.
tВ«u tО”\o jВ«Г® dГ”o ГҐ.
tu
V/NS
О”В«ГҐ w|u tu ГҐ.
Dci
Dcj
Dcj
Dcj
Dcj
Dcj
Dck
vaginal orifice (vulgar)
female pubic hair
mean
He is too mean.
He keeps his mean thoughts to himself.
get up, start, begin, also w|u tu
They started to make it/They put their hands to
making it.
They made a start.
the originator
get up
j|Г® tu tu ГҐ.
j|Г® tu tu su
ГҐ| m|e tu
tu
C
tГ¦\Г® tu
\ГҐ tu
tu
NS
bj\ГҐ tu
bj\ГҐ tu be
D]ah tu t|ГҐj
N
Dm tu t\ГҐ
N
tu t\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
tu t\ГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ
Dck Z^k tu tu wГЎ N
one thousand
sixth generation grandparent
brown ground wasp
brown ground wasp
Large Bee clan, large Lisu subclan in Thailand
girth strap (C), also to t|ГҐj
plant with edible core, about 1 metre high
this plant
leaf of this plant
a white cicada, from its noise; see also to tО”Г¦\ГЎw
mГҐ/to tО”Г¦\ГҐw mГҐ/to dГ”\ГЎ mГҐ
playing cards, game of chance;
stake on the outcome, risk
N
V
t\u
Dcl
thousand
I am gambling.
t\u tО”Г¦\eв‰Ґ ГҐ.
t\u tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\eв‰Ґ.
DonвЂ™t gamble.
j|Г® \ГҐ t\u l\ГЎ xo h~ Г®| ВЇi, Since they are willing to bet on the outcome,
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ t\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ. they can put the matter before the headman.
Dcl Dcl t\u t\u
V
disgruntled, sulk, pout
sulkingly, with bad grace
t\u t\u tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦|ГЇ
t\u t\u tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦|ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ je. DonвЂ™t do it with such bad grace.
t\u t\u l\e ВЇВ«Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is sulking.
Dcah
t|uj
V
make up according to a formula or
recipe, adding right amounts
When you make gunpowder, you must
xo zВ«o t|Г® ГҐ ВЇГҐ, t|uj wГҐ ГҐ.
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ t|uj kГЊ.
t|uj
C
Dcah
W
x
X
h
keep to the recipe.
Put in the right amount of hot water.
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
weights, multiples, interest, also t\o
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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tГ¦\Г® t|uj ВЇ\Г® t|uj g\в€‘ wГҐ ГҐ.
You must pay double its weight.
tГ¦\Г® t|uj ВЇ\Г® t|uj nГ¶ ГҐ в‰Ґo. He will want two for every one (e.g. silversmith
charges two rupees for a thing made from one)
t|uj
V
в‰ҐwГҐ t|uj dГҐ ГҐ.
Ddh
t|y
V
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ kГ¦\u ГҐ t|y o.
Ddi
tВ«y
C
tГ¦\Г® tВ«y
l\ГЎ tО”|o tВ«y ГҐ.
Ddi
tВ«y
V
tВ«y le o.
tВ«y ly ly
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tВ«y ly ly ВЇВ«Г® О”\ГЇ
Ddi K\i tВ«y tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
C
Ddj
ty
NS/V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ty ty
Deh
t|в€‘
V
bj\ГҐ mГҐ t|в€‘ В©в€‘ o.
Deh
t|в€‘
V
t|в€‘ t|в€‘ l\e
|ГҐ t|o t|в€‘ o.
Deh
t|в€‘
V
du t|в€‘ t|в€‘ ГҐ.
Deh
t|в€‘
NS
do t|в€‘
tО”В«ГҐ t|в€‘
dГ”e t|в€‘
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ t|в€‘
li kГ¦o t|в€‘
Deh
t|в€‘
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
В«ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
Dej
tв€‘
V
tв€‘ tв€‘ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
gwГҐ tв€‘ t|ГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e tв€‘ t|ГҐ.
Dcah
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
vouch for, guarantee
I can vouch for it.
be buried
It is buried in the ground.
for fistfuls
one fistful
enfold in the fist
shrink, of cloth; crumpled.
It is crumpled up, it is shrunk.
crumpled, badly creased, pouting
ГҐ.He was sulking with pouting lips.
half cubit, measured from elbow to end of fist
socks, wear socks
wear socks
sting
A bee stung him.
burn, burning hot
extremely hot
He was burned by a spark/He got a burn.
wear a skirt
wearing a phasin (Thai-style womanвЂ™s skirt)
place where people do something
place where things come out
address, place where people live
destination
restaurant
ferry crossing
webbed foot, insect web
webbed foot
duckвЂ™s web
stretch out taut
It is stretched taut.
It is stretched up over there.
Stretch it out taut
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tв€‘
V
tв€‘ tв€‘ le
gwГҐ tв€‘ t|ГҐ.
tв€‘
V
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ m\ГҐ tв€‘.
m\y tв€‘ mi tв€‘
tв€‘
NS/C
tВ«ГЊ
V/C
VV
tВ«ГЊ b\o lo
tВ«ГЊ do lГҐ
tВ«ГЊ k|u ГҐ О”\ГЇ
Dej
Dej
Dej
Dfi
tВ«ГЊ m\ГҐ k|u.
k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
~hВ«ГЎ k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
sГҐ tВ«ГЊ b\o lo
tВ«ГЊ
tГ¦\Г® tВ«ГЊ
tВ«ГЊ
p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ
p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ kw|ГҐ
t\ГЊ
tГ¦\Г® t\ГЊ
tjВ«ГҐ
Dfi
Dfi
Dfm
D\i
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
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Г·
upright, vertical, precipitous
Stand it up over there, sticking in the ground.
plant, sow
He isnвЂ™t planting corn.
creation, also m\y tО”\e mi tО”\e
group of animals, also bu/dzu
run, jump
very quickly
dark stinging ant (вЂ�jumping antвЂ™)
come out very quickly
all things that can run, hop or jump - generic term
for humans and animals
He canвЂ™t run/He canвЂ™t jump.
flea
dog flea
rat flea
long red stinging ant (вЂ�three jump antвЂ™)
C
mile/kilometre
one mile/one kilometre
NS
stool/bench/chair
stool, small low bench
chair
C
joss stick, second
one second/one joss stick
tj|o
gwГҐ tj|o t|ГҐ.
D\bh
stand upright, embedded in something
V
VV
be at (of people and animals), stay, live
continuous action, usually pronounced tО”В«ГҐ/tО”ГҐ
V
hang (C)
(spelling pronunciation established in 1915)
It is hanging up there.
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ГЎ
_
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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tГ¦||ГҐ
V
encourage, comfort, restrain, place the hand on
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ ГҐ.
encourage
l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
large loosely woven basket or fence, also l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
large loosely woven basket or fence, also l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
j|Г® l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ j|Г® z\ГҐ l\ГЎ w\y wГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He laid his hand on his sonвЂ™s
Eh
upper arm.
Eh
Eh
Ei Obm
Ej
Ej Qj
Ek
El
El
@
b
A
p
tГ¦|ГҐ
V
scald
Hot water scalded him.
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ tГ¦|ГҐ ГҐ.
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ tГ¦|ГҐ ГҐ.
He was scalded with hot fat.
tГ¦|ГҐ
N
charcoal, ember (C), also ts|в€‘ s\ГЊ
tГ¦|ГҐ tО”Г¦u ГҐ.
make charcoal
x\o tГ¦|ГҐ
ember
tГ¦В«ГҐ m\o
N
otter (C), also tГ¦\ГҐ m\o/zГ‰ГЇ ~hВ«ГЎ
tГ¦ГҐ
V
shield from wind or rain
m\e ~hi dГ”\Г¶ ГҐ xв€‘, Even though the wind is blowing,
sВ«в€‘ dГ”i в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ. the sheet of plastic is shielding me.
tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
V
unkempt, dirty and untidy, tattered
tО”iв‰Ґ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
unkempt and untidy, also tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
flabby belly fat, hanging down and wobbling
ГҐ| w\ГЎ j|Г® tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
the dangling and wobbling skin on a pigвЂ™s belly.
tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ lГҐ
hanging in wobbling folds
jВ«Г® bГ¶ tО”\ГЇ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ lГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
His shirt is hanging over his belt.
tГ¦ГҐ
V
here, since
He is here.
tГ¦ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦ГҐ b\ГҐ
this side of the river
tГ¦ГҐ p|o
everything on this side (on the same level), up to now
j|Г® ~hi tГ¦ГҐ p|o
on this side of his house
p|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ lГҐ tГ¦ГҐ p|o mГҐ.
Since I came to live on the plain.
|ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ
there by you, there aforementioned
ГҐ| w\ГЎ в‰ҐГҐ tГ¦ГҐ p|o
all pigs (pigs this side)
tГ¦\ГҐ
A
donвЂ™t
DonвЂ™t go.
tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e.
tГ¦\ГҐ dz\ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t eat it.
tГ¦\ГҐ je.
DonвЂ™t do it.
tГ¦\ГҐ
V
good, be on good terms with, get a good yield,
be a good buy
go ВЇ\Г® zo tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. Those two are good friends.
t_в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ.
It was fruitful.
tв€‘ m\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ.
It wasnвЂ™t fruitful. (planted a lot but yielded a little)
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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ГҐ| m\o tГ¦e mГҐ ВЇГҐ h~ u tГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ. This horse was a good buy.
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦e mГҐ ВЇГҐ h~ u m\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ.This horse was not a good buy.
El
tГ¦\ГҐ
N
animal haunts, stamping grounds
buffalo haunts
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ
boar haunts
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
a bog
El
tГ¦\ГҐ
NS/P knife
knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐ
big machete, also tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐ/|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
big machete, also tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐ/|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐ
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
scabbard
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ pj|ГҐ gu
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ k|ГҐ ku
side of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
side of blade of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”В«Г¶
short straight pointed knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ nu
back of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ w\y
handle of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ l\e
small knife, also tГ¦\ГҐ l\e
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ s\ГЇ n\e
blade of knife, also tГ¦\ГҐ l\e
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ w\y
handle of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ w|u dГ¶
tip of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ wВ«u pГ¦В«Г®
short pointed knife
El
tГ¦\ГҐ
C
for places
in that area
go tГ¦\Г® tГ¦\ГҐ wГҐ
El Bh
tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|ГҐ
N
muzzle loader, also tГ¦\ГҐw p|ГҐw
muzzle loading gun
tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|ГҐ po
El Bbh tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o
N
muzzle-loader , also tГ¦\o pГ¦|o
muzzle-loader rifle, also tГ¦\o pГ¦|o po
tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o po
El Eh Rel tГ¦ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ s\в€‘ N
pineapple
El Eh
tГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
N
chicken (baby talk)
tГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ fu
chicken egg (baby talk)
El Obm tГ¦\ГҐ m\o
N
otter (C), also tГ¦В«ГҐ m\o/zГ‰ГЇ ~hВ«ГЎ
El Ql
tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
flabby and wrinkled
flabby and wrinkled
tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
flabby and wrinkled
El Vkl tГ¦\ГҐ ~hГҐ\ГҐ
V
go heavily and carelessly
tГ¦\ГҐ h~ ГҐ\ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ ВЇГҐ, If you walk heavily and carelessly,
mВ«e kГ¦o le o.
youвЂ™ll fall down.
El Wbl tГ¦\ГҐ x\o
A
do action together (C) (precedes verb)
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h
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f
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w
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^
ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
N
N
N
N
El Zj tГ¦\ГҐ wГҐ
El Zbk tГ¦\ГҐ wo
E]Ui P]Oh tГ¦В«ГҐв‰Ґ n|ГҐm
E]Uj Mam tГ¦ГҐв‰Ґ ts\ГЇ
E]ah
tГ¦|ГҐj
living room, main room, also tГ¦\ГҐ wo/tГ¦\ГҐ wГҐ
living room, main room, also tГ¦\ГҐ wГҐ
water tank (English + T)
paralytic (C)
Thailand, Thai (T)
Thailand
tГ¦|ГҐj m\y
E]al
tГ¦\ГҐj
V
blow along (especially of floating objects)
m\Г® h~ i tГ¦\ГҐj tВ«ГЎ je o. It floated away carried by the wind.
E]bj
tГ¦ГҐw
V
quarrel, shout at in anger
tГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐw l\ГЎ xo.
DonвЂ™t quarrel with each other.
E]bl B]b. tГ¦\ГҐw pГ¦|ГҐw N
muzzle loader, also tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|ГҐ
E]bl Nah tГ¦\ГҐw ts|ГЇ
V
have extra responsibilities, also tГ¦\o
nu |ГҐ m\Г® tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, If you require your married daughter to live
tГ¦\ГҐw tsГ¦|ГЇ w_ГҐ ГҐ.
with you, you must be ready for extra responsibilities.
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ tГ¦\ГҐw tsГ¦|ГЇ dГҐ ГҐ.
I donвЂ™t mind having extra responsibilities.
E^h
tГ¦|ГЎ
A
sound of a taut-stringed crossbow
The crossbow was shot with a sharp crack.
tГ¦|ГЎ bв€‘ o.
Eî
tГ¦В«ГЎ
V
sharp
The knife isnвЂ™t sharp.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ tГ¦В«ГЎ.
E^l
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
pregnant
She is pregnant (vulgar); see also j|Г® z\ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ,
j|Г® ~h\e tО”Г¦\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ ГҐ.
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ n|o ГҐ.
E^l
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
lift/carry with one arm, contrast tВ«ГЎ
|ГҐ t|Г® tГ¦\ГЎ dzwГҐ lГҐ. Please help me lift it.
E^l
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
shallow, cheap of price
The water is shallow.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ ГҐ.
E^l
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
carry in one arm, see tВ«ГЎ
E^l
tГ¦\ГЎ
PN/NF time marker (past)
go tГ¦\ГЎ
at that time
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ
dawn time
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ kВ«o tГ¦\ГЎ
all over the world
x|в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
formerly
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ
when?
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ\ГҐ mi
whenever
ГҐ\ me tГ¦\ГЎ
yesterday
dzГҐ gu О”\Г¶ ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ
as I was walking/when I was walking
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tГ¦\ГЎ
NS everywhere, also tГ¦\ГЎ in the phrase
m\в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ kВ«o tГ¦\ГЎ
all over the world, everywhere
E^l [dj tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
N
above, on top of, more than
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ kwГҐ above the water
w\ГҐ dГ”\e tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
on the top of the mountain
tГ¦e mГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
above this, more than this
E^m
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
knock into, bang into
tВ«e ts\Г®_ tГ¦\ГЎ В©в€‘ ГҐ.
knocked a nail into
E^m
tГ¦\ГЎ
V
consume greedily
dzГҐ ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ k|u ГҐ. He is good at eating food greedily
E^hl
tГ¦|ГЎГЎ
\
AS a little bit, contraction of t|Г®e|
a little bit, contraction of ГҐ
| t|Г®e|
ГҐ| tГ¦|ГЎГЎ
\
E_i
tГ¦В«e
V
give in addition to, supplement
When we exchanged horses,
ГҐ| m\o pГҐ l\ГЎ xo bГЎ ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”Г¦\o h~ jГҐ tГ¦В«e В©\в€‘ В©в€‘ o. I gave him 600 baht in addition to my horse.
w\o tГ¦В«Г¶
cabbage, also w\o kГ¦|u
E_j
tГ¦e
VS
speak, converse, also tГ¦Г¶
s|ГҐ tГ¦e
speak, converse, also s|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶/О”|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
E_k
tГ¦e
V
hard-working
The third son is hard-working.
ГҐsГҐ ВЇГҐ tГ¦e ГҐ в‰Ґo.
E_k
tГ¦e
P
thus, like this, also tГ¦Г¶/tГ¦Г¶ lГ¶
You must do it like this.
tГ¦e je wГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦e
this, thus
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® mГҐ mГҐ
this one
tГ¦e le ГҐ.
This is all/ThatвЂ™s all.
tГ¦e xwВ«ГҐ
this time
tГ¦e xwВ«ГҐ ВЇГҐ s|ГЊ ГҐ. This time I know/Now I know.
tГ¦e xwВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ nГ¶.
I donвЂ™t want it any longer.
|ГҐ tГ¦e
this aforementioned one, that one by you
|ГҐ tГ¦e ГҐ
so, then
E_Ph Dah Bcl Rh tГ¦|en t|Г® pГ¦\u s|ГҐ N
heaven and earth spirit (C)
E^l
(enlightened Buddha)
A
aside, apart from, also tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ
tГ¦\e l\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
aside, apart from, also tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
tГ¦\e l\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ. Go apart from the others.
tГ¦В«Г¶
V
wrap up
dzГҐ dГ”ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® tГ¦В«Г¶ В©в€‘. Please wrap up some cold rice.
tГ¦В«Г¶
C
a measure of weight - 1.6 kilograms
E_l Q^m tГ¦\e l\ГЎ
Eì
Eì
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X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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]
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^
ГЎ
_
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«Г¶
one weight of silver - 100 rupeesвЂ™ weight
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«Г¶
1.6 kg of opium
tГ¦Г¶
VS
speak, converse, also tГ¦e
s|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
speak, converse, also s|ГҐ tГ¦e/О”|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
tГ¦Г¶
NS/C bamboo poles/long pipes/ sections of length
dzГҐ gu ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® tГ¦Г¶ wГҐ?
Along which section of the trail?
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦Г¶ ВЇ\Г® tГ¦В«Г¶ two bamboo poles
sВ«в€‘ w\u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦Г¶
one cut log
tГ¦Г¶
Dem this, usually tГ¦e
tГ¦Г¶ kГ¦\в€‘
thus, to this degree
tГ¦Г¶ lГ¶
thus, like this, usually tГ¦e lГ¶
tГ¦\Г¶
V
tie knots
tie up with rope
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
tГ¦\Г¶ be
a knot
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г¶ be
a knot in a cord
tГ¦\Г¶
V
bow down and touch head to the floor in
respect; have a wedding ceremony
bow down to, have the ceremony legalising the wedding
w|u dy tГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
w|u dy tГ¦\Г¶ gu
place where marriage ceremony is being held
tГ¦\Г¶
V
free, unoccupied
l\ГЎ m\ГҐ tГ¦\Г¶.
IвЂ™m not free to do it/IвЂ™m too busy to do it.
tГ¦Г¶\Г¶
I
exclamation accompanying the showing of
something: вЂ�here!вЂ™, вЂ�see, I told you so!вЂ™, вЂ�here,
E`j
E`j
E`k
E`l
E`m
E`m
E`kl
take it!вЂ™, вЂ�look what IвЂ™ve got!вЂ™
Eaj
Eaj
Eaj
Eak [aj
Eal
@
b
A
p
tГ¦i
V
near
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ tГ¦i.
not very near
pГ¦ГҐ ti ГҐ.
near
ti
N
saddle, seat, base
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦_i
horse saddle
pВ«e l\o j|Г® tГ¦i
bicycle seat
tГ¦i
AP adverbial phrase marker, also в‰ҐГҐ
tГ¦i tГ¦\ГҐ lГҐ
flabby and wrinkled
j|Г® kГ¦В«u dzГ‰ГЇ tГ¦i tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His skin is loose and wrinkled.
tГ¦i О”i
N
the middle, the centre
tГ¦i О”i wГҐ/ tГ¦i О”i n|ГЎГЎ
\ wГҐ
in the middle
tГ¦\Г®
V
wet (transitive)
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tГ¦\Г® fu В©в€‘. Throw water on it.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tГ¦\Г®
VS
sneeze
sneeze
~hВ«ГЎ tГ¦\Г® ГҐ
tГ¦\Г®
V
refer to, make reference to
j|Г® d\o tГ¦\Г® В©в€‘ ГҐ,j|Г® do lГҐ o. As we were talking about him, he appeared/
Eal
Eal
As we were talking about it, it happened.
Ebi \j
tГ¦\Г®
Num one, numeral; quantity
1,000
tГ¦\Г® tu
tГ¦\Г® k|ГҐГҐ
all
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦\Г® k|ГҐГҐ\ tГ¦e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
All people are like this.
tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
one thing
tГ¦\Г® m\y tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
throughout the whole country
tГ¦\Г® m\в€‘
10,000
tГ¦\Г® zo
one person
tГ¦\Г® ~hjГҐ
100
tГ¦\Г® О”В«ГҐ
100,000 (Shan)
tГ¦\Г® l|e\ГҐ
the same as
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® lВ«e\ ГҐ\
like a Chinese man
j|Г® tГ¦\Г® l|e\ГҐ в‰Ґo.
It is the same.
|ГҐ tГ¦\Г®
at this point
ГҐ\ z\o tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ О”_ГЇГ‰ z\ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґ|в€‘e\ . LetвЂ™s go a little way apart from the rest
tГ¦\Г®
C
bucket, standard measure of volume of grain
one measure
tГ¦\Г® tГ¦\Г®
tГ¦iв‰Ґ
AP adverb marker, usually tО”iв‰Ґ
tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
dirty and unkempt
tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
flabby and wrinkled
tГ¦|o
V
bribe
j|Г® ВЇГҐ xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦|o В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He bribed the headman.
tГ¦|o
V
bulge
bulging
tГ¦|o tГ¦|o le
b\ГҐ l|y tГ¦|o tГ¦|o l\e
bulging cheeks and crop
tГ¦В«o
V
chop up fine, peck, bite (of insect or snake)
h~ j\ГҐ tГ¦В«o mГҐ
a type of mosquito
xw\ГҐ tГ¦В«o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
They are mincing meat (with knives)
fu tГ¦В«o ГҐ.
The snake struck.
ГҐ| j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. The cocks are fighting each other.
tГ¦В«o
V
nod
give a nod
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tО”Г¦|u tГ¦В«o ГҐ
tГ¦В«o jГҐ
N
tall palm tree, inedible stem, tuber used for pig food
W
x
Z
w
Eal
Eal
EaUj
Ebh
Ebh
Ebi
Ebi
X
h
Y
f
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j
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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tГ¦o
N
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ tГ¦o
me tО”Г¶ tГ¦o
tГ¦o z\ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ tГ¦o
sВ«в€‘ we tГ¦o
j|Г® s\в€‘ tГ¦o z\ГҐ d\Г¶ ГҐ.
j|Г® we tГ¦o z\ГҐ we ГҐ.
Ebl
tГ¦\o
V
tГ¦\o d\в€‘ je o.
Ebl
tГ¦\o
V
tО”Г¦\Г® tГ¦\o ГҐ
Ebl
tГ¦\o
V
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦\o su
Ebl
tГ¦\o
C
j|Г® w|u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦\o
Ebl Bl C_j tГ¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ de N
Ebl Bbh tГ¦\o pГ¦|o
N
tГ¦\o pГ¦|o po
Ebl Ebl tГ¦\o tГ¦\o
V
lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ tГ¦\o tГ¦\o l\e
Ebl Hcl tГ¦\o kГ¦\u
N
Ebl Kì tГ¦\o tО”Г¦В«Г¶
N
mj\Г¶ tГ¦\o tО”Г¦В«Г¶
Ebl Ofi tГ¦\o mВ«ГЊ
N
tГ¦\o mВ«ГЊ pГ¦\ГҐ N
Ebl Qk tГ¦\o lГҐ
V
tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o
tГ¦\o lГҐ z\ГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ tГ¦\o lГҐ
tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o
Ebl Ql tГ¦\o l\ГҐ
N
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦\o l\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® dГ”\i
Ebl Wbk tГ¦\o xo
VS
j|Г® tГ¦\o xo
Ebl el tГ¦\o В©\в€‘
N
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ
Ebj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
bud, swelling at end of a shoot
banana buds
banyan buds
small forming fruit, flower buds
fruit bud
flower bud
It is bearing small fruit.
It is getting small buds.
stuff into
I pressed it right in. (as a cork into a bottle)
constipated
constipated
transport on horseback
those who are using pack-horses
for stages
in the first stage
desert, also x\в€‘ tО”i bj\ГҐ
muzzle-loader , also tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o
muzzle-loader rifle, also tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|o po
panting, tongue hanging out and staring
with his tongue hanging out, panting
pangolin
medium-sized inedible bird
leaf monkey
village ritual leader, priest, usually mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ
village ritual leader, priest, usually mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ
rabbit, hare
mule, also m\o li li/le le/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
rabbit
large rabbit-sized rodent
mule, usually li li, also mГҐ li li/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ/le le
horse pack-basket
a pair of horse pack-baskets
pink (brown, purple for some people)
something pink
paper, book, writing
one sheet of paper
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® p\ГЊn
one book
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ bo du
thing for writing with (pencil, pen)
tГ¦\o
V
tread on, take a step
NS/C for strides, steps
b\e di l|ГЎ ГҐ| m|e tГ¦\o О”\e В©\в€‘. Kill the bug by treading on it.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\o ВЇ\Г® tГ¦\o tГ¦\o. Take two steps.
ВЇ\Г® tГ¦\o tГ¦\o ГҐ.
He took two steps.
tГ¦oв‰Ґ
V
clear (C), of thinking
d\y dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ tГ¦oв‰Ґ.
He doesnвЂ™t think clearly.
m\ГҐ tГ¦oв‰Ґ m\ГҐ О”\ГҐ
He doesnвЂ™t think clearly.(The meaning isnвЂ™t clear.)
tГ¦\oв‰Ґ
V
understand, perceive (C)
I donвЂ™t understand. (I understand the language, but
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ tГ¦\oв‰Ґ.
Ebm
EbUj
EbUl
not what you are implying.)
tГ¦|u
VS
\ГҐ tГ¦|u tГ¦u
tГ¶ tГ¦|u\ГҐ
tГ¦u
VS
ГҐ tГ¦u
\ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦u
tГ¦u
V
b\в€‘ my tГ¦u ГҐ.
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u mГҐ
tГ¦u
V
n|ГҐ po kГ¦u tГ¦u ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ.
j|Г® kГ¦\u tГ¦u ГҐ.
tГ¦u
V
dzГҐ gu О”\ГЇ tГ¦u ГҐ.
tГ¦u
V
ВЇВ«ГҐ wГҐ m\ГҐ tГ¦u h~ e\ .
j|Г® wГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ.
p|e k|ГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ.
tГ¦u
V
z\ГЇ tГ¦u ГҐ
tГ¦\u
NS/C
pГҐ tГ¦\u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦\u
pВ«Г® tГ¦\u
Ech
Ecj
Eck
Eck
Eck
Eck
Eck
Ecl
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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e
thick, see also tГ¦u/tГ¦u
extremely thick
equally thick
thick, see also tГ¦u/tГ¦|u
how thick?
very thick
thick, see also tГ¦u/tГ¦|u
He is uncouth/He brags. (thick lungs)
headman (thick meat)
headmanвЂ™s wife
pierce, contrast l\Г¶ drill
pierced his ears
pierce a hole in a plank (with red hot iron)
pierce a hole
make a road or path
We are making a new trail.
set traps, snare
I havenвЂ™t set the bird snare yet
set snares
set a bamboo gate trap
urinate
to urinate
tube, pod
one water cylinder
bamboo water pistol
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ tГ¦\u
ear of corn
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ tГ¦\u g\o
corncob (without grains)
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\u
bamboo cylinder
mj\ГҐ tГ¦\u
quiver
lВ«ГҐ tО”\ГЇ tГ¦\u
pepper pod
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tГ¦\u
opium poppy seed pods
j|Г® tГ¦\u
pod, tube
Ecl
tГ¦\u
V
erect fence or wall
erecting a fence
bГ¶ tО”Г¶ tГ¦\u ГҐ
kГ¦В«ГЊ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\u ГҐ
erecting outer walls of a house
Ecl
tГ¦\u
V
marry
court and marry
n\в€‘ tГ¦\u ГҐ
h~ i tГ¦\u kwГҐ ti ГҐ.
marry
Ecl Hcm tГ¦\u kГ¦\u
N
scaly anteater; Indian pangolin
Ecl K_j HZh tГ¦\u tО”Г¦e kГ¦w|ГҐ N
bricks, also tГ¦\u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦w|ГҐ
tГ¦\u tО”Г¦e kГ¦w|ГҐ ВЇГҐ x\o s|ГҐ ~hi О”В«ГҐ du в‰Ґo.
Bricks are for building
Buddhist temples.
Ecl Naj HZh tГ¦\u tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦w|ГҐ
Edj
tГ¦y
C
Edm
Edm
tГ¦\Г® tГ¦y
tГ¦\y
VP
tГ¦\y kГ¦\в€‘
tГ¦\y w\ГҐ
tГ¦\y
V
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® s\в€‘ tГ¦\y dz\ГҐ ГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu tГ¦\y dz\ГҐ ГҐ
tГ¦|в€‘
V
N
bricks, also tГ¦\u tО”Г¦e kГ¦w|ГҐ
span of thumbtip to tip of middle finger
one span from thumb tip to tip of middle finger
command
words of command
a command
peel
peel potatoes to eat
peel a boiled egg to eat
splash, fly (of sparks or oil out of a frying
pan), spatter
The fat is spattering out.
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰в€‘ tГ¦|в€‘ dГ”\ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦|в€‘ l|в€‘ l|в€‘
dripping and splashing
tГ¦|в€‘ l|в€‘ l|в€‘ zГ‰ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ. It was dripping and splashing.
Eeh
tГ¦|в€‘
V
protruding
mjГҐ s\в€‘ tГ¦|в€‘ tГ¦|в€‘ l\e protruding eyes
Eeh Qeh Tl tГ¦|в€‘ l|в€‘ z\ГҐ N
shorty
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦|в€‘ l|в€‘ z\ГҐ small, short person
Eek
tГ¦в€‘
V
firm, steady, steadfast
It is completely steady.
tГ¦|в€‘ tГ¦|в€‘ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ tГ¦в€‘ ГҐ.
He is full of strength.
Eeh
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ tГ¦в€‘ ГҐ.
Eel Qel Qel tГ¦\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
myriads of small animals crowded
together making soft noises
He has crowds of small children.
j|Г® z\ГҐ tГ¦\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦В«ГЊ
NS/V turban, wrap/wear turban
turban
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ tГ¦В«ГЊ
wear/wrap on turban
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ m\ГҐ tГ¦В«ГЊ
She isnвЂ™t wearing a turban.
tГ¦В«ГЊ
C
for moments
just a moment.
tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«ГЊe|
tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«ГЊ z\ГҐ dГ”e h~ e\ . IвЂ™m leaving for/in a moment.
tГ¦В«ГЊ
C
for poles, sticks, rifles, shots
one rifle, one shot
po tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«ГЊ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«ГЊ
one bamboo pole
|ГҐ dГ”u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«ГЊ
one chopstick
tГ¦ГЊ
V
wander (in the jungle)
kВ«ГҐ tГ¦ГЊ
wander in the jungle for fun
li tГ¦ГЊ
jungle food
li tsГ¦ГҐ mi wГҐ tГ¦ГЊ je ГҐ. He has gone wandering in the jungle.
tГ¦ГЊ
C
for sorts, kinds (slightly derogatory)
go tГ¦\ГЊ
that lot
ВЇ\Г® tГ¦\ГЊ dГ”o ГҐ.
There are two sorts.
tГ¦\ГЊ
NS/V notches in log as steps, cut notches for steps
sВ«в€‘ tГ¦\ГЊ
notches in log for steps
sВ«в€‘ tГ¦\ГЊ tГ¦\ГЊ
cut notches in log for steps
Efi
Efi
Efi
Efk
Efk
Efm
W
x
X
h
It is very steady.
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
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e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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g|ГҐ g|ГҐ
N
(womanвЂ™s name)
gВ«ГҐ o
A
sound of a Lahu crossbow
gВ«ГҐ o bв€‘ o.
The crossbow fired with a hollow crack.
gГҐ
V
graze, eat grass
|ГҐ m\o m\o gГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ. The horse is grazing.
gГҐ
C
for scattered places
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® gГҐ
this place
tГ¦\Г® gГҐ tГ¦\Г® gГҐ tsГ¦w|ГҐ je ГҐ.
He is visiting various places.
tГ¦\Г® gГҐ tГ¦\Г® gГҐ ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. They are scattered, one here, another there.
tГ¦\Г® gГҐ tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ
some people
tГ¦\Г® gГҐ tГ¦\Г® ts|ГҐj
some villages
tГ¦\Г® gГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
There is one place.
dГ”e gГҐ
the place one is going
j|Г® gГҐ tГ¦\Г® gГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. There is one place.
\ГҐ gГҐ
burial hill, usually ГҐ kГҐ
gГҐ
V
step over something fairly high
on tiptoes, stretching upward
gГҐ gГҐ l\e
gГҐ gГҐ
V
bent and under tension, cocked, bowed
a bent crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ gГҐ gГҐ l\e
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\y gГҐ gГҐ l\e
hooves with the tips spread
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y gГҐ gГҐ l\e
bow-legged
l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ gГҐ gГҐ l\e kГЊ le o. The bag is stuffed tight.
g\ГҐ
NS spider
spider
\ГҐ g\ГҐ mГҐ
g\ГҐ
embroider zig zag designs
\ГҐ g\ГҐ mГҐ g\ГҐ ГҐ.
They are embroidering zigzag (spider) designs.
g\ГҐ g\ГҐ
supported on many legs but elevated slightly;
Fh Fh
Fi bj
Fj
Fj
Fk
Fk Fk
Fl
spider-like
sГҐ tsВ«o g\ГҐ g\ГҐ l\e i t|ГҐ ГҐ. The tripod was placed down, all spider-like.
Fl Fel
Fl Fl
Fl Ql
Fl Q^k
@
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A
p
g\ГҐ g\в€‘
V
forgive, also z|ГҐ g\в€‘
g\ГҐ g\ГҐ
V
dawdling
g\ГҐ g\ГҐ g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ. He dawdles.
g\ГҐ l\ГҐ
C
gallon (B < English)
one gallon
tГ¦\Г® g\ГҐ l\ГҐ
g\ГҐ lГЎ
V
crawling
He doesnвЂ™t crawl.
g\ГҐ lГЎ m\ГҐ d\y.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Fm
Fm @_j
Fm
g\ГҐ
V
g\ГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ
g\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
xw\ГҐ g\ГҐ ГҐ
j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ g\ГҐ je ГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e g\ГҐ fu В©в€‘.
g\ГҐ be
V
tГ¦e g\ГҐ be je ГҐ.
g\ГҐ
NP
g\ГҐ pГ¶
g\ГҐ pГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
g\ГҐ p|o
tГ¦e g\ГҐ p|o
tГ¦e g\ГҐ p|o ГҐ mjГҐ b\ГҐ
chase, hunt, follow
hunt to eat
disguised speech, g\ГҐ inserted after each syllable
hunt
I followed him.
Chase it.
visit (aimlessly, without reason)
He went visiting around.
uphill side, beyond
uphill side, in a small, specific locality.
on the uphill side, in a small, specific locality.
on the uphill side over a large area, beyond, after
from now on, more than this
dВ«ГҐ h~ e\ \ГҐ. How much more money than this
have you got?
tГ¦e g\ГҐ p|o ГҐ mjГҐ ВЇi dВ«ГҐ h~ e\ ГҐ\ . How many days from now?
g\ГҐ p|o О”Г‰ГЇ
on the upper side of (covers a large area)
Fbj C`l
N
around, about, also g\_ГҐ l\ГЎ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ s\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ zo about 30 people
~hi g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ/~hi g\ГҐ h~ i dzГ‰ГЇ around the house
g\ГҐ dГ”Г¦ГҐ
N
in front of, in presence of, in the sight of
su g\ГҐ dГ”Г¦ГҐ wГҐ dГ”e bГЎ В©\в€‘. Go and say it in front of the others.
g\ГҐ l\ГҐ dzГ‰Г‰ГЇ
N
kind of tree, used for oil
Lak g\ГҐ l\ГЎ g\ГҐ dzГ‰Г‰ГЇ N
around, about, also g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
h~ i g\ГҐ l\ГЎ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
around the house
g\ГҐ s|ГЇ s|ГЇ
A
deliberately
g|e
NS ninth daughter, usually \ГҐtО”\u mГҐ
ГҐ| g|e
ninth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ tО”\u mГҐ
gВ«o
NS fuzz of pig
fuzz of pig
\ГҐ gВ«o
go
V
collect, pick up, choose, conscript, also gu
pГ¦u go dz\ГҐ su
money collector
dzГҐ gu wГҐ go mв€‘ ГҐ. I picked it up on the road.
m\в€‘ f|u go pГ¦\ГҐ
tax collector
в‰Ґw|ГҐ go dГ”Г¶
kingfisher (fish pick up hawk)
go d\Г¶
N
body, self, usually ko d\Г¶
W
x
Z
w
Fm Fm La g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dzГ‰Г‰ГЇ
Fm I\j
Fm Qm Lak
Fm Q^m Fm
Fm Rah Rah
F_h
Fbi
Fbj
X
h
Y
f
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Fbk
go
V
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ go kГ¦\в€‘
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ go le o.
set, of the sun
the west
The sun has set (call of the mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ pГ¦\ГҐ on the
eve of Lisu New Year)
go
N
that
on that side, from that time on
go p|o
go tГ¦\ГЎ
at that time
go tГ¦\Г® zo mГҐ
that particular person
go mГҐ
that one
Fbk
go
V
swallow
He swallowed it.
go d\y je ГҐ.
Fbk
go
V
drag along, pull
He pulled and poked into it.
go d\Г¶ je ГҐ.
mГҐ go
bamboo jewsharp
sВ«в€‘ go tВ«ГЎ lГҐ ГҐ.
He is dragging firewood in.
ГҐ\ go
a hoe
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ go do lГҐ ГҐ. He drew the sword out.
|ГҐ m\o m\ГҐ go tВ«ГЎ lГҐ. I did not lead a horse here.
Fbk Fbk go go
leaning over at an angle
a tree leaning over at an angle
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ go go l\e
Fbk Ubl go в‰Ґ\o
V
swaying back and forth
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ go в‰Ґ\o go в‰Ґ\o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The tree is swaying back and forth.
Fbl
g\o
VS
empty
empty bowl
kГ¦|в€‘ g\o
j\ГҐ po j|Г® g\o
an empty kerosene tin
j|Г® g\o
an empty one
Fbl A_h Dak Wel g\o p|e ti x\в€‘ A
by accident
Fbl I`k g\o dГ”Г¶
N
bridge/ramp/ladder
to build a bridge (ritual or otherwise)
g\o dГ”Г¶ О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Fbl Qì g\o lВ«Г¶
V
loose, of handles, knives, etc.
g\o lВ«Г¶ g\o lВ«Г¶ dГҐ ГҐ. The handle is loose and rattling.
Fbl V`l g\o ~h\Г¶
V
loosely packed, bouncy
g\o dГ”Г¶ g\o h~ Г¶\ g\o h~ Г¶\ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The bridge is bouncy.
g\o h~ Г¶\ g\o h~ Г¶\ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. They are all loosely packed in.
Fbm
g\o
V
cushion the head
w|u g\o
pillow
w|u g\o lo g\o gu m\ГҐ dГ”o. ThereвЂ™s no place for a pillow for my head.
Fbm
g\o
V
crooked, deceitful, cheat
Fbk
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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g\o ВЇВ«Г®
g\o ВЇВ«Г® m\ГҐ dГ”o.
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ g\o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ g\o
j|Г® g\o g\o
|ГҐ g\o
g\o
V
dz\ГЇ g\o
g\o
C
tГ¦\Г® g\o li ГҐ.
sГҐ g\o li ГҐ.
Fbm
Fbm
evil intentions
He hasnвЂ™t any evil intentions.
He cheated me.
flail, crooked stick for threshing
a crooked one
werewolf, usually pГ¦В«Г® pГ¦|в€‘
remove skin
peel off skin of hemp
for turns of rope
one turn around
He wound the rope around it three times/He wound
three turns of rope around it.
N
Fbm Fbm g\o g\o
pipe
jВ«Г® ko g\o g\o
Fbk P\ak go ВЇi
N
go t|Г® ВЇi
go ВЇ\Г® ВЇi
go sГҐ ВЇi
Fci Fck gВ«u gu
N
Fcj
gu
V
l\ГЎ ВЇi gu ГҐ.
Fcj
gu
V
n\e gu sГ‰ГЇ gu
Fcj
gu
V
go gu m\ГҐ dГҐ.
Fcj
gu
NS
zВ«ГЇ gu
Fcj
gu
NS
zГҐ gu
Fcj
gu
NS
dВ«ГҐ gu
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ so gu
tО”Г¦|o gu
m\o gw\ГҐ gwГҐ gu
xГҐ lГ¶ gu
j|Г® \ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ gu
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ k|o gu
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
tobacco pipe
four days hence
five days hence
six days hence
seven days hence
owl, see gu
point, also go
He pointed his finger.
sacrifice to non-ancestral spirits
sacrifices for natural spirits and вЂ�guardiansвЂ™
pack up, make up loads
We canвЂ™t make it all up into loads.
spoon
spoon, also jВ«Г® gu
path, road
path, road, also dГ”ГҐ gu
a place
place where something is
a place where they study
mistakes
the place where they are singing
something to trust in, a hope
the place where they are
a river crossing
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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gu
V
gu le o.
dz\ГҐ gu m\ГҐ dГҐ.
ГҐ mi kГ¦wГҐ gu le o.
Fck
gu
NP/S
gu pГ¦\ГҐ
gu dy ly
gu kГ¦|u
gВ«u gu
Fck
gu
NS
z\ГҐ gu
Fck
gu
NP
gu w|u
gu m|в€‘
Fck
gu
V
Fcknm gu\ГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® gu\ГҐ
m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® gu\ГҐ
Fcl
g\u
V
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ g\u m\ГҐ p|в€‘.
Fcl
g\u
N
po g\u
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ g\u
g\u pГ¦j|ГҐ
Fcl
g\u
NS
|ГҐ g\u
Fcl
g\u
NS
m\u g\u
Fcl
g\u
NP
g\u tО”Г¦В«Г¶
g\u tО”Г¦\ГЇ
g\u mi
g\u n\u
ГҐ| w\ГЎ mГҐ g\u mi
Fcl Lcl g\u dz\u
N
Fcm
g\u
V
j|Г® kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ g\u je o.
Fck
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
finish up, all, completely
It is finished up (i.e. none left)
I canвЂ™t eat it all up.
I have hoed up all of my fields.
owl
man of Owl clan
brown fish owl
a small type of owl
owl
husband, in
husband
compass direction, in
North
South
swallow
for вЂњallвЂќ in the phrase:
ThatвЂ™s all (вЂ�one little allвЂ™), barely
He is alive, but barely so. (вЂ�not dead, one little allвЂ™)
wade through
IвЂ™m not brave enough to wade through the river.
coffin, stock of gun or crossbow
wooden frame and stock of gun
crossbow stock
coffin boards
dove
dove
thunder
thunder, also m\в€‘ g\u
cane, rattan
hard rattan
a kind of rattan
cane, rattan
soft rattan
pig rattan
things, belongings, also g\u dГ”\u, usually tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ
strip off easily in one strip, also g\o
Its skin is stripped off.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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g|в€‘
NS hessian/jute/gunny cloth, see d|ГҐ g|в€‘
g|в€‘
NS eighth daugher, usually ГҐ\ pВ«ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐg|в€‘
eighth daughter
Fej
gв€‘
NS kind of vine, see ГҐ| gв€‘ tsГҐ
Fej
gв€‘
NS tomorrow, see s|ГҐ gв€‘/s|ГҐ n\ГЎ
Fej \al gв€‘ j\Г®
N
beggar, also d\e su
Fek
gв€‘
PF
past tense, also gв€‘/kГЊ
Fek
gв€‘
V
develop calluses, also kГ¦u
l\o pГҐw pГҐw gв€‘ le o. He has got calluses.
Fel Fel g\в€‘ g\в€‘
V
overloaded on back, staggering under load
sВ«в€‘ mГЎ В©в€‘ g\в€‘ g\в€‘ l\e lГҐ ГҐ. He came staggering under a load of wood.
Fel
g\в€‘
V
give
g\в€‘
VV benefactive, do for someone; usually В©\в€‘
Give it to me.
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ g\в€‘.
j|Г® l|ГЎ g\в€‘ dz\ГҐ.
Feed him.
j|Г® l|ГЎ m\ГҐ g\в€‘ dГ”e. I wouldnвЂ™t allow him to go.
|ГҐ m|Г® d\в€‘ g\в€‘.
Hit him/Hit him for me.
Fel
g\в€‘
V
go first
He went first.
x|ГҐ tО”Г¦\e ГҐ g\в€‘ ГҐ.
Fel
g\в€‘
V
kneel
He knelt.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ g\в€‘ ГҐ.
Fel
g\в€‘
NS/C for boxes;
C
for length of first knuckle of middle finger
one wooden box
sВ«в€‘ g\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® g\в€‘
Fel @k g\в€‘ bГҐ
N
a woven basket or box with a lid, used for
Feh
Feh
storing clothes and personal effects
one woven box
g\в€‘ bГҐ tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘
Fel Lak g\в€‘ dzГ‰Г‰ГЇ
N
a tree with pine-like bark, leaves like peach leaves
Fel Qel g\в€‘ l\в€‘
N
scabies, various fungus infections.
He has scabies.
g\в€‘ l\в€‘ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
FZh
gw|ГҐ
DemP there (distant, on same level), see gwГҐ
there (distant, on same level)
gw|ГҐ gwГҐ
FZh FZh gw|ГҐ gw|ГҐ
V
ears pricked up
FZj
gwГҐ
PN
locative, usually kwГҐ
ГҐ gwГҐ
where?, usually ГҐ li kwГҐ
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
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`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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gwГҐ
V
sing
m\o gw\ГҐ gwГҐ su
singers
m\o gw\ГҐ m\ГҐ gwГҐ. TheyвЂ™re not singing.
FZj FZj gwГҐ gwГҐ V
concave, sagging
ГҐ| w\ГЎ kГҐ ku gwГҐ gwГҐ l\e
pig with a caved-in back.
FZj Kbl gwГҐ tО”Г¦\o
V
friend, usually kwГҐ tО”Г¦\o
FZj Laj gwГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ
N
a row of long quills along a porcupineвЂ™s back
|ГҐ pu ВЇГҐ j|Г® gwГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ. The porcupine has a row of quills on its
FZj
back.
gwГҐ
N
gwГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
gw|ГҐ gwГҐ
gwГҐ gwГҐ
|ГҐ gwГҐ
FZk I`k gwГҐ dГ”Г¶
V
gwГҐ dГ”Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ
FZk Re: gwГҐ s\в€‘
N
gwГҐ s\в€‘ po
FZl
gw\ГҐ
N
gw\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
gw\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
gw\ГҐ m\ГҐ s\в€‘
gw\ГҐ mГҐ w\o
FZl
gw\ГҐ
V
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ m\ГҐ gw\ГҐ.
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ gw\ГҐ.
FZl
gw\ГҐ
V
gw\ГҐ d\e
gw\ГҐ d\e pГ¦В«o ГҐ
gw\ГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ
FZlqJ\jqRj Gw\ГҐtО”ГҐsГҐ
FZk
there (on same level), see go
He lives there.
there (distant, on same level)
around there (on same level)
there (previously mentioned)
discuss
discuss together, have a discussion
eggplant
eggplant bush
buckwheat
bitter buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum
sweet buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum
unmilled buckwheat
herb used as a poultice on broken legs of chickens
wear clothes
He isnвЂ™t wearing a jacket.
He isnвЂ™t wearing trousers.
chew
the cud
chew (вЂ�turnвЂ™) the cud.
chew and eat
N
the Trickster in Lisu stories, usually
KГ¦w\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ, also Xw\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ/Xw\ГҐtО”ГҐsГҐ
FZl Ql Ql gw\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
sound of boiling and bubbling
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ gw\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ. The water is boiling and bubbling.
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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k|ГҐ
V
stab, puncture, inject, prickly-tasting
b\i dz\ГҐ В©в€‘ ГҐ, k|ГҐ ГҐ. If you eat yams, they have a prickly taste.
k|ГҐ xwГҐ
make trouble (вЂ�seek to stabвЂ™), also tО”Г¦\u je ГҐ
tО”Г¦\u k|ГҐ ГҐ.
A thorn stuck him.
nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ k|ГҐ ГҐ.
He gave him an injection.
|ГҐ w\ГЎ k|ГҐ О”\ГЇ
blood spurting out when a pigвЂ™s liver is stabbed
Gh
k|ГҐ
NS (pointed) stick
cattle prod, usually sВ«в€‘ k|ГҐ
k|ГҐ du
crow pheasant, usually lГ¶ m\y ГҐ
| j|ГҐ
k|ГҐ w\o mГҐ
lo k|ГҐ
small stream
sВ«в€‘ k|ГҐ
stick, firewood, cattle prod, also sВ«в€‘ dГҐ
stick, firewood
sВ«в€‘ k|ГҐ dГҐ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ k|ГҐ
kind of catfish
Gh
k|ГҐ
V
deride, belittle
DonвЂ™t belittle others.
su l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ k|ГҐ.
Gh Jdj k|ГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ
N
evidence, usually kГ¦В«o kВ«ГҐ
Gh Naj Gh Q^m k|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ k|ГҐ l\_ГЎ Vfiddle, fidget
k|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ k|ГҐ l\ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ je. DonвЂ™t fidget, keep your hands to yourself.
Gh P^h k|ГҐ n|ГЎ
N
behind, after, written thus but usually k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
behind him
j|Г® k|ГҐ n|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
Gh P\h k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
N
behind, after, also k|ГҐ n|ГЎ
What happened afterwards?
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ ГҐ li kв€‘ le ГҐ.
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ k|o lГҐ ГҐ mГҐ
in the past
j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ g\ГҐ je ГҐ.
He followed after him.
Gh Qh @bm Qbj k|ГҐ l|ГҐ b\o lo N
butterfly
Gh Q^m k|ГҐ l\ГЎ
V
spreading, as long branches
tО”iв‰Ґ k|ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ pj|Г¶ ГҐ. They were carrying long branching poles.
Gi
kВ«ГҐ
V
be, happen (appearance), fusion of kГҐ ГҐ, see kГҐ
pГ¦u pГ¦u l\e kВ«ГҐ.
It is entirely white.
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”В«Г® le kВ«ГҐ.
It is scary, spooky.
nГҐ kВ«ГҐ
must, also nГҐ t|ГҐ
ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦u kВ«ГҐ.
It is very thick.
ГҐ li kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
What is it like?/What is wrong? What happened?
Gi
kВ«ГҐ
N
storehouse
bank, treasury
pГ¦u kВ«ГҐ
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ kВ«ГҐ
corn store
dzГҐ kВ«ГҐ
rice granary
Gh
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Gi
Gi @l
Gi Al
Gi El
Gi Ecj
Gi K\m
kВ«ГҐ
VP/VVplay, do for fun
go to jungle for fun
kВ«ГҐ tГЊ
kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г®
happy
kВ«ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
play
dГ”e kВ«ГҐ
go for fun
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ kВ«ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. The children are playing here.
kВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
V
begrudge, feel sorry, usually x|uj z\ГҐ/kГ¦w\ГҐj О”e
nu pГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ. DonвЂ™t begrudge your money.
kВ«ГҐ p\ГҐ
N
flat yard area beside a Lisu house
kВ«ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
N
wild ox (gaur) haunt
wild oxвЂ™s haunts
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® kВ«ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
kВ«ГҐ tГ¦u
N
back pack basket, usually kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u
kВ«ГҐ tГ¦u В©\ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u. IвЂ™m not skilful at weaving back baskets.
kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
N
high bamboo platform, floor of house on
stilts, also kГ¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ ~hi
house built on stilts
kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ wГҐ ВЇ|Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
She is sitting on the high platform
(usually beside an unraised house).
kВ«ГҐ tО”\e
N
kВ«ГҐ tО”\e tГ¦\Г® zo mГҐ
nu kВ«ГҐ tО”\e dГ”e.
Gi Qh Qh kВ«ГҐ l|ГҐ l|ГҐ
V
kВ«ГҐ l|ГҐ l|ГҐ bjГ¶ je o.
Gi Qi
kВ«ГҐ lВ«ГҐ
N
kВ«ГҐ lВ«ГҐ s\в€‘
Gi Wbl Wbl kВ«ГҐ x\o x\o A
kВ«ГҐ x\o x\o kГ¦u ГҐ.
Gj
kГҐ
V
kГҐ tГ¦e
kГҐ tГ¦e pГ¦В«o lГҐ ГҐ.
kГҐ kГҐ ВЇi kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
tО”В«ГЇ kГҐ pГ¦\y
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ kГҐ.
Gj
kГҐ
NS
ГҐ kГҐ
Gj Gcj kГҐ ku
N
j|Г® kГҐ ku nГҐ
Gi J_l
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
before, first, also x|ГҐ tО”\e/x|в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ/sВ«ГҐ tО”\e
the first person, the one in front
You go first.
squawking
It flew off squawking.
kind of plum, also kВ«ГҐn lВ«ГҐn
kind of plum
loudly (of shouting)
He called/calls out loudly.
dry (of non-porous material)
dry season
The dry season has come.
ItвЂ™s dry.
вЂ�dry breasts priceвЂ™, bride price
ItвЂ™s not very dry.
burial hill, also gГҐ
burial hill, also ГҐ
\ gГҐ
the back, between shoulders
His upper back hurts.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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kГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
N
door, usually ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘
kГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦u
door opening
Gj @eh kГҐ b|в€‘
N
sarus crane, white long-legged water bird
Gj A_hnl kГҐ p|e\ГҐ
A
vigorously, violently, also kГҐ p|e
kГҐ p|e\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ d\в€‘
DonвЂ™t beat him hard.
Gj Qj Gbh Qbh kГҐ lГҐ k|o l|o V in between, and so open to disadvantages of
Gj Hel
both, neither one nor the other
kГҐ lГҐ k|o l|o tГ¦\Г® x|ГҐw ГҐ mГҐ He is middle aged.
Gj Q^j Q^j kГҐ lГЎ lГЎ V
prostrate on the back, flat on the back
kГҐ lГЎ lГЎ d\o dГҐ ГҐ. He has toppled down prostrate.
ГҐ| m\o kГҐ lГЎ lГЎ j\Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. The horse is sleeping flat on its back.
kГҐ
V
be, happen, nonnegated usually fused to kВ«ГҐ
pГ¦u pГ¦u l\e m\ГҐ kГҐ. It isnвЂ™t entirely white.
kГҐ
NS/C for groups of people strung out along a trail
l|ГҐ tsГ¦o j|Г® kГҐ kГҐ lГҐ ГҐ. Small groups of people are coming.
k\ГҐ
V
market, sell
He went to market to buy and sell.
kГҐj ts\ГЇ k\ГҐ je ГҐ.
k\ГҐ
V
head off, block off, ambush, stop, prevent
someone from doing something, guard
political boundary, also kГ¦\в€‘ edge
k\ГҐ k|ГҐj
m\y k\ГҐ k|ГҐj
border of a country, also m\y kГ¦\в€‘
Go and head him off along the trail.
dzГҐ gu ГҐ |ГҐ m|e dГ”e k\ГҐ.
~hi bГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ ВЇ\Г® zo k\ГҐ ГҐ.
Two men were blocking off any escape
Gk
Gk
Gl
Gl
route next to the house.
a checkpoint guard
Go and stop them.
Guard him.
Please hold your dogs.
j|Г® j|ГҐ k\ГҐ su
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e k\ГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e k\ГҐ.
|ГҐ n\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® k\ГҐ В©\в€‘.
K\ГҐl\ГҐ
N
India, Indian, also K\ГҐl\ГҐ
K\ГҐl\ГҐ m\y
India
K\ГҐl\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
tree with sour fruit, edible bark used in mincemeat
K\ГҐl\ГҐ mГҐ n|ГҐ tГ¦\u dzГ‰ГЇ kind of tall tree, good for timber, with edible branch
GlqQl
tips and flowers (Indian lady ear pod tree)
N
V
k\ГҐ sВ«o
k\ГҐ l\ГҐ
Gl Rbi
Gm Qm
large tree, Holoptelea integrifolia (T)
tangled and obstructive, of freshly fallen trees;
blocked up with rubbish, lying around in piles
tangled, blocked up
ItвЂ™s blocked up with rubbish.
a tangle of fallen trees
tО”iв‰Ґ k\ГҐ l\ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ k\ГҐ l\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ k\ГҐ l\ГҐ
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c
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k|ГҐj
V
j|Г® z\Г¶ k|ГҐj j\ГҐ le o.
G]ah
k|ГҐj
N
m|o j|Г® k|ГҐj
j|Г® k|ГҐj m\ГҐ dГ”o.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ k|ГҐj k|ГҐj
G]aj G]aj B: kГҐj kГҐj pГ¦\ГҐ
G]aj Mam kГҐj ts_\ГЇ
N
G]al Dh k\ГҐj t|ГҐ
N
G]ah
k\ГҐj
V
k\ГҐ_ j zВ«o
j|Г® d\o k\ГҐj du
kГҐw/ko
N
tО”Г¦В«e tГ¦e mГҐ j|Г® kГҐw
kГҐw/ko
V
G]am
G]bj
G]bj
G]bm
G^hbl
Gah Qch
Gbh
@
b
A
p
nu tГ¦\ГҐ k\ГҐw.
l|ГҐ xВ«o k\ГҐw ГҐ.
k\ГҐw/k\o
NS
j|Г® k\ГҐw m\ГҐ dГ”o.
k|ГЎo\
N
k|Г® l|u
N
k|o
NS
tО”ГҐ k|o
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o k|o
n\e k|o
ВЇ\Г® k|o
wo k|o
j|Г® k|o j|Г® kГ¦\u m\в€‘
|ГҐ m\o k|o
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ k|o
ГҐ| w\ГЎ k|o
|ГҐ j|ГҐ k|o
ГЎ
В« k|o
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
have a free or extra turn in the top game
He had his special turn at the z\Г¶ top and hit it.
lid, glass (C), also k|ГҐj k|ГҐj
handle of millstone
It has no lid
water glass
N
name of leader in l|ГҐ xВ«o pod game
marketplace, city (C), also dГ”Г‰ГЇ
a type of rooster used for decoying jungle
fowl (N Thai), also ГҐ
| j|ГҐ k\ГҐj t|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
counteract (C)
an anti-nauseant herb medicine
the antidote to a poison
a foetus, embryo (C)
dГ”o ГҐ. This deer has an embryo in its womb.
meddle with, interfere, fiddle with, play
with, also kwГҐ
DonвЂ™t meddle with it.
He is promiscuous. (вЂ�messing around with podsвЂ™)
something well-made, good quality (C)
It isnвЂ™t good quality.
glass (T), also ВЇГҐ bГҐ
yardarm scale (T)
wild
galangal (вЂ�wild gingerвЂ™)
the Mlabri (вЂ�wild peopleвЂ™)
wild, evil spirits
wild cattle
wisdom tooth (вЂ�wild bearвЂ™)
the wild and the domestic
wild horse
wild buffalo
untamed domestic pig
wild fowl
wild duck
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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V
pass, pass through childbirth
VV aside
g\ГҐ mв€‘ В©в€‘ k|o je o. We caught up to and passed them.
k|o pГ¦\e
river crossing; door threshold made of bamboo
tО”|u li k|o pГ¦\e
a ferry crossing
k|o kГЊ mГҐ
the past
k|o lГҐ ГҐ mГҐ
the past one
g\ГҐ mв€‘ В©в€‘ k|o je o. We caught up to and passed them.
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ k|o sГҐ ГҐ.
She had an easy labour and delivery
sВ«ГҐ ВЇi k|o В©в€‘ ВЇГҐ mo ГҐ.
He saw it after three days had passed.
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ k|o je o.
He crossed the mountain.
|ГҐ t|Г® dГ”Г‰ГЇ k|o je ГҐ.
Please slide it aside.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ k|o je o.
He passed through the river.
k|o
V
clumsy, pair word with t\ГЎ
not speak clearly (вЂ�tongue is clumsyвЂ™)
lГҐ k|o lГҐ t\ГЎ
l\ГЎ
_ k|o l\ГЎ t\ГЎ
not handle things well (вЂ�hands are clumsyвЂ™)
k|o
V
be lodged in the eye, ear or nose; remove a
k|o
Gbh
Gbh
Gbh
thing which has become lodged in the eye or ear;
pick ear or nose, poke a (bent) finger into
k|o fu В©в€‘ o.
I have removed it from your eye (or ear).
nГҐ kГ¦u dz\ГЇ k|o fu В©в€‘ ГҐ.
He is picking his nose.
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ k|o fu В©в€‘ o. He picked his teeth.
в‰ҐwГҐ mjГҐ s\в€‘ wГҐ p|Г¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® x\в€‘ z\ГҐ k|o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
A speck of dirt has
become lodged in my eye.
j|Г® mjГҐ s\в€‘ k|o В©в€‘ o. They gouged out his eyes.
ГҐ| pГ¦\y kГ¦\u l\ГЎ ВЇi k|o ГҐ. He poked his finger into the pumpkin.
|ГҐ t|Г® k|o В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ.
Please remove something from my eye (or ear).
Gbh
Gbh Am
Gbh Dbh
Gbh Dbh
Gbh Fbl
Gbh Gbh
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Y
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k|o
Dem that far away on same level, see go
on the other side far away on the same level
k|o b\ГҐ
k|o p\ГҐ
N
build (of the body) (C)
j|Г® k|o p\ГҐ xГҐ ГҐ.
He has a good strong build.
k|o t|o
N
a crest of feathers on a birdвЂ™s head
Qbh k|o t|o l|o A
sound of horse bell; see k|o l|Г¶
k|o g\o
V
infertile, unproductive (вЂ�wild emptyвЂ™)
dzГҐ k|o g\o
rice which has no grain inside the husks
ГҐ| no k|o g\o
beans with empty pods
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu k|o g\o
an infertile egg
D^l D^l k|o k|o t\ГЎ Vclumsy, see k|o
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ bo ГҐ mГҐ, k|o k|o t\ГЎ t\ГЎ l\e bo ГҐ. He writes clumsily.
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a
b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
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В«ГҐ
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ГҐ
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ГҐ
l
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N
Gbh Gbj k|o ko
elder brother (C), also ГҐ| ko/|ГҐ j_\Г®
eldest brother, also k|o t|ГҐ
eldest brother, usually k|o b|e
k|o b|e
k|o t|ГҐ
second elder brother,
k|o lВ«e
k|o sГҐ
third elder brother
k|o s|ГЇ
fourth elder brother
k|o w\u
fifth elder brother
Gbh Q`h k|o l|Г¶
N
large cowbell, see also k|o t|o l|o/ k|в€‘ l|Г®
k|o l|Г¶ tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘ d\y t|ГҐ ГҐ. It has a cowbell.
k|o l|Г¶ k|o l|Г¶
sound of a cowbell
GbhqQbh k|ol|o
N
Northern Thai, also z|otsГ‰ГЇ
Gbi
kВ«o
V
stiff, hard; increased (of price)
kВ«o kВ«o k\в€‘ k\в€‘
hard and rough
kВ«o kВ«o l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is stiff.
tО”iв‰Ґ kВ«o kВ«o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is stiff.
dzГҐ kВ«o kВ«o
hard, improperly cooked rice
ВЇВ«Г® kВ«o
hard-hearted
ВЇВ«Г® kВ«o tГ¦\y tГ¦\y
very hard-hearted
j|Г® pГ¦\y kВ«o ts\ГЇ le o. It is too expensive.
j|Г® pГ¦\y kВ«o le o.
The price is going up.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ kВ«o kВ«o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Not very stiff.
Gbi
kВ«o
V
accuse
I have grounds on which to accuse him.
kВ«o В©\в€‘ nГҐ ГҐ.
Gbi
kВ«o
V
give the вЂњthumbs upвЂќ sign of approval
He gave the вЂњthumbs upвЂќ sign.
l\ГЎ mГҐ kВ«o ГҐ.
Gbi
kВ«o
NS pair word for m\y вЂ�countryвЂ™
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ kВ«o tГ¦\ГЎ
all over the world
Gbi
kВ«o
NS room, usually kВ«ГЊ
j|Г® kВ«o
room, usually kВ«ГЊ
Gbi Bl kВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ
N
a wooden threshing trough
He is making a threshing trough.
kВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\e ГҐ.
Gbi Gbh Gbh kВ«o k|o k|o I
Lisu chicken call, also t|e t|e t|e
Gbj
ko
V
bake, roast by fire, toast, bask
pГҐ pГҐ ko ГҐ.
bake/warm up bread/ sweets.
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ ko ГҐ.
The sun warms.
ГҐ| t|o ko ГҐ.
The fire warms.
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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Q
l
R
s
S
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T
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U
в‰Ґ
V
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ko
V
provide a feast; entertain to a feast
tГ¦e mjГҐ zo xв€‘ ko kГ¦u ГҐ.
I can entertain even this many people.
Gbj Aaj ko pi
NS pithy core
j|Г® ko pi
the pithy core of/inner heart of bamboo, banana
trees, bones, etc. in contrast to j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ
Gbj C`l ko d\Г¶
N
body, self, also go d\Г¶
tГ¦\Г® ko tГ¦\Г® d\Г¶
the whole body
в‰ҐwГҐ ko d\Г¶ dГ”e ГҐ. I myself went.
Gbj Maj Tl ko tsГ‰ГЇ z\ГҐ N
pigeon (domestic) (C)
Gbl Dbi Qbj k\o tВ«o lo N
coppersmith barbet
Gbl D^h k\o t|ГЎ
A
cackling of chickens
k\o tГ¦|ГЎ k\o t|ГЎ tГҐ ГҐ. The hen cackled вЂњcackle cackleвЂќ.
Gbl G]ai k\o kВ«ГҐj
N
monitor lizard (Shan)
land lizard
mi tsГ¦ГҐ k\o kВ«ГҐj
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ k\o kВ«ГҐj
water monitor
Gbm Gbm k_\o k\o
V
flat, deflated
l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ pjГҐ k\o k\o l\e flat empty shoulder bag
GbUj
koв‰Ґ
N
a type of cyclatid insect, the call of which is a
spirit calling koв‰Ґ koв‰Ґ.
Gbj
If you can say what it is sitting on, it stops.
k|u
V
k|u fu je ГҐ
w\ГҐ k|u pГ¦\y
w\ГҐ k|u dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
w\ГҐ k|u su
k|u
VV
в‰ҐwГҐ je m\ГҐ k|u
j|Г® k|u pГ¦\ГҐ
k|u
Num
k|u zo
k|u
NS
mi k|u
mu k|u
mu k|u dz\ГЇ
kВ«u
NP/C
kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ
ВЇ\Г® kВ«u g\u ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ
Gch
Gch
Gch
Gch
Gci
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hire
hire and send
wages
He is employing.
employer
know how to do skillfully
I donвЂ™t know how to do it.
a handy person
nine (before most mid tone classifiers)
nine people
cloud
low clouds
high clouds
fog
bark or skin
skin, bark, hide
He stripped off two strips of bark.
tree bark
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
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Gci N:
Gcj
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ
kВ«u tsГ¦\ГҐ
N
kВ«u tsГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ pГ¦\e h~ e\ .
ku
V
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶ ku ГҐ.
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o ku ГҐ
cow hide
threshing floor (C)
I havenвЂ™t made my threshing floor yet.
wedge under, brace, keep from rolling
put chocks under a log
place hide around an axe handle to keep the head
on firmly
ku
Num nine, also k|u before most mid tone classifiers
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® ku kГ¦В«ГҐ
nine cows
Gcj
ku
NS majesty, awesomeness, aura
j|Г® ku dГ”o ГҐ.
It is awesome.
Gcj
ku
VS
build a bridge
g\o ku mВ«ГЎ ku m\o gw\ГҐ
bridge building song
Gcj Ecl ku tГ¦\u
V
grey, dirty
ku tГ¦\u tГ¦\u l\e
very grey/dirty
j|Г® ku tГ¦\u tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
a grey/dirty one
Gcj Gcj ku ku
A
stooped
ku ku l\e ВЇВ«Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is sitting stooped over.
Gcj Hel ku kГ¦\в€‘
N
a hitch knot in trouser-tops, loin-cloths, etc.
ku kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
He hitched his pants up with a knot.
Gcj Mcj ku tsu
A
bending forward and straightening up
ku tsu ku tsu dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is bending forward and then straightening up.
Gcj Tm ku z\ГҐ
N
star, also ku z\ГҐ
ku z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г®
meteorite (вЂ�star fecesвЂ™)
Gcl
k\u
N
drum, no longer used by Lisu
k\u tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘ d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is beating a drum.
Gcl
k\u
V
consider, theorise
I reckon he is going.
dГ”e ГҐ О”\ГЇ k\u o.
nu k\u ВЇi.
You work it out./You think about it.
Gcl Aai Oj k\u pВ«Г® mГҐ N
a type of bulbul, also p|Г® k\o lВ«e
Gcl Oel Lak k\u m\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ N
tower, pagoda, also k\u n\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
Gcl P\]b k\u ВЇ|ГҐw N
a type of dumpling made out of yam flour (C)
Gcl P\aj J\j P\aj k\u ВЇi tО”ГҐ ВЇi
N
things, usually tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ
Gcl Qah Gh k\u l|Г® k|ГҐ
N
a type of bulbul, also k\u l|Г® k\ГҐ k\ГҐ
Gcl Qah Gl Gl k\u l|Г® k\ГҐ k\ГҐ
N
type of bulbul, usually k\u l|Г® k\ГҐ k\ГҐ
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k|uj
V
expensive (C), also kГ¦В«ГҐ
It is not so expensive.
tГ¦e k|в€‘ m\ГҐ k|uj.
j|Г® pГ¦\y k|uj ГҐ.
The price is expensive.
k|в€‘
V
deceive, lie
VV pretend to be
DonвЂ™t tell lies.
k|в€‘ в‰Ґ\o tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶.
dz\ГҐ k|в€‘ su
person who pretends to eat
tsГ¦o k|в€‘ su
a liar, a deceiver
su l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ k|в€‘.
DonвЂ™t deceive people.
k|в€‘
NS bowl
C
for bowlfuls
a bowlful of rice
dzГҐ tГ¦\Г® k|в€‘
lo k|в€‘
bowl
k|в€‘
V
comfort, pacify, cheer up
j|Г® в‰Ґu tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ, ГҐ| m|e dГ”e k|в€‘ В©\в€‘. She is crying, go and cheer her up.
k|в€‘
V
twisted too tight (spun), see also kв€‘
k|в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘
twisted too tight so that secondary twists occur
k|в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘
roly-poly, of plump children
w\y k|в€‘ le o.
He twisted it up tight in both hands.
О”|ГЇ l\y l\y k|в€‘ le o. It has become twisted.
k|в€‘
NP neck, near the top
near the top, on the upper side
k|в€‘ k|в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ
neck; near the top
k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ nГҐ
have a sore throat
k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
uphill from
h~ i k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ ГҐ ГҐ| pГ¦\y tsГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. There is a pumpkin vine near the uphill
Gcah
Geh
Geh
Geh
Geh
Geh
side of his house.
k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ n\ГЎ
area behind head of animal without distinct neck
j|Г® k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ n\ГЎ fu j\ГҐ le ГҐ.
He shot it behind the head.
f\u lВ«u be k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ
the neck of a water gourd
k|в€‘ n\ГҐ g\o kГ¦В«o
nape of the neck, also k|в€‘ n\ГҐ kГ¦В«o
j|Г® k|в€‘ n\ГҐ g\o kГ¦В«o bj\ГҐ t|в€‘ ГҐ. A bee stung him in the nape of his neck.
N
Geh Qah
k|в€‘ l|Г®
Gei
pГ¦u k|в€‘ l|Г®
\ГҐ n\ГҐ k|в€‘ l|Г®
kВ«в€‘
V
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ kВ«в€‘ ГҐ.
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ kВ«в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ.
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a small, high-pitched horse or cow bell,
see also k|o t|o l|o/k|o l|Г¶/tО”|e l|e
silver bell
dog bell
creak, of doors, bamboo, etc.
Bamboo squeaks.
Don't make the door squeak.
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kВ«в€‘
V
be in despair
in despair
ВЇВ«Г® kВ«в€‘ mjГҐ kВ«в€‘
kВ«в€‘
V
spice
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ kВ«в€‘ ГҐ. Spice it with salt and chili.
kВ«в€‘
V
exchange keepsakes
ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o kВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They exchanged keepsakes.
kв€‘
VP
twisted (too tight, spun), see also k|в€‘
kв€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘
twisted too tight so that secondary twists occur
w\y kв€‘ le o.
He twisted it up tight between two hands..
О”|ГЇ l\y l\y kв€‘ le o. It has become twisted.
kв€‘ lв€‘
curly, twisted
kв€‘ lв€‘/tО”iв‰Ґ kв€‘ lв€‘ twisted too tight, so that secondary twists occur
kв€‘ lв€‘
a spindle
kв€‘ lв€‘ pu ГҐ
to set a spindle spinning
w|u kв€‘ lв€‘
the crown of the head
k\в€‘
C
half (T); half-pip; especially salt
k\в€‘
C
half a full finger span (i.e. from tip of
Gei
Gei
Gei
Gej
Gel
Gel
middle finger to knuckle on the back of the hand)
one cubit plus a half a finger span
Gel
Gel
Gel Del
Gem Dem
Gfi
Gfi
tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tГ¦\Г® k\в€‘
k\в€‘
V
stunted in growth (either height or weight)
k\в€‘ ts\ГЇ le o.
It is too stunted.
k\в€‘
VV fit to be, having sufficient status or quality
mГЊ tГ¦e mГҐ kГЊ m\ГҐ k\в€‘ .
This cloth isnвЂ™t fit to be put on the other.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ j|Г® z\ГҐ m\ГҐ k\в€‘. He is not fit to be his son.
k\в€‘ t\в€‘
V
rough, uneven, bumpy, also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
rough, uneven
j|Г® k\в€‘ j|Г® k\в€‘
rough patches
k\в€‘ t\в€‘
V
rough, uneven, bumpy, also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
rough, uneven
j|Г® k\в€‘ j|Г® k\в€‘
rough patches
xw\ГҐ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
edible cartilage
kВ«ГЊ
V
remove from office
su j|Г® l|ГЎ kВ«ГЊ fu В©в€‘ o. They sacked him (as spirit leader, headman, etc.)
kВ«ГЊ
V
be between, alternate
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi kВ«ГЊ tГ¦\Г® ВЇi lГҐ ГҐ. He comes on alternate days.
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ kВ«ГЊ ГҐ. There is a mountain between.
ГҐ mjГҐ ВЇi dzГҐ gu kВ«ГЊ o.
How many daysвЂ™ journey is there in
between?
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kВ«ГЊ t|ГҐ
N
bumps, unevenness, also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/k\в€‘ t\в€‘
tО”ГҐ kВ«ГЊ t|ГҐ
a cyst which appears on ears that have been pierced
j|Г® mjГҐ s\в€‘ j|Г® kВ«ГЊ t|ГҐ the bump on a bamboo joint where branch emerges
kВ«ГЊ
NS partition, room, also kВ«o
C
for rooms, walls
one main living room
tГ¦\ГҐ wГҐ tГ¦\Г® kВ«ГЊ
tГ¦\Г® mГҐ tГ¦\Г® kВ«ГЊ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. They were on different sides of the wall.
kВ«ГЊ g\u
bedroom, also j\Г® t|ГҐ kВ«ГЊ
kВ«ГЊ g\o ВЇ\Г® kВ«ГЊ
two bedrooms
kВ«ГЊ g\o kВ«ГЊ o.
The bedroom has been walled.
kВ«ГЊ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
an inner wall
kВ«ГЊ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ kВ«ГЊ h~ e\ . I havenвЂ™t put in any inner walls yet.
kГ¦\u ts|o b\e tГ¦\Г® kВ«ГЊ mГҐ
room with a fireplace (separate kitchen)
j|Г® kВ«ГЊ
room, also j|Г® kВ«o
bedroom, also kВ«ГЊ g\u
j\Г® t|ГҐ kВ«ГЊ
kВ«ГЊ
V
cause to turn or separate
kВ«ГЊ
NS ring
finger rings
l\ГЎ ВЇi kВ«ГЊ
kГЊ
V
put, place
tГ¦ГҐ kГЊ t|ГҐ.
Put it down here.
kГЊ m\ГҐ di.
I canвЂ™t fix it all in.
kГЊ
PV
past action, also В©в€‘
tВ«ГЎ lГҐ kГЊ dГ”e o.
He brought it, then left.
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ kГЊ ВЇГҐ, dГ”e o.
When we have eaten, weвЂ™ll go.
|ГҐ t|Г® О”В«ГЇ fu kГЊ.
Please wipe it.
Q_j kГЊ le
V
happen
j|Г® l\ГЎ ВЇi ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ dв€‘ kГЊ le ГҐ. His finger happened to be cut off with a
Gfi Dh
Gfi
Gfi
Gfi
Gfj
Gfj
Gfj
knife.
What happened?
Nothing happened.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ kГЊ le ГҐ\ .
ГҐ| О”\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ kГЊ le.
Gfl Dfi k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
N
|ГҐ n\ГҐ k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
h~ ГЎ
В« k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ
Gfl Maj k\ГЊ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
GZh
kw|ГҐ
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flea
dog fleas
rat fleas
banks, dykes in paddy fields, also k\в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
be greedy (esp. for meat), also tО”Г¦\ГҐ
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kw|ГҐ
V
fall over backwards
He fell over backwards, end over end.
tВ«ГЎ kw|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ kw|ГҐ d\y je ГҐ.
GZh
kw|ГҐ
V
hang (C), see в‰Ґo
C
for a hanging strip
a strip of meat
xw|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® kw|ГҐ
GZh
kw|ГҐ
Dem there far away on same level, see gwГҐ
there very far away on same level
kw|ГҐ gwГҐ
kw|ГҐ kwГҐ
around there very far away on same level
GZh GZh kw|ГҐ kw|ГҐ
N
long-tailed nightjar (type of bird)
GZh K\h K\h kw|ГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ N
a type of bulbul
GZh Adj kw|ГҐ py
N
cuckoo (large night bird, grey with speckled neck
and curved beak), song language for married
man, night spirit, also kw|ГҐ pГ¶
kw|ГҐ py |ГҐ m\Г®
a type of bird (eldest sister of kw|ГҐ py)
kw|ГҐ py |ГҐ m\o
hoopoe (вЂ�horse cuckooвЂ™)
GZh Qah Gl Gl kw|ГҐ l|Г® k\ГҐ k\ГҐ N
small bird, red-brown with spotted chest
GZh
kw|ГҐ lj|ГҐ
NP/S enclosed vessel for liquids
storm lantern, hurricane lamp
kw|ГҐ lj|ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐ kw|ГҐ
kettle, teapot
GZh [di kw|ГҐ О”В«ГЇ
V
experienced
He is experienced.
kw|ГҐ О”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
m\ГҐ kw|ГҐ О”В«ГЇ t|ГҐ
inexperienced
GZi
kwВ«ГҐ
V
clear, scrape off (with something flat), clear
the throat, scratch in ground with hands
a scraper
kwВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® kwВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
opium scraper
kwВ«ГҐ fu В©\_в€‘.
Scrape it off.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ n|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ kwВ«ГҐ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ. He cleared his throat.
h~ ГҐ d\u kwВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
an earth scraper
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® kwВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
an opium scraper
GZiqLcj KwВ«ГҐdzu
N
originally the word for Tibetan, now only in
GZh
KwВ«ГҐdzu mГҐ
GZi Qbj kwВ«ГҐ lo
N
kwВ«ГҐ lo tГ¦\Г® kГ¦w|ГҐ
GZj
kwГҐ
NS
h~ i tГ¦\u kwГҐ ti ГҐ.
GZj
kwГҐ
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legends, refers to a land inhabited only by women
Tibetan woman
fireplace stones
one fireplace stone
pair word for h~ i family
start a new family/household
pair word for lВ«o overflow
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kwГҐ
N/V fork, branch, node; branch out, part
kwГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
Part from one another, pair for b\e l\ГЎ xo ГҐ
dzГҐ gu tГ¦e kwГҐ je ГҐ. The trail branches like this.
dzГҐ kwГҐ
a fork in the trail
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kwГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ forked pants with individual legs (not Lisu pants)
sВ«в€‘ kwГҐ
forked branch (tool for picking up rice etc.)
sВ«в€‘ kwГҐ ВЇГ¶
a fork in a tree
GZj
kwГҐ
V
buck (horses)
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦e mГҐ m\e do m\ГҐ kwГҐ.
This horse doesnвЂ™t buck.
GZj
kwГҐ
NS palm/sole surfaces
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kwГҐ
sole of the foot
l\ГЎ kwГҐ
palm of the hand
GZj
kwГҐ
V
misbehave, meddle with, also kГҐw
w\u pГ¦\e ВЇi tГ¦\ГҐ kwГҐ. DonвЂ™t misbehave al the time!
GZj
kwГҐ
PN at, to, also wГҐ/ГҐ
~hi kwГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is in the house.
kwГҐ be
from, out of, by means of, usually kwГҐ ts|o
h~ i kwГҐ be
from the house
j|Г® je ГҐ mГҐ kwГҐ be s|ГЊ ГҐ.
I knew by what he did.
kwГҐ tО”Г¦i
up to, until
kwГҐ ts|o
from, out of, by means of, also kwГҐ be
ГҐ kwГҐ
where?, usually ГҐ li kwГҐ
GZj K_i kwГҐ tО”Г¦В«e
V
dance, a dance
kwГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
IвЂ™m not dancing.
GZj Kbl kwГҐ tО”Г¦\o
N
friend, also gwГҐ tО”Г¦\o/tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
GZj A_i kwГҐ pВ«e
N
liquor ingredients
GZl A\i Qbl Oj kw\ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ l\o mГҐ N type of bulbul with black head
GZl Dh Qh kw\ГҐ t|ГҐ l|ГҐ
I
sound of rice-pounder, also kw\ГҐв‰Ґ t|ГҐ l|ГҐ
GZm
kw\ГҐ
N
a cane ball
kw\ГҐ pВ«e ГҐ
kick a cane ball
kw\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ ГҐ
play with cane ball
kw\ГҐ lo ГҐ
throw a cane ball вЂ“ game played at New Year
GZm
kw\ГҐ
V
govern, protect and care for, concern
oneself with, deal with, have a purpose,
have some value (C)
ItвЂ™s difficult to deal with.
kw\ГҐ ~h|Г® ГҐ.
kw\ГҐ sГҐ
kingdom, rule, reign over land, people; a period over
GZj
which somebody rules
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m\y kw\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
nu tГ¦\ГҐ kw\ГҐ.
nu kw\ГҐ du m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ kw\ГҐ wГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ kw\ГҐ.
kw\ГҐ О”\ГЇ
those who govern
DonвЂ™t you meddle in this matter.
ItвЂ™s none of your business.
I must concern myself with this/I must get involved.
It is pointless.
watch, look after the interest, be concerned, involved
with, govern, rule, care for
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ kw\ГҐ О”\ГЇ. It doesnвЂ™t concern me.
|ГҐ m\o |ГҐ t|Г® kw\ГҐ О”\ГЇ В©\в€‘.
Please watch my horse for me.
N
areca nut (C)
N
a bad omen (C)
It is a bad omen.
kwГҐj s|ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
GZ_j
kwe
V
not given to crying (C)
m\ГҐ в‰Ґu ГҐ, kwe ГҐ. She doesnвЂ™t cry much.
GZ_l
kw\e
V
docile, placid, good tempered, peaceful (C)
tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ kw\e. It isnвЂ™t very docile.
kw\e kw\e ВЇi kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is docile.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ kw\e kw\e kГЊ le o.
My heart is at peace.
j|Г® z\ГҐ nГ¶ \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ kw\e m\ГҐ k|o.
Her child isnвЂ™t very placid.
GZ]Ul Dh Qh kw\ГҐв‰Ґ t|ГҐ l|ГҐ I sound of rice-pounder, also kw\ГҐ t|ГҐ l|ГҐ
GZm Maj kw\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
GZ]ah Rah kw|ГҐj s|ГЇ
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kГ¦|ГҐ
C
weight of 14 rupees (one tenth tГ¦В«Г¶/40 tО”e)
kГ¦|ГҐ
NS
lizard
lizard
\ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ
kГ¦|ГҐ
V
dry on spot (without moving)
kГ¦|ГҐ tГ¦\в€‘
shelf above fireplace (for drying things)
kГ¦В«ГҐ
V
go mouldy
b\y my sГҐ ts|ГЇ kГ¦В«ГҐ le o. It has gone mouldy.
kГ¦В«ГҐ
C
for cattle (archaic), now usually mГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® ВЇ\Г® kГ¦В«ГҐ
two cows
kГ¦В«ГҐ
N/C village (archaic), usually , ts|ГҐj tsГ‰ГЇ, used in
kГ¦В«ГҐ do
bottom of the village
kГ¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г® d\u
bottom of the village (impolite, вЂ�village buttockвЂ™)
kГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦В«ГҐ l\ГЎ
sides of village (вЂ�village leg village armвЂ™)
kГ¦В«ГҐ li tО”Г¶
edges of village
kГ¦В«ГҐ w\o p|o
below the village
kГ¦В«ГҐ w|u g\u
the top of the village
kГ¦В«ГҐ w|u kГ¦В«ГҐ do
the whole village, from top to bottom
kГ¦В«ГҐ
NS/C basket for carrying on the back,
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u
basket for carrying on the back, also kВ«ГҐ tГ¦u,
see also kГ¦w\ГҐ l\o
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«ГҐ
one back basketful
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u mГЎ ГҐ.
He is carrying a pack basket on his back.
kГ¦В«ГҐ \n ts|u
type of large basket for carrying in pairs on a pole
kГ¦В«ГҐ n\ ts|u tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ one such basket
kГ¦В«ГҐ n\ ts|u lu
basket for carrying on a pole
kГ¦В«ГҐ \n ts|u lu tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘ one basket for carrying on a pole
m|ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
basket of dead personвЂ™s possessions by grave
|ГҐ j|ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
basket-nest for chicken (on pole)
kГ¦В«ГҐ
V
expensive, usually k|uj
kГ¦В«ГҐ
VS
brave, in
kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦В«ГҐ
brave, usually z\ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
brave, also kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦В«ГҐ
zВ«ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
kГ¦В«ГҐ b\e
V
with uncombed messy hair
kГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ
N
high raised platform, floor of raised house,
Hh
Hh
Hh
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi @_l
Hi Nl
high place to sun-dry crops, high sleeping place
a raised house
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Hi Obk Qbj Obk kГ¦В«ГҐ mo lo mo
V
live close to brideвЂ™s father
kГ¦В«ГҐ mo lo mo wГҐ ГҐ. You must live nearby so that I can see you.
(said by father of bride to bridegroom)
kГ¦В«ГҐ le
V
make a forced stop-over on a journey
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi ВЇ\Г® h~ j\ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ le o. I stopped over two nights and a day.
HiqQm
KГ¦В«ГҐl\ГҐ
N
Wa person
Hi Qm Qm kГ¦В«ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
branching out upward, also kГ¦В«ГҐ l\ГЎ \ГЎ
tО”Г¦В«e w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦В«ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ. The deerвЂ™s horns were branching out upward.
Hj
kГ¦ГҐ
V
copulate (of people or animals)
|ГҐ j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ kГ¦ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u. This rooster is impotent.
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
V
charm dangerous things (B)
I can exert charm against it.
в‰ҐwГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ.
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
V
murder
murder
kГ¦\ГҐ О”\e
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
NS
fish trap (for trawling, or dragging)
fish trap
в‰Ґw|ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
V
bear, endure, suffer
I can bear it.
kГ¦\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ.
w\u xв€‘ ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГҐ. I was more tired than I could bear.
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
V
guarantee
I canвЂ™t guarantee it.
kГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ.
I guarantee it.
Hl
kГ¦\ГҐ
NS
Akha
Akha
\ГҐkГ¦\ГҐ
Hl Qi
kГ¦\ГҐ lВ«ГҐ
NS
sticky rice cooked in bamboo tube (T)
sticky rice cooked in bamboo tube
mГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ lВ«ГҐ
Hl Qah Qbj kГ¦\ГҐ l|Г® lo N
a type of tree which bears fruit eaten by
Hi Q_
cattle, leaves turn red
Hm
Hm @_l
kГ¦\ГҐ
V
get lodged in
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦\u kГ¦\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. a fish bone stuck in his throat
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e
N
open mouth, also kГ¦w\ГҐ b\e, see m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e tГ¦\ГҐ x\ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t open your mouth, shut up.
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e x\ГҐ x\ГҐ l\e в‰Ґu tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ГҐ. SheвЂ™s always howling (i.e. crying with
gaping mouth).
Hm Hm
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A
p
kГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ
V
adulterated too much, a great number
dzГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘ kГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ l\e.
There is a lot of unmilled rice mixed in.
B C
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
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~h
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kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
spangled
k_u z\ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The stars were out in their myriads.
kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
plethora of small shiny objects
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
spangled, with myriads
ГҐ| kГ¦|o z\ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
There were myriads of silver ornaments
Hm Qm
on his jacket.
V
H]aj Hel kГ¦ГҐj kГ¦\в€‘
state a case in court, charge formally with
an offence, present evidence supporting an
accusation (C)
take an examination (C)
immobilise by tying
kГ¦В«ГҐw
V
kГ¦\Г¶
V
put down and immobilise by tying up
tsГ¦В«o kГ¦\Г¶ d\o В©в€‘
ГҐ| m\o tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦\Г¶ l\ГЎ kГ¦\Г¶ tsГ¦В«o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The horse is tied up with his fore and
H]bi
H`l
hind legs immobilised.
kГ¦i
NS
third son, usually ГҐsГҐ
|ГҐ kГ¦i
third son, usually ГҐsГҐ
kГ¦|o
V
baggy, tight at edges but baggy in the middle
kГ¦|o kГ¦|o l\e
convex, bulging in the middle
z\ГҐ nГ¶ n\ГҐ h~ oВ« kГ¦|o ГҐ. The childвЂ™s hat is baggy.
j|Г® bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ kГ¦|o kГ¦|o l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His coat is baggy.
kГ¦|o
NS
small round silver ornament, also kГ¦w|ГҐ
|ГҐ kГ¦|o/|ГҐ kГ¦|o z\ГҐ/|ГҐ kГ¦|o\ГҐ small round silver ornament
kГ¦В«o
V
levy a fine
He fines people
su l|ГЎ kГ¦В«o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
kГ¦В«o
V
snap off, break off (intransitive)
kГ¦В«o le o.
It is snapped.
w\o tГ¦В«Г¶ kГ¦В«o dz\ГҐ ГҐ. He is snapping the cabbage leaves off the stalks.
kГ¦В«o
C
for round trips
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ в‰Ґw\ГҐ kГ¦В«o mГЎ ГҐ. He carries five loads of corn in a day
kГ¦В«o
NS
earring
C
for garments, blankets, etc.
one jacket
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
nГҐ kГ¦В«o
earring
zВ«ГЇ by tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
one blanket
wГҐ mГҐ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
one winnowing tray
kГ¦В«o kВ«ГҐ
N
evidence (T), also k|ГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ kГ¦В«o kВ«ГҐ xв€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
They have no evidence at all.
Haj
Hbh
Hbh
Hbi
Hbi
Hbi
Hbi
Hbi Gi
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Southern Lisu Dictionary
kГ¦o
V
cross over without touching
bГ¶ tО”Г¶ tВ«ГЊ kГ¦o je o. He jumped over the fence.
w|u kГ¦o pГ¦\y
brideprice for girl with unmarried elder sister
(вЂ�head pass-over priceвЂ™)
kГ¦o
V
kГ¦o zu
Hbk
kГ¦o
V
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ m\ГҐ kГ¦o.
Hbk
kГ¦o
VS
j\_Г® mjГҐ kГ¦o ГҐ.
Hbk Q_j kГ¦o le
V
tО”Г¦e kГ¦o le o.
mВ«e kГ¦o le o.
Hbk [`j [`j kГ¦o О”Г¶ О”Г¶
Hbl
kГ¦\o
V
tГ¦e bГЎ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
Hbk
Hbl
Hbl
Hbl
Hbl
Hbl
Hbl
j\Г¶ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
kГ¦\o
VV
kГ¦w\ГҐ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
m\ГҐ kГ¦\o m\ГҐ sГҐ.
В©В«в€‘ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
kГ¦\o
VV
bo kГ¦\o le o.
kГ¦\o
V
kГ¦\o do
kГ¦\o do kГ¦\o ГҐ.
ts\ГҐ p\o kГ¦\o ГҐ.
Mbh kГ¦\o ts|o
N
kГ¦\o ts|o b\e
Q^m Acj kГ¦\o l\ГЎ puN
[ì kГ¦\o О”В«Г¶
N
kГ¦\o О”В«Г¶ mГЎ ГҐ.
kГ¦\o О”В«Г¶ n\e te
kГ¦\o О”В«Г¶ n|Г® ГҐ.
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pГ¦ d
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E
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k
stretch out two hands to receive
stretch out hands and get
happen, see also kГ¦\o
It doesnвЂ™t matter/YouвЂ™re welcome.
dream
He dreamed a dream.
fall
Someone dropped it.
He fell over.
V
in private
be usual, normal, natural
We donвЂ™t usually say it like this.
ItвЂ™s not normally eaten.
It doesnвЂ™t sound вЂњnaturalвЂќ/ItвЂ™s not the normal
way of saying it.
ItвЂ™s not comfortable to use.
have room to act (possible but not convenient)
ThereвЂ™s no room to dig.
ThereвЂ™s no room to do anything.
ThereвЂ™s no room to swing it.
in a clumsy and unskilful way, also kГ¦w\ГҐ
It is written in an unskilful and clumsy way
spread out a mat, blanket, etc.
mat, mattress, anything to lie on
spread a matress
spread a mat
fireplace, stove, also kГ¦\u tО”|o
fireplace, also kГ¦\u tО”|o b\e
large tree with small green edible fruit
ritual bridge; influence (usually bad) resulting
from opinions passed (e.g. a bad rice crop - people
say itвЂ™s bad and it gets worse as a result)
be under bad influence
make a ritual bridge
offset bad influence by performing ceremony of
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
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making a small ritual bridge, and offering chicken
and rice for good influence whilst enclosing bad
influence in a hole
kГ¦\o
V
|ГҐ n\ГҐ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o.
Hbm
kГ¦\o
V
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ kГ¦\o je ГҐ.
Hbm
kГ¦\o
NS/C
kГ¦\o О”\ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® xГҐ ГҐ.
\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o
Hbm
kГ¦o
V
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ kГ¦\o le ГҐ\ .
Hbm
kГ¦\o
V
kГ¦\o kГ¦\o l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
n|ГҐ kГ¦\o
sВ«в€‘ b\в€‘ kГ¦\o
Hbm Cbm kГ¦\o d\o
N
Hbm Qbm kГ¦\o l\o
N
bite
Hbm
Hch
Hch
Hcj
Hck
Hck
X
h
draw water
SheвЂ™s gone to draw water.
year
New Year
things are good this year - crops, health, luck, etc.
last year
happen, of unfavourable things
What happened?
flat, when the rest is round
It has a flat side.
harelip
a tree with a flat side
bamboo aqueduct, usually kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o
a small, close-woven open basket used for
rice, also kГ¦w\ГҐ l\o
a type of spirit (T)
purify a house of kГ¦|oo
\ spirits
teacher (T)
kГ¦|oo\
N
kГ¦|oo\ s|o ГҐ.
kГ¦|u
N
kГ¦|u pГ¦\ГҐ
kГ¦|u mГҐ
kГ¦|u
NS/C
pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® kГ¦|u
j|Г® kГ¦|u
ГҐ| w\ГЎ xw\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦|u
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu tГ¦\Г® kГ¦|u
kГ¦u
V
j|Г® kГ¦u kГ¦u ГҐ
kГ¦u
VV
dzГҐ gu О”\Г¶ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
mГЎ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
kГ¦u
NS
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ kГ¦u
wГҐ l\ГҐ kГ¦u/wГҐ kГ¦u
Hbhl
W
x
The dog doesnвЂ™t bite.
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w
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male teacher
female teacher
for lumps
one lump of silver
a lump
one lump of pork
one egg
to have a hole
There is a hole (in the ground).
able to (have strength to, just barely)
IвЂ™m too weak to walk.
I havenвЂ™t the strength to carry it.
hole
a hole in the ground
a ditch trap with a snare, a pit trap
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j|Г® kГ¦u
a hole
j|Г® kГ¦u ~hГ¶ ГҐ.
It has a hole in it.
ГҐ| pГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦u
a mouse hole
В©|ГҐ kГ¦u
a hole in a cliff
Hck
kГ¦u
V
call
church (вЂ�call life peopleвЂ™)
kГ¦u dz\ГЇ tsГ¦o
ГҐ| m|e kГ¦u tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
Call him here.
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e kГ¦u.
Go and call him.
tsГ¦o h~ ГҐ kГ¦u ГҐ.
He is calling his soul.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ w|o wo kГ¦u ГҐ. He calls me fatherвЂ™s younger brother
Hcl
kГ¦\u
V
steal
VV do secretly
He stole it and carried it away.
kГ¦\u tВ«ГЎ je o.
kГ¦\u tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
He ran away when nobody was looking.
kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
steal
kГ¦\u tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ
speak secretly, also kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
kГ¦\u ВЇi nГЎ ВЇГҐ
secretly
kГ¦\u j|Г® dГ”e ГҐ
steal away without people knowing
tsГ¦o kГ¦\u
thief
Hcl
kГ¦\u
NS
smoke, tobacco for smoking
smoke, tobacco for smoking
m\u kГ¦\u
Hcl
kГ¦\u
NS
fifth daughter, usually ГҐ| w\u mГҐ
ГҐ| kГ¦\u
fifth daughter, usually ГҐ
| w\u mГҐ
Hcl
kГ¦\u
NS
inside,
C
for valleys, hollows, depressions
the space in a garden
bГ¶ kГ¦\u
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ kГ¦\u wГҐ
in the ground, underground
me nГҐ в‰Ґ\в€‘ kГ¦\u tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\u a hollow
mjГҐ kГ¦\u
sunken eyes
n|ГҐ h~ u kГ¦\u
the space inside the mouth
lo kГ¦\u tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\u
one valley
h~ i kГ¦\u/~hi kГ¦\u wГҐ
inside a house
j|Г® kГ¦\u
depressions
j|Г® kГ¦\u d\u ГҐ.
The inside is hollow.
j|Г® kГ¦\u n|ГЎГЎ
\ /j|Г® kГ¦\u n|ГЎГҐ\
indoors
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ kГ¦\u wГҐ
underwater
Hcl Hcl kГ¦\u kГ¦\u
V
with holes, dented, squashed in, concave
with many depressions/hollows, concave, pitted
kГ¦\u kГ¦\u l\e
mjГҐ s\в€‘ kГ¦\u kГ¦\u l\e eyes sunken in
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E
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H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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S
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U
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kГ¦\u z\ГҐ kГ¦\u mГҐ
pits, depressions, hollows
j|Г® kГ¦\u kГ¦\u l\e d\в€‘ je ГҐ. It became dented.
Hcl Mbh kГ¦\u ts|o
N
fireplace, stove, also kГ¦\o ts|o
fireplace, also kГ¦\o ts|o b\e
kГ¦\u ts|o b\e
Hcl Nl kГ¦\u ts\ГҐ
A
sound of whispering
kГ¦\u tsГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\u tsГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶. Speak in whispers.
Hcl Oel kГ¦\u m\в€‘
NS
domesticated, tame (opposite of k|o)
kГ¦\u m\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
green calotes lizard
j|Г® kГ¦\u m\в€‘
a tame one
ГҐ| w\ГЎ kГ¦\u m\в€‘
domesticated pigs
Hcl Pel Lak kГ¦\u n\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
charcoal, also kГ¦w\ГҐ m
\ pГ¦u
Hcl Vk kГ¦\u ~hГҐ
N
ashes, also kГ¦w\ГҐ m\в€‘ pГ¦u
Hcm
kГ¦\u
NS
pangolin, anteater
tГ¦\o kГ¦\u
pangolin, anteater
Heh
kГ¦|в€‘
N
amount, degree
that much
go kГ¦|в€‘
tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘
this much
tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ xГҐ.
It is not so good.
dГ”Г¶ kГ¦|в€‘ Г¶
that low
nГ¶ kГ¦|в€‘ mГ¶
that high
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘
very/a lot
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ dz\ГҐ
eat a lot
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ xГҐ
very good
Heh
kГ¦|в€‘
NS
bowl
bowl
lo kГ¦|в€‘
Heh Qel Qel kГ¦|в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
tangled
kГ¦|в€‘ lв€‘ lв€‘ kГ¦в€‘ lв€‘ o. It has become all tangled.
Hei
kГ¦В«в€‘
V
chop down trees
HeвЂ™s felling trees.
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ kГ¦В«в€‘ ГҐ.
Hek
kГ¦в€‘
V
persecute, bully
bully and boss around
kГ¦в€‘ dГ”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ kГ¦в€‘ ГҐ.
They persecuted me.
Hek
kГ¦в€‘
NS/C/V nest, skein of thread
one birdвЂ™s nest
ВЇВ«ГҐ kГ¦в€‘ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦в€‘
ВЇВ«ГҐ j|Г® kГ¦в€‘
a birdвЂ™s nest
ВЇВ«ГҐ j|Г® kГ¦в€‘ kГ¦в€‘ ГҐ. Birds are building nests.
z\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘
placenta
j\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦в€‘
one skein of thread for a loom
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V
Hek Qel kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘
kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘ du
kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘
kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘
nu tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘.
kГ¦\в€‘
NS
dzГҐ gu j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘
m\y kГ¦\в€‘
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ do kГ¦\в€‘
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ go kГ¦\в€‘
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘
kГ¦\в€‘
N
kГ¦\в€‘ b\e
kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦\o su
kГ¦\в€‘ tsВ«ГЇ
kГ¦\в€‘ m\o
kГ¦\в€‘
V
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ.
ГҐ| pu s\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ.
kГ¦\в€‘
V
bГЎ mo kГ¦\в€‘ su
kГ¦\в€‘
N
C
bГЎ kГ¦\в€‘
kГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦u ГҐ
kГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦u pГ¦\y
Hel
Hel
Hel
Hel
Hel
trouble, hinder, untidy, chaotic
things which are trouble
scattered all over the place, chaotic
Things were scattered all over the place.
untidy, chaotic
DonвЂ™t bother him.
the edge, rim, bank
side of the road
border of a country
east
west
the riverside
dog (archaic)
hairy dog
person born in Dog Year
old skinny dog
old dog
split, cut with the grain/lengthwise
He is splitting firewood.
HeвЂ™s splitting the cucumber lengthwise.
decide, judge
a judge
word, speech
for utterances
word
open bride-price discussions (of brideвЂ™s father)
three rupees given by the groom to the relative who
opens the discussion for the brideвЂ™s family
kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦ГҐв‰Ґ
accent, pronunciation (C)
j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦|ГҐ m\ГҐ xВ«o. His pronunciation isnвЂ™t correct.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ГҐ. He gabbles.
kГ¦\в€‘ fu
a verbal blessing or curse
kГ¦\в€‘ fu m\ГҐ xГҐ О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ g\в€‘. DonвЂ™t pronounce a curse on him.
kГ¦\в€‘ fu xГҐ xГҐ О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ g\в€‘ m\ГҐ. Pronounce a blessing on him.
kГ¦\в€‘ fu m\u gw\ГҐ
blessing song
dГ”\Г¶ kГ¦\в€‘
curse
m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
words of teaching
nu l|ГЎ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ bГЎ ВЇВ«Г® О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ. I want to have a word with you.
В©\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
blessing
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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~h
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kГ¦\в€‘
NS
door
door, also ГҐ
| kГ¦\в€‘
kГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
gates of the Land of the Dead
ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘
door, also kГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
Hel
kГ¦\в€‘
N
ferry crossing
ferry crossing
tО”|u li k|o kГ¦\в€‘
Hel
kГ¦\в€‘
NS
notch on a crossbow/trigger
trigger of a gun
po kГ¦\в€‘
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
crossbow notch (for bowstring)
Hel Eel kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘
V
bumpy, rough (of roads), also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/k\в€‘ t\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is rough and bumpy.
Hel Hi kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦В«ГҐ
V
brave, usually z\ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
Hel Kdl kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
ask others to keep secret, also kГ¦\u tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ
tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ.
DonвЂ™t keep it a secret.
dz\o dz|oo\ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ. He kept it completely secret.
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ. DonвЂ™t tell me to keep it a secret.
j|Г® l|ГЎ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ.
Tell him to keep it a secret.
Hel Kdl kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
stopper, cork
Please put the cork in.
j|Г® kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ |ГҐ t|Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ В©\в€‘.
Hel Rel kГ¦в€‘ s\в€‘
N
a type of fruit, red, about 10 cm diameter,
Hel
Hel Rj
Hel Ycl
Hem
HZh
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fruit hang on trunk of trees
large fruit of this tree
tree of this fruit
green fruit of this tree
kГ¦\в€‘ s\в€‘ d\ГҐ mГҐ
kГ¦\в€‘ s\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
kГ¦\в€‘ s\в€‘ nВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ
N
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ tГ¦\u
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ pГ¦\u
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ nГ¶
kГ¦\в€‘ f\u
V
kГ¦\в€‘
NS
m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
kГ¦w|ГҐ
V
gwГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ t|ГҐ ГҐ.
kГ¦w|ГҐ t|ГҐ ГҐ.
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corn
ear of corn
popped corn
fermented corn flour paste
tassel on top of corn stalks
yawn
evening
evening
lean against, support (animate agent)
It is leaning against something there.
He is leaning back against it.
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d e
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HZh
HZh
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NS/C for boards, segments of bamboo, other flat
kГ¦w|ГҐ
oblong raw materials, fields
tГ¦\u tО”i kГ¦w|ГҐ/tГ¦\u tsГ‰ГЇ kГ¦w|ГҐ
bricks
tО”В«ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ kГ¦w|ГҐ
section of bamboo from which arrows will be split
mГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
boards made from halved bamboo
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
planks
ГҐ mi tГ¦\Г® kГ¦w|ГҐ
one unirrigated field
kГ¦w|ГҐ
NS
small round silver ornament, also kГ¦|o
small round silver ornament
|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
kГ¦w|ГҐ
V
split in half lengthwise
split bamboo in half lengthwise
mГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ ГҐ
kГ¦w|ГҐ
V
set free from an obligation, forgive a debt
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ by dВ«ГҐ ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® kГ¦w|ГҐ В©\в€‘ В©в€‘ o. He let me off/He said I
neednвЂ™t pay my debt.
HZh HZh Oj kГ¦w|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ mГҐ N
goliath beetle, also mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ b\e di
HZj
kГ¦wГҐ
V
generous (C), also kГ¦wГҐв‰Ґ/О”i kГ¦wГҐв‰Ґ
HZj
HZj
HZj
HZl
HZl
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ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ГҐ li kГ¦wГҐ О”i
О”i kwГҐ
j|Г® ВЇГҐ kГ¦wГҐ О”i ГҐ.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ kГ¦wГҐ ГҐ.
kГ¦wГҐ
V
zГ‰ГЇ jГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦wГҐ.
kГ¦wГҐ
V
ГҐ mi kГ¦wГҐ je ГҐ.
kГ¦wГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® kГ¦wГҐ tВ«ГЊ ГҐ.
kГ¦w\ГҐ
V
kГ¦w\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ mu
kГ¦w\ГҐ le o.
kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶
kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶ po lГЎ
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo kГ¦w\ГҐ ГҐ.
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
lВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
zВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
kГ¦w\ГҐ
VV
О”Г‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ le o.
B C
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E
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k
ГҐ li g\в€‘ ГҐ. Give according your own discretion.
generous and kind; degree of willingness
He is generous and kind.
He is generous.
gossip
DonвЂ™t gossip.
hoe
HeвЂ™s going to hoe his fields.
for leap/attack of animal
It made an attack.
bitter, too salty
bitterly
ItвЂ™s turned bitter.
reddish onion, also tsГ¦oв‰Ґ/tsГ¦o
a type of onion
ItвЂ™s too salty.
bamboo
artemisia
artemisia
intensifier
It is completely dead.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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HZl
HZl
HZl
HZl
HZl
kГ¦w\ГҐ
VV
bo kГ¦w\ГҐ le o.
kГ¦w\ГҐ
NS
m|o j|Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
my kГ¦w\ГҐ
kГ¦w\ГҐ
NS
dzГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
dz\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
kГ¦w\ГҐ
V
kГ¦w\ГҐ
V
kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ je.
Ebl kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o
N
in a clumsy and unskilful way, also kГ¦\o
It is written in an unskilful and clumsy way
lower part, in
lower millstone
body hair
collectives for food
crops, rice
food for a number of days carried from home
wide (C), also kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ, usually О”i
play in a bad way(C), also kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ
in a noisy manner
DonвЂ™t do it noisily.
bamboo aqueduct (implies a long one),
also kГ¦\o d\o/kГ¦w\ГҐ tsГ¦\o
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o/ГҐ dГ”ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o water-aqueduct
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o О”|ГЇ ГҐ. They are erecting a bamboo aqueduct.
HZl Nbl kГ¦w\ГҐ tsГ¦\o N
bamboo aqueduct, usually kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o
HZl Oel Bck kГ¦w\ГҐ \m\в€‘ pГ¦u N
ashes, dust, also kГ¦\u h~ ГҐ
HZl [dj kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
V
satisfied, content
ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
satisfied, content
ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
not satisfied, not content
HZm
kГ¦w\ГҐ
V
dig, poke, tickle, etc.
tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ.
Stop your poking and tickling.
HZmqMjqRj KГ¦w\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ N
Trickster (in Lisu stories), also Xw\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ
HZm Qbm kГ¦w\ГҐ l\o
N
a small, close-woven open basket used for
rice, also kГ¦\o l\o
HZ]al [_j kГ¦w\ГҐj О”e V
begrudge, feel sorry (C), also x|uj z\ГҐ/kВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
nu pГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐj О”e.DonвЂ™t begrudge your money.
HZ]Uj kГ¦wГҐв‰Ґ
V
generous (C), also kГ¦wГҐ
HZ]Ul kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ
V
wide (C), also kГ¦w\ГҐ
HZ]Ul kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ
V
play in a bad way (C), also kГ¦w\ГҐ
HZ^m
kГ¦w\ГЎ
A
sound of bamboo poles splitting open
HZl
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В«ГҐ
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ГҐ
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ГҐ
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I
I^m Q^m
dГ‚ГҐ
dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
V
V
dГ”e
tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e ~h\e.
I_k C_i dГ”e dВ«e
I_k
I_l
I_m
I_m
I_m
I_m
I`h I`k
I`j
I`j
I`k
I`k
I`k
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p
see dzГҐ
multicoloured, variegated, striped,
also dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
go, also sometimes ge
DonвЂ™t go yet.
V
remaining, left (agentless intransitive verb),
written dze le
gwГҐ dГ”e dВ«e В©в€‘,
Even though there was some left there,
в‰ҐwГҐ j\_Г® dГ”e tГ¦\ГЎ,
when I went back,
\ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ dГ”e dВ«e. there was none left.
dГ”\e
NS thing, type, kind, also dГ”\Г®/dz\ГЇ
There are many kinds.
\ГҐ mjВ«ГҐ dГ”\e dГ”o.
dГ”\e
C
for pairs (clothing), also dГ”\Г®
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi tГ¦\Г® dГ”\e
a pair of shoes
dГ”\e
V
gnaw (of rodents), usually dz\Г®, written dz\e
dГ”\e
VV be normal to do (not tabooed)
je m\ГҐ dГ”\e
be inappropriate to do
dГ”\e
VS
at an angle, usually dГ”\Г¶
\ГҐ go m|в€‘ dГ”\e
short hoe, also \ГҐ go m|в€‘ dГ”\Г¶
dГ”|Г¶ dГ”Г¶
Dem that way down there, see also tО”|Г¶
Follow him way down there.
dГ”|Г¶ dГ”Г¶ j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ g\ГҐ je.
dГ”Г¶
V
bump
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® dГ”Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. The cows are butting each other.
dГ”Г¶
V
mourn, wail
j|Г® dГ”Г¶ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is doing the death wail/He is mourning.
|ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ dГ”Г¶ ГҐ
wail/mourn
dГ”Г¶
Dem that down there
dГ”Г¶ tГ¦\Г® ~hi mГҐ в‰Ґo. It is that house down there.
dГ”Г¶
V
lend, sell on credit, be in debt, owe
entrust to
l\ГЎ dГ”Г¶
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ dГ”Г¶ t|ГҐ ГҐ. He sold it to me on credit.
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ dГ”Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He loaned to me.
dГ”Г¶
C
couple (of animate beings), pairs, also dz\ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”Г¶ ВЇГҐ ВЇ\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ.
ten pairs is twenty
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶
married middle-aged people
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶ mГҐ
married middle-aged women
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶ pГ¦\ГҐ
married middle-aged man
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E
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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U
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l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦\Г® dГ”Г¶
z\ГҐ dГ”Г¶
m\в€‘ dГ”Г¶
в‰Ґ\o dГ”Г¶
dГ”Г¶
NP/S
dГ”Г¶ pГ¦u
dГ”Г¶ d\ГҐ mГҐ
dГ”Г¶ pГ¦\ГҐ m\o
dГ”Г¶ pГ¦u
dГ”Г¶ pГ¦u mГҐ
dГ”Г¶ nГЎ
dГ”Г¶ nГЎ mГҐ
dГ”Г¶ xВ«ГҐ lГЎ/dГ”Г¶ l\ГҐ
me dГ”Г¶
в‰Ґw|ГҐ go dГ”Г¶
dГ”Г¶
NS/C
tГ¦\Г® dГ”Г¶
g\o dГ”Г¶
В©|ГҐ dГ”Г¶
dГ”\Г¶
V
I`k
I`k
I`l
a couple (man and wife)
twins (two boys or one boy and one girl)
twin girls
proverb (two lines paired)
hawk
a white eagle
eagle
hawk
white hawk
white hawk
black kite
black kite
goshawk, sparrow hawk, laggar falcon
night hawk
kingfisher (hawk that picks up fish)
high things
of the same height
bridge, spirit bridge, ladder
cliff
curse, pronounce blessing, swear an
oath (usually involves two people, may the
innocent one escape and the guilty be punished)
nu m\ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ ВЇГҐ в‰ҐwГҐ dГ”\Г¶ ГҐ в‰Ґo.
If you donвЂ™t believe me, I will
invoke a curse (IвЂ™ll die if IвЂ™m wrong or lying.)
dГ”\Г¶
V
dГ”\Г¶
NP
dГ”\Г¶ m\ГҐ dГ”o В©|ГҐ m\ГҐ
dГ”\Г¶ z\ГҐ
dГ”\Г¶ z\ГҐ mГҐ z\ГҐ
dГ”\Г¶ h~ Г¶ В©|ГҐ h~ Г¶
dГ”\Г¶ О”|ГЇ В©|ГҐ О”|ГЇ tО”|Г¶ ГҐ
~hГ¶ dГ”\Г¶
dГ”\Г¶
NP/S
dГ”\Г¶ wu
dГ”\Г¶ wu mГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
dГ”\Г¶
V
m\Г® ~hi dГ”\Г¶ ГҐ.
I`l
I`l
I`m
I`m
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
crush (by something big falling)
livestock
I have no cows, I have no chickens.
~hj\ГҐ.
domestic animals
domestic animals
raise livestock
breed domestic livestock
domestic animals
large grey birds
grey crane
grey crane
silver pheasant
blow (of wind)
The wind is blowing.
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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I`m
Ia
Iaj
Iaj
Iaj
Iaj
Iak
Iak
Iak
Iak
Ial
Ial
Ial
Ial
Ial Wei
@
b
A
p
dГ”\Г¶
NS edge, side, angle
zГ‰ГЇ dГ”\Г¶
crab (water angle), usually p\ГҐ h
~ e\
fu dГ”\Г¶
banded krait (angle snake)
j|Г® dГ”\Г¶ tГ¦В«ГЎ ГҐ.
The edge is sharp.
j|Г® dГ”\Г¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
on oneвЂ™s side
j|Г® dГ”\Г¶ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ j\Г® t|ГҐ ГҐ. He is sleeping on his side.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
side of knife blade
\ГҐ go m|в€‘ dГ”\Г¶
short hoe (angle-tailed hoe)
dГ”i
see also dzГ‰ГЇ/dГ”e
dГ”i
V
chisel
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”i. donвЂ™t chisel the plank.
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ dГ”i du
a chisel
dГ”i
V
flip chaff etc. out of winnowing tray
dzГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ z\ГҐ dГ”i fu В©в€‘.
Flip the broken rice fragments away.
dГ”i
V
leak out, usually dzГ‰ГЇ
dГ”i
AP adverb prefix, usually tО”iв‰Ґ, also dГ”iв‰Ґ/tО”i
dГ”i
V
good (of person), also dГ”Г‰Г‰ГЇ (used in songs)
tsГ¦o dГ”i
a good man
tsГ¦o dГ”i tsГ¦o tВ«Г¶
honest people
dГ”i
V
melt, also dzГ‰ГЇ
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ ВЇГҐ, dГ”i le ГҐ в‰Ґo. If it gets very hot, it will melt.
dГ”i
V
dawn, also dzГ‰ГЇ
The dawn has broken.
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ dГ”i lГҐ o.
dГ”i
N
alcohol, also dzГ‰ГЇ/dГ”Г‰ГЇ
alcohol, corn whisky
dГ”i pГ¦\в€‘
dГ”\Г®
V
foolish, also dz\ГЇ
a fool
tsГ¦o dГ”\Г®
dГ”\Г®
NS thing, type, kind, also dГ”\e/dz\ГЇ
There are many kinds.
\ГҐ mjВ«ГҐ dГ”\Г® dГ”o.
dГ”\Г®
V
rub against, butt
They trod on each other.
tГ¦\o dГ”\Г® l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
tsГ¦В«ГҐ dГ”\Г® l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They rubbed against each other.
tО”iв‰Ґ dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ
lopsided
dГ”\Г®
V
be patient, usually dz\ГЇ
dГ”\Г® xВ«в€‘
V
belt, waistband, girdle, also dГ”\ГҐ xВ«в€‘
one belt
dГ”\Г® xВ«в€‘ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦В«Г¶
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
dГ”\Г® l\Г® l\Г® so lГҐ ГҐ.
dГ”\Г®
C
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi tГ¦\Г® dГ”\Г®
dГ”\Г®
V
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ dГ”\Г® du
mВ«e dГ”\Г®
dГ”iв‰Ґ
AP
sliding along slippery surface
Ial Qal Qal dГ”\Г® l\Г® l\\Г®
Iam
Iam
IaUj
Ibj
Ibk
Ibl
Ibl
a pair of shoes
attach
stapler (thing to attach paper)
roll up and attach together
adverb prefix, usually tО”iв‰Ґ, also dГ”i/tО”i/tО”e
dГ”\o
Ns every/any
dГ”\o dГ”\o
alone
tГ¦\Г® zo dГ”\o dГ”\o
one person alone
ГҐ lГҐ dГ”\o ГҐ lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e. DonвЂ™t go anywhere.
ГҐ lГҐ dГ”\o ГҐ lГҐ dГ”e ГҐ. He went all around everywhere.
dГ”\o
NP part of floor supports, usually dz\o
floor joists
dГ”\o d\Г¶
dГ”\o mГҐ
flooring, raised floor, platform
dГ”\o mГҐ ts|ГЇ
floor bearers
Ibl
Ibl
X
h
for pairs (clothing), also dГ”\e
dГ”o
V
afraid, also dzo
ВЇВ«Г® dГ”o ГҐ
hate (heart is afraid)
fu l|ГЎ dГ”o ГҐ.
He is afraid of snakes.
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o. IвЂ™m not afraid.
dГ”o
V
have, exist, also dzo
gwГҐ ГҐ| m\o ВЇ\Г® mГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. There are two horses over there.
ВЇВ«Г® dГ”o ГҐ
be greedy (heart have)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ |ГҐ m\o dГ”o ГҐ. He has horses.
|ГҐ m\o m\ГҐ dГ”o.
I havenвЂ™t any horses.
dГ”o
V
measure volume or quality, also dzo
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® s\в€‘ dГ”o ВЇ_i ГҐ. Measure the potatoes (see how much there is).
dГ”\o
PF
evidential of reported speech, also d\o
ГҐsГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e bГЎ ГҐ dГ”\o.
He says Asa isnвЂ™t going.
ГҐsГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e dГ”\o. Asa says he isnвЂ™t going.
dГ”\o
VV/A properly, correctly, usually dz\o
It was right to go.
dГ”e dГ”\o ГҐ.
j|Г® О”В«ГҐ dГ”\o ГҐ.
He makes things well.
dГ”\o dГ”|o\ГҐ
carefully, in detail, properly, also dz\o dz|oГҐ
\
dГ”\o dГ”|o\ГҐ je.
Do it properly.
Ibk
W
x
He skated along.
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Ibl Q^l Q^l dГ”\o l\ГЎ l\ГЎ V
growing well and all the same height
of bushes
dz\ГЇ ВЇГҐ dГ”\o l\ГЎ l\ГЎ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The hemp is growing well and all the
shrubs are the same height.
Ibl Qbl Qbl dГ”\o l\o l\o V
poking up and out, of reeds/branches in clumps
pГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ dz\ГЇ mГҐ dГ”\o l\o l\o kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The pampas reed shoots are poking
up in all directions.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ dГ”\o l\o l\o l\e lВ«Г¶ je o.He fell over with his legs and
arms poking out in all directions.
N
dГ”\o
Ibm
N
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o j|Г® dГ”В«u dГ”_u a multitude of people
dГ”u
N/V cocked, ready to go off, also dzu, see в‰Ґ\o
p|e k|ГҐ dГ”u t|ГҐ
The spear trap is cocked.
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”u
crossbow trigger
j|Г® dГ”u du
the trigger mechanism (of a trap etc.)
dГ”u
V
dried out, shrivelled up, also dzu
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ dГ”u le o. The leaves are all dried up.
sВ«в€‘ dГ”u dzГ‰ГЇ
a dead tree
lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ j|Г® dГ”u
dried peppers
j|Г® dГ”u
a dry one
dГ”u
Ns cylindrical object , also dzu
V
put on leggings or bracelets
leggings
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”u dГ”u ГҐ.
He is putting on leggings.
l\ГЎ dГ”u
bracelets
l\ГЎ dГ”u dГ”u ГҐ.
She is putting on bracelets.
l\e dГ”u
grave, also l\Г¶ dzu/l\e dzu
|ГҐ dГ”u
chopsticks
dГ”u
NS/C for herds, flocks, also dzu
a flock of birds
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® dГ”u
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦\Г® dГ”u
a herd of horses
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® dГ”u mo ГҐ. I saw a herd of pigs.
dГ”\u
V
push with the shoulder, also dz\u
He pushed it uphill with his shoulder.
dГ”\u dГЎ je ГҐ.
j|Г® \ГҐ dГ”\u l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They are having a shoving contest.
dГ”\u
V
bump with the end, punch, also dz\u
Ici Ick dГ”В«u dГ”u
Icj
Icj
Icj
Ick
Icl
Icl
@
b
A
p
sides of the abdomen, usually dz\o
sides of the abdomen, usually dz\o bjГҐ
multitudes, also j|Г® dГ”u j|Г® dГ”u/dzВ«u dzu
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ dГ”\u В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He bumped him with the end of a
bamboo pole.
dГ”\u
C
for rainfalls, also dz\u
A shower of rain fell.
m\в€‘ ~hГҐ tГ¦\Г® dГ”\u li lГҐ ГҐ.
Icl
dГ”\u
N
veins, sinews, tendons, also dz\u
hamstring tendon
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”\u
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dГ”\u/mВ«ГҐ dГ”\u bamboo tendons - thick strips torn out of bamboo
l\ГЎ w\y dГ”\u
elbow tendons
О”\ГЇ dГ”\u
veins
О”В«в€‘ dГ”\u
roots of tree above ground
j|Г® dГ”\u
veins, sinews, tendons
j|Г® dГ”\u kВ«o ГҐ.
He has hard sinews. (He is very strong.)
Icl
dГ”\u
C
for stack, pile
a stack of wood
sВ«в€‘ tГ¦\Г® dГ”\u
В©|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® dГ”\u a pile of stones
Icl Aah Gcj Gcj dГ”\u p|Г® ku ku V
bent over with arthritis,
rheumatism, slipped disc, etc.
Icl Mah dГ”\u ts|ГЇ
N
waist, small of the back, also dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
His waist is sore.
dГ”\u ts|ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ.
Idi
dГ”В«ГЇ
C
hour, short period of time
one hour/one oвЂ™clock
tГ¦\Г® dГ”В«ГЇ
Idj
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
move opposite ends alternatively, slide
out of the way, sun moves across the sky,
smoke rises, see transitive tО”|ГЇ
d\Г¶ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, dГ”Г‰ГЇ je ГҐ. If you push it, it slides.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ ly ly
rising, like smoke, drifting in clouds
dГ”Г‰ГЇ ly ly dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґo. Move along the way a snake does.
kГ¦w\ГҐ m\в€‘ pГ¦u dГ”Г‰ГЇ ly ly kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
The ash was drifting in clouds.
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ В©в€‘ ГҐ. ItвЂ™s past noon.
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ ~h\e.
ItвЂ™s not past noon yet.
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶ p|в€‘ du |ГҐ t|Г® dГ”Г‰ГЇ fu В©в€‘.
Move one end of a log and then
Icl
the other.
ГҐ| t|Г® dГ”Г‰ГЇ k|o je.
Please slide it aside.
ГҐ| t|o m\в€‘ kГ¦\u dГ”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ. Smoke is rising.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
mГЊ tГ¦e mГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® dГ”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ t|Г® d\в€‘ dГ”Г‰ГЇ lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
N
Idj
Idj
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
stretch, lengthen, also dГ”Г¶
В©\в€‘.
Stretch this cloth please.
Please hammer it out and make it longer.
market, usually kГҐj ts\ГЇ
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Idk
Idk
Idk
Idk
Idk
Idk
Idknm
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
out of line, crossed
cross-eyed
dГ”Г‰ГЇ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
mjГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
cross-eyed/wall-eyed
mjГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
cross-eyed/wall-eyed man
mjГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
cross-eyed/wall-eyed woman
mjГҐ s\в€‘ dГ”Г‰ГЇ dГ”Г‰ГЇ l\e Eyes are crossed.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
N
alcohol, fermented gruel, also dzГ‰ГЇ/dГ”i
corn gruel, corn whisky
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
dГ”Г‰ГЇ bj\ГҐ
rotten rice beer, badly made liquor
dГ”Г‰ГЇ bjГ¶
weak rice beer, not first distillation
dГ”Г‰ГЇ do xw\ГҐ dz\ГҐ
eating and drinking, feasting
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
NS fault, blame
ItвЂ™s his fault.
j|Г® dГ”Г‰ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
meet (of animate objects), also dzГ‰ГЇ
We met each other on the trail.
dzГҐ gu wГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
believe
be certain, also dГ”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г‰ГЇ
dГ”Г‰ГЇ tВ«e
dГ”Г‰ГЇ tВ«e le o.
I am certain.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г‰ГЇ
be certain, also dГ”Г‰ГЇ tВ«e
dГ”Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ tО”_Г‰ГЇ.
I am not certain.
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ.
I donвЂ™t believe it.
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
N
tusks, fangs, canine teeth
elephant tusks
~hГҐ mГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ m\o dГ”Г‰ГЇ
horseвЂ™s canine teeth
|ГҐ w\ГЎ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
boar tusks
dГ”Г‰ГЇ\ГҐ
N
quality
h~ i tГ¦e mГҐ s|ГҐ l|ГҐ h~ i dГ”Г‰ГЇГҐ\ xв€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.This house isnвЂ™t even as good
as a rest-hut
dГ”Г‰ГЇ
V
dГ”iв‰Ґ dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ
dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ l\e.
dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ z\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г® dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ.
|ГҐ t|Г® dГ”\ГЇ В©\в€‘.
dГ”\ГЇ
N/V
j|Г® dГ”\ГЇ su
j|Г® dГ”\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
dГ”\ГЇ su tГ¦\Г® zo
Idl
Idl
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
uneven in length, lopsided, skewed, sloping
lopsided
It is very skewed/It is sloping.
It is sloping a bit.
It is a little uneven in length.
Have it so that the ends are staggered.
ruler, one with authority; rule
the ruler, the founder, the leader
(male) leader
one leader
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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go le je dГ”\ГЇ m\ГҐ dГ”o. He does not have the authority to
do that.
dГ”\ГЇ
V
flood, rise (of rivers), swell, grow in size
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ po s\в€‘ dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ. The paper shotgun shell has swollen.
mo dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ
It looked less tall than it was (it grew taller as I
Idl
Idl Qdl
j|Г® bu bu dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ.
dГ”\ГЇ
NS
|ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
dГ”\ГЇ В©В«в€‘ mГҐ
w\ГҐ bГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
|ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
dГ”\ГЇ
NS
\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o \ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
dГ”\ГЇ l\y
N
Idm
dГ”\ГЇ
Idl
Idl
approached)
It raised a weal.
The river is in flood.
parrot and similar chattering birds
parrot
very small dark brown bird
mountain parrot, can learn to speak
parrot
all
all
all people
flute, whistle
V
fast, tight fitting, flush (of joints, handles
of knives, hoes, etc), close tight (of jaws)
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e dГ”\ГЇ ГҐ.
He held his mouth tight shut.
n|ГҐ ~ho dГ”\ГЇ В©в€‘.
Shut your mouth.
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w\y ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ dГ”\ГЇ_ ГҐ.This knife handle is very tight.
IZh
dГ”w|ГҐ
N
far down there, also dГ”w|ГҐ/dГ”|o/dГ”|ГҐw
dГ”w|ГҐw or dzw|ГҐ/dz|o/dz|ГҐw
far down there
dГ”w|ГҐ dГ”wГҐ
dГ”w|ГҐ dГ”wГҐ j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ g\ГҐ je ГҐ.
IвЂ�m following him far down there.
IZj @_k dГ”wГҐ be
N
large clay jar, also ji wu/dzwГҐ be
IZk
dГ”wГҐ
N
down there, also dГ”wГҐ/dГ”o/dГ”wГҐw/dГ”wo
or dzwГҐ/dzo/dzГҐw
around down there
dГ”wГҐ dГ”wГҐ
I\j
dГ”ГҐ
V
cold
dГ”ГҐ ts|ГЇ
cool season
dГ”ГҐ ts|ГЇ ts|ГЇ
very cold
dГ”ГҐ m\y
cool land - country with mist, deciduous forest,
no bamboo and cool climate - temperate forest
have chills
It is very cold.
water, also zГ‰ГЇ dГ”ГҐ
dГ”ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® dГ”ГҐ wВ«u ГҐ
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ dГ”ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
W
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X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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I\j
I\j
I\l Wei
I\l Q^l
dГ”ГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® dГ”ГҐ ВЇ\Г® dГ”ГҐ
dГ”ГҐ x\o ГҐ
dГ”ГҐ z\ГҐ
dГ”ГҐ
N
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
dГ”\ГҐ xВ«в€‘
N
dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
V
dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ b\ГҐ d\Г®
tО”iв‰Ґ dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
mjГҐ s\в€‘ dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ pГ¦u
V
I\m Q^m dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
for drops, written dzГЎ
one or two drops
drip
droplets
slot, groove
slot in a crossbow, to hold arrow in position
belt, girth, usually dГ”\Г® xВ«в€‘
naked, open-eyed
naked
naked
lГҐ ГҐ. His eyes are open
(and he is taking an interest in life).
multicoloured, variegated, striped,
usually dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
variegated leaves
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tВ®ГҐ
see tsГҐ
tО”|e
V
clear forest for field, transplant, wean
be singleminded, dedicated
tО”|e do lГҐ ГҐ
dzГҐ gu tО”|e ГҐ.
clear a path, clear away undergrowth from a path
li tО”Г¦ГҐ mi tО”|e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ clear new fields from jungle
~hГҐ tО”|e ~hГҐkГ¦В«в€‘ m\o gw\ГҐ
song of clearing new fields
j|Г® l|Г® z\ГҐ tО”|e tв€‘ ГҐ
transplant seedlings
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ tО”|e ГҐ
be weaned from the breast
J_h J_h tО”|e tО”|e
V
on target, also tО”|Г¶ tО”|Г¶
It hit right on target.
tО”|e tО”|e ВЇi j\ГҐ o.
J_h J_j tО”|e tО”e
N
elder sister (C), also ГҐ| tО”e/|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
J_h Q_h tО”|e l|e
N
small bell, also k|в€‘ l|Г®
kind of cricket (call sounds like small bell)
b\в€‘ tО”|e l|e
J_i
tО”В«e
V
complete, of sets of things
tО”В«e le tsГ‰ГЇ
Make up a full set.
m\ГҐ tО”В«e О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® dz\ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
There is one missing to complete the set.
J_i
tО”В«e
V
put on top, carry on head
adopt a child
tО”В«e ~hГ¶ ГҐ
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ tО”В«e В©в€‘.
Put your arm on top of something.
j|Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ tО”В«e В©в€‘. Stack it on top.
J_j
tО”e
N
root, beginning, basis
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\в€‘ ВЇГҐ j|Г® tО”e в‰Ґo.
This saying is the basis.
sВ«в€‘ tО”e
a tree root
~hi tО”e
house foundation
w\ГҐ tО”e
mountain, also w\ГҐ ts\ГЇ/w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
j|Г® tО”e
a root
j|Г® tО”e tГ¦\ГЎ/j|Г® tО”e j|Г® w|u tГ¦\ГЎ at the beginning, at first
J_j
tО”e
C
for mountains, only with w\ГҐ tО”e as in
w\ГҐ tО”e tГ¦\Г® tО”e
one mountain range
J_j
tО”e
NS/P elder sister (C), also tО”|e tО”e/|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
|ГҐ tО”e
elder sister
tО”e fu
elder sisterвЂ™s husband, also tsГ‰ГЇ fu
J_j
tО”e
C
and for nouns and noun phrases
tО”e tО”e
and
|ГҐw\u tО”e ГҐsГҐ tО”e ГҐ mi dГ”e o. Fifth son and third son have gone to the
J
J_h
fields.
W
x
X
h
AP
tО”e
J_j
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
adverb prefix, usually tО”iв‰Ґ, also tО”i/dГ”iв‰Ґ/dГ”i
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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J_j Gh
tО”e k|ГҐ
V
cause ringing in the ears
j|Г® О”\ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, n|ГҐ po tО”e k|ГҐ ГҐ.
If it is high pitched, it
makes your ears ring.
J_l
tО”\e
V
be too close, вЂњsquashedвЂќ, tight-fitting
They are вЂњsquashedвЂќ, please separate
j|Г® tО”\e ГҐ, |ГҐ t|Г® В©В«ГҐ fu В©\в€‘.
them.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ gu tО”\e ГҐ. The scabbard is tight (difficult to get sword into)
J_l
J_m
J_m
J_m
J_Uh
J`h
J`h
J`h
J`h
J`h
@
b
A
p
tО”\e
VV urgent, necessary
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ dГ”e tО”\e ГҐ. It is urgent for you to go; I had to go urgently.
tО”\e
V
create (by superhuman power)
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ tО”\e su
creator of the world
m\y tО”\e mi tО”\e
creation of the world
tО”\e
VV proper, permitted (not taboo)
bГЎ tО”\e ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s O.K. to say that.
bГЎ m\ГҐ tО”\e.
It is not proper to say that, saying that is taboo.
dГ”o m\ГҐ tО”\e.
ItвЂ™s taboo to have it.
mo m\ГҐ tО”\e.
ItвЂ™s taboo to see that.
tО”\e
NS goiter
be tО”\e
goiter
JZ]Uj tО”|eв‰Ґ tО”wГҐв‰Ґ N
anvil (C)
tО”|Г¶
V
breed from
breed animals, raise crops
j|Г® О”|ГЇ tО”|Г¶
dГ”\Г¶ О”|ГЇ В©|ГҐ О”|ГЇ tО”|Г¶ ГҐ breed livestock
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ lo s\в€‘ tО”|Г¶ ГҐ grow fruit trees
tО”|Г¶
N
consequences, sin, guilt, written ts|uj, also ts|Г¶
bear the guilt or the consequences
tО”|Г¶ mГЎ ГҐ.
tО”|Г¶
V
save, rescue (C), also tО”|u
pГ¦u m\ГҐ dГ”o tГ¦\ГЎ, j|Г® tО”|Г¶ В©\в€‘ o. When I had no money, he saved me.
j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”|Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He saved him.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ mjГҐ tО”|Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He saved his life.
tО”|Г¶
Dem that way down there, see dГ”Г¶
that one way down there
tО”|Г¶ mГҐ
tО”|Г¶
N
a crack
cracks in the bamboo
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tО”|Г¶
l\ГЎ kwГҐ tО”|Г¶
lines on the palm
j|Г® tО”|Г¶ m\ГҐ В©\в€‘.
It isnвЂ™t cracked.
j|Г® tО”|Г¶ В©\в€‘ o.
It is cracked.
В©|ГҐ tО”|Г¶
crack in a rock
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tО”|Г¶
V
tО”|Г¶
V
n|ГҐ po tО”|Г¶ ГҐ.
J`h J`h tО”|Г¶ tО”|Г¶
V
tО”|Г¶ tО”|Г¶ ВЇi j\ГҐ o.
J`h Maj tО”|Г¶ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
hold in mouth
temporarily deafened by a loud noise
J`h
J`h
His ears are deafened.
on target, usually tО”|e tО”|e
It hit right on target.
spouseвЂ™s elder brother, spouseвЂ™s elder
sisterвЂ™s husband (C)
spouseвЂ™s elder sister, spouseвЂ™s elder brotherвЂ™s wife
tО”|Г¶ tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
J`h Mbi tО”|Г¶ tsВ«o
V
right on time, without delay
l\o do h~ ГҐ ГҐ\ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ, tО”|Г¶ tsВ«o le o. The bus was about to leave, I was right
on time.
tО”В«Г¶
NS/C melody, for songs, musical pieces, stories
The music of the Miao has
mj\ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ m\o gw\ГҐ ВЇГҐ j|Г® tО”В«Г¶ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
Jì
no melody.
m\o gw\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ o.
He played a song on his banjo.
tО”В«Г¶
NS/C for roads, ribbons, lines, animal tracks
striped, with lines
tО”В«Г¶ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
dzГҐ gu tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶
one road
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶
one string
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶ one river, one irrigation ditch
j|Г® tО”В«Г¶
track, lines, way
|ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ tО”В«Г¶
the track a rat regularly follows
|ГҐ pu tО”В«Г¶
a porcupineвЂ™s path
tО”В«Г¶
V
repay, pay compensation, wreak vengeance
nu l|ГЎ tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ tГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ в‰Ґo. IвЂ™ll pay you back some other time.
nu l|ГЎ tО”В«Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
I will compensate you.
w\ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ ГҐ.
He is repaying labour debts.
j|Г® l|ГЎ w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ tО”В«Г¶ ГҐ. I will wreak my vengence on him.
tО”В«Г¶
V
fragile, easily broken
tО”Г¶
V
sour, pickled
tО”Г¶ lГ¶ dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree with sour fruit
mГҐ m\y tО”Г¶
pickled bamboo shoots
mi tО”Г¶ dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree
w\o tО”Г¶
pickled vegetables
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ tО”Г¶ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s very sour.
tО”Г¶
VNS flow together, meet, of rivers
take root, of transplanted plants or cuttings
climb all over, of vines
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ tО”Г¶ ВЇВ«Г® m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ. The banana plants donвЂ™t want to take root.
Jì
Jì
Jì
J`j
J`j
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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в‰Ґu tО”Г¶ l\ГЎ lo
cry over one another, join in one anotherвЂ™s weeping
zГ‰ГЇ tО”_Г¶
place where rivers meet
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tО”_Г¶ l\ГЎ xo gu place where rivers meet
tО”Г¶
V
erect a fence
bГ¶ tО”Г¶ tО”Г¶ ГҐ/bjГ¶ tО”Г¶ tО”Г¶ ГҐ. erect a fence around
tО”Г¶
V
thin (of person)
tО”Г¶ lГ¶ lГ¶
very thin, also tО”Г¶ gГҐ gГҐ
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o \ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® lВ«e tО”Г¶ lГ¶ lГ¶ a man who is an thin as a lizard
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tО”Г¶ le ГҐ.
He is growing thin.
tО”Г¶
V
comprehend, understand the significance
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¶.
He didnвЂ™t get the point/He didnвЂ™t understand the
J`j
J`j
J`j
significance.
J`j P^j Lak tО”Г¶ nГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ N type of tree, leaves used as вЂ�steamingвЂ™ medicine
J`j Q`j P^j Lak tО”Г¶ lГ¶ nГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
type of tree like flame-tree,
bears small white flowers.
A
tО”\Г¶ tО”\Г¶ kГ¦\o dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
tО”\Г¶ tsГ¦|ГЇ
N
tО”\Г¶ tsГ¦|ГЇ di ГҐ
tО”i
tО”|Г®
V
tО”|Г® m\ГҐ mв€‘.
tО”|Г®
V
J`m J`m tО”\Г¶ tО”\Г¶
J`m Nah
Ja
Jah
Jah
tГ¦\ГҐ tО”|Г® l\ГЎ xo.
tО”|Г® dzГҐ
tО”|Г® dzГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
Jah Afj tО”|Г® pГЊ
N
Jah K\l tО”|Г® tО”Г¦\ГҐ
Pro
j|Г® tО”|Г® tО”Г¦\ГҐ l|ГЎ k|ГҐ О”\e
Jai Q_j tО”В«Г® le
V
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”В«Г® le
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”В«Г® le dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tО”В«Г® le \ГҐ.
Jaj
tО”i
PV
Jaj
@
b
A
p
AP
tО”i
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
sound of snapping twigs, bones, etc.
He was crunching something while eating it.
acne
have acne
see also tsГ‰ГЇ/tО”e
remember (C), usually ts|ГЇ
I donвЂ™t remember.
be polite, stand on ceremony, refuse out
of politeness (C)
DonвЂ™t be polite, donвЂ™t stand on ceremony.
politeness, manners
He has no manners.
apron (formerly worn by Lisu), usually tО”|ГҐ pГЊ
oneself, usually ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
kГЊ o. He stabbed himself to death.
scary, spooked
scared, with erect ears
It was very scary.
What scared it?
cause to do an action, usually tsГ‰ГЇ, also tО”e
adverb prefix, usually tО”iв‰Ґ, also tО”e/dГ”iв‰Ґ/dГ”i
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
chattering loudly
tО”i tО”\ГҐw tО”i tО”\ГҐw tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ chattering loudly
tО”\Г®
V
interrogate, investigate (C)
j\Г® tО”\Г® ВЇi ГҐ ВЇГҐ, tО”\Г® mв€‘ le o. When he investigated he discovered the
Jaj J\]bl tО”i tО”\ГҐw
Jal
truth.
Jal Gcl
Jam
JaUj
tО”\Г® k\u
A
repeatedly, also tО”\Г® k\uв‰Ґ
tО”\Г® k\u tО”\Г® k\u nГҐ me ГҐ. I am tired of hearing it over and over.
tО”\Г® k\u в‰Ґu tО”\Г® k\u dГ”e. He would cry a while, then go a while.
tО”\Г® k\u в‰Ґu tО”\Г® k\u в‰Ґu. He would cry a while and then cry some more.
tО”\Г® k\u je tО”\Г® k\u gwГҐ. He would work a while and sing a while.
tО”\Г®
V
grip tightly in hand, also ts\ГЇ
|ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ l|ГЎ tО”\Г® ВЇВ«ГҐ. Grip the rat firmly.
tО”iв‰Ґ
AP adverb prefix, also tО”i/tО”e/dГ”i/dГ”iв‰Ґ/tО”i li
also tГ¦iв‰Ґ before apicals, О”iв‰Ґ before x
tО”iв‰Ґ pВ«e le
legs flying in all directions
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
making a flip-flopping noise
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
damp
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦В«e le
staggering
tО”iв‰Ґ pГ¦u pГ¦u
with many white spots
tО”iв‰Ґ d\Г® d\Г®
bald, bare
tО”iв‰Ґ tГҐ tГҐ
poking up, erect
w\ГҐ l|Г¶ tО”iв‰Ґ tГҐ tГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The peaks are poking up.
sВ«в€‘ m|в€‘ d\u tО”iв‰Ґ tГҐ tГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. There are stumps poking up
tО”iв‰Ґ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
dirty and unkempt, also tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
flabby and wrinkled, also tГ¦iв‰Ґ tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ k|ГҐ l\ГЎ
long and branching
tО”iв‰Ґ k\ГҐ l\ГҐ
blocked up, tangled
tО”iв‰Ґ kВ«o kВ«o
stiff
tО”iв‰Ґ kв€‘ lв€‘
twisted too tight
tО”iв‰Ґ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
rough, uneven, also kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘/k\в€‘ t\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
rough, uneven, also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ
spangled, with myriads
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\в€‘
uneven, bumpy, also k\в€‘ t\в€‘/k\в€‘ t\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ kГ¦в€‘ l\в€‘
untidy, chaotic
tО”iв‰Ґ dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ
all bare
tО”iв‰Ґ dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ
lopsided
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”В«Г® le
scared, with erect ears
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”\ГҐ x\ГҐ
squirming around/with arms and legs flailing
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”\ГҐ x\ГҐ l|Г¶ je o. He was squirming around so much he fell over/
He fell with arms and legs flailing.
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tО”iв‰Ґ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ ts|ГЇ l\e
tО”iв‰Ґ m\o m\o
tО”iв‰Ґ n\в€‘ n\в€‘
tО”iв‰Ґ l\Г® l\Г®
tО”iв‰Ґ s\u s\u
tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
tall with long neck
plump
all overturned, turned wrong way up (snails, bowls)
eyes half closed, slit-eyes
rough, ragged (of clothes)
rough, unattractive, slip-shod
scattered here and there
turned at obtuse angle when angle should be
acute; long craning neck
spread-eagled
tattered
slipping up and down
a little ill, gone to pieces a bit
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ lГЎ
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ x\в€‘ l\в€‘ z\ГҐ
Jb
tО”o
see also tso
Jbh
tО”|o
PN from, also kwГҐ be/t|o/ts|o
ГҐ lГҐ tО”|o lГҐ \ГҐ.
Where have you come from?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tО”|o О”В«ГҐ t|ГҐ \ГҐ.
What is it made out of?
Jbh
tО”|o
NS kindling, also ts|o
bamboo kindling
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tО”|o
sВ«в€‘ tО”|o
wooden kindling
Jbh
tО”|o
V
selfish
DonвЂ™t be selfish about property.
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”|o.
Jbh
tО”|o
N
clay furnace (for cooking), usually ts|o
IвЂ™m making a clay furnace.
tО”|o tГ¦\Г® mГҐ ti ГҐ.
Jbi
tО”В«o
VV need to/ought to, usually tsВ«o
What do you need to buy?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ wu tО”В«o \ГҐ.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ wu tО”В«o. I donвЂ™t need to buy anything.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e nГ¶ m\ГҐ tО”В«o. I donвЂ™t need anything.
Jbi
tО”В«o
V
frighten, also tsВ«o
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”В«o В©\в€‘. DonвЂ™t frighten the children.
Jbi
tО”В«o
C
for kicks (C), also tsВ«o
tГ¦\Г® tО”В«o fu В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ. Give him a kick.
Jbi
tО”В«o
V
on tiptoes/squatting on heels, usually tsВ«o
Sit squatting on your heels.
tО”В«o tО”В«o ВЇВ«Г® t|ГҐ.
tО”В«o tО”В«o ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
He walked on tiptoes.
Jbi Hck tО”В«o kГ¦u
N
socket, spring, also tsВ«o kГ¦_u
Jbi Oej tО”В«o mв€‘
N
source/short stalk on fruit, usually tsВ«o mв€‘
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ tО”В«o mв€‘
the source of the river
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tО”o
Jbj
rotate, spin (intransitive), take indirect route,
exchange labour, take turns at doing, also tso
tГ¦e tО”o dГЎ lГҐ ГҐ.
He came up by an indirect route.
gwГҐ tО”o dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is turning round and round over there.
tО”Г¦В«e pjГҐ tО”o l\ГЎ
_ xo take turns at hiding (play hide-an-seek)
tО”o lo
all around, surrounding, turning round and round
tО”o в‰Ґ\o
riddle
gwГҐ tО”o lo lo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. They are going round in circles over there.
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tО”o lo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. There were people all around him.
w\ГҐ tО”o l\ГЎ xo
They exchange work.
Jbj
tО”o
C
12-year cycle
Jbj
tО”o
VV be accustomed to, have done, usually tso
tГ¦ГҐ lГҐ tО”o ГҐ.
He has been here before.
m\ГҐ dz\ГҐ tО”o.
I havenвЂ™t even eaten it.
m\ГҐ mo tО”o.
IвЂ™ve never seen one before.
Jbj
tО”o
NP slave, usually p|ГҐ tГҐ
tО”o p|ГҐ
male slave
tО”o mГҐ
female slave
Jbj
tО”o
NP kind of tree, also tso
tО”o pГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree, children eat bark
tО”o dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree, leaf and young stalk are edible
Jbj
tО”o
NS table, also tsВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
me tО”o
table, also mВ«Г® tО”o
Jbj Qbj tО”o lo
NS lake, also tso lo/l\o bГ¶
zГ‰ГЇ tО”o lo
lake, also zГ‰ГЇ tso lo
Jbl
tО”\o
V
clan, tribe, also ts\o/ts\oв‰Ґ/О”\ГЇ/tО”|ГҐ
a clan
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦\Г® tО”\o
j|Г® ВЇГҐ |ГҐ О”\ГЇ tО”\o в‰ҐГҐ \ГҐ. What clan is he?
Jch
tО”|u
V
make a hole, gouge out inside, also ts|u
hollow out a rice steamer
m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г® tО”|u ГҐ
tО”|u li
boat
wГҐ \в‰Ґ kГ¦u tО”|u ГҐ
dig a hole
ГҐ| w\ГЎ lu tГ¦u tО”|u ГҐ gouge out a pig trough
Jch
tО”|u
C
for hats, turbans, etc., also ts|u
Jc.
tО”|u
V
invert over in order to coop up, also ts|u
Put a basket over the chickens.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ |ГҐ m|e tО”|u
Jch
tО”|u
V
enclose in an overturned vessel or basket, also ts|u
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u kГ¦\u ГҐ tО”|u ГҐ Invert basket over in order to enclose/Enclose in
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an overturned basket.
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Jci
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Jcj
Jcl \ai
tО”В«u
V
punch with the fist, also tsВ«u
Punch him.
tО”В«u fu В©\в€‘.
tО”В«u
V
have a lump in the throat
tО”В«u
V
snore, also tsВ«u
DonвЂ™t snore.
nГҐ kГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ tО”В«u.
tО”u
V
boil, bubble, also tsu
|ГҐ l\u tО”u tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
The pot is boiling.
tО”\u jВ«Г®
N
wisdom, mind (C), also ts\u jВ«Г®
live by using your mind, i.e. not by farming
tО”\u jВ«Г® t|o dz\ГҐ ГҐ
tО”\u jВ«Г® dГ”o ГҐ.
He is wise.
tО”\u jВ«Г® d\в€‘ su
an advisor
tО”\u jВ«Г® О”В«ГҐ ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ. ThereвЂ™s no need to make excuses/ThereвЂ™s no need
to scheme.
tО”В«ГЇ
V
close a door
Close the door.
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ |ГҐ m|e tО”|ГЇ.
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
V
step forward
salt lick (where animals come to lick salt)
tО”|ГЇ d\u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\o tО”|ГЇ ГҐ.
He is stepping forward.
Jdh
tО”В«ГЇ
V
move something aside, see intransitive dГ”Г‰ГЇ
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
V
cough
cough
tsГ¦\ГЇ tО”|ГЇ ГҐ
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ tО”|ГЇ.
He is not coughing much.
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
V
move away from an area
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ tО”|ГЇ ГҐ.
He is moving away from the mountains.
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
V
make a crossbow
I am assembling a crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”|ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
NP a small balance scale, also l\e kГ¦В«o/tО”Г¦e du
a small balance scale
tО”|ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ
tО”|ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ ВЇГҐ j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tsГ¦e du в‰Ґo. A balance scale is for weighing opium.
tО”|ГЇ m\ГҐ
small weights for balance scales
Jdh
tО”|ГЇ
N
sweat
liquid sweat, also tО”|ГЇ ji
tО”|ГЇ zГ‰ГЇ
He is sweating.
tО”|ГЇ zГ‰ГЇ do ГҐ.
Jdh Jdj tО”|ГЇ tО”Г‰ГЇ
N
drongo (kind of black bird)
tО”|ГЇ tО”Г‰ГЇ m|в€‘ kwГҐ tО”Г¶ long-tailed drongo
Jdh Qam tО”|ГЇ l\Г®
N
hummingbird
Jdh
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tО”В«ГЇ
V
j|Г® О”\ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
tО”В«ГЇ
V
bu dГ”\u tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
tО”В«ГЇ pв€‘ lГҐ o
l\ГЎ tО”В«ГЇ
|ГҐ t|Г® tО”В«ГЇ fu В©в€‘.
|ГҐ m\Г® tО”В«ГЇ l\Г® dГ”o ГҐ.
Jdi
Jdi
Jdi
Jdi
Jdi
Jdi
Jdi Hel
Jdi Qk
Jdj
Jdj
Jdm Jdm
JZh
JZh @_k
JZh Bbl
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pump up, run hard (of a motor) and let off steam
pull (hand over hand, as a rope), tear apart
stretch and yawn
He pulled and uprooted it.
handle
Please tear it.
We have the custom of temporary matrilocal
residence (вЂ�custom of pulling daughtersвЂ™)
egg from inside a dead hen
В©|ГҐ fu tО”В«ГЇ
tО”В«ГЇ
V
j|Г® ВЇГҐ zГ‰ГЇ jГҐ tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
tО”В«ГЇ
V
j|Г® kГ¦в€‘ tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
tО”В«ГЇ
NS
tО”В«ГЇ kГҐ pГ¦\y
N
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pump, exert
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libel, tell harmful lies
He is telling harmful lies about other people.
build a nest
It is making a nest.
breast
вЂ�dry breasts priceвЂ™, also |ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ pГ¦\y
bride price, recognising that parents have reared a
girl since babyhood - formerly 30 rupees
breast
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ
tО”В«ГЇ
NS relative age
He is junior in the kinship system.
j|Г® tО”В«ГЇ zo ГҐ.
j|Г® tО”В«ГЇ w\u ГҐ.
He is senior in the kinship system.
tО”В«ГЇ
V
narrow, usually tsВ«ГЇ
tО”В«ГЇ kГ¦\в€‘
N
appetite (C)
tО”В«ГЇ lГҐ
V
worth the effort
It wasnвЂ™t worth the effort of carrying it.
mГЎ m\ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ lГҐ.
tО”Г‰ГЇ
V
true, real, usually ГҐ\ ts|ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tО”Г‰ГЇ kГ¦\в€‘
the truth, true words, a secret
z\ГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ nГ¶ tО”Г‰ГЇ
oneвЂ™s real children
tО”Г‰ГЇ
V
hide, cover up
kГ¦\u k|u ГҐ, tО”Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ k|u. He is good at stealing but bad at hiding the loot.
|ГҐ m|e sГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ
Hide it!
tО”\ГЇ tО”\ГЇ
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making a sucking sound
tО”\ГЇ tО”\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ do ГҐ. He drank with a sucking sound.
tО”w|ГҐ
Dem far down there, also tsw|ГҐ
around way down there, also tsw|ГҐ dzwГҐ
tО”w|ГҐ dГ”wГҐ
tО”w|ГҐ be
N
earthenware wide-mouthed jar, also tsw|ГҐ be
tО”w|ГҐ pГ¦\o
N
mosquito net (C) , also ts|ГҐ pГ¦\o/ts|ГҐw pГ¦\o
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C
tО”wВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ xo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
dzГҐ pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® tО”wВ«ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo tГ¦\Г® tО”wВ«ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® my ГҐ ВЇГҐ tО”wВ«ГҐ.
tО”wВ«ГҐ
JZi
scratch, scoop with one hand, also tswВ«ГҐ
for scoop of a hand
They are scratching each other.
a scooped handful of white rice
a pinch of salt
If you itch, scratch.
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sound of milled rice being winnowed
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in a circle
VS pair word for tsГ¦y worry, also tО”ГҐw
tsГ¦|ГЇ du tО”wo du
worries and problems
tО”wo
V
hand over, place into someoneвЂ™s care
or under oneвЂ™s jurisdiction (C)
в‰ҐwГҐ nu l|ГЎ tГ¦e tО”wo В©\в€‘ ГҐ. IвЂ™m handing it over to you.
tО”|ГҐ
V
cook
cooked rice
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
cook rice to eat
dz\ГЇ tО”|ГҐ
prepared hemp (cooked) for thread
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ j|Г® tО”|ГҐ
cooked vegetables
tО”|ГҐ
NS correct price (C), usually j|Г® pГ¦\y
j|Г® tО”|ГҐ ГҐ li pe je o. WhatвЂ™s the right price?
tО”|ГҐ
NP/VP in lines, in rows, written ts|ГЎ
in lines, rows
tО”|ГҐ tО”|ГҐ
j|Г® tО”|ГҐ tО”|ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
They are coming along, one behind the other.
tО”|ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
lined up, also ts|ГЎ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
tО”|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
body length, length of trunk
|ГҐ m\o j|Г® tО”|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
The horse has a short body.
tО”|ГҐ
NS clan, family (C), also ts\o/ts\oв‰Ґ/tО”\o/О”\ГЇ
Yang clan
j\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ
tО”|ГҐ pв€‘
N
yoke, usually ГҐ| pв€‘/|ГҐ pв€‘ tО”|ГҐ
|ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ pв€‘
yoke used by Akha
|ГҐ w\ГЎ tО”|ГҐ pв€‘
yoke put on pigs
tО”|ГҐ pГЊ
N
apron (formerly worn by Lisu), also tО”|Г®/ts|ГЇ pГЊ
tО”|ГҐ pГЊ pГЊ ГҐ.
She is wearing an apron.
tО”В«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
stretcher made of bamboo
tО”|ГҐ lo
N
orchid
orchid flower
tО”|ГҐ lo we
tО”|ГҐ j\Г¶
N
soy sauce (C)
JZi H]al tО”wВ«ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐj
JZ^h
tО”w|ГЎ
JZbj tО”wo
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J\h Afj
J\h Maj
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tО”В«ГҐ
J\i
live, stay (of people/animals), written tjВ«ГҐ
be in process of
I live here/I am here.
tГ¦ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ bo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
I am walking.
tО”В«ГҐ bo ГҐ.
He is bored.
tО”В«ГҐ ВЇi.
Wait and see.
J\i
tО”В«ГҐ
N
wall (C), see kВ«ГЊ
J\i
tО”ГҐ
V
reckon, count as, consider, usually sw|ГҐ
tО”ГҐ p\Г®
suppose...
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tО”ГҐ l\ГЎ tО”ГҐ
pay careful attention to
nu tО”ГҐ ВЇГҐ
when you consider
j|Г® l|ГЎ в‰ҐwГҐ z\ГҐ tО”ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ. You can count him as my son.
J\i Aj tО”В«ГҐ pГҐ
N
blaze-mark on trees, indicates reserved land
tО”В«ГҐ pГҐ m\ГҐ bj\ГҐ t|ГҐ. The trees were not blazed.
J\i Cal tО”В«ГҐ d\Г®
N
bare-bottom (nickname for undressed children)
tО”В«ГҐ d\Г® d\Г®
bare-bottom
J\i Hbi tО”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o
V
lanky
a tall lanky person
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tО”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o
|ГҐ m\o tО”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o
a very high horse
J\i Oam tО”В«ГҐ m\Г®
N
monkey, usually tО”В«ГҐ mj\Г¶/mj\Г¶
J\i O\`m tО”В«ГҐ mj\Г¶
V
monkey, also tО”В«ГҐ m\Г®/mj\Г¶
tО”В«ГҐ mj\Г¶ m|в€‘ k|ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ small tree with edible white flowers, long hairy fruit
J\j
tО”ГҐ
N
ginger (C), also tО”ГҐв‰Ґ
tО”ГҐ k|o
galangal (вЂ�wild gingerвЂ™)
tО”ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
one root of ginger
tО”ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
ginger root
J\j Acj tО”ГҐ pu
N
grasshopper, cricket, usually tsГҐ pu
J\j Gei Dj tО”ГҐ kВ«в€‘ tГҐ N
cyst (C)
J\j Jì tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶
N
crossbow arrow, also tsГҐ tО”В«Г¶
tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ kГ¦w|ГҐ
a segment of bamboo from which arrows
will be split.
three crossbow arrows
He is whittling crossbow arrows.
tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ sГҐ tГ¦В«в€‘
tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ s\o ГҐ.
J\j Kì tО”ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
N
type of pheasant
J\j O\h Zbj Qbj tО”ГҐ mj|ГҐ wo lo N
swallow
J\j Rah tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ
N
goods, belongings (C), also g\u dz\u/dГ”\u
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ tО”ГҐ mГҐ
goods, belongings
J\l
tО”\ГҐ
V
litigate, have a dispute
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tО”\ГҐ dzwГҐ su
a witness cum advocate, helper in a law suit
tО”\ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
sue each other, litigate against each other
J\l Aal tО”\ГҐ p\Г®
V
illustrate, take an example, suppose
J\l Caj Cajnm tО”\ГҐ di di\ГҐ
N
a tiny white robin-like bird
J\l Wl tО”\ГҐ x\ГҐ
V
arms and legs waving around
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”\ГҐ x\ГҐ l|Г¶ je o. He fell over, with arms and legs flailing around.
J\m
tО”\ГҐ
V
mixed in with, adulterated with, includes
Lisu в‰Ґ\o x\в€‘ в‰Ґ\o \ГҐ mj|ГҐ tО”\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Lisu has lots of Yunnanese mixed
in with it.
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo \ГҐ mj|ГҐ tО”\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s got lots of salt mixed in with it.
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ zВ«ГЇ by tО”\_ГҐ ГҐ. His things include blankets.
J\m Aah Gcl Qai tО”\ГҐ p|Г® k\u l|Г® N
type of bulbul
J\m Q^m tО”\ГҐ l\ГҐ
VS
blue (part C)
j|Г® tО”\ГҐ l\ГҐ
blue
J\]bj tО”ГҐw/tО”o
V
fret, worry (C), also tО”wo
tsГ¦|ГЇ du tО”ГҐw du
cares and worries
J\ch
tО”|u
V
save, rescue (C), usually tО”|Г¶
J\cl
tО”\u
NS ninth in birth order (C)
ninth son
|ГҐ tО”\u
|ГҐ tО”\u mГҐ
ninth daughter
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tВ®Г¦ГҐ
tО”Г¦|e
K
K_h
see tsГ¦ГҐ
go too deep when meaning to remove only the
V
surface
He stripped off the skin, but some of the flesh
came away too.
j|Г® kВ«u li О”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г¦|e ГҐ.
tО”Г¦|e
V
restrain, pacify
Go and pacify those people who
bГЎ l\ГЎ xo su |ГҐ m|e dГ”e tО”Г¦|e В©\в€‘.
K_h
are quarrelling.
d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ВЇГҐ, ГҐ| m|e tО”Г¦|e В©\в€‘. When they fight, restrain them.
tО”Г¦В«e
N
tО”Г¦В«e
V
gwГҐ tО”Г¦В«e o.
j|Г® |ГҐ m\Г® tО”Г¦В«e o.
K_i
K_i
K_i
K_i
K_i
K_i
K_i
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K_i
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sambar deer, also tsГ¦В«e
run away, flee, elope, of people, see also lВ«i
He fled over there.
His daughter has run away as a bride, has
eloped. (The normal start to marriage proceedings).
tО”Г¦В«e
V
scratch, play banjo
play banjo
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ
b\e di tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ
insect scratches
|ГҐ j|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e
chicken scratches
tО”Г¦В«e
VS dance
gwГҐ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ
IвЂ™m dancing.
gwГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e
IвЂ™m not dancing.
tО”Г¦В«e
V
scratch, as a chicken; play banjo
The hens are scratching for food.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ tО”Г¦В«e dz\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
He is playing a banjo.
tО”Г¦В«e
V
break out, of sores, rashes, etc.
He broke out in scabies.
g\в€‘ l\в€‘ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
j|Г® ko d\Г¶ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
He has a rash on his body.
tО”Г¦В«e
N
stud animal
a stallion
|ГҐ m\o tО”Г¦В«e
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tО”Г¦В«e z\ГҐ
a small boar
tО”Г¦В«e
V
be cleared and passable, of paths, come to
an end, or conclusion, also tsГ¦В«e
He cut it, but it didnвЂ™t part.
dв€‘ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
dzГҐ gu m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
The road is overgrown and impassable.
s|в€‘ dв€‘ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
The case is not settled.
j|Г® p\e m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
The way isnвЂ™t clear, there is no opportunity.
j|Г® pГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e.
There is no end to it/It is endless.
Q_j Q_j tО”Г¦В«e le le V
hanging by a thread, about to come apart
j|Г® dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦В«e le le. Her waist is slim.
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K_j
ГҐ\ go w\y tО”Г¦В«e le le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The hoe handle is about to come apart.
tО”Г¦e
V
unmarriageable, calling each other brother/sister
tО”Г¦e l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They are too closely related to marry (have the
same clan name, are motherвЂ™s sistersвЂ™ children, etc.)
tО”Г¦e
V
fall vertically, also tsГ¦e
fall down off
tО”Г¦e kГ¦o le ГҐ
w\ГҐ s\в€‘ tО”Г¦e ГҐ.
Hail is falling.
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦e
waterfall
K_k
tО”Г¦e
V
drop off to sleep
IвЂ™ve put him to bed, but he isnвЂ™t asleep yet.
О”|ГЇ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦e ~h\e.
K_k
tО”Г¦e
V
weigh, also tsГ¦e
opium scales, also j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tО”|ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ/l\e kГ¦В«o
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tО”Г¦e du
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tО”Г¦e m\ГҐ k|u. He doesnвЂ™t know how to weigh opium.
K_k
tО”Г¦e
C
four gram weight, also tsГ¦e
K_k C_i tО”Г¦e dВ«e
V
leave behind, also tО”Г¦e t|Г®
h~ i kГ¦\u ГҐ tО”Г¦e dВ«e ГҐ. I left it at home.
|ГҐ t|Г® z\ГҐ tО”Г¦e dВ«e UГҐ. There is a little left over.
K_l
tО”Г¦\e
V
invite (usually for a feast)
g\ГҐ g\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ su ГҐ| m|e dГ”e tО”Г¦\e. Go and invite the neighbours in.
K_l
tО”Г¦\e
V
gamble
They are gambling.
t\u tО”Г¦\e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
K_l
tО”Г¦\e
V
remove part, reduce quantity
Divide it in two and remove half.
ВЇ\Г® b\в€‘ tО”Г¦\e В©\в€‘.
|ГҐ t|Г® tО”Г¦\e fu В©в€‘.
Take some out and put it in something else.
K_l
tО”Г¦\e
V
release, let go, let out, escape, also tsГ¦e
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ ГҐ| m|e tО”Г¦\e fu. Let go the rope.
j|Г® ГҐ| m\Г® m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\e fu h~ e\ . He wonвЂ™t let his daughter get married yet.
|ГҐ n\ГҐ |ГҐ m|e tО”Г¦\e fu. Let the dogs go.
|ГҐ m\o |ГҐ m|e tО”Г¦\e fu. Let the horses out.
K_m
tО”Г¦\e
V
knock coals off a firebrand or burning
firewood.
Knock the coals off the firebrand/wood.
|ГҐ t|o m\Г® dz\Г® tО”Г¦\e fu В©в€‘.
K_m
tО”Г¦\e
V
speak obliquely, speak in allegories, say to
K_k
one person what is really intended for another
DonвЂ™t speak obliquely.
Kì
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tГ¦\ГҐ bГЎ tО”Г¦\e.
tО”Г¦В«Г¶
V
sharpen to point
Please sharpen this stick.
sВ«в€‘ k|ГҐ dГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® tО”Г¦В«Г¶ В©в€‘.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
a dagger
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\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶.
ItвЂ™s not very pointed.
Kì
tО”Г¦В«Г¶
V
brittle
The bowl is brittle.
lo k|в€‘ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ ГҐ.
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ ГҐ.
The leaves are dry.
О”|ГЇ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶.
The thatch isnвЂ™t dry (still green)
dzГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
non-glutinous rice
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ ГҐ.
He is quick tempered, impatient.
Kì
tО”Г¦В«Г¶
V
stick into, slide into to store
w\o tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ t|ГҐ. It has a needle stuck into it.
Kì
tО”Г¦В«Г¶
V
trick someone into doing something
j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ do fu В©в€‘ o. We got him to leave by tricking him.
Kì Kì Q`j tО”Г¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ lГ¶ V deep-fry
Kì Q`m tО”Г¦В«Г¶ l\Г¶
N
an awl, needle for burning holes
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ l\Г¶
loach
tО”Г¦В«Г¶ l\Г¶ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘
one awl
K`j
tО”Г¦Г¶
N
long, oblong
gwГҐ s\в€‘ tО”Г¦Г¶ tО”Г¦Г¶ long egg-plant
l|u l|u\ГҐ m\ГҐ kВ«|ГҐ, tО”Г¦Г¶ tО”Г¦Г¶ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is isnвЂ™t round, it is oblong.
K`j
tО”Г¦Г¶
V
stretch out
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ ГҐ| t|Г® tО”Г¦Г¶ В©в€‘. Stretch out your arm.
K`k
tО”Г¦Г¶
N
honeycomb (excludes the honey)
bj\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶
honeycomb
bj\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦wВ«ГҐ one honeycomb
K`k
tО”Г¦Г¶
NS shell of mollusc
shell of mollusc
j|Г® kВ«u tО”Г¦Г¶
K`k
tО”Г¦Г¶
NS water-driven rice pounder
water-driven rice pounder
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦Г¶
K`k A`h tО”Г¦Г¶ p|Г¶
N
stalks and chaff of rice plant
K`l
tО”Г¦\Г¶
V
speak
speak
p\o xwВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
tО”Г¦\Г¶ m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ.
He doesnвЂ™t speak clearly.
K`l
tО”Г¦\Г¶
C
for directions, sides of an argument
that side
go tО”Г¦\Г¶
tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶ ВЇ\Г® zo, tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶ s\ГҐ zo.
There were two people on one
side and three people on the other.
tГ¦e tО”Г¦\Г¶
this side
l\ГЎ jГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶
the right hand direction
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ do kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶
eastwards
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K`l
K`l Bî
K`l P`l
K`m
K`m
K`m K`m
K`m Q`m
tО”Г¦\Г¶
V
shiver
He is shivering from the cold.
dГ”ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
tО”Г¦\Г¶ xв€‘
malaria, also nГҐ xв€‘/tsГ¦u tsГ¦u dГ”ГҐ dГ”ГҐ nГҐ
dzo ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
He was shaking with fright.
tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦В«ГЎ
N
companion, friend, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
friends and comrades
tО”Г¦\Г¶ z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦В«ГЎ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦В«ГЎ the вЂ�pairвЂ™ of the shoe
j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦В«ГЎ
a euphemism for placenta (вЂ�his friendвЂ™)
tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶
V
stink
It stinks.
j|Г® b\y tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶ ГҐ.
tО”Г¦\Г¶
N
millet
tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦u
a type of white millet
tО”Г¦\Г¶ nГЎ
a type of brown millet
tО”Г¦\Г¶
V
blind; badly cross-eyed
j|Г® mjГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
He is blind.
j|Г® mjГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶.
He isnвЂ™t blind.
tО”Г¦\Г¶ tО”Г¦\Г¶
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sound of crunching (dry leaves, etc.)
tО”Г¦\Г¶ tО”Г¦\Г¶ kГ¦\o dz\ГҐ ГҐ. He was biting and eating something crunchy.
tО”Г¦\Г¶ l\Г¶
N
a type of wild berry which grows in branches
on a big bush and has large seed; also for grapes
tО”Г¦i
tО”Г¦i
N
tО”Г¦i
V
tО”Г¦i je ГҐ lo.
Kaj
tО”Г¦i
V
k|u zo tО”Г¦i
ГҐ mjГҐ tО”Г¦i dГ”o\ГҐ
Kaj
tО”Г¦i
NS
m\Г® mi tО”Г¦i
w|u tО”Г¦i
Kaj @ej tО”Г¦i bв€‘
N
Kaj Pai tО”Г¦i nВ«Г®
N
Kal
tО”Г¦\Г®
N/V
bj\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г®
tО”Г¦\Г® by
p|u p|u tО”Г¦\Г® by ГҐ.
kГ¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г® d\u
Ka
Kaj
Kaj
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see tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ/tО”Г¦e
foot, leg, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
reach, arrive at, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ, also p_e
He has arrived.
compared to, as many as, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
about nine people
How many are there?
horn, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
rays of sun
horn
banjo, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘
this year, usually tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
dung, feces; defecate, also tsГ¦\ГЇ/kГ¦\Г®
beeswax (вЂ�bee fecesвЂ™)
fart, pass wind audibly from the anus
He passed wind from his anus, pop! pop!
the bottom of the village
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
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tО”Г¦\Г® d\u
bottom, buttocks
j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г® d\u
buttocks
j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г® d\u l\Г® ГҐ
He is slow to move (вЂ�his bottom is heavyвЂ™).
tО”Г¦\Г® tГ¦\o ГҐ
constipated
tО”Г¦\Г® kГ¦u
anus
tО”Г¦\Г® mВ«e mГҐ
dung beetle, usually p\ГҐ k\ГҐ mВ«e
tО”Г¦\Г® m|в€‘ В©\в€‘ du
horseвЂ™s tail-strap, crupper
tО”Г¦\Г® wu ts|ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ
have piles
~h\e tО”Г¦\Г®
stomach
~h\e tО”Г¦\Г® xВ«o ГҐ
have diarrhea
j|Г® tО”Г¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г® ГҐ.
He is defecating.
|ГҐ w\ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г®
pig dung
tО”Г¦\Г®
V
release, turn loose, also tО”Г¦\e
tО”Г¦|o
V
make mistake, wrong, offend, also tsГ¦|o/tО”Г¦ГҐ
I wrote/spelled it wrongly.
bo tО”Г¦|o le o.
tО”Г¦|o gu в‰Ґ\o gu
mistakes, wrongs
j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”Г¦|o le o.
I wronged/offended him.
tО”Г¦В«o
V
shave, cut hair
He is having his hair cut.
w|u dy tО”Г¦В«o ГҐ.
tО”Г¦В«o
V
tie up, fasten, also tsГ¦o
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ |ГҐ m|e tО”Г¦В«o. Lock the door.
|ГҐ n\ГҐ |ГҐ m|e tО”Г¦В«o В©в€‘. Tie the dog up.
tО”Г¦В«o
V
align, also tsГ¦В«o
В©|ГҐ bu tО”Г¦В«o m\ГҐ k|u. I donвЂ™t know how to align chicken thigh bones (a
Kal
Kbh
Kbi
Kbi
Kbi
form of divining)
N
courting cross cousin (song word),
also |ГҐ tО”Г¦\o/l\o pj\ГҐw
tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦В«o mГҐ
female cross cousin courted, also ГҐ
| tО”Г¦\o mГҐ
tО”Г¦o
PN/C reciprocal (conjoins identical nouns), also tsГ¦o
Lisu tО”Г¦o Lisu d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ Lisu hit each other.
tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦o\ГҐ
together
tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦o\ГҐ j\i t|ГҐ
They all slept together.
tО”Г¦o
V
erode, also tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/tsГ¦o/tsГ¦o
sГҐ s\o tО”Г¦o ГҐ.
erode into a gully
tО”Г¦o
N
reddish onion (C), also tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/tsГ¦oв‰Ґ/kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶
tО”Г¦o
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person, usually tsГ¦o, see also l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
tО”Г¦o
V
follow behind (archaic)
j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ tО”Г¦o je ГҐ. IвЂ™m following him.
Kbi Kbl tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦\o
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tО”Г¦\o
Num six (with following non-creaky tone); usually tО”Г¦\o
tО”Г¦\o mГҐ
six things
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tО”Г¦\o
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trust and obey
trust and obey
pj|Г¶ tО”Г¦\o ГҐ
j|Г® pj|Г¶ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\o ГҐ, She doesnвЂ™t trust or obey them,
j|Г® bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ pjГ¶ tО”Г¦\o ГҐ. but is loyal to her father instead.
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tО”Г¦\o
V
straighten arrows
He is straightening arrows.
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦\o ГҐ.
Kbl
tО”Г¦\o
NS cross cousin who is courting (song word),
also tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦\o/l\o pj\ГҐw
|ГҐ tО”Г¦\o
male cross cousin who is courting
|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«o mГҐ
female cross cousin courted, also tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦\o mГҐ
Kbl Bî tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
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friend, also tО”Г¦\Г¶ pГ¦В«ГЎ/kwГҐ tО”Г¦\o/gwГҐ tО”Г¦\o
tО”Г¦\o z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
friends and neighbours
Kb: Bl tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
N
Kachin
Kachin country
tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ m\y
Kbl Nah tО”Г¦\o tsГ¦|ГЇ
V
disappointment, rivalry, bad feelings (C)
also tО”Г¦\u tsГ¦|ГЇГҐ/tО”Г¦\u tsГ¦|ГЇ
Kbl
tО”Г¦\o tsГ¦|ГЇ xwГҐ o.
tО”Г¦\o tsГ¦|ГЇ w\u ГҐ.
Kbl P\aj tО”Г¦\o ВЇ_i
V
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u tО”Г¦\o ВЇi ГҐ.
see something being done which one can do better
and faster, see an opportunity being missed
(suggests a desire to take over oneself)
He is looking for trouble, trying to make enemies.
There are bad feelings between them.
sight (see if something is straight), also tsГ¦\o
He is sighting down the length of the pole to see if
it is straight.
KbUh
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tО”Г¦|oв‰Ґ
w\o tО”Г¦|oв‰Ґ
KbUj
tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ
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tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ po lГЎ
KbUj
tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ
V
sГҐ s\o tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ ГҐ.
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tО”Г¦\o
Num
tО”Г¦\o zo
tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГЎ
Kch Qbh tО”Г¦|u l|o
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a vegetable which produces this sensation.
reddish onion (C), also tО”Г¦o/tsГ¦oв‰Ґ/kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶
kind of onion
erode, also tО”Г¦o/tsГ¦o/tsГ¦o
erode into a gully
six (when following classifier has a creaky tone)
six people
six bowls
MSG (T), also wВ«e tО”e (C)
mate-word for tО”\o вЂњclanвЂќ (C)
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j|Г® tО”\o j|Г® tО”Г¦В«u
the clans
Kci Raj tО”Г¦В«u sГ‰ГЇ
V
without powers of speech, dumb (C)
tО”Г¦\Г¶ m\ГҐ k|u О”\ГЇ tО”Г¦В«u sГ‰ГЇ.Something which canвЂ™t speak is dumb
Kck
tО”Г¦u
N/V mate (animals)
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tО”Г¦u xwГҐ ГҐ. The pigs are mating.
|ГҐ n\ГҐ tО”Г¦u xwГҐ ts|ГЇ dogsвЂ™ mating season
Kck
tО”Г¦u
V
burn, have a fever, grill, barbecue, also tsГ¦u
be delirious
tО”Г¦u d\в€‘ ГҐ
tО”Г¦u tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ ГҐ
have fever (вЂ�burning hot illnessвЂ™)
tО”Г¦u tО”Г¦u dГ”ГҐ dГ”ГҐ nГҐ ГҐ
have malaria (вЂ�burning and cold illnessвЂ™)
mo tО”Г¦u ГҐ
cremate a corpse
xw\ГҐ tО”Г¦u dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
She is grilling the meat.
j|Г® ko d\Г¶ tО”Г¦u ГҐ.
He has a fever.
ГҐ mi tО”Г¦u ГҐ.
They are burning off the fields.
Kck K_i tО”Г¦u tО”Г¦В«e
V
have same characteristics; completely
They all died off.
О”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г¦u tО”Г¦В«e o.
j|Г® bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ tО”Г¦u tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ. He is like his father/He takes after his father.
Kcl
tО”Г¦\u
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thorn
a thorny shrub (вЂ�white thornвЂ™)
tО”Г¦\u pГ¦u
tО”Г¦\u t|Г® в‰Ґo pjГ¶
a thorny type of shrub
tО”Г¦\u k|ГҐ ГҐ.
A thorn pricked me.
tО”Г¦\u dГ”o su
enemy (вЂ�person with a thornвЂ™), also tsГ¦\u xwГҐ su
tО”Г¦\u nГЎ
a thorny shrub (вЂ�black thornвЂ™)
j|Г® tО”Г¦\u xwГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They are at loggerheads.
j|Г® tО”Г¦\u jГ¶ ГҐ.
He is looking for trouble. (вЂ�his thorn is sproutingвЂ™)
Kcal
tО”Г¦\uj
V/N hammer, punch/fist (C), also tsГ¦\uj/tsГ¦w\ГҐj
a hammer, also tsГ¦\uj tsГ‰ГЇ/tsГ¦w\ГҐj tsГ‰ГЇ
tО”Г¦\uj tsГ‰ГЇ
Kdh
tО”Г¦|ГЇ
NS sixth daughter, usually ГҐ\ lВ«u mГҐ
|ГҐtО”Г¦|ГЇ
sixth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«u mГҐ
Kdi
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ
V
squeeze in the hand, pinch
Squeeze it until it pops.
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ b\e В©\в€‘.
s\в€‘ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ s\в€‘
pear
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® |ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ. We donвЂ™t milk cows.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ О”\e В©в€‘.
Throttle the chicken.
Kdi
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ
VV be in the habit of doing, do often
bв€‘ zГ‰ГЇ mГҐ pГ¦e tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ГҐ. Shan women are in the habit of divorcing.
tГ¦e bГЎ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ГҐ.
We often say this, we normally say this.
kГ¦\u tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ГҐ.
He is in the habit of stealing.
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j|Г® ВЇГҐ dГ”e m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ. He is not in the habit of going; he doesnвЂ™t go often.
Kdi
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ
NS/C bunch of small fruit
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦В«ГЇ one hand of bananas
Kdi Hel tО”Г¦В«ГЇ kГ¦\в€‘
N
appetite
His appetite is poor.
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ kГ¦\в€‘ m\ГҐ xГҐ.
Kdi Qdj Qdj tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ly ly V hanging in bunches (of fruit)
Kdj
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
V
cut with vertical strokes, vs. pГ¦\jГҐ\
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
He is cutting downward with a knife.
Kdj
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
V
welcome, written tsГ¦y
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ mГЎ ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ zu ГҐ.
Take a friendвЂ™s things and accompany
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greet and accompany
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ zu ГҐ
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
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edible bulb or rhizome
for edible bulbs/rhizomes
ginger rhizome
tО”ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
l\ГҐ sw|ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
onion bulb
lВ«ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
a wild bulb eaten by pigs
j|Г® tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
one edible rhizome/bulb
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
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barking deer
male barking deer
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ/pГ¦\ГҐ
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ g\ГҐ fu ГҐ.
HeвЂ™s hunting barking deer.
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ my
large edible ground mushroom
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ l\ГҐ
TemminckвЂ™s cat (вЂ�barking deer tigerвЂ™)
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ very small type of barking deer
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
very small type of barking deer
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
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sweet
bj\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ. This honey isnвЂ™t sweet.
gw\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
sweet buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
It has the right amount of salt.
tsГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
sugar (вЂ�sweet saltвЂ™)
mГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
sugarcane
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ nГҐ
diabetes
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
NP paddy rice (unhusked), usually dzГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ mi
rice field
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
VV may as well, should
He may as well go.
dГ”e tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
dГ”e m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ.
We donвЂ™t have to go.
m\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ.
It doesnвЂ™t matter.
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tО”Г¦\ГЇ
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lend, borrow (be repaid in kind)
pГ¦u m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ dz\ГҐ. I donвЂ™t borrow money.
pГ¦u |ГҐ t|Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ В©\в€‘. Please lend me some money.
pГ¦u m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ В©\в€‘.
I donвЂ™t lend money.
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
fill in a hole, plug up, also tО”Г¦\ГЇ
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ fu kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ| t|Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ В©\в€‘. Please cork the liquor bottle.
|ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦u tО”Г¦\ГЇ t|ГҐ ГҐ. The rat hole is plugged up.
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
hang with a string or from a post
tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ tsГ¦В«o tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ. He is hanging up his ancestor shelf.
x\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ o.
He hanged himself.
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
weave cloth
weave a shoulder bag
l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
mГЊ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
weave cloth
j\_ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
weave cloth
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
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rotten, stingy, selfish, bad, also tО”Г¦\ГЇ_
liquid pus, also bi tО”Г¦\ГЇ
be tО”Г¦\ГЇ
ItвЂ™s rotten.
tО”Г¦\ГЇ le o.
tsГ¦o tО”Г¦\ГЇ
selfish person
my tО”Г¦\ГЇ
mushroom, also mГ¶/me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
sad
ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ le gu. He is extremely sad.
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
kippered fish
xw\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
rotten meat
О”|ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
an undesirable type of grass
О”\_ГҐ dГ”ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
sad-sounding (вЂ�sound cold heart rottenвЂ™)
|ГҐ no tО”Г¦\ГЇ
fermented bean cakes
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
NS person with deceased spouse or parent
person with deceased spouse, esp. widow
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
widower
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ mГҐ
widow
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
orphan (one or both parents dead)
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ z\ГҐ
boy who has lost one or both parents
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ mГҐ
girl who has lost one or both parents
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dung, refuse, usually tО”Г¦\Г®
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
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for layers (C), also tsГ¦\в€‘/tsГ¦\ГЇ
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ sГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ gw\ГҐ ГҐ. wearing three layers of shirt
j|Г® n|ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ the inner layer, the under layer
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marry off, take a spouse
в‰ҐwГҐ z\ГҐ j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”|Г¶ w_ГҐ ГҐ. I must marry my son off to her.
Kdl JZh tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”w|ГҐ
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a feast
tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”w|ГҐ tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ. carry oneвЂ™s contribution to a feast, attend a feast
tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”w|ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
hold a feast
tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”w|ГҐ О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
make a feast
Kdl Kdlnm tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ\ГҐ
V
oblong
Kdl M]bh tО”Г¦\ГЇ ts|ГҐw
N
provisions for a journey (C)
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
NS/P goat
tО”Г¦\ГЇ kГ¦\o
Year of the Goat
|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
goat
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
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suck, smoke
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ.
He smokes opium.
jВ«Г® ko tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ.
He smokes tobacco.
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is breast-fed/He is suckling.
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
fresh, green
ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
green
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
cold water
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
be burnt (of food cooking)
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ le o. The vegetables are burnt dry.
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
lend, borrow (repaid in kind), usually tО”Г¦\ГЇ
Kdm
tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
plug up, usually tО”Г¦\ГЇ
Kdm Kdm tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
VS black and blue from bruises, mottled black
nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ l\e.
He was black and blue.
KZh
tО”Г¦w|ГҐ
V
visit (C)
IвЂ™ve come here to visit.
tГ¦ГҐ tО”Г¦w|ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
KZh
tО”Г¦w|ГҐ
C
for bunches (C)
tО”Г¦\Г¶ l\Г¶ s\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦w|ГҐ a bunch of grape-like berries
l\ГҐ sw|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦w|ГҐ a bunch of spring onions
KZh Eh tО”Г¦w|ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
N
steaming rituals for sick people, placing leaves of
Kdl J`h tО”Г¦\ГЇ tО”|Г¶
artemisia in water and pouring this onto hot rocks
perform this ritual
KZj
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tО”Г¦w|ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ d\в€‘ ГҐ
tО”Г¦wГҐ
V
poke through
w\o nГҐ kГҐ tО”Г¦wГҐ ГҐ. She is threading a needle.
tО”Г¦wГҐ
V
stick into, thread through, also tsГ¦wГҐ
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ bв€‘ В©в€‘ gwГҐ tО”Г¦wГҐ le o. He shot an arrow and it stuck in over
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peppery soup, also tО”Г¦wГҐ tГ¦ГҐ (C)
V
cultivate around, also tsГ¦w\ГҐ
We are going to scrape out weeds.
m\o tО”Г¦wГҐ je ГҐ.
ГҐ mi tО”Г¦wГҐ je ГҐ.
We are going to cultivate the fields
KZl
tО”Г¦w\ГҐ
V
prevent, pair word for k\ГҐ
KZl KZl tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ V
long in the face
long-faced
pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ
KZl KZl tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ A
making sound of crackling leaves
tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e. DonвЂ™t make so much noise
KZj Ej tО”Г¦wГҐ tГ¦ГҐ
KZl
tО”Г¦w\ГҐ
walking on the dry leaves.
KZm Oam Zh Oam tО”Г¦w\ГҐ m\Г® w|ГҐ m\Г®
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spread all over, of news
j|Г® d\o tО”Г¦w\ГҐ m\Г® w|ГҐ m\Г® le o. The news spread everywhere.
tО”Г¦w\ГҐj
C
for hits, blows
tГ¦\Г® tО”Г¦w\ГҐj fu В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ. Give him a knock.
tО”Г¦|ГҐ
V
speak quickly and loudly, gabble (C)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ГҐ. His words are quick and loud.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ГҐ. He speaks quickly and loudly.
tО”Г¦|ГҐ
N
burning sensation in the nose (T), also tО”Г¦|oв‰Ґ
excitedly, earnestly
tО”Г¦|ГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ВЇi
tО”Г¦|ГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ВЇi d\e lГҐ ГҐ. He came and pleaded fervently.
tО”Г¦|ГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ ВЇi w\ГҐ kВ«o В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He reported the matter excitedly.
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
N/C a cubit, from elbow to tip of middle finger
pГ¦jГ¶ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ/l\ГЎ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
a full cubit
tГ¦В«y tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
a short cubit (closed fist)
tВ«y tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґw\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
five short cubits
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґw\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ five cubits
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
N
crossbow
shoot a crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ bв€‘ ГҐ
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
bowstring of crossbow, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ g\u
crossbow stock
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
slot for bowstring of crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
slot in a crossbow, to hold arrow in position
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”u/dzu
trigger
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”|ГЇ ГҐ
make a crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
bowstring of crossbow, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ s|ГЇ
small strong crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ s|ГЇ ГҐ
uncock a crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ sВ«в€‘
wooden bow of crossbow
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\o ГҐ
cock a crossbow
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tО”Г¦В«ГҐ ~hi tsГҐ
crossbow string
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
bamboo crossbow
|ГҐ no tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
kind of bean (вЂ�angled crossbow beanвЂ™)
K\i
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
V
aim
K\i
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
V
greedy, envious
ArenвЂ™t you envious?
nu m\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ \ГҐ.
dz\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ ГҐ
be greedy to eat more
ГҐ| n\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ le o. This dog is too greedy.
K\i K\i tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
VS intensifier for pГ¦u вЂ�whiteвЂ™, also tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ
pГ¦u tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
very white, snow-white
K\i Ccl tО”Г¦В«ГҐ d\u
N
navel
umbilical cord
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ d\u tsГҐ
K\i I`m tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
N
flint, cigarette lighter
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶ po
flintlock rifle
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”\Г¶ lo
flints for lighter
K\i Zdj tО”Г¦В«ГҐ wu
N
adze, gouging tool
K\i Q^j Q^j tО”Г¦В«ГҐ lГЎ lГЎ V
branching out
sВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ k|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ lГЎ lГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The branches were branching out.
K\i Um tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
V
craning the neck to see over
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
craning long neck to see over
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e tВ«Г¶ ВЇi o. He craned his neck to see over.
K\k
tО”Г¦ГҐ
V
do wrong, make a mistake, also tО”Г¦|o
mistake
tО”Г¦ГҐ gu
tО”Г¦ГҐ gu в‰Ґ\o gu
wrongs, mistakes
tО”Г¦ГҐ le o.
He did wrong, he made a mistake.
su z\ГҐ mв€‘ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ. DonвЂ™t commit adultery.
j|Г® l|ГЎ tО”Г¦ГҐ le o.
I wronged him/I sinned against him.
K\l
tО”Г¦\ГҐ
V
rob (C), also tО”Г¦\ГҐв‰Ґ
robber
tО”Г¦\ГҐ t|ГҐw
tО”Г¦\ГҐ tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ.
He robbed something and carried it away.
tО”Г¦\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
There are robbers here.
K\l
tО”Г¦\ГҐ
NS dragonfly
dragonfly, also ГҐ
\ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o
tВ«o tО”Г¦\ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o
dragonfly, also tВ«o tО”Г¦\ГҐ mГҐ
K\l
tО”Г¦\ГҐ
NS olive-like tree
olive-like tree
\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
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serious, earnest
tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ ВЇi bГЎ m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He instructed him very seriously (i.e.
K\l K\l tО”Г¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
stressing the importance of what he was teaching)
V
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K\l O\ì tО”Г¦\ГҐ mjВ«Г¶
K\l Q^l tО”Г¦\ГЎ l\ГЎ
try to go first, usually tsГ¦\ГҐ mjВ«Г¶
poorly done, poorly made
tО”Г¦iв‰Ґ tО”Г¦\ГЎ l\ГЎ
tО”Г¦\ГҐ
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tО”Г¦\ГҐ n\e
K\m
poorly made
die violent death, be doomed
spirit of murdered man; a spirit which causes
violent deaths
tО”Г¦\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ o.
He was murdered.
j|Г® tО”Г¦\ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
He is doomed.
j|Г® \ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”\o tО”Г¦\ГҐ n\e w\u ГҐ.
Their clan is dogged by misfortune and
violent deaths (вЂ�death and violence spirit is bigвЂ™)
tО”Г¦\ГҐ
VS off-white
pГ¦u tО”Г¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ l\e
off-white
|ГҐ nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
crow pheasant
K\m Q^m tО”Г¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ
N
spinning wheel, sewing machine
tО”Г¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ t|o pu ГҐ.
It was spun on a spinning wheel.
tО”Г¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ sГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
sewing by machine
K\]bj tО”Г¦ГҐw/tО”Г¦o V
sterilize a sow (C)
ГҐ| w\ГЎ mГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐw В©в€‘ o.
This sow has been sterilised.
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dzГҐ
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je dzГҐ
dzГҐ
N
m\ГЎ dzГҐ
dzГҐ
N
dzГҐ b\e
dzГҐ bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
dzГҐ bj\ГҐ
dzГҐ p|u ГҐ
dzГҐ pГ¦Г¶
dzГҐ pГ¦i
dzГҐ pГ¦u
dzГҐ pГ¦В«y ГҐ
dzГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
dzГҐ d\в€‘ ГҐ
dzГҐ t|Г® ГҐ
dzГҐ kВ«ГҐ
dzГҐ k|o pГ¦u
dzГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
t\o so dzГҐ
dzГҐ dГ”ГҐ
dzГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
dzГҐ dГ”\u
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ kВ«o
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ ~hi
dzГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
dzГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ lГҐ.
dzГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
dzГҐ m\e
dzГҐ m\e dzГҐ bГЎ z\ГҐ
dzГҐ m\o
dzГҐ nГЎ
dzГҐ nГ¶
dzГҐ n\u
dzГҐ l|ГЎ
dzГҐ lo ГҐ_\
dzГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ|o
dzГҐ f|u
dzГҐ w\o lo w\o
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help, also dzwГҐ, written dГ‚ГҐ
help
palace, official building, written dГ‚ГҐ
army headquarters
rice, food
old rice
broken rice
incompletely milled rice
steam rice
large round rice storage basket, 2m diameter
empty rice grains on plant
husked rice
pile up rice
rice husks, rice chaff
thresh rice
pound/husk rice
granary, rice storehouse
kind of non-glutinous rice
kind of non-glutinous rice
kind of non-glutinous rice
cold cooked rice
variegated rice (with striped or spotted pattern)
lunch (carried to fields)
kitchen inside main house
kitchen in separate building
non-glutinous rice
rotten, spoiled rice
Come and eat!
unmilled paddy, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
rice which falls down when eating
left-over rice dregs
very old rice
black rice
tassel of rice plant
glutinous rice
new rice
early rice, matures quickly
burnt crust of rice on the bottom of pot
cooked rice
crops
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dzГҐ w\o lo w\o sГҐ du
the harvest, crops needing to be harvested
dzГҐ О”|ГЇ
seed rice
dzГҐ О”\ГЇ
new rice
dzГҐ jГ¶ z\ГҐ
rice sprout
dzГҐ wГҐ ГҐ
winnow rice
dzГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ
reap/harvest rice
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® ВЇГҐ dzГҐ w\o lo w\o m\ГҐ xГҐ. This year the crops are poor.
|ГҐ m\o dzГҐ
horse food
ГҐ| w\ГЎ dzГҐ
pig food
dzГҐ
V
pass right through, also dzwГҐ, written dГ‚wГҐ
dispersed to different places along different paths
dzГҐ be dzГҐ kwГҐ
dzГҐ pГ¦в€‘
edge of the road
dzГҐ g\o
bend in a path, crooked path
dzГҐ gu
road, trail, path
dzГҐ gu d\ГҐ mГҐ tsГҐ ГҐ. He is keeping to the major trail.
dzГҐ gu dzГҐ b\ГҐ
by the roads
dzГҐ gu tsГҐ tsГҐ
along the way
dzГҐ kwГҐ
fork in the road, branch path
dzГҐ kwГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
There is one fork in the road.
dzГҐ tО”Г¶
place where paths join
dzГҐ xВ«ГҐ
place where paths separate
dzГҐ w\o
lower (shady) road
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ fu dzГҐ je ГҐ. He shot right through the tree.
j|Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ h~ y\ k|ГҐ dzГҐ je ГҐ. It stabbed him right through the calf.
dzГҐ
NS
ability, written dГ‚ГҐ
He is good with his hands.
j|Г® l\ГЎ dzГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
Aai Qai dzГҐ pВ«Г® lВ«Г®
N
Java sparrow
Pm Oj dzГҐ n\ГҐ mГҐ N
praying mantis
Ql Oj dzГҐ l\ГҐ mГҐ N
long-tailed type of bird (light brown)
Oelnm dzГҐ m\в€‘\ГҐ
N
sparrow
dzГҐ
VS
nominaliser of extentive verbs, written dГ‚ГҐ
quantity
mj\ГҐ dzГҐ
dz\ГҐ
V
eat; benefit, profit
soaked, but the dye didnвЂ™t take
tВ«Г® m\ГҐ dz\ГҐ
dz\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
appetite (archaic)
dz\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ ts|ГЇ wГҐ.
You must restrain your appetite.
dz\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ m\ГҐ xГҐ.
He is not eating well.
dz\ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
provisions
kГ¦\o О”\ГЇ dz\ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
provisions for the new year festival
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dz\ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ m\ГҐ l\o.
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ lГҐ.
dz\ГҐ mi ГҐ.
j|Г® pГ¦y j|Г® m\ГҐ dz\ГҐ
I havenвЂ™t got enough to live on/for the journey.
Come and eat.
It is tasty to eat.
He didnвЂ™t charge anything for it/He didnвЂ™t use the
price for his own benefit.
j|Г® ГҐ| m\Г® pГ¦u tГ¦\Г® tu dz\ГҐ ГҐ.He has charged 1000 Baht for his daughter.
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦\Г® mГҐ w\u dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
He sold a horse.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ wu dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is bringing a pig to eat.
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be kind, have mercy, also dzw\ГҐ, written dГ‚\ГҐ
be kind
ВЇВ«Г® dz\ГҐ
dz\ГҐ
VS
think, know, written dГ‚\ГҐ
think
d\y dz\ГҐ
dz\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
knowledge
dz\ГҐ tВ«o
V
answer, usually d\ГҐ tВ«o
He didnвЂ™t answer.
j|Г® m\ГҐ dz\ГҐ tВ«o.
dz\ГҐ g\o
V
regret, written dГ‚\ГҐ g\o
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ j|Г® dz\ГҐ g\o ГҐ. He regretted it afterwards.
dz\ГҐ kГ¦u
V
put a curse on, written dГ‚\ГҐ kГ¦u
dz\ГҐ kГ¦u ГҐ dz\ГҐ nГЎ ГҐ. put a spell on, put a curse on
dz\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
V
criticise, written dГ‚\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
dz\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
N
walking stick, crutch, written dГ‚\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
dz\ГҐ jo
V
humble, mainly used in Bible, written dГ‚\ГҐ Г‚o
dz\ГҐ jo su
humble people
dz\ГҐ mГҐ
N
pair word for ГҐ\ b\в€‘ friend (song language)
dze
V
chisel a shape, also dГ”i
dze du
a chisel
dz\e
V
gnaw through, also dz\e/dГ”\e, written dz\e
ГҐ| pГ¦\в€‘ dz\e d\y lГҐ ГҐ. The mouse gnawed his way in.
dzГ‰ГЇ
some words written as dГ”i/dzв€‘
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
slide along on the buttocks
|ГҐ d\ГҐ l\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ je ГҐ.
He is sliding along on his bottom.
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
careful
bi bi dzГ‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ je m\ГҐ. Do it carefully and well.
dzГ‰ГЇ do lГҐ
come out carefully
dzГ‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ my my
carefully and in detail
О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ.
It isnвЂ™t well made.
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Laj
Laj
Laj
Laj Qaj
Laj Tl
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pester, prod
pester, prod
I feel sorry for him.
leak out, also dГ”Г‰ГЇ
It is leaking out.
It has not leaked.
handsome, also written dzв€‘
loach (kind of fish)
loach (kind of fish), also в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”\Г¶ l\Г¶
fragments, impurities, chaff
fragments of rice, broken rice
pair word for pГ¦\y вЂ�priceвЂ™
pay (bride) price
pair word for xГҐ вЂ�goodвЂ™, usually dГ”i
good people
build , also written dzв€‘
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
melt, also dГ”Г‰ГЇ
It is melting and coming out.
dzГ‰ГЇ do lГҐ ГҐ.
m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ le.
It has not melted.
xo tГ¦e mГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ le o. This iron has melted.
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
dawn, also dГ”Г‰ГЇ
The dawn is breaking.
m\i tГ¦\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ.
dzГ‰ГЇ
NS/C tree, stalk, stem
bamboo stalks
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
s\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
three trees
sВ«в€‘ bo dzГ‰ГЇ
pine tree
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
trees
j|Г® dzГ‰ГЇ
stem, trunk
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
alcohol (formal), also dГ”Г‰ГЇ/dГ”i
liquor (corn or rice)
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦u
rice beer (with rice grains in it)
dzГ‰ГЇ do xw\ГҐ dz\ГҐ je ГҐ. They are feasting
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
meet (of animate objects), also dГ”Г‰ГЇ
dzГҐ gu wГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ l\ГЎ xo. They met on the road.
Lak
Lak
Lak
Lak
X
h
pity, feel sorry for
(by laying/piling up bricks/mud/stones)
\ГҐ m|o mo dzГ‰ГЇ dГЎ je ГҐ.They built it up very high.
Lak
W
x
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
ВЇВ«Г® dzГ‰ГЇ ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® dzГ‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® l\e
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
dzГ‰ГЇ do lГҐ ГҐ.
m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ le.
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
dzГ‰ГЇ li
NS
bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ li
dzГ‰ГЇ z\ГҐ
N
dzГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ z\ГҐ
dzГ‰ГЇ
NS
pГ¦\y bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ bв€‘
dzГ‰ГЇ
VS
tsГ¦o xГҐ tsГ¦o dzГ‰ГЇ
dzГ‰ГЇ
V
Y
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b
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c
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d e
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ГЊ
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V
get a scare, feel squeamish, be petrified,
written dГ”i z\u
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ z\u ГҐ. He got a fright when he cut himself with a knife.
dz\ГЇ
N
hemp, marijuana, Hemp clan
man of Hemp clan
dz\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
dz\ГЇ pГ¦Г¶
bush of hemp
dz\ГЇ tО”|ГҐ mГЊ
cloth made of cooked hemp
dz\ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
green hemp thread (unspun)
x\в€‘ dz\ГЇ
white hemp
dz\ГЇ
N
rust
It is rusty (вЂ�Rust is eating itвЂ™).
dz\ГЇ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
dz\ГЇ
V
ride, also written dz\в€‘
I didnвЂ™t ride in a truck.
l\o m\ГҐ dz\ГЇ.
|ГҐ m\o dz\ГЇ m\ГҐ p|в€‘. IвЂ™m too scared to ride horses.
dz\ГЇ
V
bear with, be patient with, hold in
I canвЂ™t bear it any longer.
dz\ГЇ m\ГҐ dГҐ.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® dz\ГЇ В©\в€‘. Please be patient.
в‰ҐwГҐ j|Г® l|ГЎ dz\ГЇ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
I canвЂ™t bear him.
О”\_ГЎ m\ГҐ ~hГҐ ~hГҐ dz\ГЇ t|ГҐ. Hold your breath.
dz\ГЇ
N
copper, also dГ”\Г®
copper pot
dz\ГЇ be
dz\ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
brass (вЂ�yellow copperвЂ™)
dz\ГЇ О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
copper (вЂ�red copperвЂ™)
dz\ГЇ
V
fresh, of foods
m\ГҐ dГ”u le mГҐ ВЇГҐ j|Г® dz\ГЇ в‰Ґo. The ones which arenвЂ™t stale are fresh
Lak Tcl dzГ‰ГЇ z\u
Lal
Lal
Lal
Lal
Lal
Lal
ones.
fresh vegetables
fresh meat
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ dz\ГЇ
xw\ГҐ dz\ГЇ
dz\ГЇ
V
throw, cast as a spear
l|ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ dz\ГЇ j\ГҐ ГҐ.
He speared it.
О”|ГЇ tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ dz\ГЇ В©в€‘ lГҐ. Throw me a bundle of thatch.
dz\ГЇ
V
care for
dz\ГЇ
C
for mountain ranges
one mountain range
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® dz\ГЇ
dz\ГЇ
N
types, kinds, also dГ”\Г®/dГ”\e
\ГҐ mjВ«ГҐ dz\ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ. There are many kinds.
dz\ГЇ
V
foolish, mentally retarded, also dГ”\Г®
not mentally retarded
m\ГҐ dz\ГЇ d\o
Lal
Lal
Lal
Lal
Lal
@
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A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
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G
k
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
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Lal Aah
Lal @_k
Lal Gei
Lal Mah
Lal Mah
Lal Lal
mГҐ dz\ГЇ mГҐ t\o l\o
m\ГҐ dz\ГЇ m\ГҐ t\o l\o
dz\ГЇ p|Г®
N
dz\ГЇ p|Г® ku ku l\e
dz\ГЇ be
N
dz\ГЇ kВ«в€‘
N
xw\ГҐ dz\ГЇ kВ«в€‘
w\o pГ¦i dz\ГЇ kВ«в€‘
w\o dz\ГЇ dz\ГЇ kВ«в€‘
dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
N
dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ.
dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
N
kВ«ГЊ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
~hi tО”Г¦u dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
dz\ГЇ dz\ГЇ
A
dz\ГЇ dz\ГЇ pВ«e pВ«e
dz\ГЇ dz\ГЇ pВ«e pВ«e tВ«Г¶ ВЇi
cooked rice with some grains uncooked
neither foolish nor clever
the back, when stooping over
with a stooped bent back
metal rice pot
minced meat
raw mincemeat
minced mustard greens
minced turnip
waist, small of the back, hips, written dГ”\u ts|ГЇ
His lower back is sore.
horizontal battens
horizontal wall studs
horizontal batten undergirding sloping rafters
by force, by holding someone down
by force, in spite of a struggle
ГҐ. He looked at it in spite of the patientвЂ™s
struggles.
dz\ГЇ dz\ГЇ h~ u tВ«ГЎ je o. He took it away by force.
Lal Oj
Lal Obl
Lal Wei
Lam
Lam
dz\ГЇ mГҐ
N
bamboo spikes used in traps and fences
dz\ГЇ m\o
N
matchmaker, go-between for wedding
dzГ‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘
N
belt, girdle, also dГ”ГҐ xВ«в€‘
dz\ГЇ
V
gnaw through, also dz\e/dГ”\e, written dz\e
|ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ dz\ГЇ d\y lГҐ ГҐ. The mouse gnawed his way in.
dz\ГЇ
V
attend a meeting, congregate
kГ¦u dz\ГЇ tsГ¦o
church
kГ¦u dz\ГЇ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
meet together, by command of the headman
dz\ГЇ lГҐ su
people at a meeting
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o z\ГЇ ГҐ.
People are gathered in crowds.
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГЇ z\ГЇ k|ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
There are crowds of children playing and
milling around.
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦u dz\ГЇ ГҐ.
The headman called a meeting.
В©\ГҐ dz\ГЇ ГҐ
summon
V
dz\ГЇ
Lam
put on a fixture, also written dz\ГЊ
especially parts of a house
put on leaf roofing
put on thatch roofing
pВ«e kГ¦\ГҐ dz\ГЇ ГҐ
О”|ГЇ dz\ГЇ ГҐ
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dz\ГЇ
N
sap, resin
j|Г® dz\ГЇ do ГҐ.
Sap is running out.
dz\ГЇ
NS
twin, usually dГ”Г¶
m\в€‘ dz\ГЇ
twin girls, usually m\в€‘ dГ”Г¶
dz\ГЇ
V/VV clear of speech
bГЎ dz\ГЇ ГҐ
speak clearly
tО”Г¦\Г¶ m\ГҐ dz\ГЇ.
He doesnвЂ™t speak clearly.
dz\ГЇ
N
lifetime, also written dz\в€‘
Qem Qem dz\ГЇ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
curved, bristling with, also written dz\ГЊ l\ГЊ l\ГЊ
l\ГҐ О”e tО”Г¦\u dz\ГЇ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The thatching grass shoots were all a-
Lam
Lam
Lam
Lam
Lam
bristle.
Lam Tl
Lam [_j
Lbj
Lbk
Lbj
Lbl
Lbl
Lbm
@
b
A
p
dz\ГЇ z\ГҐ
N
dz\ГЇ z\ГҐ kГ¦\o ГҐ
dz\ГЇ О”e
NS
w|u p|ГҐ dz\ГЇ О”e
dzo
V
ВЇВ«Г® dzo ГҐ
m\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® dzo
fu l|ГЎ dzo ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ dzo.
dzo
V
j|Г® ВЇГҐ |ГҐ m\o dzo ГҐ.
|ГҐ m\o m\ГҐ dzo.
dzo
V
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® s\в€‘ dzo ВЇ_i ГҐ.
dz\o
V/VV
dГ”e dz\o ГҐ.
О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ dz\o.
bГЎ m\ГҐ dz\o.
dz\o dz\o xГҐ xГҐ
dz\o dz\o xГҐ xГҐ je ГҐ.
dz\o dz|o\ГҐ
dz\o
NP
dz\o d\Г¶
dz\o mГҐ
dz\o mГҐ ts|ГЇ
dz\o
N
dz\o bjГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
athleteвЂ™s foot, tropical fungus infection
itchy, pimply disease of feet вЂ�bitesвЂ™
toad
toad
fear, fearsome, usually dГ”o
hate
not hate
He is afraid of snakes.
IвЂ™m not afraid.
have, exist, usually dГ”o
He has horses.
I havenвЂ™t any horses.
measure grain by volume, usually dГ”o
Measure the potatoes (see how much there is).
right, correct, also dГ”\o
It was right to go.
He didnвЂ™t make it correctly.
He didnвЂ™t say the proper thing.
correctly, well
He does it well.
carefully, in detail, properly, also dГ”\o dГ”|oГҐ
\
horizontal floor battens, also dГ”\o/dz\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
floor joists
flooring, raised floor, platform
floor bearers
side of abdomen, also dГ”\o
side of abdomen, also dГ”\o bjГҐ
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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Q
l
R
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T
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Lbm Mbhl
Lci Lck
Lcj
Lcj
Lcj
A
N
V
V
dz_o ts|oo\
dzВ«u dzu
dzu
dz_u
j|Г® dzu
dzu
properly, also dГ”o tО”\o
crowds, multitudes, also dГ”В«u dГ”u/dzu
cocked, ready to go off, also dГ”_u, see в‰Ґ\o
dried up, shrivelled, also dГ”_u
a dry one
Ns
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dzu
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dzu dzu ГҐ.
l\ГЎ dzu
l\ГЎ dzu dzu ГҐ.
l\e dzu
|ГҐ dzu
dzu
NS/C
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® dzu
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦\Г® dzu
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® dzu mo ГҐ.
dz\u
C
dz\u
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dz\u
dz\u
NS
n|o dz\u
dz\u
V
Lck
Lcl
Lcl
Lcl
Lcl
dzв€‘/dzГЊ
dzв€‘
dzв€‘
~hi dzв€‘
Lel
dz\в€‘
Lem
dz\в€‘
Lfm
dz\ГЊ
О”|ГЇ dz\ГЊ
Lfm Qfm Qfm dz\ГЊ l\ГЊ l\ГЊ
LZh
dzw|ГҐ
Le/Lf
Lej
Lek
V
V
V
N
V
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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]
Г·
He is putting on leggings.
bracelets, also l\ГЎ dГ”u
She is putting on bracelets.
grave, also l\Г¶ dzu/l\e dГ”u
chopsticks, also ГҐ
| dГ”u
for herds, flocks, groups of people, also dГ”u
a flock of birds
a herd of horses
I saw a herd of pigs.
for showers of rain, stacks, also dГ”\u
tendons, sinews, veins, also dГ”\u
hamstring tendon
wedge, also d\u
wedge
bump with the end of a pole, punch, push
with the shoulder, also dГ”\u
all usually pronounced dzГ‰ГЇ
handsome
build, make a life
make a life, usually h
~ i О”В«ГҐ
ride
lifetime,
sew together
make a tile of thatch grass
V
N
curved, in a curve
far down there, also dГ”w|ГҐ/dГ”|o/dГ”|ГҐw
dГ”w|ГҐw or dzw|ГҐ/dz|o/dz|ГҐw
dzw|ГҐ dzwГҐ
W
x
cylindrical object , also dГ”u
put on leggings or bracelets
leggings, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”u
far down there
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c
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ГҐ
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dzw|ГҐ dzwГҐ j|Г® k|ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ g\ГҐ je ГҐ.
IвЂ�m following him far down there.
LZj
dzwГҐ
V/VV help, help to, also je dzГҐ, written dГ‚ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г® t|Г® dzwГҐ lГҐ.
Please help me beat it.
|ГҐ t|Г® tВ«ГЎ dzwГҐ lГҐ.
Please help me carry it.
ГҐ| t|Г® je dzwГҐ lГҐ.
Please help me do it.
LZj @_k dzwГҐ be
N
large clay jar, also ji wu/dГ”wГҐ be
LZk
dzwГҐ
V
penetrate right through, also dzГҐ/dГ”ГҐ/dГ”wГҐ
It went right through there.
gwГҐ dzwГҐ je ГҐ.
LZk
dzwГҐ
N
down there, also dГ”wГҐ/dГ”o/dГ”wГҐw/dГ”wo
or dzo/dzГҐw
around down there
dzwГҐ dzwГҐ
LZl
dzw\ГҐ
V
be kind, have mercy, also dz\ГҐ, written dГ‚\ГҐ
be kind
ВЇВ«Г® dzw\ГҐ
@
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p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
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F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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Q
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ts|ГҐ
V
feed animals, also tsw|ГҐ, written tВ®|ГҐ
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ГҐ| t|Г® ts|ГҐ В©\в€‘. Feed the pigs.
ts|ГҐ
V
join onto, extend, tie on, marry
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ m\ГҐ ts|ГҐ l\ГЎ xo. The strings are not joined.
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ ts|ГҐ ГҐ
marry (вЂ�join handsвЂ™)
h~Г® l\ГЎ m\e ts|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is extending the eaves of his house.
О”\ГҐ mjГҐ ts|ГҐ ГҐ
save life from sickness; extend life
ji l\ГЎ mВ»ГҐ ts|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He extended his field.
ts|ГҐ pГ¦\o
N
mosquito net, also tО”w|ГҐ pГ¦\o/ ts|ГҐw pГ¦\o
ts|ГҐ ts\ГЇ
NP wild quince
ts|ГҐ ts\ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
wild quince tree
ts|ГҐ ts\ГЇ s\в€‘
wild quince fruit
ts|ГҐ
NP/C parent-in-law
one parent-in-law
tГ¦\Г® ts|ГҐ
ts|ГҐ m\o pГ¦\ГҐ
father-in-law, also ts|ГҐ je
mother-in-law
ts|ГҐ m\o mГҐ
ts|ГҐ je
father-in-law, also ts|ГҐ m\o pГ¦\ГҐ
parents-in-law
ts|ГҐ je ts|ГҐ m\o
tsВ«ГҐ
Num million, usually h~ jГҐ О”В«ГҐ
one million, usually tГ¦\Г® h
~ jГҐ О”В«ГҐ
tГ¦\Г® tsВ«ГҐ
tsГҐ
V
follow (road, tracks, etc.), along, written tВ®ГҐ
tsГҐ tsГҐ
along
dzГҐ gu tsГҐ tsГҐ wГҐ along the way
tsГҐ ts|ГҐ\ГҐ
straight
tsГҐ je ГҐ
go straight
xw\ГҐ tsГҐ
animal tracks
dzГҐ gu tsГҐ ГҐ
follow a path
tsГҐ
NS/C vine, rope, string of bow/banjo, written tВ®ГҐ
О”\ГЇ tsГҐ
vein/artery (вЂ�blood stringвЂ™)
j|Г® tsГҐ
vine
tsГҐ
V
tell stories, written tВ®ГҐ
KГ¦w\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ
Trickster (in Lisu stories), also xw\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ
tsГҐ p\Г®
illustrate; take as example, suppose,
в‰ҐwГҐ tsГҐ p\Г®.
IвЂ™ll illustrate.
tsГҐ mj\Г¶
history, Bible story
в‰ҐwГҐ tsГҐ p\Г®.
IвЂ™ll illustrate.
m|ГҐ mj\Г¶ tsГҐ k|u ГҐ. He is good at telling stories
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ tsГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
The women are gossiping a lot.
Xw\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ
Trickster (in Lisu stories), also kГ¦w\ГҐtsГҐsГҐ
Mh
Mh
Mh Bbl
Mh Mam
Mh
Mi
Mj
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j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Mj
Mj
Mj Acj
Mj Bel
Mj Jì
Mj Dm
Ml
О”\ГЇ tsГҐ
tsГҐ
N
tsГҐ tО”|ГҐ
tsГҐ
NS
\ГҐ tsГҐ
tsГҐ pu
N
tsГҐ pu mГҐ
tsГҐ pu ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ mГҐ
tsГҐ pu l\o m\o
tsГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
NS
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tsГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
tsГҐ tО”В«Г¶
N
tsГҐ tО”В«Г¶ kГ¦w|ГҐ
tsГҐ tО”В«Г¶ s\o ГҐ.
tsГҐ t\ГҐ
N
tsГҐ t\ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ
ts\ГҐ
V
xГҐ d\u ts\ГҐ ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г® ts\ГҐ k|o je.
ts\ГҐ
A
ts\ГҐ ts\ГҐ l\e
ts\ГҐ ts\ГҐ l\e dГ”e ГҐ.
ts\ГҐ В©в€‘
Ml
ts\ГҐ В©в€‘ dГ”e m\ГҐ.
Ml Gl Jdi ts\ГҐ k\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ N
Mm Abm ts\ГҐ p\o
N
ts\ГҐ p\o tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
Mhl
ts|ГҐГҐ\
AS
\ГҐ ts|ГҐ\ГҐ
Mhm
ts|ГҐГҐ\
NS
tsГҐ ts|ГҐ\ГҐ
ВЇi k|u ts|ГҐ\ГҐ
M^h Q^m Q^m ts|ГЎ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ A
M]ah
ts|ГҐj
Num
M]ah
ts|ГҐj
C
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
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E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
geneology
Zhang clan (C)
Zhang clan
kind of small bird, white-eye
kind of small bird, white-eye
grasshopper, cricket, also tО”ГҐ pu
grasshopper, cricket
large green grasshopper
locust
kind of 10cm long fish found in small pools
kind of 10cm long fish found in small pools
crossbow arrow, usually tО”ГҐ tО”В«Г¶
segment of bamboo from which arrows are split
He is whittling crossbow arrows.
bamboo bird scare
operate a bird scare by pulling on string
move house to a new site in the same
village, pick up and move aside
move house
Please lift it aside.
carefully, without stopping
lightly and carefully, without stopping
He went lightly and carefully.
step or sit carefully and lightly to avoid falling
over
Walk carefully and lightly.
small brown bird, in flocks of about ten
bamboo mat, for drying grain, also t\ГҐ p\o
one bamboo mat
soon
soon
between, straight, written tВ®|ГҐГҐ\ , in
straight
between
lined up, in line, usually tО”|ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
again (C), usually tsВ«ГҐj, also t|e/ts|o
for villages (C)
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
village (C), also archaic kГ¦В«ГҐ
Num again (C), also ts|ГҐj/t|e/ts|o
He came again
tsВ«ГҐj xwВ«ГҐ lГҐ o.
tsВ«ГҐj tГ¦\Г® zo
an additional person
M]bh Bb: ts|ГҐw pГ¦\o
N
mosquito net, also ts|ГҐ pГ¦\o/tО”w|ГҐ pГ¦\o
M`h
ts|Г¶
N
sin, guilt, also tО”|Г¶, written ts|uj
M`l
ts\Г¶
V
come true, of dreams, also ts\uj
His dream came true.
j\Г® mjГҐ kГ¦o В©в€‘ ГҐ ts\Г¶ ГҐ.
Ma
tsГ‰ГЇ
some words written as tО”i/tsв€‘
Mah
ts|ГЇ
V
contagious, of sickness, also tО”|Г®
nГҐ tГ¦e О”\ГЇ ts|ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ. The type of disease is infectious.
Mah
ts|ГЇ
V
present someone to the spirits
j|Г® z\ГҐ n\e l|ГЎ ts|ГЇ t|Г® В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He presented his son to the spirits.
Mah
ts|ГЇ
V
refrain from (observe the Lisu sabbath)
ts|ГЇ ВЇi
Lisu fortnightly day of rest
nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ dz\ГҐ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ ts|ГЇ wГҐ ГҐ. If you eat medicine, you must
M]ah Maj ts|ГҐj tsГ‰ГЇ
M]ai
tsВ«ГҐj
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ m\ГҐ ts|ГЇ h~ e\ .
ts|ГЇ
V
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ dГ”ГҐ ts|ГЇ ГҐ.
ts|ГЇ
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ ts|ГЇ ГҐ.
f\u lВ«u ts|ГЇ ГҐ.
ts|ГЇ
NP
ts|ГЇ pГ¦\Г¶ dzГ‰ГЇ
ts|ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
ts|ГЇ s\в€‘
ts|ГЇ
N
ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ
ts|ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
ts|ГЇ je xВ«o
ts|ГЇ
V
ts|ГЇ t|ГҐ.
ts|ГЇ m\ГҐ mв€‘.
ts|ГЇ mв€‘ le o.
ts|ГЇ О”e
ts|ГЇ О”e dГ”o ГҐ.
j|Г® ts|ГЇ О”i m\ГҐ xГҐ.
Mah
Mah
Mah
Mah
Mah
W
x
refrain from alcohol.
We donвЂ™t yet observe the Lisu Sabbath tomorrow.
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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temper iron by immersing in water
Temper the knife in water.
tune a musical instrument
Tune a banjo.
Tune a set of pipes.
wild horse chestnut, written ts|в€‘
a type of wild chestnut
wild horse chestnut tree
wild horse chestnuts
lac tree, lacquer, written ts|в€‘
get a rash from ts|ГЇ trees
lacquer tree
small lacquered woven box
remember, written tО”|Г®
Remember!
I canвЂ™t remember.
I remember.
good memory
He has a good memory.
His memory is bad.
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ts|ГЇ
V
squeeze between nails, knock with knuckles
|ГҐ gв€‘ nв€‘ ts|ГЇ ГҐ.
Knock with knuckles (esp. on head).
|ГҐ n\ГҐ k\ГЊ tВ«ГЊ |ГҐ m|e ts|ГЇ О”\e.
Kill dog fleas between the nails.
ts|ГЇ
NS/P/C joints, house studs
wall studs
kВ«ГЊ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ
dГ”\o mГҐ ts|ГЇ
floor joists
j|Г® ts|ГЇ be
a lumpy joint (elbow, ankle, etc.)
j|Г® ts|ГЇ l\e
having obvious joints and sections, as bamboo or
Mah
Mah
plump babies
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ tО”iв‰Ґ ts|ГЇ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The baby is plump.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ
ankle joint (knee in other dialects)
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dГҐ tГ¦\Г® ts|ГЇ/mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ tГ¦\Г® ts|ГЇ one section of bamboo
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ ts|ГЇ
bamboo joints
l\ГЎ g\o ts|ГЇ
elbow
l\ГЎ kwГҐ ts|ГЇ
wrist
l\ГЎ ts|ГЇ
elbow/wrist
l\ГЎ ВЇi ts|ГЇ
finger joints
j|Г® ts|ГЇ
joint
Mah
Mah Afj
Mah K\l
Mah Mah
Mai
@
b
A
p
ts|ГЇ
C/NS times and seasons
tГ¦\Г® ts|ГЇ kwГҐ
at one time
dzГҐ В©\в€‘ ts|ГЇ
rice harvest time
О”\ГЇ mi ts|ГЇ
everything
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® ts|ГЇ ГҐ\
at what time?
ГҐ mi tО”|e ts|ГЇ
time for clearing fields
dzГҐ tО”|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
time to start cooking
ГҐ| j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ by ts|ГЇ
cock-crow
|ГҐ j|ГҐ m|y ts|ГЇ
when the chickens set on their eggs
ts|ГЇ pГЊ
N
apron (formerly worn by Lisu), usually tО”|ГҐ pГЊ
ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
Pro oneself, written tО”|Г® tО”Г¦\ГҐ
j|Г® ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГҐ l|ГЎ k|ГҐ О”\e kГЊ o. He stabbed himself to death.
ts|ГЇ ts|ГЇ
V
with bared teeth and jaws closed
ГҐ| n\ГҐ s\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ ts|ГЇ l\e. The dog has bared its teeth.
tsВ«ГЇ
V
be alarmed
bee-eater, roller
bj\ГҐ tsВ«ГЇ mГҐ
tsВ«ГЇ tsВ«ГЇ
scary, frightening, alarming
tsВ«ГЇ tsВ«ГЇ l\e tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦u. DonвЂ™t yell and alarm people.
tsВ«ГЇ l|Г® x\o x\o
shrill, of shouting or screaming
tsВ«ГЇ l|Г® x\o x\o kГ¦u ГҐ. He screamed shrilly
nu tГ¦\ГҐ tsВ«ГЇ.
DonвЂ™t be alarmed.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tsВ«ГЇ
V
exert force, thrust, written tО”В«ГЇ
thrust with the feet
pВ«e tsВ«ГЇ ГҐ.
Mai Um Um tsВ«ГЇ в‰Ґ\ГҐ _в‰Ґ\ГҐ
V
pleated; old and skinny
mj\ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ du t|в€‘ ВЇГҐ tsВ«ГЇ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The skirts of Meo women
Mai
are pleated.
Maj Dbi
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
build a fire, stoke, singe in fire
|ГҐ t|o |ГҐ m|e tsГ‰ГЇ.
Build a fire.
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
send
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ fu В©в€‘ o. He sent a letter.
tsГ‰ГЇ du
messenger/angel, message
j|Г® l|ГЎ tsГ‰ГЇ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
I sent him to get something for me to eat.
tsi
PV cause to do an action, also tО”e/tО”i
t\Г¦ГҐ lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
I made him come here.
tГ¦ГҐ m\ГҐ lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ.
I didnвЂ™t make him come here.
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
render fat
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ
render fat
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
strain
wГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tВ«ГЎ lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ.
Bring the sieve and strain it.
tsГ‰ГЇ
NS elder sister, usually tО”|e tО”e/|ГҐ tО”e
tsГ‰ГЇ fu
elder sisterвЂ™s husband, also tО”e fu
tsГ‰ГЇ
N
body hair
t|u tsГ‰ГЇ
female pubic hair, also t|u my
m\e tsГ‰ГЇ
moustache, beard, whiskers
mjГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
eyelashes
h~ u\ ts_ГЇГ‰
male pubic hair, also h
~ u\ my
tsГ‰ГЇ
N
gall bladder, written tО”i
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tsГ‰ГЇ
pigвЂ™s gall bladder
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
be dammed up in large quantities
zГ‰ГЇ bГ¶ tsГ‰ГЇ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
The lake is dammed up.
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
contend for ownership, written fГЊn
tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ l\ГЎ xo.
DonвЂ™t quarrel about who owns it.
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
spin a top.
tВ«o lo в‰ҐwГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ k|u ГҐ. I am good at spinning tops.
tsГ‰ГЇ
V
lay out bedding, cover with a blanket
ko do zВ«ГЇ by tsГ‰ГЇ m\ГҐ l\o.
We didnвЂ™t put out enough guest bedding.
zВ«ГЇ by ГҐ| m|e tsГ‰ГЇ В©в€‘ ГҐ.
Cover him with a blanket.
tsГ‰ГЇ tВ«o
N
chickenвЂ™s gizzard
W
x
Z
w
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
Maj
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h
Y
f
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ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Mak
Mak Mak
Mal
|ГҐ j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tВ«o
tsГ‰ГЇ
Num
ВЇ\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ
A
|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ.
ГҐ| tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ kГЊ le o.
ts\ГЇ
V
tГ¦\ГҐ ts\ГЇ l\ГЎ xo.
dz\ГҐ ts\ГЇ le o.
nu tГ¦\ГҐ ts\ГЇ.
j|Г® n|ГҐ h~ o ts\ГЇ ГҐ.
ts\ГЇ
V
ГҐ| j|ГҐ l|ГЎ ts\ГЇ ВЇВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Mam Q_j ts\ГЇ le
VV
kГ¦w\ГҐ ts\ГЇ le o.
mjГ¶ ts\ГЇ le o.
zo ts\ГЇ le o.
w\u ts\ГЇ le o.
Mb
tso
Mbh
ts|o
PN
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ ts|o О”В«ГҐ \ГҐ.
ГҐ lГҐ ts|o lГҐ ГҐ\ .
Mbh
ts|o
Num
Mbh
ts|o
N
kГ¦\o ts|o
ts|o kГ¦u
ts|o h~ i
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ ts|o
sВ«в€‘ ts|o z\ГҐ
Mbh
ts|o
NS
Mbh Mbh ts|o ts|o
N/V
Mbh Obh ts|o m|o
N
Mbi
tsВ«o
V
n\e tsВ«o ГҐ.
z\ГҐ nГ¶ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tsВ«o.
Mbi
tsВ«o
C
Mam
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
chickenвЂ™s gizzard
ten (only in вЂ�20вЂ™), see also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
twenty
very cold
Ouch! (when something is cold)
ItвЂ™s freezing cold.
mean, stingy, unruly
DonвЂ™t be unruly/mean/stingy.
Ate meanly (a lot).
DonвЂ™t be mean.
He has got a mean mouth (says mean, malicious
things, is always scolding)
gripped tight in claws (non-human)
It gripped the chicken firmly in its claws.
too
ItвЂ™s too bitter.
ItвЂ™s too fast.
ItвЂ™s too small.
ItвЂ™s too big.
see also tО”o
from, also tО”|o/le/kwГҐ be
What is it made of?
Where have you come from?
again (C), usually tsВ«ГҐj, also t|e/ts|ГҐj
a clay furnace for cooking, also tО”|o
fireplace, hearth
furnace opening
kitchen (separate building)
bamboo torch
kindling
kindling, also tО”|o
water/drink (baby talk)
oвЂ™clock (T)
scare, also tО”В«o
Spirits are scaring people.
DonвЂ™t scare your children.
for kicks (C), also tО”В«o
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tsВ«o
VV need to/ought to, also tО”В«o
What do you need to buy?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ wu tsВ«o \ГҐ.
Mbi
tsВ«o
V
on tiptoes/ squatting on heels, also tО”В«o
He is going on tiptoes.
tsВ«o tsВ«o l\e dГ”e ГҐ.
tsВ«o tsВ«o l\e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is squatting.
Mbi Hck tsВ«o kГ¦u
N
socket, spring, also tО”В«o kГ¦_u
Mbi Maj tsВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
N
table (C), also me tО”o
Mbi Oej tsВ«o mв€‘
NS stalk of a fruit, source of a river, also tО”В«o mв€‘
j|Г® tsВ«o mв€‘
stalk/source/spring
Mbj
tso
V
take turns, go around, evade, usually tО”o
tО”Г¦В«e pjГҐ tso l\ГЎ xo ГҐ take turns at hiding (play hide-and-seek)
w\ГҐ tso l\ГЎ xo.
exchange labour, take turns
tso lo lo
going round in circles
Mbj
tso
VV have ever, be accustomed to, also tО”o
Mbj
tso
NP kind of tree with edible stalks, usually tО”o
Mbj Qbj tso lo
NS lake, also tО”o lo/l\o bГ¶
zГ‰ГЇ tso lo
lake, also zГ‰ГЇ tО”o lo
Mbl
ts\o
N
clan, tribe (C), also ts\oв‰Ґ/tО”\o/О”\ГЇ/tО”|ГҐ
j|Г® ВЇГҐ |ГҐ О”\ГЇ ts\o в‰ҐГҐ \ГҐ. What clan is he?
bj\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ ts\o
the Bee clan
Mbl Mbh ts\o ts|o
A
carefully
Mch
ts|u
V
invert over in order to coop up, also tО”|u
Put a basket over the chickens.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ |ГҐ m|e ts|o
Mch
ts|u
C
for turbans, also tО”|u
one turban
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ tГ¦\Г® ts|u
Mch Qaj ts|u li
N
boat, usually tО”|u li
ts|u li tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
one boat
Mci
tsВ«u
V
snore, also tО”В«u
DonвЂ™t snore.
nГҐ kГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ tsВ«u.
Mci
tsВ«u
V
punch with the fist, usually tО”В«u
valve of blacksmithвЂ™s forge
m\Г® ~hi tsВ«u du
Mcj
tsu
V
boil, also tО”u
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ tsu lГҐ ГҐ.
The warm water is boiling.
Mcj Mch Tak Hck tsu ts|u zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
N
centre posts of a house
Mcl \ai ts\u jВ«Г®
N
wisdom, mind (C), usually tО”\u jВ«Г®
Mcah
ts|uj
N
sin, guilt (C), pronounced tО”|Г¶/ts|Г¶
Mbi
W
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Y
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b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ts\uj
V
come true, of dreams (C), pronounced ts\Г¶
j\Г® mjГҐ kГ¦o m\ГҐ ts\uj. His dream did not come true.
Me/Mf
tsв€‘/tsГЊ
all usually pronounced tsГ‰ГЇ
Meh
ts|в€‘
NP lac tree/lacquer/wild horse chestnut
lac tree/wild horse chestnut tree
ts|в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
ts|в€‘ tsГ¦в€‘
oil of lac tree
ts|в€‘ mГ¶
shiitake mushroom
ts|в€‘ s\ГЊ
charcoal, usually tГ¦|ГҐ
Mel Qel Qel ts\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
too close and crowded to get at
This bamboo clump has
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ po tГ¦e mГҐ ts\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Mcal
the bamboo growing too close together.
ts\в€‘
C
skeins; hanks
z\ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® ts\в€‘ a skein of hemp thread
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® ts\в€‘
a hank of rope
sГҐ l\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® ts\в€‘
a skein of cotton
Mem Gem ts_в€‘ k_в€‘
N
pitch made by an insect
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ ts\в€‘ k\в€‘ О”|Г® ГҐ. Cement a knife blade to the handle with pitch.
Mem Mem ts\в€‘ ts\в€‘
VS
very cold, in
dГ”ГҐ ts\в€‘ ts\в€‘
very cold
Mfi
tsВ«ГЊ
V
narrow, cramped, also tО”В«ГЇ
It is narrow.
tО”В«ГЊ tО”В«ГЊ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
dzГҐ gu tsВ«ГЊ le o.
The trail is narrow.
j|Г® p|в€‘ du tО”В«ГЊ ГҐ.
It is narrow at the end.
j|Г® |ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦\u tО”В«ГЊ ГҐ. The doorway opening is narrow.
Mfm
ts\ГЊ
N
game of catching stone on back of hand
MZh
tsw|ГҐ
V
feed animals, usually ts|ГҐ, written tВ®|ГҐ
MZh
tsw|ГҐ
Dem far down there, also tО”w|ГҐ
around far down there, also tО”w|ГҐ tО”wГҐ
tsw|ГҐ dzwГҐ
MZh @_k tsw|ГҐ be
N
earthenware wide-mouthed jar, also tО”w|ГҐ be
MZi
tswВ«ГҐ
V
scoop/scratch with one hand, also tО”wВ«ГҐ
C
for pinches
a pinch of salt
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo tГ¦\Г® tswВ«ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo ГҐ| t|Г® tswВ«ГҐ tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
Please bring a pinch of salt.
MZl [aj tsw\ГҐ О”i
N
ability to make words or actions count (C)
j|Г® tsw\ГҐ О”i w\u ГҐ.
He really makes his words/actions count.
MZm
tsw_ГҐ\
C
for necklaces
nГҐ kГ¦В«o tГ¦\Г® tsw\ГҐ
one necklace
Mem
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Nh
Ni
Ni Ni
Nj
Nj
Nj
Nk
Nj [di
Nk Pk
Nl
Nl
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x
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h
Y
f
tsГ¦|ГҐ
V
block light, block view, shield from light/wind
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇi m\ГҐ mo, в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦|ГҐ. I canвЂ™t see, donвЂ™t block my view.
f\u lВ«u j|Г® tsГ¦|ГҐ du
mouthpiece of gourd reed-organ
tsГ¦В«ГҐ
V
scrub, grate, plane, written tВ®Г¦В«ГҐ
Grate the yam.
tГ¦В«o jГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ В©в€‘.
tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
grater, plane
tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ
type of fig leaf used as sandpaper
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ du wood plane
x\o tГ¦В«o ti tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ ГҐ. SheвЂ™s scrubbing the chopping block.
tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ
VS intensifier for pГ¦u вЂ�whiteвЂ™, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
pГ¦u tsГ¦В«ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ
very white, snow-white
tsГ¦ГҐ
NS pieces of cloth
pГ¶ tsГ¦ГҐ
patch
mГЊ tsГ¦ГҐ
piece of cloth
tsГ¦ГҐ
V
short of, lacking, written tВ®Г¦ГҐ
VV have no reason to
pГ¦u sГҐ b\ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ ~h\e. IвЂ™m still short of three baht.
tsГ¦ГҐ
V
slap, written tВ®Г¦ГҐ
tsГ¦ГҐ
V
hot
Very hot.
tsГ¦ГҐ pГ¦\u pГ¦\u l\e.
tsГ¦ГҐ ts|ГЇ
hot season
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
sun, weather
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ ГҐ.
The sun/weather is hot.
zГ‰ГЇ tsГ¦ГҐ
hot water
tsГ¦ГҐ О”В«ГЇ
V
well-balanced, graceful, tidy, clean,
diligent, careful, dextrous, circumspect
m\ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ О”В«ГЇ ГҐ mГҐ mВ«e kГ¦o le tО”Г¦В«ГЇ ГҐ. Clumsy people fall over often.
tsГ¦ГҐ О”В«ГЇ ГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ mВ«e kГ¦o le. Graceful people donвЂ™t fall over.
tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ
N
meteor (evil spirit, pair word for n\e), also pВ«в€‘ f\u
tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ p|Г® p|Г® mГҐ sunbird (small variety)
tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ p|Г® p|Г® z\ГҐ
sunbird (very small variety)
tsГ¦\ГҐ
V/VV hurry, be busy, urgent, also tsГ¦\ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ
quickly, also ВЇВ«Г® tsГ¦\ГҐ/tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tsГ¦\ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐe\ tВ«в€‘ do lГҐ ГҐ. He came running out in a hurry.
nu tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ h~ e\ m\ГҐ. DonвЂ™t be in a hurry.
в‰ҐwГҐ dГ”e tsГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s urgent for me to go.
tsГ¦\ГҐ
NP tea (C)
teakettle
tsГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
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w
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ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Nl Bah
Nl A\j
Nl @^j
Nl @bj
Nl Eì
Nl Ebh
tsГ¦\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГҐ jВ«e
tsГ¦\ГҐ jВ«e mi
tsГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
N
tsГ¦\ГҐ pjГҐ
N
Zbl tsГ¦\ГҐ bГЎ w\o
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo
N
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶
N
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦|o
N
tsГ¦\ГҐ k\o
Nl Gbm
Nl Kdk tsГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
Nl O\ì tsГ¦\ГҐ mjВ«Г¶
Nl Rcah tsГ¦\ГҐ s|uj
Nl [aj
Nm
Nm @bj
N]aj
N]bl
N]bl
@
b
A
p
tea (liquid)
tealeaves
tea field
tile of thatch (C), also tsГ¦\ГҐw pГ¦|Г®
soap (B)
N
wild vegetable, sometimes cultivated
salt, also tsГ¦\ГҐ bo
large leaf, also tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦|o
type of small bird
very small type of barking deer
very small type of barking deer
large leaf, also tsГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦В«Г¶ (used for wrapping,
grows near streams)
N
anise-like shrub (C),bears fragrant berries
N
V
N
sugar (вЂ�sweet saltвЂ™)
try to go first, try to win, also tО”Г¦\ГҐ mjВ«Г¶
animal with only one testicle (C)
ГҐ| m\o tsГ¦\ГҐ s|uj
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tsГ¦\ГҐ s|uj
tsГ¦\ГҐ О”i
N
tsГ¦\ГҐ О”i tГ¦\ГҐ tО”|o.
tsГ¦\ГҐ
V
dГ”e m\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ.
tsГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ l\e dГ”e ГҐ.
ГҐ| t|Г® dГ”e tsГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ.
tsГ¦\ГҐ bo
N
tsГ¦ГҐj
V
which look like black pepper)
stallion with one testicle
boar with one testicle
selfishness (C), also tsГ¦\ГҐ О”e
DonвЂ™t be selfish.
urgent, usually tsГ¦\ГҐ
ItвЂ™s not urgent for me to go.
He went right away, urgently.
ItвЂ™s urgent for me to go.
salt, see tsГ¦\ГҐ bo
chant riddles at funerals, ask riddles, or
answer riddles (C)
tsГ¦ГҐj m|Г®
riddle
tsГ¦ГҐj m|Г® tsГ¦ГҐj je ГҐ chant riddles
tsГ¦ГҐj m|Г® tsГ¦ГҐj m\ГҐ k|u. IвЂ™m not good at riddles.
tsГ¦\ГҐw
V
quarrel and fight, also tsГ¦w\ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГҐw l\ГЎ xo n|ГҐw l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. quarrelling and fighting with each other
tsГ¦\ГҐw
C
parties of people, models/fashions
a new model, a new party
j|Г® О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\ГҐw
tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\ГҐw tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\ГҐw one new model after another
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
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N
V
s|ГЇ dв€‘ m\ГҐ tsГ¦В«e.
j|Г® p|в€‘ m\ГҐ tsГ¦В«e.
tsГ¦В«e
V
j|Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tsГ¦В«e o.
dв€‘ m\ГҐ tsГ¦В«e.
j|Г® pГ¦\e m\ГҐ tsГ¦В«e.
tsГ¦В«e
N
tsГ¦В«e pГ¦u
tsГ¦В«e d\ГҐ mГҐ
tsГ¦e
NS
ГҐ\ tsГ¦e
tsГ¦e
V
w\ГҐ s\в€‘ tsГ¦e fu lГҐ ГҐ.
tsГ¦e
V
tsГ¦e
C
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦|ГЇ
V
p|u f\u m\ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ
nu tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ.
tsГ¦|ГЇ
N
N]bl Bah tsГ¦\ГҐw pГ¦|Г®
N_i
tsГ¦В«e
N_i
N_i
N_j
N_k
N_k
N_k
Na
Nah
Nah
tile of thatch (C), also tsГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
come to an end or conclusion, usually tО”В«e
The case isnвЂ™t settled.
It is endless.
snap, come apart, cleared, usually tО”В«e
The thread snapped.
He cut it, but it didnвЂ™t part.
The way isnвЂ™t clear.
sambar deer, also tО”Г¦В«e
white sambhar deer
large sambhar deer
fourth son, usually ГҐ\ s|ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
fourth son
fall vertically, also tО”Г¦e
Hail was falling.
weigh, also tО”Г¦e
four gram weight, also tО”Г¦e
some words written as tО”Г¦i/tsГ¦в€‘
worry, bear a grudge, begrudge
I donвЂ™t begrudge it.
DonвЂ™t worry.
short section in basket weaving, allowing a
round body on a square base
tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ
VS
real
real silver
pГ¦u tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ
tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ ko d\Г¶
oneself (вЂ�real bodyвЂ™), also ts|ГЇ tО”\ГҐ
nu tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ ko d\Г¶ you yourself
ГҐ\ tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ
really
tsГ¦|ГЇ z\ГҐ
N
young animal or bird
tsГ¦|ГЇГҐ\
VS -ish, of colours
ГҐ| t|Г® pГ¦u pГ¦u tsГ¦|ГЇГҐ\
whitish
|ГҐ t|Г® ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\_ГЇ tsГ¦|ГЇ\ГҐ greenish
|ГҐ t|Г® О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ tsГ¦|ГЇ\ГҐ
reddish
tsГ¦В«ГЇ
V
be caught between
j|Г® l\ГЎ ВЇi sВ«в€‘ kГ¦u ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГЇ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His finger is caught in a hole in the
Nah Nal
Nah Tl
Nahn:
Nai
wood.
W
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X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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j
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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e
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Nai
Nai Nai
Naj
@
b
A
p
tsГ¦В«ГЇ
NS seventh in birth order (C), also g\ГЎ/tГҐ
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
seventh son, also ГҐ
| g\ГЎ
seventh daughter, also ГҐ
\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ m|Г®/|ГҐtГҐ
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ
tsГ¦В«ГЇ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
Vs
intensifier for black, dark
very black, very dark
nГЎ tsГ¦В«ГЇ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
foot, leg, written tО”Г¦i
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГЎ
steps
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\ГЎ ВЇ|Г® ГҐ
cut steps
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ b\y
hock, back of heel
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”u
leggings
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pjГҐ
instep
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ
big toe, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ du
heel
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ
foot, leg
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ lГЎ
place where feet push foot rice pounder
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\ГЎ
вЂ�spurвЂ™ on chickenвЂ™s leg
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ du
footprint, footstep
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tВ«Г¶ ГҐ
sound in leg
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|Г® ГҐ
operate foot-pounder
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|Г® tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
She is foot-pounding.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
webbed foot, insect web
b\e tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
caterpillar web
ГҐ\ g\ГҐ mГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
spider web
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\e ГҐ
stumble, stub oneвЂ™s toes
m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\e
not stumble
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\o
a step forward, a stride
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\o tО”|ГЇ ГҐ.
He took a step forward.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ g\o ГҐ
crippled, lame, club-footed
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ g\o ГҐ mГҐ ВЇГҐ, tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tВ«Г¶ le ГҐ. The lame one is becoming sound in leg.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kwГҐ
sole
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”\u/dz\u
leg tendon
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”u/dzu
legging
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ
ankle, knee, hip (вЂ�leg jointвЂ™)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ g\в€‘ ГҐ
kneel
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
big toes, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mjГҐ
gaps between toes
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ nГҐ kГҐ
knee (вЂ�leg socketвЂ™), also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi
shoes; toes
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi k|в€‘ t|в€‘
little toe
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi k|в€‘ t|в€‘ z\ГҐ little toe
B C
pГ¦ d
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t
E
tГ¦
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g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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l
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tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ s|o
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ s|o l\ГЎ s|o
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘ xВ«в€‘ tО”В«ГҐ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y mГҐ s\в€‘
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«ГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”\ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
NS
m\Г® mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
NP
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u О”_\ГҐ
m\o gw\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ j|Г®
Naj
Naj
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u tГ¦\Г® d\u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦u
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\в€‘
Naj
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ je ГҐ lo.
kwГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
~hi kwГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
Naj
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
PN
k|u zo tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
k|u zo m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
s|ГЇ m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bi ГҐ
ГҐ mjГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”o\ГҐ
Naj @ej tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ pГ¦Г¶
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ О”i kГҐ
Naj Nal tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
Naj P\ai tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o
Naj Tl
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ
N
W
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ГЎ
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lame
crippled with withered limbs
puttees (as worn by Akha and Karen women)
She is putting on her puttees.
calf, leg, below knee
calf
water bird (вЂ�long-legged birdвЂ™)
toenail, claw
horn, written tО”Г¦i
rays of sun
horn
mortar
rice treadmill, large foot-operated mortar
rhythm (вЂ�rice-pounder soundвЂ™)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ d\u О”\ГҐ nГҐ nВ«ГҐ xГҐ ГҐ.This song has a nice
rhythm.
one rice pounder
small mortar
pestle
reach, arrive at, also p_e, written tО”Г¦i
He has arrived.
to
to the house
compared to, as many as, also tО”Г¦i
as many as nine people
more than nine people
more beautiful than ..
How many are there?
banjo, also tО”Г¦i bв€‘
banjo sound box
one banjo
banjo stem
clothes (baby talk), see mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ/bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ
this year, written tО”Г¦i nВ«Г®
this one year
cord, string, thread, rope, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ_
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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j|Г® mjГ¶ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ mjГ¶ tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
Num
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|Г®
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ zo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
NS
ГҐ\ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
C
s\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
j|Г® w\o to tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
Nak
Nak
Nak
Nal
Nal
Nal
Nal
Nal
Nal
Nal
Nal
say a personвЂ™s name when a respectful
kin-term is required
He called him names (using a nickname to oneвЂ™s face)
DonвЂ™t call me by name.
ten, also tsГ‰ГЇ in вЂ�20вЂ™
eleven
There are ten people here.
eighth son, usually pВ«ГҐ
eighth son, usually ГҐ
\ pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
for knives, axes, hoes, bones, etc
one tooth
one bone
one knife
paper streamers offered at certain ceremonies
such as bridge building and rest house building
tsГ¦\ГЇ О”В«ГҐ ГҐ
perform streamer ceremonies
tsГ¦\ГЇ
V
wash
bГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ ГҐ. SheвЂ™s washing clothes.
tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
feces, usually tО”Г¦\Г®
tsГ¦\ГЇ
NS section of fruit
Nak tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
tooth, usually s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
IвЂ™ve got toothache.
tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ.
Nai B\h tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦В«ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ N
front-to-back roof joists,
also tsГ¦В«ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ
tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦В«ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ bj\ГҐ je ГҐ. IвЂ™m going to hew roof joists.
[aj tsГ¦\ГЇ О”i
V
diligent, meticulous (C)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ О”i ГҐ.
He is meticulous.
[dj Tl tsГ¦\ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ N
a small grain-eating bird, flies in flocks;
females yellowish, males reddish-brown, the size
of a sparrow
tsГ¦\ГЇ
V
j|Г® l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ b\y my tsГ¦\ГЇ ГҐ.
tsГ¦_ГЇ\
NS
nГЎ tsГ¦_ГЇ\
l|ГЎ tsГ¦_\ГЇ
О”\ГҐ tsГ¦_\ГЇ
Nam
Nam
@
b
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
Nak
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
pinch, nip, splice a loop in a rope
DonвЂ™t pinch his arm.
He is splicing a loop on his cross-bow string.
medicine
medicine
medicine to make one young
medicine to bring the dead alive
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Nam \_h
V
kindness, merit from kindness, obligation,
also Г‚en tО”Г¦\Г®в‰Ґ (C)
I wonвЂ™t forget your
nu tsГ¦\ГЇ j|e dГ”o ГҐ mГҐ в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ mВ«e di.
tsГ¦_\ГЇ j|e
kindness.
j|Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ j|e m\ГҐ dГ”o. He is not grateful.
tsГ¦\ГЇ j|e xwГҐ l\ГЎ xo wГҐ ГҐ. People should be kind to one another and so
gain merit from each other.
tsГ¦\ГЇ j|e xwГҐ wГҐ.
I must seek merit by being kind.
tsГ¦\ГЇ mГҐ
N
tsГ¦\ГЇ mГҐ l|ГЎ
tsГ¦\ГЇ mГҐ l|ГЎ mГҐ
tsГ¦\ГЇ z\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ mГҐ
tsГ¦\ГЇ z\ГҐ lВ«ГЎ z\ГҐ
tsГ¦|o
V
tО”Г¦|o gu
tsГ¦В«o gu в‰Ґ\o gu
tsГ¦В«o
V
tsГ¦В«o
V
tsГ¦В«o
NS
m|в€‘ tsГ¦В«o
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«o
tsГ¦o
V
sГҐ s\o tsГ¦o ГҐ.
tsГ¦o
PN/C
tsГ¦o
N
tsГ¦o
N
tsГ¦o bo
tsГ¦o b\o lo z\ГҐ
tsГ¦o bjГҐ
tsГ¦o p|ГҐ k|ГҐ
tsГ¦o p|ГҐ z\ГҐ
tsГ¦o pГ¦j\Г¶ w\ГҐ pГ¦j\Г¶
tsГ¦o kГ¦\u
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶ pГ¦\ГҐ
tsГ¦o dГ”Г¶ mГҐ
tsГ¦o dz\ГҐ l\ГҐ mГҐ
tsГ¦o m\o
tsГ¦o mв€‘
Nam Oj
Nbh
Nbi
Nbi
Nbi
Nbj
Nbj
Nbj
Nbk
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
daughter-in-law
new bride
new bride
daughters-in-law
descendants
sin against, do wrong, usually tО”Г¦|o/tО”Г¦ГҐ
errors, mistakes
errors, mistakes
shave, cut hair, also tО”Г¦В«o
tie up, fasten, also tО”Г¦В«o
axe, also tО”Г¦В«o
sickle (вЂ�tail axeвЂ™)
axe
erode, also tО”Г¦o/tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/tsГ¦oв‰Ґ
erode into a gully
reciprocal, usually tО”Г¦o
onion (C), also tsГ¦oв‰Ґ/tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶
person, people, also tО”Г¦o/l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
rich people
mythical midgets, live in an underground world
bad people
mute people
males
ancestors (those who have become people)
thieves
middle-aged married people
married man
married woman
mythical cannabalistic nymph
old people, elders
stupid people
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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NbPh
NbUj
NbUj
Nbl
tsГ¦o lГ¶ z\ГҐ
men in prime of life
tsГ¦o l\Г¶
barren, childless person
tsГ¦o l\Г¶ pГ¦\ГҐ
childless man
tsГ¦o l\Г¶ mГҐ
barren woman
tsГ¦o s|ГҐ tsГ¦o g\в€‘ l\в€‘ the poor and needy
tsГ¦o z\ГҐ w\ГҐ z\ГҐ
people
tsГ¦o h~ ГҐ
soul stuff
tsГ¦o h~ГҐ b\ГҐ le ГҐ.
His soul is thin (weak, sickly, in danger, etc.).
tsГ¦o h~ ГҐ kГ¦u ГҐ.
He is calling his soul (for sickness/weakness).
tsГ¦o h~ i
evil people
tsГ¦o w|u
crazy people
tsГ¦o w\u
adult people
tsГ¦o xВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ
tempter
tsГ¦o О”Г‰ГЇ
dead people
tsГ¦o ij\ГҐ l\ГЎ
dwarf
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
people
tsГ¦|on
V
have a burning in the nose, (C) also tО”Г¦|on
tsГ¦oв‰Ґ
N
onion (C), also tsГ¦o/tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г¶
tsГ¦oв‰Ґ
V
erode, also tО”Г¦o/tО”Г¦oв‰Ґ/tsГ¦o
sГҐ s\o tsГ¦oв‰Ґ ГҐ.
erode into a gully
tsГ¦\o
PN and, with (conjoins identical nouns), usually tО”Г¦\o
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\o x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. Chinese are fighting with Chinese.
j|Г® w\ГҐ tsГ¦\o j|Г® w\ГҐ gwГҐ dГ”Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They were discussing with one
another.
tsГ¦\o
V
six (before non-creaky tone), usually tО”Г¦\o
tsГ¦\o
V
straighten arrows, usually tО”Г¦\o
tsГ¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
N
Kachin, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
tsГ¦\o
V
six (before creaky tone), usually tО”Г¦\o
tsГ¦u
V
burn, bake, also tО”Г¦u
burnt, rotten paper
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tsГ¦u tО”Г¦\ГЇ
tsГ¦u tsГ¦u dГ”ГҐ dГ”ГҐ nГҐ malaria
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tsГ¦u ГҐ
annoyed, impatient
|ГҐ w\ГЎ tsГ¦u ГҐ
burn bristles off a pig
Ncl P]bh tsГ¦\u n|ГҐw
V
have indigestion
After IвЂ™d eaten I had indigestion.
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ В©в€‘ tsГ¦\u n|ГҐw ГҐ.
Ncal
tsГ¦\uj
V/N hammer, punch/fist (C), usually tО”Г¦\uj/tsГ¦w\ГҐj
a hammer, also tО”Г¦\uj tsГ‰ГЇ/tsГ¦w\ГҐj tsГ‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\uj tsГ‰ГЇ
Nbl
Nbl
Nbl Bl
Nbm
Nck
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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tsГ¦в€‘/tsГ¦ГЊ
all usually pronounced tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦В«в€‘
V
decide, usually dв€‘ (вЂ�cutвЂ™)
bГЎ tsГ¦В«в€‘ ГҐ.
make verbal decision
d\y dГ”\ГҐ tsГ¦В«в€‘ ГҐ.
make a mental decision
Nej
tsГ¦в€‘
V
support, mention in good sense
tsГ¦в€‘ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He supported it from below.
Nej Gej tsГ¦в€‘ kв€‘
V
flatter
nu в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tsГ¦в€‘ kв€‘ ГҐ mГҐ l\e в‰Ґo. You are only flattering me.
Nek
tsГ¦в€‘
NS/V oil, fat
sesame oil
n|Г¶ tsГ¦в€‘
l\ГҐ t|Г® so tsГ¦в€‘
peanut oil
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘
oil, fat
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ tsГ¦в€‘ ГҐ. The pigs are very fat.
Nek
tsГ¦в€‘
V
scoop out from hot liquid
Nel
tsГ¦\в€‘
N
nasal mucus
cough up mucus
tsГ¦\в€‘ tО”|ГЇ ГҐ
tsГ¦\в€‘ n|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
phlegm
tsГ¦\в€‘ n|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ tО”Г¦wВ«ГҐ fu В©в€‘. Clear the phlegm from your throat.
tsГ¦\в€‘ xв€‘ nГҐ
have a cold
n|ГҐ kГ¦u tsГ¦\в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ\ГҐ
small piece of mucus
tsГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ| m|e h~ в€‘
В« В©в€‘. Blow your nose.
j|Г® tsГ¦\в€‘ do ГҐ.
His nose is running.
Nel
tsГ¦\в€‘
V
cut with scissors or shears
scissors, traps involving scissor movement
tsГ¦\в€‘ tГЎ
ГҐ| pГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ| tsГ¦\в€‘ tГЎ
rat trap
Nel
tsГ¦\в€‘
C
for layers, also tО”Г¦\ГЇ/tsГ¦\ГЇ
Nel
tsГ¦\в€‘
V
cut out with scissors or shears
She is cutting out cloth.
mГЊ tsГ¦\в€‘ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Nem
tsГ¦_в€‘
N
age, time one has lived
tsГ¦\в€‘ z\ГҐ lВ«ГЎ z\ГҐ
descendants
j|Г® tsГ¦\в€‘ zo ГҐ.
He is young.
j|Г® tsГ¦\в€‘ m\o ГҐ.
He is old.
tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\в€‘
one lifetime
tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® t|ГҐj
a long lifetime
Nem
tsГ¦\в€‘
N
lead
po s\в€‘ О”В«ГҐ du tsГ¦\в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o. I havenвЂ™t any lead for making bullets.
Nem
tsГ¦_в€‘
V
be active, not lazy
Ne/Nf
Nei
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Nem
Nem C_l
Nfi
NZh
NZh
NZh Eh
NZh Rah
tsГ¦_в€‘
C
d\y dz\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ we tsГ¦В«ГЊ ГҐ
tsГ¦\в€‘ d\e
V
tsГ¦\в€‘ d\e su
tsГ¦В«ГЊ
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e o.
sВ«в€‘ we tsГ¦В«ГЊ ГҐ
tsГ¦w|ГҐ
V
tsГ¦w|ГҐ
C
tsГ¦w|ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
N
tsГ¦w|ГҐ s|ГЇ
V
for flowers
think and decide
pick flowers
understand
a show-off
pluck flowers/leaves) break/part (of thread)
The thread has broken.
pluck a flower
visit (C), also tО”Г¦w|ГҐ
for bunches, also tО”Г¦w|ГҐ
steaming ritual, also tО”Г¦w|ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
naughty, meddling, quick and fidgety,
also tО”Г¦w|ГҐ s|ГЇ
poke through, thread through, also tО”Г¦wГҐ
tsГ¦wГҐ le o. He shot an arrow, it stuck in over there
a peppery soup, also tО”Г¦wГҐ tГ¦ГҐ (C)
dig out roots with hoe
tsГ¦wГҐ
V
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ bв€‘ В©в€‘ gwГҐ
NZj Ej tsГ¦wГҐ tГ¦ГҐ
N
NZl
tsГ¦w\ГҐ
V
dig out roots from field
~hГҐ mi tsГ¦w\ГҐ ГҐ
NZl
tsГ¦w\ГҐ
V
quarrel, also tО”Г¦w\ГҐ/ tsГ¦\ГҐw
tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ n|ГҐw l\ГЎ xo. DonвЂ™t quarrel and fight.
NZ]al tsГ¦w\ГҐj
V/N punch, hammer, fist (C) , also tО”Г¦\uj/tsГ¦\uj
tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦w\ГҐj l\ГЎ xo. DonвЂ™t punch each other.
NZj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Oi
m|ГҐ
V
teach, show
male teacher/pastor
m|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
m|ГҐ g\в€‘ pГ¶ g\в€‘
Song of Teaching
m|ГҐ mГҐ
female teacher/pastor
m|ГҐ mj\Г¶
traditional story, genealogy
m|ГҐ fu В©в€‘
give a command
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ m|ГҐ su
teacher
z\ГҐ m|ГҐ nГ¶ pГ¶
Song of Teaching Children
|ГҐ t|Г® tВ«ГЎ lГҐ m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ.
Please bring it and show it to me.
m|ГҐ
NP land of the dead
basket for grave
m|ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
gate of the land of dead
m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ в‰Ґ|ГҐ
spread open gate of the land of dead
m|ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
road to land of dead
m|ГҐ dГ”ГҐ m|ГҐ m\o gw\ГҐ
song teaching the road to land of dead
m|ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
ruler of the land of dead
m|ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ mГҐ
wife of ruler of the land of dead
m|ГҐ mi
land of the dead
m|ГҐ mi m\y
land of the dead
m|ГҐ m\y m|ГҐ mi
land of the dead
@\l m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ
N
small kinds of bee, see bj\ГҐ
bee which makes small hive on branch
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ mГҐ
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
small striped bee
m|ГҐ bj\ГҐ О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
small red bee
Gi
m|ГҐ kВ«ГҐ
N
guava (T)
guava fruit
m|ГҐ kВ«ГҐ s\в€‘
Oh
m|ГҐ m|ГҐ
N
rice (baby talk), also m\ГҐ mВ«ГҐ, usually dzГҐ
Oj m|ГҐ mГҐ
N
mother (C), usually mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
Obj m|ГҐ mo
N
mango (T), also m|ГҐ mo
Q_Uh m|ГҐ l|eв‰Ґ
N
cancer (T), see hw\ГҐ l\ГҐ
have cancer
m|ГҐ lВ«eв‰Ґ nГҐ
Qm
m|ГҐ l\ГҐ
C
a group of mother and children
ВЇ\Г® m|ГҐ l\ГҐ
a mother and one of her children
в‰Ґw\ГҐ m|ГҐ l\ГҐ
a mother and four of her children
P\ch: Lak m|ГҐ ВЇВ»u dzГ‰ГЇ
N
kapok tree (T)
Rbm Lak m|ГҐ s\o dzГ‰ГЇ N
type of asoka tree, Saraca declimata,
deer eat fallen pods (T)
mВ«ГҐ
V
massage, rub
W
x
X
h
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Oi Oj
Oj
mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
N
mother (C), also mВ«ГҐГҐ, ГҐ mГҐ, m|ГҐ mГҐ
mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
major word, basic word in a couplet
j|Г® mВ«ГҐ mГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ, j|Г® t|ГҐ tГ¦\o. This isnвЂ™t the main word, itвЂ™s the pair.
mГҐ
NS female
mГҐ k|o t|o m\в€‘ k|o t|o like mother, like daughter (вЂ�if the mother is crested,
mГҐ t|Г®
ВЇВ«ГҐ mГҐ t|Г® z\ГҐ
mГҐ tsВ«o
mГҐ mГҐ
li su mГҐ
|ГҐ m\Г® mГҐ
|ГҐ m\Г® lВ«e
|ГҐ m\o mГҐ
\ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ
Oj
mГҐ
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ
l\ГЎ mГҐ
В©|ГҐ mГҐ
Oj Bal mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
N
Oj Gj mГҐ kГҐ
V
tО”Г¦o w\u mГҐ kГҐ
x\в€‘ mГҐ kГҐ
Oj Gj mГҐ kГҐ
NS
tГ¦\Г® hj~ГҐ mГҐ kГҐ
tГ¦\Г® hj~ВёГҐ mГҐ kГҐ
Oj Gbj Qbk Cah mГҐ ko lo d|Г®
Oj Ql
mГҐ l\ГҐ
N
OjqQai Rbj mГҐlВ«Г® so N
Oj Qaj Qaj mГҐ li li
N
Oj Rel mГҐ s\в€‘
NS
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
dzГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y mГҐ s\в€‘
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A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
so is the daughterвЂ™)
lone woman
lone female bird
consonant
mother (babytalk), see mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
Lisu woman
first daughter, also ГҐ
\ t|ГҐ m\Г®/|ГҐnГҐ
second daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«e mГҐ,
also \ГҐt|ГҐ m\Г®/|ГҐnГҐ
mare
second daughter, also |ГҐm\Г® lВ«e/\ГҐlВ«e m|Г®/|ГҐВЇi
third daughter, also ГҐ
| sГҐ mГҐ/|ГҐsГҐ m|Г®/|ГҐtО”ГҐ
hen
large one; nominaliser
big toe
heart
thumb
big rock
bow of a crossbow, also tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mГҐ pГ¦\Г®
big, fat, roly-poly (derogatory)
huge people
big fat Chinese person
whole, complete (вЂ�fat femaleвЂ™)
all of 100 baht
the whole night
N
type of bulbul
elder brotherвЂ™s wife, also mГҐ l\ГҐ
Catholicism, also z\omГҐ so
mule, also le le/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ/tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o
unmilled grain, part of a whole
unmilled corn
unmilled rice
calf muscle
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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j|Г® mГҐ s\в€‘
m~ГҐ
N
m~ГҐ d\в€‘ ГҐ.
mГҐ
NP
mГҐ b\ГҐ
mГҐ be
mГҐ pГ¦Г¶
mГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
mГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ mГҐ b\в€‘
mГҐ dГҐ
mГҐ tГ¦В«u
mГҐ dВ«ГЎ tО”|o
mГҐ d\_y
mГҐ go
mГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ lВ«ГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦|o (tГҐ)
mГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ ts|ГЇ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ mjГҐ s\в€‘
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ nГЎ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
mГҐ ts\ГҐ tО”|o
mГҐ dГ”\u
mГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
mГҐ m\y
mГҐ n\e
mГҐ lo
mГҐ s\u
mГҐ h~ ГЎ
В«
mГҐ
V
dzГҐ mГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ mГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
mГҐ
C
pГ¦u ГҐ mГҐ
OjвЂ™
Ok
Ok
Ok
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
its components, its unmilled or assembled form
gong, also mГҐв‰Ґ
He is beating the gong.
bamboo
kind of thin bamboo
growth on outside of bamboo (see be tО”\e вЂ�goitreвЂ™)
large bamboo basket for storing harvest
bamboo board
unevenly broken pieces of bamboo
kind of long bamboo
bamboo tube for carrying water
bamboo torch, also mГҐ ts\ГҐ tО”|o
sheath on outside of bamboo
bamboo jewsharp
sticky rice cooked inside a bamboo tube (T)
bamboo off-cuts for cups, etc.
lengthwise half of bamboo for roof tile
bamboo
cut length of whole bamboo
kind of large bamboo
cut length of part of bamboo
bamboo joint
minor branch of bamboo
kind of dark bamboo
lump on outside of bamboo
kind of yellow bamboo
bamboo torch, also mГҐ dВ«ГЎ tО”|o
bamboo fibre
sugarcane (вЂ�sweet bambooвЂ™)
bamboo shoots
bamboo strip (for tying)
kind of light bamboo
kind of bamboo with hard yellow wood
bamboo rat
become hard and ripen (of grain)
The rice is filling out.
The corn is filling out.
general classifier/relativiser
white ones
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b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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k|o kГЊ mГҐ
go ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ mГҐ
ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ mГҐ
lГҐ nВ«ГҐ mГҐ
j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ me dГ”e ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ m\o mГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
ГҐ| m\o pГ¦u ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ mГҐ |e
Ok P\ci mГҐ ВЇВ«u
N
Ol
m\ГҐ
m\ГҐ bГЎ
the past
those two people
two things
two people
the future
a big one
the one that went yesterday
two mares
the horse which is white
who?
whoever/no one
gourd flute (C), usually f\u lВ«u
negative, not, also m
\
also sometimes as negative imperative
instead of tГ¦\ГҐ
including (in a positive sentence);
neither (in a negative sentence)
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ bГЎ, \ГҐ gВ«o m\ГҐ bГЎ, ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o m\ГҐ bГЎ, |ГҐ О”|ГЇ gu m\ГҐ dГҐ.
There was plenty of everything, including knives,
hoes and axes.
ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ bГЎ, \ГҐ gВ«o m\ГҐ bГЎ, ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o m\ГҐ bГЎ, |ГҐ О”\ГЇ |e m\ГҐ dГ”o.
He had no knife, hoe or axe.
m\ГҐ dГҐ m\ГҐ s\ГҐ N
impossibilities, also m\ГҐ dГҐ m\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ
su m\ГҐ dГҐ m\ГҐ s\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ nГ¶. DonвЂ™t desire things others cannot give.
m\ГҐ dВ»y
still
Ol
m\ГҐ
V
plough
They are ploughing paddy fields.
de mi m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Ol
m\ГҐ
PF
imperative marker
Ol Ej Rel m\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ s\в€‘ N
battery (Shan)
Ol Gbk Ph Oel Bah Lak N
large tree (NT) with green sour fruit pickled by
m\ГҐ k_o\ n|ГҐ m
\ pГ¦|Г® dzГ‰ГЇ Northern Thai and made into pepper paste
Ol Oi
m\ГҐ mВ«ГҐ
N
rice (baby talk), also m|ГҐ m|ГҐ, usually dzГҐ
Ol Ol
m\ГҐ m\ГҐ
V
certain, true
I canвЂ™t say for certain.
m\ГҐ m\ГҐ ВЇi bГЎ m\ГҐ nГҐ.
m\ГҐ m\ГҐ ВЇi dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґo.IвЂ™m going for certain.
m\ГҐ m\ГҐ ВЇi в‰Ґo.
ItвЂ™s for sure.
Ol P]bl m\ГҐ n\ГҐw
N
lime (T)
Ol Pah m\ГҐ n|Г®
N
rice steamer, also m\ГҐ_ n|Г® or m\ГҐ_ ВЇ|Г®
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A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Ol
Ol
Ol
Ol
Om
Om
N
m\ГҐ s|ГҐ pГ¦|o s\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® s\ГЇ
Rm _h Lak m\ГҐ s\ГҐ |e dzГ‰ГЇ
Zh Rel m\ГҐ w|ГҐ s\в€‘ N
Vi A\`j m\ГҐ ~hВ«ГҐ pj_Г¶ N
Zbi m\ГҐ wВ«o
A
Ej Rai m\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ sВ«ГЇ
N
Mm
m\ГҐ ts\ГҐ
N
W
x
X
h
Ol Rh Bbh m\ГҐ s|ГҐ pГ¦|o
papaya
one papaya fruit
N
kind of tree with large leaves
orange
common vine with hooked thorns
quietly (вЂ�not disputatiousвЂ™)
flashlight, also m\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ sВ«ГЇ
down-payment, reservation,
also m\ГҐ tsВ«ГҐ
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ ts\ГҐ k_в€‘ t|Г® В©\в€‘ o. I have made a down-payment.
Om Nj [di m\ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ О”В«ГЇ N
prostitute, slovenly person
m\ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ О”В«ГЇ mГҐ
prostitute, slovenly woman
Om P\ah m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
N
rice steamer, also m\ГҐ n|Г® or m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
Om Rh Lak m\ГҐ s|ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ N
fruit-bearing riverine tree (T)
Om Rh _i Lak m\ГҐ s|ГҐ В«e dzГ‰ГЇ
N
large berry-bearing tree (T)
Ohl
mВ»ГҐ
PF
polite imperative marker
tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e ~h\e mВ»ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t go yet, please.
O]al Rbm Lak m\ГҐi s\o dzГ‰ГЇ
N
teak (T), also m\ГЎ s\ГҐ dzО©
O]Uj
mГҐв‰Ґ
N
gong, also m~ГҐ
O^h
m|ГЎ
N
soot (on pots), see |ГҐ t|o m\Г®_ О”\ГЎ
dzГҐ m|ГЎ
a black mould which grows on rice
ГҐ| l\u m|ГЎ
soot on a pot
O^h
m|ГЎ
NS godparent (for naming ceremony)
ГҐ\ b\ГҐ m|ГЎ
godfather
ГҐ mГҐ m|ГЎ
godmother
O^h
m|ГЎ
V
song pair word for d\e
O^h Tal m|ГЎ z\ГЇ
N
brown kinds of fly
Oî
mВ«ГЎ
N
pair word for zГ‰ГЇ вЂ�longevityвЂ™
zв€‘ О”_Г‰ГЇ mВ«ГЎ О”_Г‰ГЇ tsГ‰ГЇ. May he have long life.
Oî
mВ«ГЎ
V
give to or do for someone else
song of building bridge for relatives
g\o ku mВ«ГЎ ku m\o gw\ГҐ
Oî
mВ«ГЎ
C
back basket load
cross-strip holding rafters
l\ГҐ mВ«ГЎ
Oî Lak mВ«ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
rhododendron, azalea
tree for making banjo (not found in Thailand)
so mВ«ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
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Z
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ГЎ
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a
b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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mВ«ГЎ
V
stupid, not alert, daydreaming
stupid person
tsГ¦o mВ«ГЎ
mВ«ГЎ lГҐ we
kind of flower
O^j
mГЎ
V
overlap
tГ¦\Г® pГ¦j|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦j|ГҐ mГЎ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. One card is overlapping the other.
mГЎ l\ГЎ xo dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
They are piled one on top of the other.
O^k
mГЎ
V
carry on the back, bear
TheyвЂ™re carrying corn.
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ mГЎ ГҐ.
tО”|Г¶ mГЎ ГҐ.
He bears the guilt.
O^k
mГЎ
V
put on lid, put in pocket, duplicate
O^l
m\ГЎ
V
tasteless
It is tasteless.
m\ГЎ m\ГЎ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
O^l Rl Lakm\ГЎ s\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ N
teak (T), also m\ГҐi s\o dzО©
O^m
m_ГЎ
\
N
horizontal twill on twine in basketwork
j|Г® m\ГЎ j|Г® p|oв‰Ґ
the horizontal twills and the vertical spokes
O^m
m\ГЎ
N
soldier
m\ГЎ pГ¦\ГҐ
soldier
m\ГЎ dГ”u
group of soldiers, army unit
m\ГЎ sО© pГ¦\ГҐ
officer
m\ГЎ xw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
high officer
m\ГЎ je su
those who are soldiers
x\в€‘ m\ГЎ
Kuomintang (вЂ�Chinese soldierвЂ™)
O^m
m\ГЎ
NS/C pair word for dГ”u crowds
j|Г® dГ”u j|Г® m\ГЎ
crowds
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦\Г® m\ГЎ
a crowd of people
O_h
m|e
V
tether in a pasture, also m|Г®
|ГҐ m\o gwГҐ m|e t|ГҐ. Tether the horse to graze over there.
O_h
m|e
NS girlsвЂ™ birth order names, usually mГҐ,
also m|Г®/m\Г®
second daughter of Bee clan, usually bj\ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
bj\ГҐlВ«e m|e
m|e m|e z\ГҐ
girlie, little girl
l\o m|e
last daughter, also m\в€‘ de
ГҐ\ lВ«e m|e
second daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«e mГҐ
ГҐ| sГҐ m|e
third daughter, usually ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
O_h
m|e
C
metre (T), also m\e
O_h Rh m|e s|ГҐ
PN (T)for, on behalf of, also bГ¶ В©в€‘
в‰ҐwГҐ m|e s|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o wu tВ«ГЎ lГҐ В©\в€‘.Buy me one piece of cloth/clothing.
Oî
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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nu в‰ҐwГҐ m|e s|ГҐ ГҐ| t|Г® dГ”e В©\в€‘. Please go instead of me.
O_h
m|e
A
quickly, also |ГҐ m|e, |ГҐ m|e m|e, |ГҐ m|Г®
Go quickly.
m|e m|e dГ”e.
O_i
mВ«e
V
push apart with two hands,
scoop out and spread
dung beetle
p\ГҐ k\ГҐ mВ«e/tО”Г¦\Г® mВ«e mГҐ
nu mВ«e ВЇi
You rummage around and see if you can find it.
~hВ«ГЎ l\ГЎ mВ«e
mole
O_i
mВ«e
V
turn inside out/fold over/roll
roll up and attach
mВ«e dГ”\Г®
mВ«e lГҐ
unroll
l\ГЎ mВ«e
lengthwise thatch batten
l\ГЎ mВ«e m\o gw\ГҐ
style of song with reversed word order
l\ГЎ mВ«e в‰Ґ\o
riddle language, partly reversed word order
O_i Hbk mВ«e kГ¦o
V
fall down
He fell over.
mВ«e kГ¦o le o.
O_i O_i [dj mВ«e mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ N
back on oneвЂ™s track, backward
mВ«e mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ j\_Г® dГ”e o. They retraced their steps.
O_j
m_e
V
smear on
smear medicine on
nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ me ГҐ
O_j/O_k me/me
NS -day
ВЇ|Г® me
today
ГҐ\ me
yesterday
\ГҐ me О”Г‰ГЇ me
a couple of days ago
О”Г‰ГЇ me
day before yesterday
О”|Г® me
three days ago
O_j C_j me de
V
forget and leave behind, also mi le
h~ i kГ¦\u ГҐ me de o. I forgot it at home.
O_j Nk Hcl me tsГ¦ГҐ kГ¦\u
N
hole in ground
O_k
me
V
spend a whole day
It doesnвЂ™t need a whole day.
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi m\ГҐ me.
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi n\ГҐ me ГҐ.
He spent the whole day resting.
O_k
me
V/NS late in the day
ItвЂ™s getting late (nearly nightfall).
me lГҐ ГҐ.
sГҐ kГ¦u s_ГҐ me
at night
O_k I`k me dГ”Г¶
N
small nighthawk
W
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X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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^
ГЎ
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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O_k J`j Lak me tО”Г¶ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
banyan-like tree with edible flowers
me tО”Г¶ tГ¦o
O_k Jbj me tО”o
N
O_k Kd: me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
b\Г¶ n|Г¶ pГ¦В«y me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
b\y h~ ГЎ
\ my me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
me tО”Г¦\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ me tО”Г¦\ГЇ
O_k Lak me dzГ‰ГЇ
N
bud of this plant
table (Portuguese), also mВ«Г® tО”o, tsВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ (C)
tree mushroom, usually my tО”Г¦\ГЇ, also mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
kind of tree mushroom
kind of tree mushroom
one tree mushroom
yellow tree mushroom
a lily-like shrub with edible stalks, roots, buds
and fruits
me tГ¦o
the bud of this plant
me w|u p|ГҐ
variety of this shrub (вЂ�frog meвЂ™)
me w|u dy
variety of this shrub (вЂ�head meвЂ™)
O_k
me
NS what/everything (archaic), see mi
everything (archaic), see О”\ГЇ mi tsГ¦|ГЇ
О”\ГЇ me tsГ¦|ГЇ
O_k Pj Ue: Hc: me n_ГҐ \в‰Ґ kГ¦\u N
hollow in the ground
O_k Rck Re: me su s\ГЊ N
type of wild fruit
O_l
m\e
N/C adherent dirt, dregs
a bit of left-over dirt
tГ¦\Г® m\e
dГ”i pГ¦\в€‘ j|Г® m\e j|Г® bГЎ
left-over liquor dregs
dzГҐ m\e dzГҐ bГЎ z\ГҐ
left-over rice dregs
w|u m\e
dandruff, hair dirt
w|o m\e
sandgrouse, quail, also w|u m\e
one piece of dirt
j|Г® m\e tГ¦\Г® m\e
j|Г® m\e n\в€‘ le gu.
There is something adhering all over it.
|ГҐ t|o m\e О”\ГҐ
soot
O_l
m\e
V
rub
coconut (вЂ�head rub oil fruitвЂ™)
w|u m\e tsГ¦в€‘ s\ГЊ
O_l Cbk m\e do
N
horseвЂ™s bucking
|ГҐ m\o tГ¦e mГҐ m\e do m\ГҐ kГ¦wГҐ. This horse doesnвЂ™t buck.
m\e do kwГҐ
additional roof braces
O_l Maj m\e tsГ‰ГЇ
N
beard, moustache, feeler, also m\в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
also m\в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
beard hair
m\e tsГ‰ГЇ my
h~ ГЎ
В« m\e tsГ‰ГЇ
sun lizard
j|Г® m\e tsГ‰ГЇ jГ¶ ГҐ.
He has a beard.
O_l Vak m\e ~he
N
wind, also m\Г® h~ i
O_l [aj m\e О”i
N
noodles (C)
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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O_m
O_m
O_m
O_m Lam
m\e\_
V
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ m\e
m\e
V
l\ГЎ m\e
m\e
C
m\e dz\ГЇ
N
understand, hear clearly, also m\Г®_
I didnвЂ™t hear you too well and so didnвЂ™t understand.
wave to attract attention
wave arms
meter (T), also m|e
sparks, lightning,
also m\_Г® dГ”\Г®/m\Г® dГ”\e/m\в€‘ bj\Г¶/mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶
m\e dz\ГЇ j\e ГҐ.
Lightning is flashing.
ГҐ| t|o m\e dz\ГЇ
fire sparks
O_m P_m m\_e n_\e
N
small bell, also k|в€‘ l|Г®
O`h
m|Г¶
V
shake out
Shake out the blanket.
zВ«ГЇ b_y |ГҐ t|Г® m|Г¶ fu В©в€‘.
О”|ГЇ |ГҐ t|Г® m|Г¶ fu В©в€‘. Shake out the thatch.
O`h
m|Г¶
N
son-in-law, usually m|y
O`k
mГ¶
V
suck (inside the mouth)
tГ¦\ГҐ gw\ГҐ dz\ГҐ tГ¦e mГ¶ tГ¦|ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t chew it, suck it like this.
O`k Kd: mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
mushrooms, toadstools, also me/my tО”Г¦\ГЇ
b\Г¶ n|Г¶ pГ¦В«y mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ type of mushroom
b\Г¶ h~ГЎ
Вё my mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ type of mushroom
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
chicken mushrooms
O`l
m\Г¶
V
foam up, boil up
j|Г® f|y m\Г¶ do lГҐ ГҐ. It is foaming out.
O`l
m\Г¶
VS
warm
warm
lГ¶ m\Г¶ m\Г¶
Oah
m|Г®
NS/V riddle, puzzle (C), also bГЎ h~ ГЎ
| в‰Ґ\o
tsГ¦ГҐj m|Г®
riddle
tsГ¦ГҐj m|Г® tsГ¦ГҐj m\ГҐ k|u.
IвЂ™m not good at chanting riddles.
Oah
m|Г®
V
pasture on end of a rope, also m|e
a long rope for tethering horses in a pasture
|ГҐ m\o m|Г® du
|ГҐ m\o m|Г® kГЊ t|ГҐ ГҐ. The horses are tethered in a pasture.
Oah
m|Г®
NS girlsвЂ™ birth order names, usually mГҐ,
also m|e/m\Г®
second daughter of Bee clan, , usually bj\ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
bj\ГҐlВ«e m|Г®
\ГҐlВ«e m|Г®
second daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«e mГҐ
|ГҐsГҐ m|Г®
third daughter, usually ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
Oah
m|Г®
NS fate, destiny, luck (especially in type of children)
j|Г® m|Г®
fate, destiny
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
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`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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nu m|Г® kГ¦\u ГҐ.
You are doomed.
j|Г® m|Г® tГ¦\Г® m\ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. He is fortunate.
j|Г® m|Г® m\ГҐ xГҐ.
He is ill-fated (there is likelihood that one
of his children will be a werewolf).
m|Г®
C
for births
z\ГҐ nГ¶ sГҐ m|Г® dГ”o ГҐ. He has three children; they have had three births
Oah
in the family.
Oah Qam
C
m|Г® l\Г®
sГҐ m|Г® l\Г®
one great grandparent and two great
grandchildren
N
N
V
Oah [aj m|Г® О”i
Oai Jbj mВ«Г® tО”o
Oah
m|Г®
Oaj
group of great grandparent(s) and
great grandchildren
younger sisterвЂ™s husband (C)
table (Portuguese), also me tО”o, tsВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ (C)
deep (of sleep)
sleep deeply
j\Г® mв€‘ m|Г®ГҐ
mi
N
land
bв€‘ dГ”ГҐ mi
old fields, still worked
bв€‘ О”\ГЇ mi
virgin land
de mi
irrigated flat field
tГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ mi
a perpetually shaded spot
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ mi
corn field
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ mi
rice field
mi b\ГҐ
side hill slope, a hill slope viewed from the side
mi dГ”\Г¶
scorpion
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ
earth, ground
mi nГЎ
the earth (song language)
mi w\o mi
well-shaded spot, sun seldom shines
MisГ‰ГЇ
Lord of the Land (spirit)
MisГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
Sky Goddess
MisГ‰ГЇ mГҐ z\ГҐ mв€‘ fu dz\ГҐ ГҐ. вЂ�Sky Godess is sent to her weddingвЂ™:
roaring in the sky due to upper cloud turbulence
forest
a sandy patch
worked-out land
a three-bushel-of-seed field (rare)
hill field, also h
~ ГҐ mi
Oaj
Oaj
@
b
A
p
li tО”Г¦ГҐ mi
lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶ mi
s\ГҐ d\e mi
sГҐ lo mi
ГҐ mi
mi
V
cooked/ready to harvest
mi le o.
ItвЂ™s cooked.
mi le ГҐ ВЇГҐ dz\ГҐ mi ГҐ.
If itвЂ™s cooked, itвЂ™s tasty.
mi
NS pair for x\в€‘ fragments
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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nl Oaj
Oaj Cbl
Oaj Naj
Oaj Q_j
Oak
Oak
Oak Fbl
Oak Gch
Oal E^l
Oal E^l
Oal Oak
Oal
Oal Vak
W
x
X
h
Y
f
j|Г® x\в€‘ j|Г® mi
dzГҐ x\в€‘ dzГҐ mi
mГЊ x\в€‘ mГЊ mi
\ГҐ mi
PNF
mi d\o
N
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
mi dГ”\ГЇ
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
mi le
V
m\ГҐ mi le.
mi
V
d\o mi ГҐ.
kГ¦\в€‘ mi ГҐ n|ГҐ n\u ГҐ
dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ mi.
dz\ГҐ mi ГҐ.
mi tsГ¦|ГЇ
NS
\ГҐ mi
О”\ГЇ mi ts|ГЇ
mi g\o
N
mi g\o l\e ГҐ.
mi g\o mi l\e.
mi k|u
N
mi k|u s|u ГҐ.
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ
N
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ
N
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ.
m\Г® mi
N
m\Г®
NS
|ГҐ m\Г®
|ГҐ m\Г® mГҐ
|ГҐ m\Г® du
|ГҐ m\Г® lВ«e
\ГҐt|ГҐ m\Г®
m\Г® ~hi
N
m\Г® ~hi dГ”\_Г¶ ГҐ.
m\Г® ~hi lo h~ГҐ
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
fragments
crumbs of food
fragments of cloth
but, although, also x|в€‘ or \ГҐ x|в€‘
reputation, fame, see mjГ¶ d\o
pants, also mi tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ/mв€‘ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ/mi tО”Г¦i
crotch of pants
one pair of pants
forget, also me de, opposite mв€‘
I didnвЂ™t forget.
tasty, delicious
ItвЂ™s tasty to drink.
eloquent (song language)
ItвЂ™s not tasty.
ItвЂ™s tasty to eat.
what, everything, also me
what (song language), pair of ГҐ
| О”\ГЇ
everything, also О”\ГЇ me ts|ГЇ/tО”|e
a round trip in one day, also mi/me g\o
I went and came back the same day.
I went but wasnвЂ™t able to come back that day.
low clouds, mist (versus mu k|u вЂ�high cloudsвЂ™)
The mist is thickening/The clouds are thickening.
in front of, ahead, also m\y tГ¦\ГЎ or m\в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
ahead, in front, also ГҐ
| m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
ahead, in front, usually m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
dawn
The dawn is breaking.
sun (song language), also m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
daughter, see also m|e/m|Г®
daughter (song language)
first daughter, also ГҐ
\ t|a m\Г®/|ГҐnГҐ
first daughter of same-sex sibling, also m\в€‘ du
second daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«e mГҐ
first daughter, usually ГҐ
| m\Г® mГҐ
wind, also m\e h~ i, m\e h~ e
The wind is blowing.
a tempest, a strong wind
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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j|Г® m\Г® ~hi pj_Г¶ ГҐ.
He is letting the wind cool him down.
j|Г® m\Г® ~hi tО”В«ГЇ ГҐ.
He is having convulsions.
j|Г® m\Г® ~hi w\u ГҐ.
His is a loud-mouth.
Oam
m\Г®
N
reputation (for witchcraft)
j|Г® m\Г® m\ГҐ xГҐ.
He is bewitched/He is a witch.
j|Г® m\Г® xГҐ ГҐ.
He is not bewitched.
Oam
m_\Г®
V
clear, open, face to face (C)
openly, face to face
m\_Г® m\_Г®
m\_Г® m\_Г® ВЇi b\ГЎ В©\в€‘. Say it openly.
m\Г®_ m\Г®_ ВЇi mo l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They saw each other face to face.
|ГҐ t|Г® tО”Г¦\_Г¶ m\_Г® В©\в€‘./|ГҐ t|Г® bГЎ m\_Г® В©\в€‘. Tell him to his face.
Oam Lam m_\Г® dz\Г®
N
sparks, live coals, also m\e dГ”\_Г® or m\_Г® dГ”\e
|ГҐ t|o m\i dz\Г®_
fire sparks
Oam Rh Oj m\Г® s|ГҐ mГҐ N
cockroach, also b\в€‘/b\e/m\ГЊ s|ГҐ mГҐ
Oam [^m m_\Г® О”\ГЎ
N
soot
|ГҐ t|o m\i О”\ГЎ
fire sparks
Obh
m|o
V
aim, point at
He canвЂ™t aim properly.
po m|o m\ГҐ k|u.
Obh
m|o
V
show, reveal, also m|ГҐ (T)
|ГҐ t|Г® m|o g\в€‘.
Please show me.
Obh
m|o
PN intensifier for preceding noun
tГ¦e mГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ m|o ~h|Г®, tГ¦\Г® dz\ГЇ j_e ГҐ h~eВё . And beyond this, he
went and did something more.
m|o
N/V
m|o tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘
m|o j|Г® t|Г®
m|o j|Г® k|ГҐj
m|o j|Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
dzГҐ m|o ГҐ
Obh
m|o
N
tГ¶ m|o\ГҐ
\ГҐ m|o mo
\ГҐ m|o mo kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Obh @dl m|o b\y
N
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® m|o b\y
Obh Obh m|o m|o
A
Obh Obj m|o mo
N
Obh
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
millstone, to mill
one millstone
lower millstone
handle of millstone
upper millstone
mill rice with a millstone
height, see mo
equally high, also tГ¶ mo
extremely high
It is extremely high
hump
cowвЂ™s hump
by accident
mango (T), usually m|ГҐ mo
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Obi
Obi
Obi
Obi
m|o mo dzГ‰ГЇ
mango tree
mВ«o
N
tattoo
He has a tattoo.
mВ«o tГ¦В«o kв€‘ t|ГҐ.
Dk Mam mВ«o tГҐ ts\ГЇ V
very unfortunate
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ mВ«o tГҐ ts\_ГЇ.
He is not so unfortunate.
Lak mВ«o dzГ‰ГЇ
N
thin tree with small leaves
Mam mВ«o ts\ГЇ
N
a cover term for unknown grains,
including wheat, barley, oats, etc.;
formerly referred to edible JobвЂ™s tears
Obi Ofi mВ«o mВ«в€‘
N
village priest, usually mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ pГ¦\ГҐ
Obi Yci Obi Del mВ«o fВ«u mВ«o t\в€‘
V
greedy, rapacious
Obj
mo
V
high/tall, also m|o
bo mo
mo tГЎ О”_Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ li tО”Г¦i mo \ГҐ.
ГҐ mo tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ m_o.
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ mo ГҐ.
tГ¶ mo
tГ¦e mo
\ГҐ m|o mo
ГҐ mo mo
\ГҐ m|o mo kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Obk
mo
V
ВЇi m\ГҐ mo.
ГҐ\ me tГ¦\ГЎ mo ГҐ.
Obk
mo
V
w\ГҐ mo dz\ГҐ su
w\ГҐ mo ГҐ
Obk
mo
N
mo tВ«Г¶
О”Г‰ГЇ mo
Obk Dbj mo to
N
Obk Pbk mo no
N
mo no tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
Obl
m\o
V
tО”Г¦o m\o
tО”Г¦o m\o pГ¦\ГҐ
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
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]
Г·
^
ГЎ
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thanks
the high side
How tall/high is it?
How tall/high is it?
It is very low.
It is very high.
equally high, also tГ¶ m|o\ГҐ
this high
extremely high
very high
It is extremely high
see
I canвЂ™t see (too dark).
I saw him yesterday.
be employed, hire oneself out
hired hands
work for wages
corpse
wrappings of a corpse (white cloth)
corpse of a person
car (E), usually l\o
bag, sack, also mu nu
one sack
old (animate)
an old person
an old man
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Obl
tО”Г¦o m\o mГҐ
m_o lГҐ ГҐ.
m\o
NS
dz\ГЇ m\o
ts|ГҐ m\o mГҐ
w|y pГ¦\ГҐ m\o
w|y m_ГҐ m\o
|ГҐ p|ГҐ m\o
ГҐ| z\ГҐ m\o
Obl
m\o
NS/P
tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o
m\o kГ¦\o
|ГҐ m\o
Obl FZl m\o gw\ГҐ
N
m\o gw\ГҐ pГ¦Г¶
m\o gw\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶
m\o gw\ГҐ gwГҐ ГҐ.
Obl O_l Lak m\o m\e dzГ‰ГЇ
Obl Pbl m\o n\o
A
m\o n\o m\o n\o tО”Г¦\Г¶
Obm
m\o
N/V
m\o bв€‘
m\o bв€‘ xВ«ГҐ
m\o pГ¶
m\o n|ГЎ ГҐ.
m\o w|u pГ¦u
ГҐ mi m\o je ГҐ.
Obm
m\o
V
m\o m\o le
n|ГҐ po m\o m\o
l|в€‘ k|в€‘ m\o В©в€‘.
tО”iв‰Ґ m\o m\o
Obm
m\o
N
j|Г® m\o mГҐ
Obm Qbj m\o lo
N
tГ¦\Г® m\o lo
m\o lo sГҐ kГ¦wГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
an old woman
He is growing old.
polite suffix for kinship terms
with senior people who are not true kin
matchmaker
wifeвЂ™s/husbandвЂ™s mother
uncle
aunt
grandfather
older son
horse, written m\u
donkey (вЂ�rabbit horseвЂ™), also le le/mГҐ li li/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
Year of the Horse
horse
songs, written m\u gw\ГҐ
a song-cup - two tortoise shells joined by a string;
boys sing into one end and girls the other
one song
TheyвЂ™re singing songs.
N
tree with cork-like bark
gossip and complain
l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They are gossiping.
weeds, to weed
a type of grass-seed
pull grass-seeds (out of clothes)
low bush
The weeds are high; it is overgrown.
common weed (with dandelion-like seeds)
He is weeding the fields.
turn over (hollow hemispherical object)
all overturned, as a collection of bowls, snails
ears folded over, shut
Turn the bowl upside down.
all overturned, turned wrong way up
senior wife
first wife (of man with multiple wives)
noon/afternoon
noon
day and night
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
Obm Tbj m\o zo
junior wife
m\o zo mГҐ
second wife (first wife is alive)
Obm Obm m\o m\o
V
curved, convex
m\o m\o l\e
convex
n|ГҐ kГ¦u m\o m\o l\e. His nose is short and convex.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ kГҐ ku m\o m\o l\e
pig with a convex back
Obm Obm m\o m\o
A
over frontwards, opposite tВ«ГЎ kwГҐ
m\o m\o О”Г‰ГЇ kw|ГҐ d\y je ГҐ.
He tipped over frontwards.
m\o m\o О”Г‰ГЇ j\_Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is lying on his stomach.
Ocj Pcj mu nu
N
bag, sack, usually mo no
Ocj
mu
PV
adverbialiser suffix after reduplicated
spatial, taste or negative extent verbs, etc.
spicy
insufficiently salty
flat
vertical
with staring eyes
bitter
wide (C)
naked, also dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ b\ГҐ d\Г®
sloping
sour
sweet
round
painful in tooth when touched
not directly facing
low, short
bjГҐ bjГҐ mu
bj\ГҐ bj\ГҐ mu
di di mu
tГҐ tГҐ mu
tГ¦\o tГ¦\o mu
kГ¦w\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ mu
kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ mu
dГ”\ГҐ l\ГЎ mu
dГ”\ГЇ dГ”\ГЇ mu
tО”Г¶ tО”Г¶ mu
mu k|u dz\ГЇ
l|u l|u mu
s|ГЇ s|ГЇ mu
x|в€‘ x|в€‘ mu
~Г¶ ~Г¶ mu
Ocl Fcl m\u g\u
N
m\u g\u bj\ГҐ
m\u g\u pВ«Г¶ ГҐ.
Ock Gch mu k|u
N
thunder, also m\в€‘ g\u
thunder bee: attacks, no honey, high hive
It is thundering.
high cloud, also mв€‘ k|u
(versus mi k|u вЂ�low cloudsвЂ™)
mu k|u dz\ГЇ
Ocl Hcl m\u kГ¦\u
N
|ГҐ t|o m\u kГ¦\u О”|ГЇ o.
Odh
m|y
N
m|y d\ГҐ mГҐ
m|y lВ«e
m|y l|ГЎ pГ¦\ГҐ
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
fog
smoke, tobacco, also m
\ kГ¦\u/\в‰Ґ kГ¦\u
The fire is smoking.
son-in-law, also m|Г¶
first daughterвЂ™s husband
second daughterвЂ™s husband
bridegroom
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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m|y tsГ¦|ГЎ mГҐ
bride
Odh
m|y
V
set on eggs
The hen is setting on its eggs
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® fu m|y tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Odh Qdm m|y l\y
V
bushy, woody, leafy, fluffy; hair on end
m|y l\y l\y
hair standing on end
m|y m|y l\y l\y
hair standing on end
|ГҐ n\ГҐ m|y l\y
bushy dog
Odj
my
N
fur, feathers, body hair
my tО”Г¦\ГЇ
cornsilk
xw\ГҐ my
fur, wool
j|Г® my jГ¶ ГҐ.
He is hairy (he has the morals of an animal).
|ГҐ j|ГҐ my
chicken feathers
Odj
my
V
blow
b\y my
lungs
f\u lВ«u my ГҐ.
He is blowing a gourd reed-organ.
|ГҐ t|o |ГҐ t|Г® my.
Please blow the fire.
Odj
my
V
suitable, fitting (has achieved required status)
dzГҐ В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ my.
The rice is too short to reap yet.
nu z\ГҐ bГЎ m\ГҐ my. IвЂ™m not good enough to be called your
son.
j|Г® l|ГЎ ВЇi my ГҐ.
I respect her.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tО”Г¦o bo bГЎ my ГҐ.
He is weathy enough to be called rich.
j|Г® l|Г® z\ГҐ dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ my.Seedlings are not ready to eat.
j|Г® в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ mo m\ГҐ my.
He looks down on me.
Odk
my
V
grow together after grafting
Odk Kdl my tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
mushroom, also me tО”Г¦\ГЇ or mГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
Odk Odk Tl my my z\ГҐ V
weak, tired or swollen
Odl
@
b
A
p
my my z\ГҐ kГЊ le o
m\y
N
tГ¦\Г® m\y tГ¦\Г® О”i
dГ”ГҐ m\y lГ¶ m\y
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ kВ«o tГ¦\ГЎ
m\y tО”\e mi tО”\e tГ¦\ГЎ
m\y dy
m\y kw\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
m\y kГ¦\в€‘
m\y m\ГҐ xГҐ
m\y m|ГЊ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
from not sleeping or losing a fight
slightly swollen (of eyes)
land, country
the whole land, the whole world
cool and hot country
the whole land, the whole world
when the world was made
earthquake
the ruler of the land
national border
poor land, poor country
flood
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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m\y s|ГҐ lв€‘ g\u
dry uninhabitable areas
m\y
N
weather, also m\y w\u
conditions in a given year
m\y kГ¦\o
|ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦\o ВЇГҐ m\y kГ¦\o m\ГҐ xГҐ. Last year the weather was bad.
m\y m\ГҐ bГҐ.
The weather is not clear.
m\y w\u ly ly l\e pВ«Г¶ o.
There are clouds and thunder without rain.
m\y
N
era, period
the present
tГ¦e m\y
go m\y
the past
Odl
Odl
N
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ.
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ dГ”e.
m\y tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ wГҐ dzГҐ
in front, ahead, dawn, also m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ
Odl E^l m\y tГ¦\ГЎ
The dawn is breaking.
Go in front.
kwГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. There is a fork in the trail up ahead/
One day there will be a fork in the trail.
s|ГҐ gв€‘ m\y tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ wГҐ
in the future
N
the heavens, the air, also m\y w\o, see m\y kwГҐ
m\y w\u wГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ bjГ¶ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. In the air there were birds flying.
m\y
NS plant shoot
mГҐ m\y
bamboo shoots
j|Г® m\y do ГҐ.
The shoots are coming up.
m|в€‘
N
tail
back of apron
pГ¦\Г® m|в€‘
gu m|в€‘
south
tО”|ГЇ tО”|ГЇ m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
racket-tailed drongo
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u bamboo stump
m|в€‘ d\u
stump (вЂ�tail-stumpвЂ™)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
post of rice pounder
l\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
leopard
m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
long-tailed
mj\Г¶ m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
long-tailed monkey (macaque)
\ГҐ go m|в€‘ dГ”\e
short-handled hoe
mВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
long-tailed oats
m|в€‘ tsГ¦В«o
small sickle, usually ГҐ
\ tsГ¦В«o
valley downriver
lo m|в€‘
sВ«в€‘ m|в€‘ d\u
tree-stump
j|Г® m|в€‘
downriver
ГҐВ« b\e m|в€‘
squirrel tail
|ГҐ pГ¦\y m|в€‘
cooking melon
\ГҐ go m|в€‘ s\e
short-handled hoe
Odl Zcl m\y w\u
Odm
Oeh
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Oeh
Oeh
|ГҐ m\o m|в€‘
|ГҐ m\o m|в€‘ w\o
m|в€‘
C
dГ”i pГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® m|в€‘
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tГ¦\Г® m|в€‘
m|в€‘
C
horse tail
horse tail vegetable
for ten measures
ten bottles of whiskey
ten вЂ�joyвЂ™ of opium (16 kg.)
for sticks of firewood which have had contact
with fire
sВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ m|в€‘ tГ¦\Г® m|в€‘ tВ«ГЎ lГҐ. Bring one stick from the fire.
Oei Oem mВ«в€‘ m\в€‘
N
female who is being courted
Oej
mв€‘
V
find, get
g\ГҐ m\ГҐ mв€‘.
I wasnвЂ™t in time. (вЂ�chase not getвЂ™)
xwГҐ m\ГҐ mв€‘.
I couldnвЂ™t find it.
Oej
mв€‘
V
remind, remember, opposite mi/me
Oej
mв€‘
V
giddy
m\ГҐ w|u mв€‘.
IвЂ™m not giddy.
w|u mв€‘ ГҐ.
IвЂ™m giddy.
Oej [dj mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
V
be a long time
mв€‘ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ/m\ГҐ mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
Not long now.
mв€‘ z\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
It hasnвЂ™t been long/It wasnвЂ™t long.
ГҐ li mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ dГ”o \ГҐ. How long has it been?
ГҐ mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ dГ”o \ГҐ.
How long has it been?
ГҐ mв€‘
now/how long a time?
ГҐ mв€‘ s\ГҐ
now
Oej
mв€‘
VS
asleep
j\Г® mв€‘
fall asleep
m\ГҐ j\i mв€‘
not fall asleep
Oek
mв€‘
V
make a continuous noise
It makes a noise.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ mв€‘ ГҐ.
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ mв€‘ ГҐ
cow lows
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ mв€‘ ГҐ
hen clucks
Oek
mв€‘
V
foolish, stupid, dumb
a fool
tО”Г¦o mв€‘
mв€‘ le o.
HeвЂ™s become foolish.
mв€‘ в‰Ґ\o
sign-language, deaf and dumb language
mв€‘ в‰Ґ\o l|y ГҐ
use/translate sign language
Oek
@
b
A
p
V
mв€‘
dzГҐ my
ГҐ| pГ¦\y mв€‘
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
barren (animals), self-sown (plants)
self-sown rice
self-sown pumpkin (also a type of squash)
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Oek
Oej Kaj
Oej Kdj
Oej Naj
Oek Gch
Oek
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
X
h
is the daughter).
last daughter, also l\o m|e
daughter of same-sex sibling, also ГҐ
| m\Г® du
bride price
twin girls, also m\в€‘ dz\ГЇ, m\в€‘ dГ”\e
one set of twin girls
eldest daughter, also ГҐ
| m\Г® mГҐ
allow daughter to get married
daughter, also ГҐ
| m\Г® (song language)
mothers and daughters
m\в€‘ de
m\в€‘ du
m\в€‘ pГ¦\y
m\в€‘ dГ”Г¶
m\в€‘ dГ”Г¶ tГ¦\Г® dГ”Г¶
m\в€‘ w\u
m\в€‘ w\u m\в€‘ fu ГҐ
z\ГҐ m\в€‘
j|Г® mГҐ j|Г® m\в€‘
m\в€‘
N
pГ¦i m|в€‘ m\в€‘
pГ¦i l\ГЎ m\в€‘
l\ГЎ О”ГҐ m\в€‘
Oel
W
x
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ mв€‘
barren cow
ГҐ| j|ГҐ mГҐ mв€‘
barren hen
mв€‘
C
for harvests
tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o ВЇ\Г® mв€‘ В©\в€‘ dz\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ. We are able to reap two harvests a year
mв€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
pants, usually mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
mв€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
pants, usually mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
mв€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
pants, usually mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
mв€‘ k|u
N
high cloud, also mu k|u
It is cloudy.
mв€‘ k|u s|u ГҐ.
mв€‘
NS wife
wife
z\ГҐ mв€‘
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ
woman
m\в€‘
V
disappear
m\в€‘
N
a type of large edible wild tuber
wild taro, dark brown skin, red inside
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
m\в€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
sweet potato
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ_ m\в€‘
yam (вЂ�buffalo taroвЂ™)
ГҐ| w\ГЎ t|Г® m\в€‘
kind of taro (вЂ�wild pig taroвЂ™)
m\в€‘
C
group of (husband and his) wives
a husband and his two wives
sГҐ m\в€‘
j|Г® w\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® m\в€‘ dГ”e ГҐ.
The husband and his wife are going.
j|Г® z\ГҐ m\в€‘ ВЇ\Г® m\в€‘ dГ”o ГҐ. He has two wives.
m\в€‘
NS daughter, also m\в€‘, see also m|e/m|Г®/m\Г®
mГҐ k|o t|o m\в€‘ k|o t|o Like mother, like daughter (вЂ�if mother is crested, so
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
ornamental edge on a garment
stripe down front edge of Lisu womanвЂ™s jacket
stripe on sleeves of Lisu womanвЂ™s jacket
stripe along mouth of shoulder bag
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Oel
m\в€‘
NS pestle
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\в€‘
pestle
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦Г¶ m\в€‘
large pestle (not used by Lisu in Thailand)
m\в€‘
NS in name for a kind of bee
bj\ГҐ m\в€‘
very small black stingless bee, no honey
m\в€‘
Num ten thousand (T)
ten thousand baht
bВ«ГҐj pГ¦j\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® m\в€‘
@\`m m\в€‘ bj\Г¶
N
lightning, also mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶/m\e dz\ГЇ
m\в€‘ bj\Г¶ j\e ГҐ
lightning flashes
Afj m\в€‘ pГЊ
N
jaw, chin
E^l m\в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
N
in front, before, usually m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ
Fcl m\в€‘ g\u
N
thunder, also m\u g\u
It is thundering.
m\в€‘ g\u pВ«Г¶ ГҐ.
GZk m\в€‘ kwГҐ
N
the sky, also m\u kwГҐ/m\y w\u/m\y w\o
Hcl \m kГ¦\u
N
tobacco, smoke, also m\u kГ¦\u /\в‰Ґ kГ¦\u
|ГҐ t|o m\в€‘ kГ¦\u О”|ГЇ ГҐ. The fire is smoking.
Kcj m\в€‘ tО”Г¦u
N
sword
Kdl m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
N
widow, see also z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ orphan
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
widower
m\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ mГҐ
widow
Nk m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
NS juice, liquid also n\ tsГ¦ГҐ
juice, liquid
j|Г® m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
j|Г® pВ«e m\ГҐ dГ”o,
It has no solids,
j|Г® m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ l\e dГ”o ГҐ.
it is all liquid.
Nk m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
N
the sun, weather
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ do kГ¦\в€‘ the east (where the sun comes out), also bв€‘ do
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ go kГ¦\в€‘ the west (where the sun sets)
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ ГҐ.
It is hot.
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ m\ГҐ bГҐ.
The weather is not clear.
Nl m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ
A
most, superlative marker; the end
of a row, the last one, also m\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦\y ГҐ mГҐ the most valuable
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ l_Г¶ le ГҐ
the very last one
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ x_ГҐ ГҐ mГҐ the best
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ w\u ГҐ tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ
the greatest person, biggest person
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ w\u ГҐ mГҐ the biggest, the greatest
Maj m\в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
beard, moustache, animal feeler, also m\e tsГ‰ГЇ
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
Oel
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
N
Oel Oj \m mГҐ
Oel Vk m\в€‘ ~hГҐ
tiger (babytalk for l\ГҐ mГҐ)
rain
It is raining.
m\в€‘ ~hГҐ li ГҐ.
m\в€‘ ~hГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
There has been no rain.
Oel Veh m\в€‘ ~h|в€‘
N
saliva, spittle, also m\в€‘ В©|в€‘
He is dribbling.
m\в€‘ h~ в€‘
| do ГҐ.
m\в€‘ ~h|в€‘ t|Г® fu В©в€‘ ГҐ. He spat.
Oel Ych m\в€‘ f|u
N
taxes (C)
tax collector
m\в€‘ f|u go su
Oel eh m\в€‘ В©|в€‘
N
saliva, spittle, also m\в€‘ h~ в€‘
|
Oem Hem m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
N
evening, also m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘, \в‰Ґ kГ¦\в€‘
m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘ ts|ГЇ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s dusk.
m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘ sВ«ГЇ we
shrub with pink and white flowers opening at dusk
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
tomorrow evening
ГҐ\ me m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
last evening
Ofh
m|ГЊ
N
flood
flood
m\y m|ГЊ
Ofi Ofi mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ
N
traditional village priest, also mВ«o mВ«ГЊ
traditional village priest
mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ pГ¦\ГҐ
mВ«ГЊ mВ«ГЊ mГҐ
wife of traditional village priest
Ofi Maj mВ«ГЊ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
wheat (C)
Ofj
mГЊ
N
cloth
p|o s\ГҐ mГЊ
black or blue cotton cloth
b\e tsГ¦\ГЇ_ z\ГҐ mГЊ
silk, also b\y mГЊ
b\y mГЊ
silk, also b\e tsГ¦\ГЇ z\ГҐ mГЊ
dz\ГЇ mГЊ
hemp cloth
dz\ГЇ tО”|ГҐ mГЊ
boiled hemp cloth
m\ГҐ x\o mГЊ
unfading cloth, cloth with fast colours
mГЊ tsГ¦ГҐ
rags, pieces of cloth
n|в€‘ mГЊ
homespun dyed cloth
ГҐ l\o_ mВ«e mГЊ
velvet (вЂ�mole clothвЂ™)
Ofl Pfi m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
N
mouth, snout (external), contrast n|ГҐ h~ o
m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
opening and closing the mouth
m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ dz\ГҐ eat with mouth opening and closing
Ofl Rh Oj m\ГЊ s|ГҐ mГҐ N
cockroach, also b\e/b\в€‘/m\i s|ГҐ mГҐ
Ofm
m\ГЊ
V
hungry
W
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h
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b
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c
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d e
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ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
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В«ГҐ
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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m
ГҐ\
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O\h
O\h
O\h
O\i
O\j
mj|ГҐ
N
gw\ГҐ mj|ГҐ p|Г¶
dzГ‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘ mj|ГҐ
mj|ГҐ tО”Г¶
nГҐ kГ¦В«o mj|ГҐ lГЎ
l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ mj|ГҐ
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ mj|ГҐ
mj|ГҐ
NP
mj|ГҐ mГҐ
mj|ГҐ l\ГЎ mГҐ
mj|ГҐ le mГҐ bj\ГҐ
mj|ГҐ z\ГЇ
mj|ГҐ
N
\ГҐ mj|ГҐ
\ГҐ mj|ГҐ\ГҐ
\ГҐ mj|ГҐ mjГҐ
tГ¶ mj|ГҐ\ГҐ
mjВ«ГҐ
NS
\ГҐ mjВ«ГҐ
mjГҐ
N
pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ
mjГҐ bi
mjГҐ bi do ГҐ.
mjГҐ bВ«в€‘ bВ«в€‘
mjГҐ p|в€‘
mjГҐ pjГҐ je ГҐ
mjГҐ pГ¦u
mjГҐ pГ¦u О”|ГЇ ГҐ
mjГҐ tГ¦В«ГЎ
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ mjГҐ tГ¦В«ГЎ.
mjГҐ kГҐ m_y
mjГҐ kВ«u dГ”Г‰ГЇ
mjГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
mjГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ
mjГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ mjГҐ kГ¦\u
mjГҐ tО”Г¦\Г® l\ГЎ z\ГҐ
mjГҐ dz\u tВ«o ГҐ
mjГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ
bo lo mjГҐ dz_ГЇГ‰
@
b
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p
B C
pГ¦ d
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E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
fringes, strings hanging off
bundle of buckwheat chaff
strings hanging from belt
silver decorations
dangling part of earring
shoulder bag decorations
strings hanging from turban
kinds of small fly or bee
kind of blood-sucking fly
kind of small fly
small stingless honey bee
kind of blood-sucking fly
quantity, see mj\ГҐ/mjГҐ/mjВ«ГҐ
really a lot
a lot
extremely many
equally many, also tГ¶ mjГҐ
a lot, see mj\ГҐ/mj|ГҐ/mjГҐ
a lot
eye
face, also pГ¦\Г® mjГҐ
tears
Tears are coming out.
wide open staring eyes
inner edge of the eyelids
fear (lit. eyes hiding)
white of eye
glance from corner of eyes in anger or spite
sharp-sighted, having good eyesight
I have good eyesight.
eyebrows
eyelids
cross-eyes, squint-eyed, cross-eyed
be blind
be blind
a speck of matter from the eye/
not even the tiniest little bit
do something out of spite or envy
minute, very small, almost invisible
minute ant
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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S
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~h
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zГ‰ГЇ p|y mjГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ
mjГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
mjГҐ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
mjГҐ tsГ¦В«ГЇ je ГҐ.
m\ГҐ mjГҐ tsГ¦В«ГЇ.
mjГҐ ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ
mjГҐ nГЎ
mjГҐ nГЎ ГҐ
j|Г® mjГҐ nГЎ ГҐ.
mjГҐ s\в€‘
mjГҐ s\в€‘ w\ГҐ d\y ГҐ
mjГҐ в‰Ґ|o
mjГҐ в‰Ґ\o
minute gnat
eyelash
close the eyes, wink
He closed/blinked his eyes.
He didnвЂ™t close / blink his eyes.
eyeball (вЂ�eye heartвЂ™)
iris (вЂ�eye blackвЂ™)
greedy, envious
He is greedy or envious.
eye, eyes; nodes, points where branches emerge
catch the eye of, be attractive to, catch attention of
blink slowly with both eyes
have blurred vision, have split vision (as when a
thing is looked at for too long)
sleepless
fontanelle, also w|u b\e ВЇВ«Г®/w|u b\в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
mjГҐ fВ«u ГҐ
w|u mjГҐ
O\j Gbj mjГҐ ko
V
sympathise with
O\j
mjГҐ
V
light a lamp or fire
mГҐ tГҐ sГ‰ГЇ mjГҐ t|ГҐ. Turn on the flashlight.
l|ГЎ w\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® mjГҐ В©\в€‘. Please light a lamp.
|ГҐ t|o |ГҐ t|Г® mjГҐ В©\в€‘. Please light a fire.
O\j
mjГҐ
V
fish (with hook and line)
в‰Ґw|ГҐ mjГҐ dГҐ
fishing rod
в‰Ґw|ГҐ mjГҐ du
fish hook
в‰Ґw|ГҐ mjГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
I am fishing.
mjГҐ
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mjГҐ
j|Г® mjГҐ
j|Г® mjГҐ kwГҐ
mjГҐ
N
w\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ j|Г® mjГҐ
mjГҐ
N
mjГҐ dzГҐ
tГ¦e mjГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
ГҐ li mjГҐ dГ”o \ГҐ.
ГҐ mjГҐ
ГҐ mjГҐ tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
ГҐ mjГҐ mjГҐ
\ГҐ mj|ГҐ mjГҐ
O\j
O\j
O\j
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gaps between digits, body parts, in basketwork
gaps between the toes
gaps
in the gaps
supporting battens
battens on which shelf rests
quantity, see mj\ГҐ/mj|ГҐ/mjВ«ГҐ
quantity
There are this many.
How many are there?
How many?
How many are there?
very many
extremely many
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tГ¶ mjГҐ
tГ¦e mjГҐ
O\j
mjГҐ
NS
j\Г® mjГҐ
j\Г® mjГҐ kГ¦o ГҐ
O\j Fj Tl mjГҐ gГҐ z\ГҐ N
O\j Qck mjГҐ lu
N
O\l
mj\ГҐ
V
mj\ГҐ ВЇi
mj\ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ mj\ГҐ.
O\l
mj\ГҐ
N
mj\ГҐ w|u dy
O\l
mj\ГҐ
N
mj\ГҐ dГҐ
mj\ГҐ tГ¦\u
mj\ГҐ mГҐ
mj\ГҐ w|u d\u
O\m
mj\ГҐ
N
mj\ГҐ x\в€‘
j|Г® mj\ГҐ gu le o.
O\m Ach Lak mj\ГҐ p|u dzГ‰ГЇ N
equally many, also tГ¶ mj|ГҐГҐ\
this many
dream
a dream
to dream (вЂ�crossвЂ™) a dream
kiddies, small children
lamp, also lj|ГҐ w\ГҐ/l|ГЎ w\ГҐ (T)
many, see also mjГҐ/mj|ГҐ/mjВ«ГҐ
more than
increasing in number
There arenвЂ™t very many.
a large slug
a type of slug (вЂ�slug headвЂ™)
iron arrowhead
arrow
quiver
arrow (song language), also tsГҐ tsВ«Г¶
arrow with blunt point
luck, fortune
luck
His luck has finished. (he has nothing but bad luck)
a small thorny tree bearing edible small
bitter green fruit
mj\ГҐ
V
worn out, torn into parts
mj_\ГҐ le o.
It disappeared
mj_\ГҐ p\Г® je o.
It disappeared and got lost
mj_\ГҐ mj\ГҐ
perished, disintegrating easily
mj\\ГҐ mj\\ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is perished.
pГ¦u mj\\ГҐ mj\\ГҐ
mainly white with bits of black
O\m Q^m Q^m mj_ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ V
perforated, full of small holes
j|Г® kГ¦u mj\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is full of holes.
O\]bm Maj mj_\ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ N
the Meo
O\ì
mjВ«Г¶
V
pass going the same way, go first
He passed him and so went first.
j|Г® xВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦i ГҐ mjВ«Г¶ je ГҐ.
tsГ¦\ГҐ mjВ«Г¶
go fast and pass
O\m
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E
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H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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Q
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U
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mjГ¶
NS/V a name, to name
j|Г® mjГ¶
a name
mjГ¶ d\o
fame, reputation
j|Г® mjГ¶ d\o m\ГҐ xГҐ. He has a bad reputation.
j|Г® t|ГЎ sГҐ lГҐ pГ¦i mjГ¶ В©\в€‘ Name him Salaphi.
j|Г® mjГ¶ n|o ГҐ
naming ceremony
j|Г® mjГ¶ ГҐ li bГЎ ГҐ\ . WhatвЂ™s his name?
O\`j
mjГ¶
V
fast
p\o xw|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ mjГ¶.
DonвЂ™t speak fast.
dzГҐ gu О”\Г¶ mjГ¶ ГҐ. He walks fast.
O\`k
mjГ¶
C
nap
tГ¦\Г® mjГ¶ j\Г® mв€‘ le ГҐ. sleep a nap
O\`l
mj\Г¶
NS story
tsГҐ mj\Г¶
a recent story
m|ГҐ mj\Г¶
traditional story, genealogy
O\`l
mj\Г¶
N
agricultural work, work
duty
mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶ kГ¦\в€‘
mj\Г¶ j_e l|o j_e ГҐ
farm and herd
mj\Г¶ j_e ГҐ
work in the fields
l\ГЎ mj\Г¶ j\Г¶ ГҐ
do handicraft work
O\`m
mj\Г¶
NS/P monkey
tО”В«ГҐ mj\Г¶
monkey
mj\Г¶ pГ¦u
hanuman monkey (вЂ�whiteвЂ™)
mj\Г¶ dВ«u d\u
baboon
mj\Г¶ tГ¦\o tО”В«Г¶
leaf monkey
mj\Г¶ kГ¦\o
Year of the Monkey
mj\Г¶ m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
snub-nosed macaque (вЂ�tail stickвЂ™)
mj\Г¶ s|ГҐ t|o
slow loris (вЂ�shyвЂ™)
mj\Г¶ w\ГҐ l\ГҐ
gibbon (вЂ�batвЂ™)
mj\Г¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
yellow macaque
В©|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ mj\_Г¶/В©|ГҐ mj_\Г¶ short-tailed macaque (вЂ�rock monkeyвЂ™)
O\`m Lk Lcj Tl mj\Г¶ dzГҐ dzu z\ГҐ N type of swift, appears for a few
O\`j
days at harvest time
N
O\`m @\`m mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶
lightning, also m\в€‘ bj\Г¶/m\e dz\ГЇ
mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶ j\e ГҐ
O\`m O\`m mj\Г¶ mj\Г¶ VS
pГ¦u tО”Г¦В«ГҐ mj\Г¶ mj\Г¶
W
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lightning flashes
dazzling
dazzling white
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d e
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В«ГҐ
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n|ГҐ
V
lure animals with bait or decoys
n|ГҐ s\в€‘ w\o
kind of vegetable which pigs like
n|ГҐ zu ГҐ
catch by setting out bait or decoys
nГЎ tsГ¦\ГЇ n|ГҐ s\e_ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He poisoned it with poisoned bait.
в‰Ґw|ГҐ n|ГҐ b\в€‘ di
earthworm (вЂ�fish lure wormвЂ™)
|ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ n|ГҐ je ГҐ.
They are trapping parrots.
n|ГҐ
V
castrate (vulgar), see l|в€‘/d_в€‘/О”|Г®/s|ГҐ
l|ГҐ s\в€‘ n|ГҐ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ. He is castrating it.
|ГҐ m\o n|ГҐ p|ГҐ
gelding
n|ГҐ
N
cerise cockscomb-like shrub, small edible
Ph
Ph
Ph
seeds (smaller than mustard seed) used in making
cakes, leaves also eaten
fruit of this shrub
n|ГҐ s\в€‘ w\o
Ph
n|ГҐ
NP ear
n|ГҐ b\o/n|ГҐ b\o n|ГҐ n\o deaf from birth
j|Г® m\ГҐ n|ГҐ b\o/j|Г® n|ГҐ m\ГҐ b\o. He is not deaf.
n|ГҐ po
ear
n|ГҐ po b\o
become deaf with age
n|ГҐ po pГ¦j\ГҐ m\в€‘
external ear
n|ГҐ po kГ¦u
earhole, ear canal
n|ГҐ to lo
dangling ears
n|ГҐ kВ«в€‘ lв€‘ z\ГҐ
folds and curly ridges of outer ear
n|ГҐ me ГҐ.
IвЂ™m tired of hearing it.
n|ГҐ lo
base of external ear
n|ГҐ w\o
spinach (вЂ�ear vegetableвЂ™)
n|ГҐ w\u
lesion on ear after ear-piercing
j|Г® n|ГҐ xo
connecting tube from blacksmith bellows to coals
Ph
n|ГҐ kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ
NP lips
n|ГҐ kГ¦\o
harelip
n|ГҐ kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ
lip (вЂ�lip skinвЂ™)
Ph Am Oj n|ГҐ p_\ГҐ mГҐ N
snail, also b\в€‘ n\в€‘
Ph HZl n|ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
medium-size storage basket (20cm diameter)
Ph J\i n|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ
NS small wild cucumber with soft bristles
\ГҐ pu n|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ
this cucumber
Ph Oal Dbm Qbm n|ГҐ m\Г® t_o l\o N
reddish edible tree mushroom
Ph Oel Acj n|ГҐ \m p_u N
sweet melon
Ph Pcl n|ГҐ n\u
VS pair word for kГ¦\в€‘ mi eloquent
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H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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N
sour and spicy flavour (NT)
j|Г® n|ГҐ \n tО”|Г® dГ”o ГҐ. This is delicious.
n|ГҐ n|ГҐ\ГҐ
A
seemingly, potentially
dz\ГҐ mi n|ГҐ n|ГҐ\ГҐ l\e О”В«ГҐ t|ГҐ x|в€‘, It seemed as though she was cooking
dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ mi.
something delicious, but it wasnвЂ™t.
О”\ГЎ dГ”o n|ГҐ n|ГҐ\ГҐ le kВ«ГҐ x|в€‘, He seems very strong,
О”\ГЎ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
but he isnвЂ™t.
n|ГҐ ~ho
N
mouth (inside), compare m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
n|ГҐ ~ho mj\ГҐ ГҐ.
He talks too much, says too much.
n|ГҐ ~ho nГҐ ГҐ.
He has a sore mouth.
n|ГҐ h~ o ВЇВ«Г® my ГҐ.
He talks too much (has an itchy mouth).
n|ГҐ ~hjВёГҐ
N
next year, also n|ГЎ ~h\ГЎ or n|ГЎ ~hj\ГҐ
n|ГҐ\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ
PF
final particle expressing doubt
Ph Pel Jah n|ГҐ \n tО”|Г®
Ph Phm
Ph Vbj
Ph V\m
Phm Gi
Pi
PF
nВ«ГҐ
questioning validity of what was said, or surprise
Are you saying there arenвЂ™t any? (I know better)/
Are you sure there arenвЂ™t any/There arenвЂ™t any?
m\ГҐ dГ”o nВ«ГҐ.
nГҐ
V
cute, loveable (of child)
ВЇВ«Г® nГҐ
cute, loveable
nГҐ
VV possible, may, stronger than dГҐ
j_e m\ГҐ nГҐ.
ItвЂ™s impossible.
dГ”e m\ГҐ n_ГҐ.
I canвЂ™t possibly go.
nГҐ t|ГҐ
must, usually nГҐ kВ«ГҐ
nГҐ kВ«ГҐ
must, also nГҐ t|ГҐ
dГ”e m\ГҐ n_ГҐ kВ«ГҐ.
must not go
nГҐ
N
nose/upper face
nГҐ be
tip of nose, bridge of nose, trunk of elephant
~hГҐ mГҐ n_ГҐ be
trunk of elephant
в‰Ґw|ГҐ n_ГҐ be
gill of fish
nГҐ g\ГҐ
forehead
nГҐ g\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® mj_Г¶ wГҐ face-to-face
nГҐ g\ГҐ m\ГҐ w_ГҐ tВ«Г¶ ВЇi. I didnвЂ™t get to see him face-to-face.
j|Г® nГҐ g\ГҐ d\Г® d\Г® l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. He is balding at the front
nГҐ g\o
crooked nose
nГҐ k\Г¶
hooked nose
n_ГҐ kГ¦В«o
silver earring-necklace (hangs from both ears)
nГҐ kГ¦В«o mj|ГҐ s\u
threaded necklace
nГҐ kГ¦u
nose
nГҐ kГ¦u dzГ‰ГЇ
nasal cavity, posterior orifice of nasal cavity
Pj
Pj
Pj
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x
final particle which indicates that the speaker is
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g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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nГҐ
NS
|ГҐnГҐ
Pj Gj
nГҐ kГҐ
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ nГҐ kГҐ
w\o nГҐ kГҐ
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ_ nГҐ kГҐ
\ГҐ go nГҐ kГҐ
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«o nГҐ kГҐ
Pj Pi
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ
V
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u.
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ xГҐ ГҐ.
j|Г® m\ГҐ nГҐ nВ«ГҐ.
Pj Qaj nГҐ li
N
Pj P\aj nГҐ ВЇi
V
Pk
nГҐ
V
b\y my nГҐ
pГ¦i nГҐ
kГ¦\o nГҐ
tО”Г¦u tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ
tО”Г¦В«ГЇ nГҐ
tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ
tsГ¦\ГЇ xв€‘ nГҐ
m|ГҐ l|eв‰Ґ nГҐ
m\e ~he nГҐ
nГҐ b\y m_ГҐ s\в€‘
nГҐ pГҐ
j|Г® nГҐ pГҐ di ГҐ.
nГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ di ГҐ
nГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ pГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ.
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ n|o ГҐ.
nГҐ d\Г¶
nГҐ d\o dГҐ ГҐ
nГҐ tО”Г¦\u
nГҐ tО”Г¦\u di ГҐ.
nГҐ xв€‘
~h\e xВ«o nГҐ
j|Г® nГҐ
Pj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
eldest daughter, usually ГҐ| m\Г® mГҐ, also \ГҐt|ГҐ m\Г®
eldest daughter
socket
knee
eye of a needle
buffaloвЂ™s nasal septum
hoe-head socket
ax-head socket
listen, hear, obey, understand
He doesnвЂ™t understand.
It is good to listen to.
He doesnвЂ™t obey.
clock (T)
ask
sore, sick, ill
have tuberculosis or other lung disease
sting
have a sharp pain
have fever
have a stroke, also m\e h
~ i nГҐ
meteor (вЂ�sick sunвЂ™), kind of evil spirit, see pВ«в€‘ f\u
cold, flu
cancer (T), see also hw\ГҐ l\ГҐ
have a stroke (вЂ�wind diseaseвЂ™), also tО”Г¦В«ГЇ nГҐ
glands in the groin
wound, a sore
He has a sore.
measles
He has measles.
sickness, disease, esp. fever
He has a disease
She is having a baby (вЂ�disease is squeezing outвЂ™).
epidemic
be sick in bed
large boil, abscess
He has a boil.
have malaria, also tО”Г¦Г¶ xв€‘ nГҐ
diarrhea
illness
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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j|Г® nГҐ pГҐ
nГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y nГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
nГҐ В©\ГҐ
PF
Pk Naj
Pk gl
wound, sore
shin
shin of the leg
final, indicates that hearer should already
know, or has asked a silly question
Of course there is none/You know thereвЂ™s none.
m\ГҐ dГ”o nГҐ В©\ГҐ.
Pnl
nГҐ \ГҐ
Pro
Pk Pe: D]bj nГҐ n\ t_ГҐw N
Pj P\aj nГҐ ВЇ_Г‰Г®
V
j|Г® l|ГЎ dГ”e nГҐ ВЇ_i.
Pl
n\ГҐ
V
tГ¦ГҐ n\ГҐ ГҐ.
n\ГҐ В©в€‘ o.
w\u xв€‘ n\ГҐ ГҐ.
Pl
n\ГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® n\ГҐ
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® n\ГҐ
n\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® ВЇi
n\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® ВЇi
n\ГҐ ~hj\ГҐ ВЇi
Pl
n\ГҐ
NS
|ГҐ n\ГҐ
Pl
n\ГҐ
PN
PNF
you (pl), also nu w\ГҐ
vulture, also n\ГҐ t_ГҐw
ask
Go and ask him.
stop, rest
IвЂ™m stopping here overnight
It stopped.
IвЂ™m tired, so IвЂ™m stopping for a rest.
week
one week
this week
Monday
Tuesday
Sunday
dog, also kГ¦\в€‘
dog
secondary topic or contrastive marker, also ВЇГҐ
secondary consequence marker (вЂ�ifвЂ™, вЂ�whenвЂ™)
N
vulture, also nГҐ \n t_ГҐw
N
watch (T)
N
hat
wear one hat
n\ГҐ ~hВ«o tГ¦\Г® ts|u ~hВ«o
n|ГҐm
NS water (T)
toilet, see also nГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ ~hi
h|oв‰Ґ n|ГҐm
tВ«ГҐв‰Ґ n|ГҐm
water tank
nГҐj
PN topic change mark (in lists which contrast)
go tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ nГҐj m\ГҐ s|ГЊ, That person doesnвЂ™t know,
\ГҐb|e nГҐj m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ,
the eldest son isnвЂ™t here,
ГҐ\ lВ«e nГҐj dzГҐ gu m\ГҐ s|ГЊ,the second son doesnвЂ™t know,
ГҐsГҐ nГҐj О”\ГЎ m\ГҐ dГ”o, the third son has no strength,
ГҐ li j_e m\ГҐ nГҐ.
nothing can be done.
Pl D]bm n\ГҐ t_\ГҐw/t_\Гё
Pl Qah Gj n\ГҐ l|Г® kГҐ
Pl Vbi n\ГҐ ~hВ«o
P]Oh
P]ak
|
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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n|ГҐw/n|Гё
VS mate-word for tsГ¦\ГҐw quarrel (Chinese)
tГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐw tГ¦\ГҐ n|ГҐw l\ГЎ xo. DonвЂ™t quarrel and fight.
P]bh
n|ГҐw/n|Гё
N
way up there, also n|o/nw|ГҐ
HeвЂ™s way up there.
n|ГҐw wГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
n|ГҐw nГҐw
around way up there
P]bk
nГҐw/nГё
N
up there, also nwГҐ
HeвЂ™s up there.
nГҐw wГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
n|ГҐw nГҐw
around way up there
P^h
n|ГЎ
V
deep
The trail is overgrown.
dzГҐ gu n|ГЎ ГҐ.
m\o n|ГЎ ГҐ.
The weeds are thick and tall.
ГҐ dГ”_ГҐ ГҐ li n|ГЎ dГ”o ГҐ\ . How deep is the water?
\ГҐ n|ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”o \ГҐ.
How deep is it?
\ГҐ n|ГЎ n|ГЎ dГ”o.
Very deep.
P^h
n|ГЎ
Pro contraction of nu l|ГЎ
P^h
n|ГЎ
N
underneath, below, less than
under the house
h~ i n|ГЎ kГ¦wГҐ
j|Г® n|ГЎ kГ¦wГҐ z_o ГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ mГҐ the one smaller/younger than this
P^h
n|ГЎ
NS after, behind, also ВЇ|ГҐ
after, behind, also k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
k|ГҐ n|ГЎ
P^h V^m n|ГЎ h~ ГЎ
\
N
next year, also n|ГЎ h~ j\ГҐ, usually n|ГҐ h~ j~ГҐВё
P^h V\m n|ГЎ ~hjВёГҐ
N
next year, also n|ГЎ ~h\ГЎ, usually n|ГҐ h~ j\ГҐ
P^hm
n|ГЎГЎ
\
N
inside
j|Г® kГ¦\u n|ГЎГЎ
\
inside a hole
Pî
nВ«ГЎ
VV ought, supposed to, should, also nВ«ГҐ
what should be built/made
О”В«ГҐ nВ«ГЎ О”\ГЇ
j|Г® О”В«ГҐ nВ«ГЎ mГҐ ~hi
the house that he ought to build
j|Г® О”В«ГҐ nВ«ГЎ ГҐ lo.
He ought to build it.
Pî
nВ«ГЎ
PF
future (with some doubt), also t\o
j|Г® s|ГЊ nВ«ГЎ
He will know (probably)
Pî
nВ«ГЎ
NP pair for dГ”\Г¶ z\ГҐ вЂ�animalвЂ™
animal
dГ”\Г¶ z\ГҐ nВ«ГЎ z\ГҐ
nВ«ГЎ dГ”\Г¶
animal
P^j
nГЎ
V
stalk prey
ГҐ\ ВЇВ«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ| pГ¦\в€‘ nГЎ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. The cat is stalking mice.
P]bh
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
nГЎ
P^j
black, growing thickly, growing thickly,
pair word for kГ¦\u steal
kГ¦\u ВЇi nГЎ ВЇi
tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦\u tГ¦\ГҐ nГЎ.
dzГҐ nГЎ
tО”Г¶ nГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
mi nГЎ
n_ГЎ d\в€‘ d\в€‘
nГЎ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
n_ГЎ tsГ¦В«ГЇ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
nГЎ zГ‰ГЇ
l\ГҐ nГЎ
sВ«в€‘ nГЎ mi
в‰Ґw|ГҐ nГЎ
h~ ГЎ
В« nГЎ
h~ j\ГҐ nГЎ
xв€‘ nГЎ
w\e nГЎ
j|Г® nГЎ
j|Г® nГЎ nГЎ
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ nГЎ ГҐ.
ГҐ| nГЎ
|ГҐ nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
P^j Nam nГЎ tsГ¦_ГЇ\
N
P^k
nГЎ
PF
P^l
n\ГЎ
\
PF
P^m
n\ГЎ
N
sВ«в€‘ dz_ГЇГ‰ j|Г® n\ГЎ
xw\ГҐ (j|Г®) n\ГЎ
P^m
n\ГЎ
N/C
tГ¦e k|в€‘ m\ГҐ n\ГЎ
tГ¦\Г® n\ГЎ
n\ГЎ ku mГҐ zГ‰ГЇ
n\ГЎ n\ГЎ ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
ВЇ|Г® n\ГЎ
P_h
n|e
V
j\ГҐ n|e
P_h @^m n|e b\ГЎ
N
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
secretly, under-cover
DonвЂ™t steal.
black rice
small mimosa tree (вЂ�sour black treeвЂ™)
the earth
charcoal coloured, dark grey, bruised, dirty
dark (no daylight)
dark (no daylight)
a great river, the Salween (Black River)
black panther
thick forest
kind of black fish
giant squirrel
anoa, black antelope
head lice
water leech, also zГ‰ГЇ dГ”ГҐ w\e
blackness
a black one
He is cruel and hard.
crow
large black bird, Chinese dahuaqiao
medicine
strong assent (yes, I do!)
request for assent, also nГЎ\ГЎ/nГЎ\ГҐ
meat, as opposed to fat, bone, skin, etc.
the timber of a tree
lean meat
early morning
Not very early in the morning.
one morning
morning star (Venus)
We are going early in the morning.
this morning
cut notches, also n|Г®/ВЇ|Г®
shuttle of loom
other, also n|Г¶ b\ГЎ
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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P_i
PF
nВ«e
ne
N
ne j\ГҐ ГҐ
ne kГ¦|u
P_j
ne
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ne
P_j [dh ne О”|ГЇ
N
ne О”|ГЇ ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
P_k Fcl ne g\u
N
ne g\u tsГҐ
P_k P_l ne n\e
NS
s\в€‘ ne n\e
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ s\в€‘ n\e
P_l
n\e
V
m_ГҐ n\e n\e ГҐ
P_l
n\e
N
n\e b\в€‘
n\e pГ¦\ГҐ
n\e te ГҐ
n\e gu ГҐ
n\e gwГҐ ГҐ
n\e tsГ¦ГҐ nГҐ
n\e tsВ«o ГҐ.
n\e ВЇ|Г® ГҐ.
n\e l|u ГҐ
n\e z\ГҐ s_ГЇГ‰ z\ГҐ
n\e w\_y ГҐ
n\e |ГҐ no dzГ‰ГЇ
x\o pГ¦\в€‘ n\e
P_j
question with uncertain answer, usually ВЇВ«Г®,
also nВ«Г®
frost, usually ВЇi, also ni
Frost is forming.
ice, also w\ГҐ kГ¦|u
shoes, usually ВЇi, also ni
shoes
outside, usually s|o, also nГ¶ О”|Г®/sw|ГҐ
IвЂ™m going to the toilet.
ribs, usually ВЇi g\u, also ni/nГ¶ g\u
creeper, vine, also ВЇi/ni/nГ¶
gums of teeth, in
gums
blade of knife
strip (of bamboo)
strip off bamboo strips
spirit, ghost, ancestor, also n\Г®
ancestor spirit, lives on right side of ancestor shelf
shaman
offer sacrifices to, also ti
take pigs and chickens to offer to forest spirts
sing the spirit out of a man
a meteorite spirit
The ghosts are spooking people.
The spirits are squeezing him.
singing in a trace, not normal language (вЂ�barkвЂ™)
all kinds of spirits
offer joss-sticks to spirits as a down-payment
small bean-like shrub bearing inedible beans
type of spirit which defiles a house and requires
the x\o pГ¦\в€‘ so ceremony of purification
a type of spirit - lives in precincts of tree shrine
xwГҐ sВ«в€‘ n\e
P_l Mei n\e tsВ«в€‘
N
P_l Mei Tl n\e tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ N
ГҐ| w\ГЎ n\e tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o n\e tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
kind of small bird, also l\ГҐ tsВ«в€‘
dwarf, also ВЇ\Г® tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
a runt of a pig, a dwarf pig
a human dwarf
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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n\e
V
penetrate the skin or surface of
k|ГҐ m\ГҐ n\e
He stabbed, but it didnвЂ™t go in.
k|ГҐ n\e ГҐ В©в€‘ m\ГҐ dzГҐ le.
He stabbed and the knife penetrated the
P_m
skin, but did not go right through.
He hacked at it with the knife but didnвЂ™t penetrate
the skin.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ n\e
n|Г¶
N
sesame
type of sesame candy
n|Г¶ pjГҐ pjГҐ
n|Г¶ pГ¦u
type of sesame, white
n|Г¶ nГЎ
type of sesame, black
n|Г¶ x|o
type of sesame, usual for oil or seasoning
n|Г¶ О”|ГЇ ГҐ.
He is sowing sesame broadcast.
P`h
n|Г¶
N
mud, soil, dirt
small clay pot
n|Г¶ be
n|Г¶ pГ¶
small pile of excavated dirt
n|Г¶ pГ¶ m\ГҐ mo.
I didnвЂ™t see any small heaps of dirt.
n|Г¶ dz\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
swamp
n|Г¶ ~h\Г¶
soil
P`h
n|Г¶
NP/NS termite, also n|y
termite (вЂ�dig with snout вЂ“ termiteвЂ™)
b\y n|Г¶
n|Г¶ py
termite hill, also n|y py/b\y n|y py
P`h
n|Г¶
V
cut into tree/beehive to get something edible out
bj\ГҐ n|Г¶ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
Break open a beehive and eat.
P`h
n|Г¶
Dem that way up there, see nГ¶
that one way up there
n|Г¶ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ mГҐ
n|Г¶ nГ¶
way up there, also nw|ГҐ nwГҐ/n|o no
P`h @^m n|Г¶ b\ГЎ
N
other, also n|e b\ГЎ
n|Г¶ b\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® О”\ГЇ
another kind
n|Г¶ b\ГЎ l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
strangers, non-clansmen
n|Г¶ b\ГЎ n|Г¶ dzГ‰ГЇ
all other kinds
P`h Bì n|Г¶ pГ¦В«Г¶
N
stinging nettles
P`h Lal UZh n|Г¶ dz\ГЇ в‰Ґw|ГҐ
N
serpent head fish
P`h V`l n|Г¶ ~h\Г¶
N
soil, also n_Г¶ n_Г¶
P`j
nГ¶
V
damp, green (of leaves), not completely dry
sВ«ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ nГ¶ nГ¶ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ dry leaves which still have some moisture in them
n|Г¶ h~ Г¶\ n_Г¶ n_Г¶ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ damp soil, not completely dry
P`j
nГ¶
C
for litter, children of one mother
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tГ¦\Г® nГ¶
one litter of pigs
P`h
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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]
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^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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P`j
tГ¦\Г® nГ¶ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ nГ¶
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ
nГ¶
of the same mother
child
boy
N
C
ears (of grains)
for green shoots,
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ nГ¶
tassel on top of corn stalk
dzГҐ j|Г® nГ¶ tГ¦\Г® nГ¶ do ГҐ. The rice plant sent out an ear
~hВ«e tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ nГ¶
pampas grass-like reed used for brooms
w|u nГ¶
green tip of a plant
j|Г® nГ¶ ВЇ\Г® nГ¶ do ГҐ. The grass, reeds, etc has sent out two green shoots
P`j [`h nГ¶ О”|Г¶
N
outdoors, also s|o/nГ¶ О”|ГЇ/ne О”|ГЇ
P`j [dh nГ¶ О”|ГЇ
N
outdoors, also s|o/nГ¶ О”|Г¶/ne О”|ГЇ/nГ¶ О”|ГЇ
nГ¶ О”|ГЇ dГ”e ГҐ.
He is going outside/He is going to the toilet.
nГ¶ О”|ГЇ m|ГҐ\ГҐ
outside
nГ¶ О”|ГЇ ~hi
toilet (polite form)
nГ¶ О”|ГЇ ~hi m\ГҐ dГ”e ~h\e. not defecating (polite form)
P`k
nГ¶
NS in ancient times, also nГ¶
\ГҐ nГ¶
in ancient times, also ГҐ\ nГ¶
\ГҐ nГ¶ tГ¦\ГЎ
in ancient times
\ГҐ nГ¶ nГ¶ tГ¦\ГЎ
in very ancient times
P`k
nГ¶
Dem that up there, see n|Г¶
that one up there
nГ¶ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ nГ¶ mГҐ
that one up there (previously mentioned)
P`k
nГ¶
V
want, like, also ny
I donвЂ™t want it, I donвЂ™t want to have it.
nГ¶ nВ«Г® m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ.
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ nГ¶.
I donвЂ™t want any/I donвЂ™t like it.
j|Г® t|ГЎ m\ГҐ nГ¶.
I donвЂ™t like him.
P`k Fcl nГ¶ g\u
N
ribs, usually ВЇi g\u, also ne/ni g\u
P`l
n\Г¶
V
send out new shoots/branches/buds, of trees
and plants, also n_Г¶
sВ«ГЇ m|в€‘ d\u j|Г® l\ГЎ pВ«y n\Г¶ lГҐ ГҐ. The stump is sending out branches.
j|Г® l|ГЎ n\Г¶ lГҐ ГҐ.
New shoots are shooting.
P`l
n\Г¶
V
sniff, smell, also n\y
smell bad
tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶ ГҐ
nu n\Г¶ ВЇi.
You smell and see.
Pah
n|Г®
V
few, usually ВЇ|Г®
Make it less.
n|Г® le ts_e.
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tО”В«ГҐ n|Г® ГҐ.
There are few people living there.
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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n|Г®
V
kГ¦\o О”В«Г¶ n|Г® ГҐ.
Pah
Pah
Pah
Pah P^j
Pah
Pai
Pai
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\o n|Г® ГҐ.
n|Г®
n|Г® me
n|Г® n\ГЎ
n|Г® ВЇi
n|Г® m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
n|Г®
n|Г® pj\_ГҐ В©в€‘ o.
n|Г® О”\_e В©в€‘ o.
n|Г® nГЎ
n|Г®
m\ГҐ n|Г®
nВ«Г®
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ nВ«Г®
s|ГҐ nВ«Г®
О”|ГЇ nВ«Г®
О”_Г‰ГЇ nВ«Г®
\ГҐ nВ«Г®
nВ«Г®
cut notches, usually n|e
cut notches into ritual bridge, to counteract bad
influences
cut steps
NP
today, usually ВЇ|Г®
today
this morning
today
this evening
V
squash, crush, usually ВЇ|Г®
I squashed it flat.
I squashed it to death.
N
NS
N
NS
Asian tapir, also mate-word for elephant
rice steamer, usually ВЇ|Г®
rice steamer, also m\ГҐ n|Г®, usually m\ГҐ/m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
year ordinal, usually ВЇВ«Г®
this year
some future year
three years ago
year before last
last year
PF
question with uncertain answer, usually ВЇВ«Г®,
also nВ«Г®
nu m\ГҐ dГ”e nВ«Г®.
Pai
nВ«Г®
N
nВ«Г® mГҐ
Paj
ni
N
ni j\ГҐ ГҐ.
Paj
ni
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ni
Pak Fc: ni g\u
N
ni g\u tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
ni g\u tsГҐ
ni g\u tГ¦\Г® tsГҐ
Pal
n\Г®
N
Pal Mak n\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
N
Pal Mei n\Г® tsВ«в€‘
N
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
Are you going? (I donвЂ™t think so or care)
heart, usually ВЇВ«Г®
heart, usually ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ
frost, usually ВЇi, also ne
Frost is forming.
shoes, usually ВЇi, also ne
shoes
ribs, also ВЇi/ne/nГ¶ g\u
one rib
creeper, vine, also ВЇi/ne/nГ¶
one creeper
spirits, ghosts, usually n\e
button (C), usually ВЇ\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ or ВЇ\u tsГ‰ГЇ
kind of bird, also l\Г® tsВ«в€‘
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Pal Nam
Pbh
Pbh
Pbh
Pbh
Pbh
Pbh
n\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
j|Г® n\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ z_o ГҐ.
n|o
V
n|o
n|o pГ¦\ГҐ
n|o
n|o n|o
n|o
nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ n|o ГҐ
j|Г® myГ¶ n|o ГҐ
n|o
n|o d\u
n|o dz\u
n|o dz\u |ГҐ m|e
Hcl n|o kГ¦\u
N
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
Bean clan, see ГҐ| no, also means Nu in China
man of the Bean clan/Nu man
N
way up there, also nw|ГҐ/n|ГҐw
around way up there
V
squeeze out (transitive)
give birth
give a name (one week after birth)
NP
О”\Г¶.
N
nВ«o
PF
j|Г® m\ГҐ s|ГЊ nВ«o
Pbj
no
N
no p\Г¶
no tГ¦\u
no tО”Г¶ tГ¦\u
no sГҐ l\ГҐ
Pbk P\ai no ВЇВ«Г®
N
Pbl
n\o
V
Pbl Gbl n\o k\o
V
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ n\o k\o ГҐ.
Pbm
n\o
VS
n|ГҐ b\o n|ГҐ n\o
A
p
He is still young/He is still a child.
insert into a socket, fit a handle (tight fit so
that point doesnвЂ™t stick out the other end)
gwГҐ n|o t|ГҐ ГҐ.
It is stuck in over there.
w\o n|ГҐ k|ГҐ n|o t|ГҐ o. It is threaded through the eye of the needle.
j|Г® nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ n|o ГҐ.
She is pregnant (polite form)
j|Г® nГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ n|o lГҐ ГҐ. She is giving birth.
j|Г® w\o gwГҐ n|o t|ГҐ o. She stuck her needle in over there.
|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«o w\y n|o m\ГҐ dГ”\_ГЇ. The axe handle isnвЂ™t fast fitting.
Pbi
@
b
age, lifetime, usually ВЇ\Г®_ ts|ГЇ
wedge, also n|u
wedge for pestle of foot-mortar
a wedge
Put a wedge in it.
tall, closely woven carrying basket for grain,
also n|u kГ¦\u
evidential of inference
I infer that he does not know.
bean, nut, pulse in ГҐ| no
bean
bean pod
tamarind (вЂ�bean sour podвЂ™)
cotton pod
two years hence, written no nВ«Г®
perch on branch (of bird)
be a nuisance, pester
The children are being a nuisance.
mate-word for b\o deaf
deaf
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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A
eating quickly, greedily
n\o n\o dz\ГҐ mВ»ГҐ.
Eat up quickly.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ n\o n\o tГ¦\ГҐ je . DonвЂ™t be greedy.
n|u dГ”\u
N
a wedge, also n|o dГ”\u
Knock a wedge in.
n|u dГ”\u tГ¦\ГЎ В©в€‘.
nВ«u
V
soft, also n\u in negative
nВ«u le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is completely soft.
n\u nВ«u\ГҐ
very soft
nu
Pro you
Where are you going?
nu ГҐ lГҐ dГ”e \ГҐ.
nu w\ГҐ
you (pl.), also nГҐ ГҐ
\
you two
nu w\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ
nu
N
heel/fist/blunt edge
stamp on it, with the heel (вЂ�heel the heelвЂ™)
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dВ«u nu t|Г® ГҐ.
l\ГЎ pВ«y nu
a punch with the fist
l\ГЎ kГ¦u tsГ¦В«u nu
a blow with the elbow
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ nu
blunt back edge of a knife
ГҐ| tsВ«o nu
the back of an axe
n\u
V
soft, pliant (in negative and compounds)
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ n\u
sweet corn
tГ¦e k|в€‘ m\ГҐ n\u.
ItвЂ™s not too soft.
dzГҐ n\u
glutinous rice
dzГҐ n\u pГҐ pГҐ
glutinous rice cakes (for New Year)
m\ГҐ n\u.
ItвЂ™s not soft.
n\u
V
low, of price
j|Г® pГ¦\y n\u ГҐ.
The price is low.
j|Г® pГ¦\y n\u le ГҐ.
The price is falling.
n\u
ProS we (exclusive)
в‰ҐwГҐ n\u
we (exclusive)
ГҐ n\u
we (exclusive), in baby talk and song language
n|y
N
mint
n|y
NP/NS termite, also n|Г¶
termite (вЂ�dig with snout вЂ“ termiteвЂ™)
b\y n|y
n|y py
termite hill, also n|Г¶ py/b\y n|y py
nВ«y
V
massage, rub in; work leather
nВ«y xВ«ГҐ le gu.
He worked it into shreds.
nВ«y x\в€‘ le gu.
He rubbed it into pieces.
nВ«y ГҐ ВЇГҐ nВ«u le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. If you work it, it will get soft.
Pbm Pbm n\o n\o
Pch Icl
Pci
Pck
Pck
Pcl
Pcl
Pcl
Pdh
Pdh
Pdi
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V
ny
ny nВ«Г®
Pdl
n\y
Peh
n|в€‘
j\ГҐ t|e n|в€‘ ГҐ
Peh Bdj n|в€‘ pГ¦y
Pdk
love (Christian word)
V
V
Pei
Pek
Pel
Pel
Pel Nk
Pem
@
b
A
p
smell (transitive), also tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶
dye, paint, smear on
dye with lumps of blue vegetable dye
N
Peh Fcl Mj n|в€‘ g\u tsГҐ N
Peh Oj
want, like, usually nГ¶
small plant, size of hemp, used for making
carrying basket head straps; leaf/bark irritate skin
kind of rattan, used for making carrying basket
head straps
n|в€‘ mГҐ
N
kind of bee
j\ГҐ t|e n|в€‘ ГҐ
dye with lumps of blue vegetable dye
nВ«в€‘
NS/NP vast amounts, in the phrases
dГ”Г‰ГЇ nВ«в€‘
vast herds
nВ«в€‘ dГ”Г‰ГЇ
vast herds
j|Г® pГ¦В«y j|Г® nВ«в€‘
vast herds
nв€‘
V
hazy, muddy
The weather is hazy.
m\y nв€‘ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”_ГҐ nв€‘ nв€‘ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.The water is muddy.
n\в€‘
V
close, near
tГ¦e dГ”e ГҐ tГ¦e n\в€‘ je o. As we travel we get closer.
m\ГҐ В©\в€‘, n\в€‘ ГҐ.
It вЂ�s not far, itвЂ™s near.
n\в€‘ lГҐ ГҐ.
They are getting close.
n\в€‘
N
close relatives
marry
n\в€‘ tГ¦\u ГҐ_
n\в€‘ tГ¦\u m\ГҐ dГҐ
too closely related to marry
n\в€‘ tГ¦\u l\ГЎ
_ xo ГҐ.
They are marrying close relations.
n\в€‘ О”\Г¶ m\o gw\ГҐ
courting song
n\в€‘ О”\Г¶ su
travelling suitors, itinerant suitors
n\в€‘ z\ГҐ
close relatives
n\в€‘ z\ГҐ xwГҐ z\ГҐ/О”\ГЇ z\ГҐ xwГҐ z\ГҐ relatives (close/distant)
n\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
NS soup, liquid for eating, also ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦ГҐ
soup, liquid for eating
j|Г® n\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
n\в€‘
V
sticky, stick to, half-closed and tending to adhere
n\в€‘ lГҐ n\в€‘ lГҐ
sticky
n\в€‘ le gu.
ItвЂ™s all sticky.
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ n\в€‘ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. There is mud sticking to it.
tО”iв‰Ґ n\в€‘ n\в€‘
eyes half closed, slit-eyes
mj_ГҐ s\ГЇ tО”iв‰Ґ n\в€‘ n\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His eyes are half-closed; he has slit-eyes.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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n\в€‘
C
for coatings; mate-word for tВ«Г¶ layers
ts|в€‘ ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶ n\в€‘ m_e t|ГҐ ГҐ.
He put on two coats of shellac.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇ\Г® tВ«Г¶ sГҐ n\в€‘ dГ”o ГҐ. He can never make up his mind (вЂ�his
Pem
heart has two layers and three coatings).
A
with a snatching movement.
n\в€‘ n\в€‘ ju mВ»ГҐ
Snatch it up!
Pem Qk Pem Qk n\в€‘ lГҐ n\в€‘ lГҐ Vslow, of eating
n\в€‘ lГҐ n\в€‘ lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dz\ГҐ. DonвЂ™t dawdle over your eating.
PeUl
n\в€‘в‰Ґ
Num one (T) in
the first, the best
tГ¦\Г® n\в€‘в‰Ґ
Pfi
nВ«ГЊ
NS mouth, snout (external), contrast n|ГҐ h~ o
m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
mouth, snout
PZh
nw|ГҐ
N
way up there, also n|o/n|ГҐw
around way up there
nw|ГҐ nwГҐ
PZk
nwГҐ
N
up there
up there (previously mentioned)
|ГҐ nwГҐ
Pem Pem n\в€‘ n\в€‘
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V
ВЇ|ГҐ
bГЎ ВЇ|ГҐ le o.
P\h
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ
P\h P\j ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ
P\h
P\i
P\i
P\i
P\i
@
b
A
p
IвЂ™ve had enough of telling him.
NS
N
V
C
tГ¦\Г® ВЇВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
\ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
ВЇВ«ГҐ
V
ВЇВ«ГҐ
N
d\o ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ ly
ВЇВ«ГҐ bГЎ k|u
ВЇВ«ГҐ pГ¦u dГ”\ГЇ
ВЇВ«ГҐ pГ¦u lВ«ГЎ
ВЇВ«ГҐ k\u pВ«Г® mГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ k|o t|o
ВЇВ«ГҐ kГ¦в€‘
ВЇВ«ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ m_ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\u
ВЇВ«ГҐ dz\Г¶
ВЇВ«ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ tО”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
ВЇВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ z\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ m\e n|e
ВЇВ«ГҐ m\в€‘ pГ¦\u dz\ГЇ
ВЇВ«ГҐ n\e pГ¦\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ mГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ sГ‰ГЇ lв€‘
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ h~ ГЎ
В« z\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ fu
ВЇВ«ГҐ w|o t|o
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ
w\ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ
VS
kВ«ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
have had a fill of
G
k
after, behind, also n|ГЎ
after, behind, also k|ГҐ n|ГЎ
fatherвЂ™s sister, motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
also |ГҐ ВЇГҐ/\ГҐ ВЇi/ВЇ|Г® ВЇГҐ
massage, pinch, grab in hand or front paw
for circumference that the hand can close around
circumference more than hand can close around
cat
wait, also h~ ГҐ| ВЇВ«ГҐ
bird
peacock
pelican (вЂ™bird cheek cropвЂ™)
common mynah (вЂ�bird speak skilfulвЂ™)
hornbill
coppersmith barbet
a type of bulbul, also k\u pВ«Г® mГҐ/p|Г® k\o lВ«e
bird crest/red-whiskered bulbul, also p|Г® k\o l\e
birdвЂ™s nest
Siamese fireback pheasant
magpie robin
silver pheasant, also used metaphorically for a very
clever person
sparrow (вЂ�spotted birdвЂ™)
type of ground-feeding brown bird
common mynah
hornbill
small bright green fruit-eating bird
shrike (вЂ�tiger birdвЂ™)
small dark yellow singing bird
birds
birds and rodents
bird egg
bulbul, also p|Г® k\o lВ«e
tailor bird
migratory small bird of snow mountains
play
play
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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PN topic or contrastive marker, also n\ГҐ
PNF consequence marker (вЂ�ifвЂ™, вЂ�whenвЂ™)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ ГҐsГҐ l|ГЎ d\в€‘ ГҐ. As for him, he hit Asa.
ГҐsГҐ l|ГЎ ВЇГҐ j|Г® d\в€‘ ГҐ. As for Asa, he hit him.
ГҐsГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e.
Asa didnвЂ™t go (but someone else did).
nu dГ”e ГҐ ВЇГҐ mo ГҐ в‰Ґo. If/when you go, you will see it.
P\j
ВЇГҐ
NS fatherвЂ™s sister/motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
also \ГҐ ВЇi/ВЇ|Г® ВЇГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇГҐ
fatherвЂ™s sister, motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife
ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ
fatherвЂ™s sister, motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife
P\j @j ВЇГҐ bГҐ
N
glass, also k|ГЎo\
P\j @j ВЇГҐ bГҐ lo k|в€‘
drinking glass
P\m Aei ВЇ\ГҐ pВ«Г®
N
slingshot
P\m Q^m ВЇ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
V
pester, be a verbal nuisance
ВЇ\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
soft and sticky; offensive nonsence
ВЇ\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶. DonвЂ™t talk offensive nonsense.
P\`h
ВЇ|Г¶
V
short (length or time)
ВЇ|Г¶ ВЇ|Г¶ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is very short.
b\ГҐ ВЇ|Г¶
kind of edible grub
P\ì
ВЇВ«Г¶
V
grasp with pinching action between fore and
ВЇГҐ
P\j
middle fingers, with chopsticks, tongs, etc.
mГҐ ВЇВ«Г¶
tongs
w\u pГ¦j\ГҐ ГҐ| m|e ВЇВ«Г¶ dz\ГҐ. Eat some vegetables with your chopsticks.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г¶ du
crab claw
V
ВЇВ«Г¶
ВЇВ«Г¶ ts\_ГЇ le o.
ВЇ|Г®
ВЇ|Г®
ВЇ|Г® me
ВЇ|Г® n\ГЎ
ВЇ|Г® ВЇi
ВЇ|Г® m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
ВЇ|Г®
P\ì
P\ah
P\ah
P\ah
stingy, also l\o ВЇВ«Г¶, ts\ГЇ
He is too stingy.
V
NP
few, also n|Г®, written n|Г®
today, also n|Г®
today
this morning
today
this evening
V
squash, crush flat, press, print, place on top,
hold down, also n|Г®/n|e, written n|Г®
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ ВЇ|Г® du
ВЇ|Г® pj\_ГҐ В©в€‘ o.
ВЇ|Г® О”\_ГЎ В©в€‘ o.
j|Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ wГҐ ВЇ|Г® t|ГҐ.
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printing press, paperweight
It was squashed flat.
It was crushed to death.
Put it on top, to hold it down.
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P\ah
P\ah
P\ah
P\ah
P\ai
P\ai
P\ai
@
b
A
p
j\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
shuttle of loom, also j\ГҐ n|e/n|Г®
Dh ВЇ|Г® t|ГҐ
V
sit down, also ВЇВ«Г® n|ГҐ
Those who are sitting.
ВЇ|Г® t|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ su
P\j ВЇ|Г® ВЇГҐ
N
mother of cross-cousin, also ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ/|ГҐ ВЇГҐ
Uk Q^l ВЇ|Г® в‰ҐГҐ l\ГЎ A
scattered, also tО”e в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
ВЇ|Г® в‰ҐГҐ l\ГЎ dГ”e ГҐ.
They scattered.
ВЇ|Г®
NS rice steamer, also n|Г®, written n|Г®
rice steamer, also m\ГҐ n|Г®/m\ГҐ n|Г®/m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
ВЇВ«Г®
PF
question with uncertainty, also nВ«Г®
And what about Asa?
ГҐsГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
ГҐ li k_в€‘ le ВЇВ«Г®.
Whatever could have happened?
ВЇВ«Г®
NS year ordinal, also nВ«Г®, written nВ«Г®
year after year after next
pГ¦\ГЎ ВЇВ«Г®
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® (tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\\o)
this year
no ВЇВ«Г®
year after next
s|ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
some future year
О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® (tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o)
year before last
О”|ГЇ О”|ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
three years ago
\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
long ago (less than ГҐ
\ nГ¶)
\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ kГ¦\o
ten years ago
\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® (tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o)
last year
ВЇВ«Г®
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heart, also ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ/nВ«Г®//nВ«Г® mГҐ, written nВ«Г®
ВЇВ«Г® b\в€‘
heartbroken
ВЇВ«Г® pГ¦В«o
dirty, disgusting
ВЇВ«Г® pГ¦u
happy
ВЇВ«Г® tВ«Г¶
honest
ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o
keepsake
ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o kВ«в€‘ lВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ exchange keepsakes
ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o\ l\ГЎ kГ¦wГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ
send keepsakes to each other
ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o О”\ГЎ tГ¦\o
all kinds of keepsakes
ВЇВ«Г® k|o tГ¦\y_
open-hearted, discuss at personal level, share ideas
ВЇВ«Г® k|o tГ¦\y_ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They are sharing ideas.
ВЇВ«Г® kГЊ
agree
ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
satisfied
ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
not satisfied
ВЇВ«Г® dГ”ГҐ
be very sick, longing
ВЇВ«Г® dГ”_o
hate, be hateful, also ВЇВ«Г® dzo
ВЇВ«Г® dГ”o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They hate each other.
m\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® dГ”o.
They donвЂ™t hate.
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ВЇВ«Г® dГ”w\ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
m\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ.
nВ«Г® dz_Г‰ГЇ
tГ¦\ГҐ nВ«y dz_Г‰ГЇ.
ВЇВ«Г® dzГ‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® l\e
ВЇВ«Г® dzw\ГҐ
j|Г® w\ГҐ ВЇГҐ ВЇВ«Г® dzw\ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® tsГ¦\ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® tsГ¦u
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ bjГҐ
like, pity, also ВЇВ«Г® dzw\ГҐ, ВЇВ«Г® dz\ГҐ
be sad
HeвЂ™s not sad.
pester physically by pushing or prodding
Stop pestering me.
feel bad and uncomfortable, bothered
like, pity, also ВЇВ«Г® dГ”w\ГҐ, ВЇВ«Г® dz\ГҐ
They like each other.
mjГҐ ko ГҐ.
fast, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tsГ¦\ГҐ
very angry, annoyed
heart, core, pip, hard nut
have lost interest in life, be reprobate, feel
broken-hearted.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tВ«Г¶
honest
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦В«ГЎ
have good memory, smart
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ g\o
dishonest
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ k|ГҐ
hurt feelings
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ k|ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t hurt his feelings.
ВЇi mГҐ dz_ГҐ
disheartened
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ
have bad feelings about
nu ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ \ГҐ.
HavenвЂ™t you got any bad feelings about it?
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dzw\ГҐ
like, pity, also ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dГ”w\ГҐ, ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ dz\ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
sad
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tsГ¦u
very angry, annoyed
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ mj\ГҐ
undecided, doubt, be confused
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ nГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ feel sympathy for each other
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ nГЎ
selfish, cruel and hard
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ n\u
pliable, easily persuaded
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇ|Г¶
impatient
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ lГ¶
feel encouraged, keen, enthusiastic
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ l\_Г¶
encourage in a course of action, inspire to do
something, persuade to do
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ l|в€‘
change oneвЂ™s mind, convert
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ z_o
discourage
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ zu
decide
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ в‰Ґ|o
think constantly of
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ в‰Ґ_o dВ«ГҐ
attached to, have in mind
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ~hв€‘
bad tempered, angry
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ~hв€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ
quick to anger
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ xВ«o
pleased
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ fu
stubborn
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ВЇВ«Г® О”\ГЇ
sulk
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ w\ГҐ ВЇi
strong-willed
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ w|u dy kв€‘ ГҐ pay attention to in order to remember/do
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ w\u ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ О”_Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ju ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® my
ВЇВ«Г® nГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® nГ¶
ВЇВ«Г® n\u
ji ВЇГҐ ВЇВ«Г® n\u ГҐ.
ВЇВ«Г® l\o mjГҐ m\ГҐ l\o
ВЇВ«Г® s|ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® sГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
dГ”e ВЇВ«Г® О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® О”\_ГЇ ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® ~h|ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® ~hв€‘
ВЇВ«Г® xВ«o
ВЇВ«Г® w\u
ВЇВ«Г® В©в€‘ ГҐ
w|u b\e ВЇВ«Г®
P\ai
ВЇВ«Г®
NS
g\o ВЇВ«Г®
dz\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
nГ¶ ВЇВ«Г®
s|ГЊ ВЇВ«Г®
s|ГЊ ВЇВ«Г® dz\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
~hв€‘ ВЇВ«Г®
P\ai Kdm ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ ВЇВ«Г® k\u
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
P\aj
ВЇi
NP
ВЇi mГҐ
ВЇi z\ГҐ
ВЇi z\ГҐ ВЇi mГҐ
@
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pГ¦ d
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k
wholeheartedly (вЂ�put the head of the heart inвЂ™)
fearless (bad connotation)
patient
decide
itchy
covet
love (sexual or family), also ВЇВ«Г® ny
willing, easily persuaded
She is willing.
He has plenty, but he wants more.
unhappy
happy
want to
want to go
sulk
greedy
angry
agree
fearless, brave, trustworthy
be repulsed by, be nauseated by
babyвЂ™s fontanelle, see w|u b\в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ/w|u mjГҐ
abstract nominaliser (from вЂ�heartвЂ™), written nВ«Г®
evil intentions
wisdom
love, also ny ВЇВ«Г®
knowledge
knowledge
evil
green
unhealthy-looking (skin)
a green one
younger sibling, younger siblingвЂ™s spouse
younger sister, younger brotherвЂ™s wife
younger brother, younger sisterвЂ™s husband
younger siblings
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
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NS
C
ВЇi
P\aj
for fingers and toes
for fingers, also a fingerspan from thumb
tip to tip of index finger
toes
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi
l\ГЎ ВЇi
finger, or first/pointer finger
l\ГЎ ВЇi tГ¦\Г® ВЇi
one finger, or one fingerspan
l\ГЎ ВЇi kВ«ГЊ
ring; third finger/ring finger
l\ГЎ ВЇi k|в€‘ t|в€‘
little finger, pinky
P\aj
ВЇi
NS shoes, also ni/ne
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi
shoes
P\aj
ВЇi
N
ice, frost, also ni/ne
ВЇi j\ГҐ ГҐ
frost comes down
P\aj
ВЇi
V
look at, try to
pГ¦j\Г¶ ВЇi du mirror (вЂ�face look-at thing forвЂ™)
tВ«Г¶ ВЇi
try to look
dГ”e ВЇi
try going, go and see
dz\ГҐ ВЇi
taste and see
ВЇi m\ГҐ mo.
I canвЂ™ t see
ВЇi m\ГҐ n_ГҐ o.
You wouldnвЂ™t even see one more.
nГҐ ВЇi
ask
xГҐ ВЇi m\ГҐ n_ГҐ o.
You wouldnвЂ™t find a better one.
we z\ГҐ l|ГЎ ВЇi ГҐ.
He is looking after the guest.
P\aj
ВЇi
PNF because, as a consequence
~h|Г® ВЇi
after and because, also s|ГЇ ВЇi
w|u ВЇi
reason, cause
P\aj
ВЇi
VS
red, usually О”\ГЇ (вЂ�bloodвЂ™)
P\aj Odj ВЇi my
V
respect, also mo my
ВЇi m\ГҐ my
look down on, not respect
O\l P\aj mj\ГҐ ВЇi
A
more, a lot
P\aj
ВЇi
NS second daughter, usually lВ«e mГҐ/m|Г®
|ГҐ ВЇi
second daughter
P\ak/P\aj ВЇi/ВЇi
N/C day
pГ¦\ГЎ ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
day after day after tomorrow
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi le tГ¦\Г® ВЇi
every day
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi le le
every day
ВЇ|Г® ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
today
ВЇ\Г® ВЇi
two days
ВЇ|Г® me (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
today
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P\ak
P\ak
P\ak
P\ak
P\al
wГҐ ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
day after tomorrow
О”|ГЇ ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
day before day before yesterday
О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
day before yesterday
\ГҐ ВЇi (tГ¦\Г® ВЇi)
yesterday
О”\ГЇ ВЇi so
Seventh Day Adventist
ВЇi
AP adverbial marker
ВЇi в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГҐ_ w tО”Г¦\Г¶_ l\ГЎ
_ xo ГҐ. They were gabbling away to each other.
Fc: ВЇi g\u
N
ribs, also ni/ne/nГ¶ g\u
P\]bm P\ak P\]bm
ВЇi ВЇ_\ГҐw ВЇi ВЇ_\ГҐw
V
scold each other
They were scolding each other.
ВЇi ВЇ\ГҐ_ w ВЇi ВЇ\ГҐ_ w tО”Г¦\Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
ВЇi
NS fatherвЂ™s sister/motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
usually ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ/|ГҐ ВЇГҐ, also ВЇ|Г® ВЇГҐ
\ГҐ ВЇi
fatherвЂ™s sister/motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
ВЇ\Г®
Num two
two things
ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ
two people
ВЇ\Г® pГ¦В«o tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
He says one thing to one person, and another to
someone else.
ВЇ\Г® pГ¦В«o w\ГҐ l\ГҐ
a two-faced bat (i.e. someone who is two-faced)
P\al
P\al
P\al
P\am
P\am
P\al
P\al
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p
ВЇ\Г®
N
ВЇ\Г® k|o
ВЇ\Г® h~ Г¶ в‰Ґ\ГҐ h~ Г¶
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® ~h\e mГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® sВ«в€‘ k|ГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ lГ¶
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® l\Г¶ mГҐ
Gcj Mah ВЇ\Г® k_u ts|ГЇ N
j|Г® ВЇ\Г® k_u ts|ГЇ wГҐ
Nk ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦ГҐ
NS
j|Г® ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦ГҐ
ВЇ\Г®
V
w|u ВЇ\Г®
Nam ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
j|Г® ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ zo ГҐ.
Mak ВЇ\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
N
Mei Tl ВЇ\Г® tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ N
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ВЇ\Г® tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
ГҐ| j|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
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g
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k
cow, also |ГҐ ВЇ\Г®
wild cow
raising cows and buffaloes
cow stomach, jackfruit
stick to herd cows
heifer, young female cow not yet fertile
barren cow
between
in between them
soup, liquid for eating, also n\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
soup, liquid for eating
nod head in agreement
nod head in agreement
age, also n\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ
He is still a child.
button (C),also n\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ or ВЇ\u tsГ‰ГЇ
dwarf, also n\e tsВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
a runt of a pig
a runt of a chicken
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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ВЇ\Г®
P\am
ВЇВ«u
mГҐ ВЇВ«u
P\cl Mak ВЇ\u tsГ‰ГЇ
P\chl
ВЇВ»u
mГҐ ВЇВ»u dzГ‰ГЇ
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h
clench fingers into fist, one of three alternatives
NS
gourd flute (C), usually f\u lВ«u
gourd flute, usually f\u lВ«u
button (C), usually ВЇ\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ or n\Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
kapok tree (T)
in вЂ�rock-scissors-paperвЂ™ game;
beats bв€‘ вЂ�shootвЂ™, loses to pГ¦j\ГҐвЂ�sliceвЂ™
ВЇ\Г® ГҐ mГҐ bв€‘ ГҐ mГҐ l|ГЎ hw|ГҐ Clenching beats shooting,
pГ¦j\ГҐ ГҐ mГҐ ВЇ\Г® ГҐ mГҐ l|ГЎ hw|ГҐ slicing beats clenching.
P\ci
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kapok tree
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h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Qh
Qh
Qh Ah
Qh B\h
Qh Ei
l|ГҐ
V
spread
The news has spread.
j|Г® d\o l|ГҐ je o.
|ГҐ t|o l|ГҐ je o.
The fire has spread.
l|ГҐ
N
male genitals
with legs wide apart
l|ГҐ b\ГҐ x\ГҐ x\ГҐ le
l|ГҐ bjГҐ
scrotum
l|ГҐ dГҐ
erect penis (vulgar)
l|ГҐ gГҐ
bandy legged
l|ГҐ gГҐ l|ГҐ gГҐ l\e dГ”e ГҐ. He walks bandy-legged.
l|ГҐ g\ГҐ
promiscuous people (vulgar)
l|ГҐ s\в€‘
testicles, also l|ГҐ fu
l|ГҐ fu
testicles, also l|ГҐ s\в€‘
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ
N
mud
mud
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ в‰Ґw|ГҐ
serpent head fish (вЂ�mud fishвЂ™)
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ xГ¶ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s muddy.
l|ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ
N
spear
l||ГҐ tГ¦В«ГҐ
A
blindly, without a clue
l|ГҐ tГ¦В«ГҐ ВЇГҐ xwГҐ je o. He went off to look for it, not having the slightest
idea where it might be.
N
Qh GZl GZh l|ГҐ kw\ГҐ kw|ГҐ
N
N
V
Qh Kch l|ГҐ tО”Г¦|u
Qh Naj Ah l|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
Qh Rah
l|ГҐ s|ГЇ
Qh Wbi
Qh Q_j
Qi
Qi B\m
Qi Mam
Qi Tci
@
b
A
p
l|ГҐ s|ГЇ k\ГҐw su
l|ГҐ xВ«o
N
l|ГҐ le
V
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ l|ГҐ le o.
lВ«ГҐ
V
k|o lВ«ГҐ tГ¦\Г® n\ГҐ
B\m lВ«ГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ A
lВ«ГҐ ts_\ГЇ
N
lВ«ГҐ ts\_ГЇ d\ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ lВ«ГҐ ts\_ГЇ
|ГҐ pГ¦\ГЊ lВ«ГҐ ts\_ГЇ
lВ«ГҐ zВ«u
N
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
loafers, good-for-nothings, those who
donвЂ™t work and neglect their parents
sword
stones, also В©|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ/В©|ГҐ p|ГҐ
mischief, also lw|ГҐ s|ГЇ
mischief-maker
giant seed pods used in games, also lГҐ xВ«o
stunned, speechless
He is very stunned.
contraction of lГҐ ГҐ
next week
crushed flat
red peppers, chillies (C)
giant peppers
small peppers (вЂ�chicken peppersвЂ™)
very small spicy peppers (вЂ�rat peppersвЂ™)
salted meat
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Qi \ah
Qj Wbi
Qj
Qj Daj
Qj Em
Qj
lВ«ГҐ j|Г®
N
next month (C)
lГҐ hВ«o
N
type of vine, seeds used for throwing game
lГҐ hВ«o s\в€‘
5 cm long seed, lined up for throwing game
lГҐ hВ«o d\в€‘ ГҐ
throw seeds at lined up seeds
lГҐ
NS where?, contraction of li kwГҐ
ГҐ lГҐ
N
where?, also ГҐ li kwГҐ or ГҐ kwГҐ
lГҐ ti
V
powerful, able, dextrous
lГҐ ti ГҐ.
He is powerful.
m\ГҐ lГҐ ti .
He is not powerful.
lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
N
valve
lГҐ
NP tongue, see lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶
lГҐ k|o lГҐ t\ГЎ
mispronounce, speak strangely
j|Г® ВЇГҐ lГҐ k|o lГҐ t\ГЎ. He doesnвЂ™t speak like a native speaker.
lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
uvula, also lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
reeds in musical pipes
f\u lВ«u lГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ b\_ГҐ ГҐ. He is shaping reeds for a set of pipes.
lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶
tongue
lГҐ mi
poke out and in (of tongue)
j|Г® lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ lГҐ mi lГҐ mi ГҐ.
His tongue pokes out and in.
lГҐ li/le/lГ¶
flames
|ГҐ t|o lГҐ li/le/lГ¶
flames of fire
lГҐ li
sticking out, with the tip moving up and down
lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ lГҐ le lГҐ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
His tongue is sticking out, with the tip
moving up and down.
Qk
Qk Daj
Ql
W
x
X
h
Y
f
lГҐ
ts_Г‰ГЇ fu lГҐ ГҐ.
lГҐ m|o
lГҐ m|o В©\в€‘ lГҐ
lГҐ nВ«ГҐ mГҐ
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ
_ lГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e lГҐ.
lГҐ ti
l\ГҐ
pj_Г¶ l\ГҐ
tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ l\ГҐ
ВЇВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ mГҐ
l\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
l\ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ m\o
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
V
come, towards, this way
He sent him here.
revealed
It was revealed.
the future, what is coming
He is coming tomorrow.
Carry it here quickly.
Come here quickly.
ГҐ.
^
ГЎ
V
NP/S
strong
tiger
clouded leopard
temminckвЂ™s cat
shrike (вЂ�bird tigerвЂ™)
male tiger
old male tiger
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Ql @l
Ql @\k
Ql Bah
Ql Bal
l\ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
l\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
l\ГҐ mГҐ
l\ГҐ mГҐ m\o
l\ГҐ mГҐ m\o j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
l\ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ m\o
l\ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® m\o pГ¦\ГҐ
l\ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® l|ГЎ
l\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
l\ГҐ nГЎ
l\ГҐ l\ГҐ z\ГҐ
l\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ
l\ГҐ О”_Г‰ГЇ
l\ГҐ
NS
d\u l\ГҐ
dzГ¶ l\ГҐ
n|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ l\ГҐ
xw\ГҐ l\ГҐ
xв€‘ fu l\ГҐ
fu kв€‘ fu l\ГҐ
О”в€‘ fu l\ГҐ
j|Г® l\ГҐ
ГҐ| d\ГҐ l\ГҐ dz_ГЇГ‰ je ГҐ.
l\ГҐ
PF
l\ГҐ
VP
l\ГҐ lГҐ
l\ГҐ
NP
l\ГҐ by
l\ГҐ
N
s|ГЇ dГ”o l\ГҐ dГ”o su
l\ГҐ b\в€‘
N
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ b\в€‘
l\ГҐ b\ГҐ
N
l\ГҐ bjГҐ
N
l\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
N
l\ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
N
Ql Di
l\ГҐ tВ«ГҐ
Ql
Ql
Ql
Ql
Ql
Ql @el
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
N
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
tiger
leopard, also l\ГҐ l\ГҐ z\ГҐ or l\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
tiger, female tiger
old tiger
old male tiger
old male tiger
old male tiger
young tiger
leopard, also l\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ or l\ГҐ l\ГҐ z\ГҐ
black panther
leopard, also l\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ or l\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
lion, also sв€‘ ts\ГЇ
golden cat
conqueror, overcomer, predator, wild
medium size reddish bird, multicoloured head
goshawk (strongest of all hawks and eagles)
a type of slug, said to eat snails
cancer
centipede (вЂ�louse snake tigerвЂ™)
centipede, also xв€‘ fu l\ГҐ
centipede, said to eat snakes
wild animal
He is sliding along on his bottom.
question, also ГҐВ» /\ГҐ/\ГҐ/l\ГЎ/lГҐ\ГҐ/lГҐ\ГҐ
back to home, also j\Г® or l\e
come back home, also j\Г® lГҐ or l\e lГҐ
cow (song language)
cowвЂ™s hump
pair word for s|ГЇ lawsuit
those with lawsuits
strangers
Chinese strangers
felt mattress
large shoulder bag, also l\ГЎ/l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ bjГҐ
opium (C), usually j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
small tree which bears cricket-ball size yellow
fruit, having soft thorn-like projections
pocket
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
N
Ql Dah Rbj l\ГҐ t|Г® so
Ql Eh
l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
Ql E_k
Ql Gj
Ql Hel
l\ГҐ tГ¦e
V
l\ГҐ kГҐ
N
l\ГҐ kГҐ tО”Г¶ ГҐ.
l\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
N
l\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
l\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ w\o
He bulds a rail fence.
ploughshare; tip of plough
one ploughshare
an edible plant with variegated leaves shaped like a
plough shear
V
l\ГҐ g\ГҐ
Ql Fl
peanut (C)
large loosely woven basket or fence for
confining animals, also l\ГҐ tГ¦|ГҐ
clever, see tГ¦e
rail fence
with umbrella-like roots radiating out from a
central stalk
tree with roots radiating out which show above
the ground
sВ«в€‘ tО”e l\ГҐ g\ГҐ
Ql Nbk
Ql O_i
Ql RZh
Ql Wei
Ql [_j
Ql [aj
Ql [\h
Qm
Qm
Qm @\k
W
x
X
h
Y
f
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
N
person, people
one person
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o s\ГҐ dГ”u pГ¦В«y kГ¦\u ГҐ
in public (вЂ�in the middle of three piled
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
l\ГҐ mВ«e
N
l\ГҐ sw|ГҐ
N
l\ГҐ xВ«в€‘
l\ГҐ xВ«в€‘ m_ГҐ m\в€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
l\ГҐ xВ«в€‘ ВЇВ«ГҐ m_ГҐ
l\ГҐ О”e
N
l\ГҐ О”i
N
l\ГҐ О”i mi
l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ
N
l\ГҐ
NS
j|Г® xВ«в€‘ l\ГҐ
j|Г® f\ГҐ l\ГҐ
l\ГҐ
CS
p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
в‰ҐwГҐ n\u li p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
m|ГҐ l\ГҐ
nu w\ГҐ sГҐ p|ГҐ l\ГҐ
l\ГҐ bjГҐ
N
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
up crowds of peopleвЂ™)
hill people
lengthwise roof battens which support thatch
type of onion (C) round hollow leaves
Lahu
type of wild yam (вЂ�Lahu woman yamвЂ™)
t|в€‘
`
Г¶
speckled robin-like bird (вЂ�Lahu female birdвЂ™)
cogon grass, used for thatch, also l\ГҐ О”i
cogon grass, used for thatch, also l\ГҐ О”e
grass fields, grassland
shoulder bag, also l\ГЎ/l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ
blue (C)
dark blue (C)
light blue (C)
group of parent and children
group of father and children
the four of us, a father and three children
group of mother and children
the three of you, a mother and two children
large shoulder bag, usually l\ГҐ bjГҐ,
also l\ГЎ/l\ГЎ bjГҐ
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
N
Qm [\h l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ
Q]Oj \]aj lГҐm jГҐj
Q]ai
lВ«ГҐj
Q]al
l\ГҐj
Q]bh
l|ГҐw
C
N
l|ГҐw my
Q]bh
l|ГҐw
V
Q]bh
l|ГҐw/l|Гё
V
Q]bh Reh GZl l|ГҐw s|ГЇ kw\ГҐ
Q]bl MZj l\ГҐw tswГҐ
V
l\ГҐw tswГҐ p\o xw|ГҐ
Q]bm
l_\ГҐw
V
dzГҐ pГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ_ w
mГҐ tГ¦ГҐ sв€‘ l\ГҐ_ w ГҐ.
в‰Ґw|ГҐ l\_ГҐw dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”_ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ l\_ГҐw.
Q^h
l|ГЎ
V
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ l|ГЎ
dzГҐ l|ГЎ
tsГ¦o l|ГЎ
tsГ¦\ГЇ m_ГҐ l|ГЎ
m\в€‘ l|ГЎ
l|ГЎ g\ГҐ
z\ГҐ gu l|ГЎ
z\ГҐ l|ГЎ
z\ГҐ m\в€‘ l|ГЎ
j|Г® l|ГЎ l|ГЎ
Q^h
l|ГЎ
PN
j|Г® l|ГЎ d\в€‘ В©\в€‘.
j|Г® l|ГЎ g\в€‘ В©\в€‘.
Q^h Zl l|ГЎ w\ГҐ
N
Qî
lВ«ГЎ
NP
lВ«ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
lВ«ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
lВ«ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
lВ«ГЎ z\ГҐ
lВ«ГЎ p|ГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
shoulder bag, usually l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ, also l\ГЎ/l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ
longan (T)
come - then, contraction of lГҐ h~ Г®|
rai (T), unit of land area, 1600 m2
Lao (T)
Laos
rake, usually l|o
troubled, unsettled, at war (C), also lw|ГҐ
V
waste, spend foolishly (C)
ancient, archaic (C)
archaic speech
dabble in, push the hands into, also lw\ГҐ
DonвЂ™t push your hands into the milled rice.
I groped for my flashlight.
catch fish in the hands
DonвЂ™t dabble in the water.
young, unmarried
baby corn
young rice plant
young unmarried person
bride
young unmarriedwoman
promiscuous unmarried person
young unmarried man
young unmarried man
young unmarried woman
young one
object marker, written t|ГЎ
Hit him.
Give it to him.
lamp, also l|ГЎ w\ГҐ/mjГҐ lu, see lj|ГҐ w\ГҐ
great grandchild
great great grandchild
great great grandson
great great granddaughter
great grandchild
great grandson
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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lВ«ГЎ mГҐ
great granddaughter
\ГҐ lВ«ГЎ
great great great grandparent
Qî
lВ«ГЎ
V
rinse out
Rinse out the mouth.
n|ГҐ h~ u lВ«ГЎ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ pГҐ tГ¦\u lВ«ГЎ ГҐ. Rinse out the water tubes.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ k|ГҐj k|ГҐj lВ«ГЎ fu В©в€‘.
Rinse the lid of the cup.
Qî Cal Ca; lВ«ГЎ d\Г® d\Г®
V
bald
Qî Lak lВ«ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
a type of soft-wood tree which has a very
thorny trunk, grows to good size; used for fence
posts, and as a symbol for good growth, as it
grows very easily from cuttings; used in rest
house building rituals and for New Year tree
ceremonial posts planted at New Year as symbol of
growth (not always this tree)
kГ¦\o О”\ГЇ lВ«ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
N
Qî HZl lВ«ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ
brown melon-like wild fruit, eaten by wild
pigs; leaves used as medicine
stem of this fruit
fruit of this melon
lВ«ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ tsГҐ
lВ«ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ s\в€‘
Qî Qî lВ«ГЎ lВ«ГЎ
V
lВ«ГЎ lВ«ГЎ le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Q^k
lГЎ
PF
lГЎ в‰ҐГҐ\e
Q^l
l\ГЎ
PF
Q^l @\k l\ГЎ bjГҐ
N
uninhabited, bare with round shape
ItвЂ™s uninhabited; itвЂ™s a lonely place.
hortative marker (let us), also lГҐ
emphatic hortative
question, usually ГҐ\ /\ГҐ/В»ГҐ/l\ГҐ
large shoulder bag, usually lГҐ bjГҐ,
also l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ bjГҐ
tick (insect), also l\ГҐ pjГҐ s|o/la kГҐ s|u
Laemae (large Lisu clan), also a distinct group in
Q^l A\j Rbh l\ГЎ pjГҐ s|o N
Q^l O^l l\ГЎ m\ГЎ
N
China related to Bai
I
N
AS
Q^l P\bh bh l\ГЎ ВЇ|oo|
Q^l [\h l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ
Q^l Q^l l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
Lisu pig call, also l\ГЎ n|oo| /l\ГЎ n|oo|
shoulder bag, usually l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ, also l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ
very wide open
in a curved line, crooked
pГ¦jГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
В©В«ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
A
very wide
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ В©В«ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ pГ¦u t|ГҐ.
The door is open very wide.
В©\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
very wide
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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l\ГЎ
N
du l\ГЎ
tО”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
l\ГЎ b\ГҐ
l\ГЎ bo
tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ bo
l\ГЎ b_\y
j|Г® l\ГЎ b\y_ nГ¶ lГҐ ГҐ.
l\ГЎ bjГ¶
l\ГЎ pj_ГҐ
l\ГЎ pj_ГҐ О”_Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
Q^m
arm, hand, craftsmanship (hand work)
wing, fish fin
spinning wheel
half an armspan (from finger-tip to mid-chest)
full armspan
one armspan (from finger tip), see bo
new shoot growing off a joint of plant
A new shoot is coming out.
a straight uncurled tendril of a plant
the palms together in gesture of respect
He showed his respect by placing his palms
together.
l\ГЎ pВ«y
fist
l\ГЎ pВ«y nu
a punch
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ
arm, hand, foreleg
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ t|Г¶
arm is paralyzed/crippled
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ tsГ¦|ГҐ
get married (вЂ�hand joinвЂ™)
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ s\ГҐ
spendthrift
j|Г® l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ m\ГҐ s\ГҐ. He spends wisely.
l\ГЎ pГ¦в€‘
shoulder
l\ГЎ bjГ¶
tendril of a vine
l\ГЎ t|y
type of snare - clubs or crushes victim
ГҐ| pГ¦\в€‘ l\ГЎ t|y
rat trap (pole-in-trough, rock slab or club-type)
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦Г¶ m\в€‘
large pestle used for pounding grain by hand
(not used by Lisu in Thailand)
l\ГЎ tГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
not busy
l\ГЎ m\ГҐ tГ¦\Г¶.
busy, occupied
l\ГЎ tГ¦y
span from thumb to forefinger
l\ГЎ tГ¦y
exorcise, song pair of n\e w\y
l\ГЎ k|ГҐ
arm, branch
sВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ k|ГҐ
branch
j|Г® l\ГЎ k|ГҐ В©В«в€‘ m\ГҐ kГ¦\o. He hasnвЂ™t got room to swing his arms.
l\ГЎ kв€‘
curled tendril of a plant
ГҐ| pГ¦\y l\ГЎ kв€‘
pumpkin tendril
l\ГЎ kв€‘ lв€‘
curled tendrils
l\ГЎ kwГҐ pГ¦jГҐ
two palm-widths
l\ГЎ kwГҐ
palm/width of the palm
l\ГЎ kwГҐ bj\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is clapping
l\ГЎ kw\ГҐ ts|ГЇ
wrist
l\ГЎ kГ¦wГҐ
send, entrust, via third party
l\ГЎ kГ¦wГҐ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ. send something
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p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
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s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
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V
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l\ГЎ dГ”Г¶
l\ГЎ tО”|o
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦Г¶ m\в€‘
l\ГЎ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ
l\ГЎ ts|o
dzГҐ tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ ts|o
l\ГЎ ts|o tВ«y ГҐ.
l\ГЎ ts|ГЇ
l\ГЎ dz_ГЇГ‰
l\ГЎ m\ГҐ dz_Г‰ГЇ.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ l\ГЎ dz_ГЇГ‰ ГҐ.
l\ГЎ dzГ¶ ГҐ
l\ГЎ dz_u
l\ГЎ dz_u d\Г¶ ГҐ.
l\ГЎ dz\u
l\ГЎ ts|ГЇ
l\ГЎ tsГ¦ГҐ
l\ГЎ tsГ¦\ГҐ sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
contents of two cupped hands; hand over
contents of cupped hand, usually l\ГЎ ts|o
cubit
small hand pestle, also l\ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\в€‘
handle of basket
contents of cupped hand
one cupped handful of rice
enclose in the cupped hand
wrist/elbow
be a true craftsman, have skill in making
The craftmanship is poor
He is skilled in making.
hand over, entrust to
bracelet
She is wearing bracelets
main arm tendon
wrist or elbow, see l\ГЎ kw\ГҐ ts|ГЇ
a slap of the hand
local mountain spirit of Doi Chang (вЂ�hand fast
lordвЂ™), the first Lisu settlement area in Thailand
l\ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
hand over; pass responsibility on to another
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ l|ГЎ l\ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. I handed the matter (him) over to the
headman.
l\ГЎ mГҐ
thumb
l\ГЎ mГҐ О”i tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
a thumb width
l\ГЎ m\e
beckon, wave
l\ГЎ m\e m\ГҐ p|в€‘
I donвЂ™t dare to beckon.
l\ГЎ mj\Г¶
handwork, crafts
l\ГЎ ВЇi
finger; thumb to forefinger span
l\ГЎ ВЇi kВ«ГЊ
ring finger
l\ГЎ ВЇi k|в€‘ t|в€‘
little finger, pinky
l\ГЎ l\Г®
too slow, not generous enough (вЂ�hand heavyвЂ™)
l\ГЎ lo
too generous (вЂ�hand lightвЂ™)
l\ГЎ so
gift
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ l\ГЎ so
letter (вЂ�paper giftвЂ™)
l\ГЎ hВ«ГҐ
sixth finger
l\ГЎ xГҐ
not listen to eldersвЂ™ teaching
l\ГЎ w\y
handle
l\ГЎ w\y
forearm
l\ГЎ О”ГҐ
careless, haphazard, slip-shod
W
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ГЎ
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
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В«ГҐ
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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m
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О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u, l\ГЎ О”ГҐ ГҐ. He isnвЂ™t good at making it/He is slip-shod in his
Q^m
Q^m
Q^m
Q^m
Q^m
l\ГЎ О”e
l\ГЎ О”\ГЇ
l\ГЎ jГҐ
l\ГЎ Г¶В«
l\ГЎ В©|в€‘
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ
l\ГЎ
|ГҐ m|e l\ГЎ lГҐ.
ГҐ| m|e l\ГЎ fu.
l\ГЎ
tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ
l\ГЎ
tГ¦\Г® mГҐ tГ¦\Г® l\ГЎ
h~ i l\ГЎ
l\ГЎ
@\k l\ГЎ bjГҐ
work.
shoulder, also l\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
finger nail
right hand, also l\ГЎ В©ГҐ
scoop with hand, a scoop of the hand
left hand
business
V
Pass it to me quickly.
Pass it up to him quickly.
C
Q^m O^h
Q^m O_i
Q^m O_k
C
corner
tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. They are each in a separate corner.
The corners of a house.
V
N
N
l\ГЎ g\o ts|ГЇ tО”Г¦u
l\ГЎ g\o О”Г‰ГЇ kw|ГҐ d\y je
l\ГЎ g\o О”Г‰ГЇ tО”o ГҐ.
l_ГЎ xo
PV
bГЎ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo.
l\ГЎ m|ГЎ
N
l\ГЎ mВ«e
N
Dbj l\ГЎ me to N
Q^m O_i Ubl l\ГЎ mВ«e в‰Ґ\o N
V
в‰ҐwГҐ l\ГЎ m\ГҐ xВ«o.
Q^; Wbk l_\ГЎ xo
PV
d\в€‘ l\ГЎ xo.
bГЎ l\ГЎ xo.
Q^m Wbi l_\ГЎ xВ«o
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A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
height of a man with arms fully stretched
one full manвЂ™s reach, as high as a man can reach
Q^m Fbm l\ГЎ g\o
Q^m Wbk
hand to, pass to
cool (C), also lj\ГҐ
large shoulder bag, usually lГҐ bjГҐ,
also l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ bjГҐ
frontwards, front
a forward blow with the elbow
ГҐ. He went head-over-heels frontwards.
She turned around to the front.
reciprocal marker, also l\ГЎ xo/kГ¦o/kГ¦o
They are arguing with each other.
They are hitting each other.
often
gable ends of roof
a shrub, furry leaves, small bell-shaped fruit,
white flower
style of language with main words reversed
for disguise, also l\Г¶ mВ«e в‰Ґ\o
suit, also l\ГЎ kГ¦\o
It doesnвЂ™t suit me (I find it hard to use).
reciprocal marker also l\ГЎ kГ¦o
They are hitting each other.
They are arguing with each other.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
shoulder bag, usually l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ, also l\ГЎ/l\ГҐ О”|ГҐ
PF
final indicates real certainty
dz\ГҐ je ГҐ x\o l|ГЎГЎ
\ . Lo and behold, it did eat it up!
m\ГҐ dГ”o l|ГЎ\ГЎ.
I havenвЂ™t got any, for certain.
le|
V
practice
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ bв€‘ l|e wГҐ ГҐ. You must practice shooting a crossbow.
m\ГҐ l|e ВЇГҐ je m\ГҐ k|u. If you donвЂ™t practice youвЂ™ll never learn.
l|e
V
strain through, filter
strain through
l|e zu ГҐ.
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® l|e zu В©в€‘ gu. The opium sap has filtered (i.e. been absorbed by
Q^m [\h l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ
Q^hl
l|ГЎГЎ
\
Q_h
Q_h
the poppy)
l|e
PN
also, even, too, also xв€‘
в‰ҐwГҐ l|e m\ГҐ dГ”o.
I also donвЂ™t have any.
l|e
NS small bell, also l|Г®
small bell, also k|в€‘ l|Г®
tО”|e l|e
bush cricket (with bell-like call)
b\в€‘ tО”|e l|e
lВ«e
V
get free, result, build up, well up, also lВ«Г®
VV
happen by accident, unexpectedly
pГ¦\e lВ«e pГ¦\e m\ГҐ do lГҐ.Although he needed to vomit, nothing came out.
tО”Г¦\Г® tО”Г¦\Г® m\ГҐ lВ«e.
I am constipated.
tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ lВ«e ГҐ.
He needs to go to toilet.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ~hв€‘ m\ГҐ lВ«e. I have no anger.
z\ГЇ tГ¦u m\ГҐ lВ«e.
I do not urinate.
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ m\ГҐ lВ«e.
It isnвЂ™t funny.
|ГҐ m\o lВ«e В©в€‘ o.
The horse got free.
ГҐ| j|ГҐ zu lВ«e В©в€‘ o.
I grabbed the chicken but it got free.
Q_h
Q_h
Q_i
C
lВ«e
tГ¦\Г® lВ«e
tГ¦\Г® lВ«e\e
tГ¦\Г® lВ«e\ГҐ
Q_i
lВ«e
\ГҐlВ«e
\ГҐlВ«e pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
Q_i HZl lВ«e kГ¦w\ГҐ
Q_i
X
h
the same
the same
the same
NS
second in birth order, also d|в€‘/ВЇi
second born
second son, also ГҐ
| d|в€‘
second daughter, also |ГҐ m\i lВ«e/\ГҐlВ«e m|Г®/|ГҐВЇi
N
wild wormwood, usually lВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
le
NS
j|Г® le m\ГҐ bi.
Q_j
W
x
the same, in
Y
f
Z
w
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О”
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Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
writing, engraving
The engraving is not pretty.
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
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Q_j
Q_j
Q_j
Q_j
Q_j @_k
Q_j
nl Q_j
Q_j Q_j
Q_k
Q_k @_k
Q_l
Q_l
Q_l @bj
@
b
A
p
le
PNF
tГ¦ГҐ pe lГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ le,
p\o xwГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ pe ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ le,
tО”Г¦\Г¶ o.
le
PN
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ le О”В«ГҐ ГҐ
le
PN
в‰ҐwГҐ le О”В«ГҐ ГҐ
le
VV
p|в€‘ О”\ГЇ le ГҐ.
m\ГҐ pГ¦u le.
m\ГҐ j\ГҐ le.
z_o le o.
xГҐ le o.
w\u le o.
j\ГҐ le o.
le be
N
le
NS
ГҐ le
ГҐ le tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ lГҐ?
\ГҐ le
PV
j|Г® lГҐ \ГҐ le
le le
N
le
NS
tГ¦e le
tГ¦e le kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
le be
N
l\e
PN
ГҐ| w\ГЎ l\e dГ”o ГҐ.
l\e
PV
pГ¦u pГ¦u l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
pГ¦u tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ l\e
s\ГЇ s\ГЇ xwГҐ xwГҐ l\e
l\e bo
N
l\e bo d\o ГҐ.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
by the time
By the time that he arrived here,
they had spoken.
By the time I got there,
he had already said it.
instrumental marker, usually t|o
I made it with a knife.
animate subject marker, usually transitive
I made it.
become, change of state
He is in jeopardy (as a result of broken taboo).
It isnвЂ™t becoming white.
It doesnвЂ™t hit the mark.
ItвЂ™s got too small.
It has improved./He is well again.
ItвЂ™s grown too big.
Hit it, correct.
neck, adamвЂ™s apple, also le/li be, see also li
which?, also li
which?, also ГҐ li
Which person came?
as, like, the same as, also le be
the same way that he came
mule, usually li li, also tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
way, also lГ¶
this way
It happened like this.
neck, adamвЂ™s apple, also li/le be, see also li
only
I have only pigs.
entirely, adverb marker after reduplicated verbs
entirely white
snow white
happily
divining objects
divine with shells or sticks
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Q_l GZh l\e kw|ГҐ
N
Q_l E_i l\e tГ¦В«e
N
Q_l
Q_m
Q_m
Q_m
Q_m
Q_m
ГҐ| w\ГЎ l\e tГ¦В«e
R`h l\e s|Г¶
l\e
mi g\u l\e ГҐ.
mi g\u m\ГҐ l\e
l\e
l\e
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ l\e
l\e
l\e dzu
sВ«в€‘ l\e
l\e dГ”u d\y ГҐ.
GZh l\e kw|ГҐ
ornamental bodice worn on special occasions,
also l\e kw|ГҐ
spleen (animal; eaten by Lisu)
pig spleen
V
V
inquisitive, also l\Г®/l\Г¶ s|Г¶
return home
make a round trip in a day
go but fail to return the same day
V
NS
pair word for pВ«y pile up
small and curved
long-handled whittling knife, small curved blade
NP
grave (unoccupied), see also l\Г¶
unoccupied grave, also l\e dГ”u
funeral board (7 notches for women, 9 for men)
Dig a grave.
N
Q_m Fcj Bbi n l\_e gu pГ¦В«o ГҐ
Q_m Q_m
Q_m gj
Q_hl
Q`h
Q`h
W
x
X
h
Y
f
l\e l\e
A
l\e l\e
l\e l\e tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶.
l\e l\e je.
l\e l\e ВЇ\Г® sГҐ xwВ«ГҐ bГЎ
l\e В©ГҐ
N
l\e В©ГҐ n|ГҐ ГҐ
lВ»e
PF
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ bj\Г¶ je lВ»e.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ x|в€‘ lВ»e.
l|Г¶
V
О”\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ l|Г¶ ГҐ.
l|Г¶
V
dzГҐ mГҐ s\ГЇ l|Г¶ В©\в€‘.
zВ«ГЇ by l|Г¶ В©\в€‘.
j\ГҐ kГ¦|o l|Г¶ tГ¦\u
Z
w
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Г¶
silver-decorated bodice, worn at New Year by
young women, also l\e kw|ГҐ
Vchange sleeping position, turn over
when lying down, also l\i/j\Г®/z\ГЇ gu pГ¦В«o ГҐ
over and over
over and over
DonвЂ™t speak over and over.
do over and over
t|Г® В©в€‘ o. I said it to him two or three times.
bamboo partridge
lure partridges
final particle, indicates warning
The crossbow will fire accidently!
The knife will cut you!
bruised, also l|y
He has a bruise.
spread out to dry in sun
Spread the grain out to dry.
Spread the blanket to dry.
thread spreader of loom, next to weaver
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V/N roll, roll over, fall over, trip, stumble,
see also li
l|Г¶
Q`h
tГ¦e tВ«ГЊ В©в€‘ ГҐ,
He ran along, then tripped and fell over
tГ¦e tО”iв‰Ґ tО”\ГҐ x\ГҐ l|Г¶ je o. with arms and legs waving around.
tО”Г¦В«e tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ ГҐ,
When I stepped on it,
l|Г¶ l|Г¶ l|Г¶ l|Г¶ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
it felt cylindrical and wobbly.
l|Г¶ du
a wheel
l|Г¶ t|Г®
roll down
l|Г¶ tГ¦Г¶
roll of hemp cloth still on the loom
l|Г¶ l\Г¶
cylindrical and unsteady to the touch
l|Г¶ je o.
It rolled away, over.
sВ«в€‘ l|Г¶ l\Г¶
a round piece of firewood which hasnвЂ™t been
cleaned
j\ГҐ kГ¦|o l|Г¶ tГ¦\u
string holding threads of warp at weaverвЂ™s end
j\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® l|Г¶ В©в€‘.
Please roll up the hemp cloth.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tГ¦e le l|Г¶ je o. He tripped and fell over like this.
В©в€‘ l|Г¶
take off hat from behind
Q`h
Q`h
Q`h
Q`hnm
Qì
Q`j
Q`j
@
b
A
p
l|Г¶
V
mв€‘ в‰Ґ\o l|Г¶ m\ГҐ k|u.
l|Г¶
V
В©в€‘ l|Г¶ ГҐ
l|Г¶
NS
w\ГҐ l|Г¶
l|Г¶\ГҐ
PN
ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ l|Г¶\ГҐ
lВ«Г¶
V
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ lВ«Г¶ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o lВ«Г¶ В©в€‘ o.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ w\y lВ«Г¶ В©в€‘ o.
lГ¶
V
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ lГ¶ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
tО”Г¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ lГ¶
lГ¶
V
bi lГ¶ le ГҐ.
m\в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ lГ¶ le ГҐ tГ¦\Г®
lГ¶ le o.
dzГҐ gu lГ¶ le o.
s\в€‘ lГ¶
~hГҐ lГ¶
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
use the hands in sign language, also l|y
IвЂ™m not skilful at using sign language.
take off (a load, hat, etc.)
take a heavy load off the back
peak of mountain, in
mountain peak, convex mountain
both
both people
shell corn off the cob; come off (of handles)
She is shelling corn.
The axe head came off.
The knife handle came off.
fry with oil
HeвЂ™s frying vegetables to eat.
deep fry
reach the end, be the most, see de le
She has become the most beautiful.
mГҐ mГҐ the very last one
It has finished.
The road has ended.
wisdom tooth
believe, be Christian
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
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V
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j|Г® z\ГҐ xГ¶ lГ¶ le ГҐ.
He has raised all of his sons/He has raised all the
sons he ever will raise.
Its strength was expanded/Its breath was expanded.
flame
worn-down from use
worn-out person
The whetstone is worn down from use.
The hoe is worn down.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ lГ¶ le o.
|ГҐ t|o lГҐ lГ¶
lГ¶
V
tsГ¦o lГ¶
lo mjГ¶ s|ГЇ lГ¶ le o.
ГҐ\ go lГ¶ le o.
lГ¶
V
warm, hot
keen
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ lГ¶ ГҐ
lГ¶ d\u
hot spring
lГ¶ m\y
hot country
lГ¶ m\y |ГҐ j|ГҐ
crow pheasant (вЂ�hot country chickenвЂ™)
lГ¶ m\Г¶ m\Г¶
soft, not fresh (of rice)
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶
hot water
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ lГ¶ o.
The water is hot.
lГ¶
V
able to reproduce, virile
married woman still capable of reproducing
tsГ¦o lГ¶ mГҐ
tsГ¦o lГ¶ z\ГҐ
virile young man
lГ¶ lГ¶ z\ГҐ
young, in the prime of youth
lГ¶ lГ¶ z\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® x|ГҐw mГҐ top one for reproducing
lГ¶
NS way, also le
that way
go lГ¶
l\Г¶
V
unfruitful, barren of trees, etc.
tsГ¦o l\Г¶ mГҐ
barren woman
m\ГҐ wВ«ГҐ s\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ tГ¦e mГҐ ВЇГҐ j|Г® l\Г¶ в‰Ґo. This mandarin tree is unfruitful.
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ l\Г¶
young heifer, not yet fertile
l\Г¶
N
grave, see also l\e
l\Г¶ dГ”u
grave, also l\Г¶ dzu
l\Г¶ fu je ГҐ.
perform ceremonies at grave to prevent ghost from
Q`j
Q`k
Q`k
Q`k
Q`l
Q`l
coming back to village
perform ceremonies at parentвЂ™s grave annually for
three years after burial (add earth, rebuild fence)
l\Г¶ ~hГ® tО”Г¦В«o ГҐ.
Q`l
W
x
X
h
NS
l\Г¶
po l\Г¶
l\Г¶
sГҐ l\Г¶
li l\Г¶
ku l\Г¶
Q`l
Y
f
Z
w
[
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gun barrel
gun barrel
C
general classifier with 3/4/9
three things
four things
nine things
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b
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c
u
d e
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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m
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Q`l
l\Г¶
Q`l O_i l\\Г¶ mВ«e
V
N
l\Г¶ mВ«e в‰Ґ\o
Q`l Q`ln l\\Г¶ l\Г¶ГҐ
I
pair word for gwГҐ sing
a type of riddle in which syllables of words are
reversed, e. g. tree sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ becomes dzГ‰ГЇ sВ«в€‘
riddle language, also l\ГЎ mВ«e в‰Ґ\o
words said to call soul back; said when
Q`l R`h l\Г¶ s|Г¶
Q`m
l\Г¶
V
V
inquisitive, also l\e/l\Г® s|Г¶
bore holes, force see also l\Г®/l\e
person gets a fright or at soul-calling ceremonies
bj\Г¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶
very bright and flashing
tО”В«Г¶ l\Г¶
drill in
dzГҐ gu n|ГЎ ГҐ,
The trail is overgrown,
l\Г¶ je w_ГҐ ГҐ.
we will have to push our way through.
n\e j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ l\_Г¶ В©в€‘ ГҐ. A spirit bored into his heart
(he did something uncharacteristic of him).
He bored into the hole.
He bored a hole.
Qah
Qah
Qah
Qah
Qah Gej
Qah Kai
Qah Maj
Qah Tl
Qah
@
b
A
p
j|Г® kГ¦u l\Г¶ d\y je ГҐ.
j|Г® kГ¦u l\_Г¶ ГҐ.
l|Г®
Num four before most mid tone classifiers, elsewhere li
l|Г®
V
give back, return after borrowing, see в‰Ґw|ГҐ
C
for things to be returned (esp. betrothal gifts)
|ГҐ t|Г® l|Г® В©\_в€‘
Please give it back.
tГ¦\Г® l|Г® ВЇ\Г® l|Г® nГ¶ ГҐ в‰Ґo. He wants back twice as much as he gave.
l|Г®
V
clear space for someone
tО”В«ГҐ gu |ГҐ t|Г® l|Г® В©\в€‘. Clear some space for me.
l|Г®
NP grandchildren
grandsons
l|Г® p|ГҐ
l|Г® mГҐ
granddaughters
l|Г® k_в€‘
V
pass blame on to
в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ l|Г® kв€‘. DonвЂ™t pass the blame on to me.
l|Г® tО”Г¦В«Г®
N
lychee (T), also li tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ(C)
l|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
N
chain, (clf tО”В«Г¶)
l|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶
one chain
l|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ tsГ¦В«o kв€‘ В©в€‘. Chain it up/Tie it up with a chain.
l|Г® z\ГҐ
N
seedlings; Meo people (see also mj\ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ)
dzГҐ l|Г® z\ГҐ
rice seedlings
l|Г®
NS small bell, also l|e
small bell, also tО”|e l|e
k|в€‘ l|Г®
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
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V
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V
VV
lВ«Г®
Qai
escape, get away, also lВ«e
happen by accident, unexpectedly
l\ГЎ lВ«Г® o.
Qai HZl
Qaj
Qaj
Qaj
Qaj
Qaj
Qaj
Qaj
W
x
X
h
Y
f
It happened accidently because he was careless
with his hands.
It escaped.
He dropped it accidently as he was taking it.
lВ«Г® je o.
zu lВ«Г® В©в€‘ o.
lВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
wild wormwood, usually lВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
li
Num four, also l|Г® before most mid tone classifiers
li
N
boat
tО”|u li
boat
~hi li
big boat
li
NP jungle
bв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ li
loach (kind of fish), also в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ l\Г¶
kГ¦\u m\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ li
green calotes lizard
li tГ¦ГЊ
jungle food
li tО”Г¦ГҐ mi
jungle, also li tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ mi
li tО”Г¦ГҐ li b\ГҐ
in the jungle
li m\o
jungle weeds
li lo
mountain region
li lo sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
spirit of mountain region
li
NP neck, sometimes also le
li tО”|Г¶
neck (external and internal)
li be
neck (external and internal), also le/li/le be
li w\o/li w\o
necklace
li w\o pГ¦jГҐ lГЎ
round necklace with silver studs, hanging strings
li w\o m\ГҐ d\Г¶.
She isnвЂ™t wearing a necklace.
xo li w\o
anklet
li
V
rain
m\в€‘ ~hГҐ l_i ГҐ.
It is raining.
li
V
roll up, see also l|Г¶
C
for rolls of paper
a roll of paper
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® li
ts\ГҐ p\o li ГҐ.
rolling up the mat
li li
all rolled up
li
NP beads
li ti
inedible JobвЂ™s tears, see l|u kВ«u
li ti О”|ГЇ z\ГҐ
beads of JobвЂ™s tears
l\ГЎ О”|ГҐ mj|ГҐ li ti О”|ГЇ z\ГҐ t|o ГҐ. She is sewing beads onto bag decorations.
li kГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
big beads (no longer used)
Z
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c
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h
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li
N
kГ¦В«ГЊ g\o li
li tО”|Г¶
kГ¦В«ГҐ li tО”|Г¶
m\y li tО”|Г¶
Qaj Kdj li tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
N
Qaj Qaj li li
N
QajqRcj Lisu
N
Qaj
li
NS
ГҐ li
ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
ГҐ li kwГҐ
Qal
l\Г®
V
ГҐ| do do mГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ
Qal
l\Г®
NS
Lisu l\Г®
l\Г® z\ГҐ pГ¦\e z\ГҐ
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tв€‘ l\Г® m\ГҐ s|ГЊ.
j|Г® l\Г®
j|Г® l\Г® j|Г® tО”В«Г¶
j|Г® l\Г® j|Г® pГ¦\e
j|Г® l\Г® О”В«ГҐ
j|Г® l\Г® dГ”o ГҐ.
Qal
l\Г®
N
l\Г® s|ГЇ
l\Г® tО”|ГҐ
Qal
l\Г®
V
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ l\Г® ГҐ.
l\Г® dzГҐ
Qal
l\Г®
V
dzГҐ l\Г®
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ j|Г® l\Г®
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ j|Г® l\Г®
Qaj
Qal Kdl
Qal Mei
Qal Ycj
@
b
A
p
N
N
N
l\Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
l\Г® tsВ«в€‘
l\Г® fu
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
side, edge, corner
corner of the room
side, edge, corner
side areas of village (not uphill or downhill)
edge of the world
lychee (C), also l|Г® tО”Г¦В«Г® (T)
mule, also tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o/mГҐ li li/le le/lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
Lisu
which?, also le
which?, also ГҐ le
which one?
where?
bore into, also l\Г¶/l\e
l\Г® ГҐ. The beetle bored into the corn.
customs, laws, way of life (C)
Lisu customs
person who follows traditional customs
I do not know the way to plant opium.
custom
custom
custom
carry out customs
We have this custom./It is the custom.
Li clan (C)
Li clan fourth-born
Li clan
heavy
The goods are heavy.
weight
late in having children or fruit, opposite lo
late rice
late fruit
women who bear children at a slow rate, or a
long time after marriage
yeast (C)
kind of bird, also n\Г® tsВ«в€‘
python
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
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U
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V
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Qal Qal
Qal R`h
Qal Rcah
Qam
Qam Fcj
l\Г® l\Г®
V
tО”iв‰Ґ l\Г® l\Г®
l\Г® s|Г¶
V
nu tГ¦\ГҐ l\Г® s|Г¶.
l\Г® s|uj
N
|ГҐ w\ГҐ l\Г® О”|uj
rough, ragged (clothes)
rough, ragged
inquisitive, also l\e/l\Г¶ s|Г¶
DonвЂ™t be inquisitive.
onion flower (C) used for flavouring, also l\Г® s|ГЇ
small shrub with spiky aromatic leaves,
used as a food flavouring; liquorice-like flavour
CS
l\Г®
p|Г® l\Г®
li p|Г® l\Г®
m|Г® l\Г®
l\i gu
l\i gu pГ¦В«o ГҐ.
group of grandparent and grandchild(ren)
group of grandparent and grandchildren
a grandparent and three grandchildren
group of great grandparent and great grandchildren
V
sleeping position, also l\e gu
He turned over in his sleep, he changed his lying
position.
l|o
V
|ГҐ t|Г® l|o dГ”wГҐ.
ГҐ| m\o l|o su
l|o mo
mj\Г¶ je l|o je ГҐ.
Qbh
l|o.
V
l|o pГ¦\ГҐ
l|o pГ¦\ГҐ tsГ¦В«ГҐ gu dzГ‰ГЇ
l|o fu В©в€‘.
Qbh Bhm l|o pГ¦В»ГҐ
N
j|Г® l|o pГ¦В»ГҐ w\u ГҐ.
Qbh @_k lВ«|o be
N
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ l|o be
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ l|o be
sВ«в€‘ l|o be
Qbh R`l l|o s\Г¶
N
l|o s\Г¶ j\ГҐ_ ГҐ.
Qbh Rcl l|o s\u
N
Qbh Rel l|o s\в€‘
N
Qbh Q_h Vak l|o l|e ~hi N
Qbhnh
l|o|ГҐ
N
Qbi
lВ«o
V
dГЎ lВ«o je o.
lВ«o je o.
herd, watch, pair word for mj\Г¶ work
Qbh
W
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X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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^
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Please watch it for me.
horse herders
herding, pair word for О”|ГЇ mo farming
farm and herd
rake, also l|ГҐw
a rake
type of tree
Rake it up.
greed
He is greedy.
bulge, bump, see also be
heel or calf muscle
a bump in the rope
a bulge in a tree
dew (C), also l|o s\u/s\в€‘
Dew is falling.
dew (C), also l|o s\Г¶/s\в€‘
dew (C), also l|o s\Г¶/s\u
hotel (T)
Lawa people (NT)
reach the top, time passes
They have climbed over the top.
They have reached the top.
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b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
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h
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ГҐ
l
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m
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w|u lВ«o
up to the top
j|Г® dГ”В«ГЇ lВ«o je o.
The hour has passed (someone is late).
j|Г® ~hj\ГҐ ВЇi lВ«o je o.
His time has finished (he is dead).
ГҐ mi w|u g\u wГҐ lВ«o В©в€‘ o.
They have worked upwards to the very
top of the field.
lВ«o
lВ«o
lВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ
lВ«o nГЎ
lВ«o nГЎ pГ¦\ГҐ
lВ«o О”Г‰ГЇ
Qbi
lВ«o
w|u d\y lВ«o ГҐ
Qbi Gci lВ«o kВ«u
V
NP
Qbi HZl lВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
Qbi Kdl lВ«o tО”Г¦\ГЇ
VS
Qbi
Qbi
Qbi Mak
Qbj
Qbj
Qbj
Northern Lisu man
Northern Black Lisu
Northern Black Lisu man
Southern Lisu, also lВ«u О”Г‰ГЇ
V
A
p
N
j\Г® mв€‘ lВ«o tО”Г¦\i
lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
N
lo
V
|ГҐ n\ГҐ lo ГҐ.
lo
V
tВ«o lo
kw\ГҐ lo
lo pВ«ГЊ
ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ lo pВ«ГЊВ«
l_o pВ«В«ГЊ pВ«В«ГЊ ГҐ.
lo m\ГҐ p_e.
lo m\ГҐ dГ”e.
lo fu В©в€‘.
lo
N
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”\_Г¶ lo
m\в€‘ g\u lo
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
be fulfilled, of promise, prophecy, dream
A dream is fulfilled.
lo pГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
lo di/lo di p|ГҐ
lo de mi
lo mjГ¶
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b
play in mud
contraction of lo w|u вЂ�upriverвЂ™, also lВ«u
G
k
edible JobвЂ™s tears, also lВ«u kВ«u, eaten by Lisu as a
snack or used in rice-cakes, see inedible li ti
wild wormwood (used in many ceremonies
and as a medicine), also zВ«o/lВ«u/lВ«e/lВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
fall asleep, in j\Г® mв€‘ lВ«o tО”Г¦\ГЇ
fall asleep
mule (C), also tГ¦\o lГҐ m\o/mГҐ li li/le le
bark, of dogs, also lu
The dog barks.
throw
spinning top
New Year game of throwing cloth вЂ�ballвЂ™
slingshot
small bow for shooting clay balls at birds
Shoot a slingshot.
Threw it but fell short.
He threw it but it didnвЂ™t go far.
Throw it.
small stone (contrast В©|ГҐ large rock)
flint for lighter
mineral-bearing stone believed to fall from
heaven as lightning, valued as a charm
decomposed gravel
stone
stony flat ground
whetstone, also lo mi
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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lo zГ‰ГЇ
fine white alluvial whetstone
lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶
sand
lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶ mi
sandy country
lo О”В«ГҐ
coarse reddish quarried whetstone
Qbj
lo
pair word for sВ«Г‰в€‘вЂ�treeвЂ™ and dz\ГҐ вЂ�eatвЂ™
dz\ГҐ w\o lo w\o
all kinds of crops
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ lo pГ¦j\ГҐ
all kinds of leaves
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ lo dzГ‰ГЇ
all kinds of trees
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ lo be/sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ lo s\в€‘ all kinds of fruit
Qbj
lo
PF
final, strong assertion of something denied, also lВ»o
m\ГҐ dГ”o lo.
YouвЂ™re wrong, there isnвЂ™t any.
Qbj A\`j l_o pjГ¶
N
cross-cousin (C), also l\o pj\ГҐw
Qbj B`j lo pГ¦Г¶
N
town, city
Qbj Cbj lo do
VS
abnormal, of bad omen
Qbk
lo
N/C a bushel; equals two kerosene tins full
Qbk
lo
VS
early, of fruit and people with respect to children,
opposite l\Г®
early rice
dzГҐ lo
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ j|Г® lo
early fruit
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ j|Г® lo
women who bear children early after marriage.
Qbk
lo
V
light in weight
pГ¦\ГҐ lo
large storage basket
kГ¦\в€‘ lo ГҐ.
He is quick to speak.
m\ГҐ l\Г® ГҐ, lo ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s not heavy, itвЂ™s light.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ lo ГҐ.
quick to make decisions, quick to act
ГҐ lo mВ«e mГЊ
soft cloth
Qbk
lo
N
valley, watercourse,
pair word for m\y/ts|ГҐj/s\ГЇ/m\в€‘
one country
tГ¦\Г® m\y tГ¦\Г® lo
tГ¦\Г® ts|ГҐj tГ¦\Г® lo
one village
tО”|ГҐ lo
orchid
m\в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ lo tГ¦\ГЎ
everywhere
li lo sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
spirit of mountain area (вЂ�jungle valley lordвЂ™)
lo k|ГҐ
small stream (вЂ�valley branchвЂ™)
lo kГ¦\u
valley/large stream (вЂ�valley insideвЂ™)
lo kГ¦\u d\ГҐ mГҐ
deep valley/very large stream
lo tО”Г¦\o
small valley
lo mГҐ
small river
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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s\ГЇ О”ГҐ lo О”ГҐ
Qbk Geh lo k|в€‘
N
lo k|в€‘ lo m_ГҐ
Qbk Vk lo ~hГҐ
N
m\Г® ~hi lo ~hГҐ
Qbl
l\o
N
Qbl
l\o
N
Qbl
l\o
V
tВ«ГЎ l\o l\ГЎ ho
kГ¦u l\o ГҐ
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o l\o l\ГЎ ho
|ГҐ m|e g\o l\o.
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\o tГ¦\ГҐ
Qbl
l\o
V
Qbl
l\o
V
l\o zu t_ГҐw zu ГҐ.
Qbl
l\o
N/C
clear
bowl, cup, also lu k|в€‘/lв€‘ k|в€‘
all kinds of rice bowls
storm in the expression:
wind storm, strong wind, cyclone
cart, also l\o
dragon (C), also l\u
bring together, unite, gather
carry and gather together
call to gather
call people to gather together
Gather them together.
water buffalo wallowing hole
consecrate
cast metal in moulds (C)
casting metal
a measure of weight; two l\o is equivalent to a
weight of seven rupees in Thailand, 40 gm in China
N
lake (вЂ�dragon poolвЂ™), also l\u bГ¶
|ГҐ t|o l\o bГ¶
Hell (вЂ�fire lakeвЂ™)
zГ‰ГЇ l\o bГ¶
ocean, sea
Ael l\o p\\в€‘
N
inheritance (C)
j|Г® l\o p\в€‘ ГҐ| О”\ГЇ w_ГҐ ГҐ\ . What did he get as inheritance?
A]bk A]bk l\o pГҐw pГҐw N
callus (C)
l\o pГҐw pГҐw gв€‘ le o. He has developed calluses.
Ebj l\o tГ¦o
N
bridle
|ГҐ m\o l\o tГ¦o tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶ one horse bridle
Ebj l\o tГ¦o
N
unknown animal; word exists in songs as pair
Qbl @`j l\o bГ¶
Qbl
Qbl
Qbl
Qbl
word for elephant. Used in Bible for camel (C)
N
N
N
N
Qbl El l\o tГ¦\ГҐ
Qbl Gbj l\o ko
Qbl Raj l\o s_Г‰ГЇ
QblqO\`l l\o mj\Г¶
Qbm
@
b
A
p
l\o mj\Г¶ m\y
l\o mj\Г¶ в‰Ґ\o
l\o
pВ«e l\o
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
pool (C)
rice pot
type of freshwater shell-fish
Burma, also l\o m\Г®
Burma
Burmese language
N
vehicle (T), also l\o
bicycle (вЂ�kick vehicleвЂ™)
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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l\o kГ¦в€‘
motorcycle (T)
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® l\o
ox cart
Qbm
l\o
N
Luo clan (C)
l\_\o tО”ГҐ
Luo clan
Qbm
l\o
V
sufficient, enough
m\ГҐ l\_\o ~h\e.
There isnвЂ™t sufficient.
l\o lГҐ m\ГҐ dГҐ.
There can never be sufficient.
Qbm
l\o
V
turn into, pair word for pГ¦j\Г¶
Qbm
l\o
N
last-born
l\o m|e
last-born daughter
О”\ГҐ l\o
last-born son
Qbm A\]bm l_\o pj\ГҐw N
cross-cousin (C), also lo pjГ¶, see |ГҐ tО”\o
l\o pj\ГҐw pГ¦\ГҐ
male cross-cousin
l\o pj\ГҐw mГҐ
female cross-cousin
l\o pjГҐw l\o ВЇi
all cross-cousins
l\o pj\ГҐw j|Г¶ ГҐ
behave loosely or uncouthly
Qbm Cbk l\o do
N
avalanche, landslide
A landslide occurred.
l\o do xВ«o ГҐ.
Qbkl
lВ»o
PF
final, indicates contradictions, also lo
m\ГҐ dГ”o lВ»o.
YouвЂ™re wrong, there isnвЂ™t any.
Qch
l|u
V
be full, of the moon
h~ ГҐ bГҐ l|u l|u
full moon
~hГҐ bГҐ l|u le o.
The moon is full now.
~hГҐ bГҐ l|u l|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ в‰Ґw\ГҐ ВЇi,
The moon is full after 15 days,
z\ГҐ l|ГЎ m\в€‘ l|ГЎ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ в‰Ґw\ГҐ kГ¦\o youths and maidens after 15 years
Qch
l|u
N
sorghum
sow millet and sorghum
tО”Г¦\_Г¶ О”|ГЇ l|u О”|ГЇ
Qch Lal Wei l|u dz\ГЇ xВ«в€‘ N
ornamental girdle formerly worn by Lisu
women
V
Qch Qchl l|u lВ»u
l|u lВ»u
s|ГЇ fГҐ l|u lВ»u
lВ«u
\ГҐlВ«u
\ГҐlВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐlВ«u mГҐ
Qci
W
x
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h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
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]
Г·
round or cubic with approximately equal sides
It rolled away.
a cube or a square
NS
sixth in birth order (C), also jВ«o/tО”Г¦|ГЇ
sixth-born
sixth son, also ГҐ
\ jВ«o
sixth daughter, also ГҐ
\ lВ«u m|Г®/|ГҐtО”Г¦|ГЇ
^
ГЎ
_
e
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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NP
lВ«u
lВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
lВ«u nГЎ
lВ«u nГЎ pГ¦\ГҐ
lВ«u О”Г‰ГЇ
Qci @_k lВ«u be
Qci Gci lВ«u kВ«u
N
N
Qci HZl lВ«u kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
Qci J`m lВ«u tО”\Г¶
N
Qci
Northern Lisu man
Northern Black Lisu
Northern Black Lisu man
Southern Lisu, also lВ«o О”Г‰ГЇ
lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ
Qci Jdm lВ«u tО”\ГЇ
N
lВ«u tО”\ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ
Qci Mam lВ«u ts\ГЇ
N
lВ«u ts\ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ
Qcj
lu
V
|ГҐ n\ГҐ lu tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Qck
lu
V
|ГҐ w\ГЎ l|ГҐ p|ГҐ lu tО”В«ГҐ
Qck Eck lu tГ¦u
N
ГҐ| m\o lu tГ¦u
ГҐ| w\ГЎ lu tГ¦u
Qck Geh lu k|в€‘
N
Qcl
l\u
N
l\u bГ¶
l\u b\y ГҐ.
l\u pГ¦\ГҐ m\o
l\u z\ГҐ l\u mГҐ
l\u
V
Qcl
l\u
N
l\u tО”\Г¶j/l\u ts\Г¶j
ho l\u
l\u
V
t|e tГ¦\Г® mГҐ l\u je ГҐ.
tГ¦\Г® l\u tГ¦\Г® ВЇГҐ ВЇ\Г®
Qcl
Qcl
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
contraction of lo w|u вЂ�upriverвЂ™, also lВ«o
G
k
pair word for sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ fruit
edible JobвЂ™s tears, also lВ«o kВ«u, eaten by Lisu as a
snack or used in rice-cakes, see inedible li ti
type of wild wormwood, used in many
ceremonies, also zВ«o/lВ«o/lВ«Г®/lВ«e kГ¦w\ГҐ
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\ГЇ/lВ«u ts\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ tО”\Г¶/lВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶/lВ«u ts\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ tО”\Г¶/lВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶/lВ«u tО”\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ tО”\Г¶/lВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
bark, also lo
Dogs are barking.
wallow, smear mud on
ГҐ. The pig is wallowing in the mud.
trough, valley, ravine, stream
horse trough
pig trough
bowl, cup, usually lo k|в€‘, also lв€‘ k|в€‘
dragon (C), also lГІ
lake (believed to be the abode of dragons)
The dragon burrowed (refers to avalanche traces
or marks of lightning).
the great sky dragon
all kinds of dragons
give presents or offerings to senior people or
spirits
cylinder bellows
a forge
blacksmithвЂ™s bellows
add to
Add another.
One and one are two.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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l\u
V
l|uj
V
j|Г® ВЇГҐ l|uj ГҐ.
Qcah
l|uj
V
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ l|uj du в‰Ґo.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ l|uj в‰Ґo.
Qcal
l\uj
N/C
tГ¦\Г® l\uj dГ”o ГҐ.
Qdh
l|y
V
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ l|y fu В©в€‘.
fu kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ l|y o.
Qdh
l|y
V
l|y l|y l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
w\ГҐ l|y w\ГҐ mГҐ
Qdh
l|y
NS
b\ГҐ l|y
be l|y
j|Г® l|y
ВЇВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ l|y
gu dy l|y
Qdi
lВ«y
V
dzГҐ pГ¦u dГ”o ВЇi ГҐ,
jГҐ po nu tГ¦\ГҐ lВ«y.
Qdi
lВ«y
V
|ГҐ t|Г® lВ«y В©в€‘.
Qdj
l_y
V
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ l_y m\ГҐ k|u.
l_y k|u О”|ГҐ mГҐ
l_y l_y
l_y l_y tГ¦\ГҐ j_e.
l_y l_y m\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
О”Г‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ le o.
Qdj
l_y
VS
j|Г® ly
Qdl [dh l\y О”|ГЇ
N
Qdm
l\y
VS
zВ«ГЇ l\y
в‰Ґw|ГҐ zВ«ГЇ l\y
record (C)
diligent (C)
Qcl
Qcah
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
He is diligent.
suffer, undergo misfortune (C)
It was a catastrophe, tragedy.
They are suffering, going through a time of trouble
twelve year cycle (C), also tО”o
He has passed his twelfth birthday.
animals lose skin, take off clothes
Take off your coat.
A snake sheds its skin.
rounded, uneven
completely round
uneven mountains
crop of bird
crop of bird in cheeks
crop of bird below beak, also by l|y
crop of bird
pelican (вЂ�bird cheek cropвЂ™)
brown fish-owl
touch and cause to move
IвЂ™m measuring the milled rice,
donвЂ™t shake the tin.
awaken
Wake him up please.
move a limb; propel oneself
He canвЂ™t move his hands.
all animate beings
moving
DonвЂ™t move.
If it doesnвЂ™t move,
it is dead.
ancient, also j|Г® b\e
ancient
food dish of chopped meat
slippery
slippery, smooth, also jВ«Г® l\y
kind of slippery fish without scales
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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jВ«Г® l\y
slippery, smooth, also zВ«ГЇ l\y
Qeh
l|в€‘
V
change (clothes), translate, castrate a horse
bГ¶ dГ”\Г® l|в€‘ gw\ГҐ ГҐ. He is changing his jacket.
pГҐ l|в€‘ l\ГЎ xo mГЎ ГҐ. They took turns carrying it.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ l|в€‘ ГҐ.
He changed his mind./He repented.
s|в€‘ l|в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
plant with beanpod-like fruit
|ГҐ m\o j|Г® mjГ¶ l|в€‘ ГҐ. castrate a horse
|ГҐ pГ¶ l|в€‘
change a diaper
Qeh FZj l|в€‘ gwГҐ
V
tease (вЂ�change singвЂ™) in restricted relationship
Qeh Vk Aj l|в€‘ ~hГҐ pГҐ
soul-recalling ceremony
Qei
lВ«в€‘
V
push so that something rolls
Push it and roll it aside.
lВ«в€‘ fu В©в€‘.
Qei
lВ«в€‘
V
saw wood (T), also lВ«ГЊe
a saw
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ lВ«в€‘ du
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ lВ«в€‘ su
sawyers
Qei J`m lВ«в€‘ tО”\Г¶
N
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶/lВ«u tО”\ГЇ/lВ«u ts\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ tО”\ГЇ
lВ«в€‘ tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
Qei Jdm lВ«в€‘ tО”\ГЇ
N
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶/lВ«u tО”\ГЇ/lВ«u ts\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ ts\Г¶
lВ«в€‘ tО”\ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
Qei Mam lВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ
N
areca nut, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶/lВ«u tО”\ГЇ/lВ«u ts\ГЇ/lВ«в€‘ tО”\ГЇ
lВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ pГ¦j\ГҐ
betel leaf, also lВ«u tО”\Г¶ pГ¦j\ГҐ etc.
Qej
lв€‘
NP wild flowering cherry tree
lв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
wild cherry tree
lв€‘ we
flowers of the wild cherry tree
Qej Zbl lв€‘ w\o
N
watercress
Qek Geh lв€‘ k|в€‘
N
bowl, usually lo k|в€‘, also lu k|в€‘
lв€‘ k|в€‘ tГ¦\Г® pГ¦\ГЎ tВ«ГЎ lГҐ. Bring a bowl.
lв€‘ k|в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ
drinking utensils
Qel
l\в€‘
V
overflow
ItвЂ™s overflowing.
bi l\в€‘ je o.
l\в€‘ l\в€‘
crowded together
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ l\в€‘ do lГҐ ГҐ. Water is overflowing out.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ l\в€‘ d\y lГҐ ГҐ. Water is overflowing in.
Qel
l\в€‘
V
topple
Qel [`h l\в€‘ О”|Г¶
N
coriander (C), also j|e s|uj
Qem
l\в€‘
V
lick, lap up, also l\ГЊ
Qfm
l\ГЊ
V
lick, lap up, also l\в€‘
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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ГҐ| n\ГҐ tГ¦e l\в€‘ dz\ГҐ ГҐ. Dogs lap like this.
Qf_i
lВ«ГЊe
V/N saw (T), also lВ«в€‘
QZh
lw|ГҐ/l|Гё
V
troubled, unsettled, at war (C), also l|ГҐo
The country is not at war.
m\y m\ГҐ lw|ГҐ.
m\y lw|ГҐ ГҐ.
There is fighting in the area.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ lw|ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t be troubled and upset.
lw|ГҐ s|ГЇ
mischief
lw|ГҐ s|ГЇ k\ГҐw su
mischief-maker
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ lw|ГҐ ГҐ.
He is roaring drunk.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ВЇГҐ lw|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. The pigs are in a turmoil.
QZm
lw\ГҐ
V
dabble in, push hands into, also l\ГҐw
Q\h
lj|ГҐ
V
shine, bright (C) , also l|ГЎ
storm lantern, hurricane lamp
kw|ГҐ lj|ГҐ
lj|ГҐ lj|ГҐ l\e
bright, light
lj|ГҐ sв€‘ sв€‘
sparkling and shining
lj|ГҐ w\ГҐ/l|ГЎ w\ГҐ
lamp
lj|ГҐ w\ГҐ m\ГҐ lj|ГҐ
The lamp is not shining.
lj|ГҐ О”i
a wick
Q\l Ck lj\ГҐ dГҐ
N
front and back poles of Lisu house (C) on
which rafters rest, also lj\ГҐв‰Ґ dГҐ/lj\ГҐn dГҐ/lj\ГҐ dГҐ
|в€‘ lj\ГҐ
horizontal beam under roof studs
Q\m
lj_\ГҐ
V
cool (C), also l\ГЎ
lj\_ГҐ le o.
ItвЂ™s cooled down.
lj\ГҐ_ zВ«o
medicine for cooling down a fever
Q\^bj YfPl ljГЎw f\ГЊn N
hard-rice flour patties (C)
ljГЎw f\ГЊn О”В«ГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ. She is making rice flour patties.
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h
Y
f
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w
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Г·
^
ГЎ
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e
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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s|ГҐ
V
poor, difficult, uncomfortable, also В®|ГҐ, О”w|ГҐ
cockroach
b\e/b\в€‘/m\ГЊ/m\Г® s|ГҐ mГҐ
bj\ГҐ s|ГҐ fu
kind of bee
dГ”e m\ГҐ s|ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s not difficult to go to.
tО”В«ГҐ s|ГҐ ГҐ.
He is sick.
tsГ¦o s|ГҐ
poor people
ВЇВ«Г® s|ГҐ
sad (вЂ�heart difficultвЂ™)
s|ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ
mate-word for s|ГҐ to shameful in s|ГҐ to s|ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ
s|ГҐ pГ¦|o dГ”o ГҐ
be pleased with; see s\ГЇ xwГҐ/О”\Г® xwГҐ
j|Г® ВЇГҐ j|Г® |ГҐ m\o l|ГЎ s|ГҐ pГ¦|o dГ”o ГҐ. He is pleased with his horse.
s|ГҐ do
problem
s|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
torment, bully, hurt for fun, mock, gloat over
j|Г® l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ s|ГҐ ts|ГЇ.
DonвЂ™t torment him.
so s|ГҐ ГҐ.
It is hard to learn.
~hj\ГҐ ВЇi k|o s|ГҐ su
deprived people
x\o s|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
Buddhist monk
w\u xв€‘ ГҐ ВЇГҐ, s|ГҐ ГҐ. ItвЂ™s uncomfortable when you are tired.
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ s|ГҐ
buffalo territory (boggy useless country)
s|ГҐ
V
castrated, also sw|ГҐ
s|ГҐ
NP in words for future
s|ГҐ gв€‘
in the future (distant); tomorrow
s|ГҐ gв€‘ j|Г® j\_Г® lГҐ ГҐ в‰Ґo. He will come back one day.
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ
tomorrow/tomorrow morning
s|ГҐ ВЇi
in the near future
s|ГҐ
NP
cross nephew or niece
elder brotherвЂ™s son (woman speaking)
s|ГҐ z\ГҐ
Rh
Rh
Rh
Rh
elder sisterвЂ™s son (man speaking),
i.e. nephew in a different clan from own children;
womanвЂ™s motherвЂ™s sistersвЂ™ sons (if in another clan)
elder brotherвЂ™s daughter (woman speaking)
elder sisterвЂ™s daughter (man speaking),
i.e. niece in a different clan from own children
s|ГҐ mГҐ
Rh Abh
Rh Dbj
@
b
A
p
s|ГҐ p|o
N
s|ГҐ p|o s\в€‘
s|ГҐ to
V
tГ¦\ГҐ s|ГҐ to
mj\Г¶ s|ГҐ to z\ГҐ
s|ГҐ to m\ГҐ k|u.
s|ГҐ to s|ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
papaya
papaya fruit
be ashamed, shy, written В®ГҐ to
DonвЂ™t be shy.
slow loris
unable to be ashamed, brash
shameful
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Rh E`j
V
s|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
speak (usually in sense of making an
agreement), also s|ГҐ tГ¦e, В®|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶
j|Г® ВЇГҐ s|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶ t|ГҐ ГҐ. She is betrothed, spoken for.
s|ГҐ tГ¦Г¶ m\ГҐ k|u.
He canвЂ™t speak.
s|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
V
gloat, written В®|ГҐ tО”|Г®
s|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
N
mould, mildew
b\y_ my s|ГҐ ts|ГЇ kГ¦В«ГҐ le o. It has gone mouldy.
s|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
NS outside, usually s|o,
also nГ¶ О”|Г¶/nГ¶ О”|ГЇ/ne О”|ГЇ/sw|ГҐ
s|ГҐ l|ГҐ
N
ritual shelter, rest-hut (T)
offer to rest-hut spirits
s|ГҐ l|ГҐ n\e lu ГҐ.
s|ГҐ l|ГҐ О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
build a ritual shelter
s|ГҐ f|u
V
placate, make compensation
If I wronged you,
nu l|ГЎ tsГ¦o ГҐ ВЇГҐ,
в‰ҐwГҐ s|ГҐ f|u ГҐ.
I will compensate you.
sВ«ГҐ tО”\e
N
areca nut and betel mixture (C), also О”|ГҐ tО”В«Г®
Rh Mah
Rh Mah
Rh Nal
Rh Qh
Rh Ych
Ri J_;
sВ«ГҐ tО”\e dz\ГҐ su
Ri K_l sВ«ГҐ tО”\e
N
Ri Hb; Ebl Lak sВ«ГҐ kГ¦\o tГ¦\o dzГ‰ГЇ
Ri Zm
sВ«ГҐ w\ГҐ
N
sВ«ГҐ w\ГҐ pГ¦j|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Rj
sГҐ
V
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ ГҐ| m|e sГҐ В©\в€‘.
sГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ m|e sГҐ tО”Г‰ГЇ.
Rj
sГҐ
N
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ
Rj
sГҐ
V
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ sГҐ ts|ГЇ
ГҐ| m|e sГҐ В©в€‘.
Rj
sГҐ
V
tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ sГҐ le.
mj\Г¶ je sГҐ le o.
Rj
sГҐ
VV
dГ”ГҐ sГҐ
w\u sГҐ le o.
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
black substance from bark, chewed with betel
betel chewers
first (in time), ahead, also kВ«ГҐ tО”\e/x|ГҐ tО”\e
N
lamyai, longan tree
fish net (C) (for throwing), also sВ«ГҐ w\ГҐ
He is casting his net.
put away for safekeeping
Put away your things.
hide
Hide it now.
wheat, written В®ГҐ
corn
gather, harvest, written В®ГҐ
time for corn harvest
Gather it up.
ruined, hurt, also swГҐ
ItвЂ™s not too bad.
He ruined himself with work.
excessively (with bad outcome)
too cold
ItвЂ™s too big.
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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sГҐ
Num three, also s\ГҐ/s\ГҐ before most mid tone classifiers
sГҐ w\ГҐ mo ГҐ.
I saw three people.
Rj
sГҐ
NS
third in birth order, also kГ¦i/tО”ГҐ
ГҐsГҐ
third-born, also ГҐ
| sГҐ
ГҐsГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
third son, also ГҐ
| kГ¦i
ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
third daughter, also ГҐ
| sГҐ m|Г®/|ГҐtО”ГҐ
Rj Hcj sГҐ kГ¦u
N
night-time, also sГҐ kГ¦wГҐ
sГҐ kГ¦u do lГҐ ГҐ.
It comes out at night.
sГҐ kГ¦u sГҐ me
at night
m\o lo sГҐ kГ¦u
day and night
Rj HZj sГҐ kГ¦wГҐ
N
night-time, also sГҐ kГ¦u
Rj K\i sГҐ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ
N
rhinoceros, also d\y
Rj Mam Wel sГҐ ts_\ГЇ x\в€‘
N
sand (C), see lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶
Rj Mbi sГҐ tsВ«o
N
cooking tripod (C), also О”ГҐ tsВ«o
Rj Ql
sГҐ l\ГҐ
N
cotton
sГҐ l\ГҐ tв€‘ ГҐ.
He plants cotton.
|ГҐ no sГҐ l\ГҐ
type of long green bean (вЂ�cotton beanвЂ™)
Rj Qaj Abj sГҐ li po N
small-bore gun (C)
Rl Ql Ql s\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
long and pendulous
Rj Rbl sГҐ s\o
N
ditch, gully
sГҐ s\o tО”В«o ГҐ.
A gully has been eroded.
sГҐ s\o tО”Г¦В«Г¶
a ditch, a drain
Rj [aj sГҐ О”i
V
punish
nu wГҐ sГҐ О”i ГҐ в‰Ґo. You will be punished.
sГҐГџ О”i b\e lГҐ o.
He lost his temper.
Rk
sГҐ
V
easy, comfortable
ItвЂ™s easy to learn.
so sГҐ.
tО”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ sГҐ.
IвЂ™m uncomfortable (or ill)
nГҐ nВ«ГҐ sГҐ.
pleasant to listen to
Rk
sГҐ
V
be in stamping grounds/haunts (of animal)
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ ВЇГҐ sГҐ ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«Г¶ dГ”e o. The buffalo has returned to its haunts.
Rk Oeh Hbh sГҐ m|в€‘ kГ¦|o A
tumbling
w|u t|Г® sГҐ m|в€‘ kГ¦|o pГҐ je o. He tumbled over and over.
Rk Qak Aci sГҐ li pВ«o
N
small bore rifle, .22 rifle, see also swГҐв‰Ґ ku
Rl
s\ГҐ
V
be a spendthrift
He is a spendthrift.
l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ s\ГҐ ГҐ.
Rj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
reserve land by splitting a stick and putting
Rl
s\ГҐ
Rl
s\ГҐ
Num
s\ГҐ bu
s\ГҐ_ kГ¦u
s\ГҐ
V
p|ГҐ j\Г®_ в‰Ґ|ГҐ s\ГҐ
j|Г® n|ГҐ g\ГҐ_ s\ГҐ s\ГҐ l\e
s\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
s\ГҐ О”\Г®
N
another stick into the cleft
m\в€‘ dz\ГҐ nГ¶ s\ГҐ d\e mi betroth a daughter
s\ГҐ d\e mi
reserved fallow field
в‰ҐwГҐ ГҐ mi gwГҐ s\ГҐ t|ГҐ o.
My fields are staked out over there.
Rl
Rl HZl
Rl [al
three before most mid tone classifiers, also s\ГҐ
three strands
three holes
with short domed forehead
a mongoose which has short domed forehead
He has a short, domed forehead.
hollow above sternum
a witness, evidence as a basis for a lawsuit or
claim
s\ГҐ lГҐ
N
table; also Thai oboe-like instrument
They are blowing oboes.
s\ГҐ lГҐ m_y ГҐ.
Rl Ql Ql s\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
A
long and pendulous
Rm
s_ГҐ\
N
umbrella (C)
He is holding up an umbrella
s\_ГҐ wГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Rm C_m Oaj s_\ГҐ d\e mi N
old fields which have been overgrown
Rm D^j Cbm s_ГҐ\ tГЎ d_o\ N
type of arrow poison
Rm Mm
s\ГҐ ts\ГҐ
N
promise (T), ability to keep a promise
sГҐ ts|ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ bГЎ. DonвЂ™t say you have an excuse.
в‰ҐwГҐ sГҐ ts|ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. I promise.
R]ah
s|ГҐj
V
compete, race (C)
They are competing.
s|ГҐj l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
R^
sГЎ
see О”ГҐ
R_
se
see О”e
R_l
s\e
PF
still/yet, usually h~ e\ /~he\
R`h
s|Г¶
V
humour
I humoured him by begging with him.
j|Г® l|ГЎ s|Г¶ d\e ГҐ.
j|Г® l|ГЎ s|Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
I humoured him.
R`j
sГ¶
N
kind of evergreen tree, not in Thailand
R`l
s\Г¶
V
walk, also О”\Г¶
Rah
s|ГЇ
V
wink with one eye, squint (in sunlight, or down
a gun barrel)
He was squinting like this.
tГ¦e mjГҐ s|ГЇ ГҐ.
Rl Qk
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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s|ГЇ
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ s|ГЇ l\ГЎ s|ГЇ ГҐ.
s|ГЇ
V
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ |ГҐ m|e dГ”e s|ГЇ.
s|ГЇ
N
tО”ГҐ s|ГЇ
s|ГЇ dв€‘ ГҐ.
s|ГЇ t|ГҐw tО”Г¦В«e ГҐ.
s|ГЇ tО”Г¦\Г®
s|ГЇ dГ”o lГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
s|ГЇ xwГҐ ГҐ.
Rah
Rah
Rah
numb
My hands and feet are numb.
sharpen a knife
Go and sharpen the knife.
business, lawsuits (C), also bГЎ mo
things, possessions
He is passing judgement.
arrive at a judgement, reach a decision
dispute
I have legal business to attend to.
He is looking for trouble, he will get into legal
trouble.
settle on a bride price (after elopement)
s|ГЇ О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Rah
s|ГЇ
NS
fourth in birth order (C), also tsГ¦e/d|u
\ГҐs|ГЇ
fourth-born
\ГҐs|ГЇ
fourth-born
\ГҐs|ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
fourth son, also ГҐ
\ tsГ¦e
\ГҐs|ГЇ mГҐ
fourth-born daughter, also ГҐ
\ s|ГЇ m|Г®/|ГҐd|u
Rah
s|ГЇ
V
uncock a crossbow or gun
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ |ГҐ m|e s|ГЇ В©\в€‘. Uncock the crossbow.
Rah J\bh Ram s|ГЇ tО”j|o s\ГЇ N
crocodile (C)
Rah Ol Naj s|ГЇ m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ PN more than
tГ¦Г¶ mГҐ ВЇГҐ go mГҐ s|ГЇ m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ xГҐ ГҐ. This is better than that.
lisu ВЇГҐ l\ГҐxВ«в€‘ s|ГЇ m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bi ГҐ. Lisu are more beautiful than Lahu.
Rah Yj
s|ГЇ fГҐ
V
square, oblong (C)
s|ГЇ s|ГЇ fГҐ fГҐ
from/in all directions
s|ГЇ s|ГЇ fГҐ fГҐ lГҐ в‰Ґo. They came from all directions.
j|Г® s|ГЇ fГҐ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is square, oblong.
Rai
sВ«ГЇ
NP
wood, tree, usually sВ«в€‘
Rai
sВ«ГЇ
V
hook with the forefinger, squeeze a
trigger
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ dГ”u sВ«ГЇ m\ГҐ p|в€‘. He does not dare pull the trigger of the crossbow.
Rai
sВ«ГЇ
V
scoop with chopsticks, see also ВЇВ«Г¶
He is scooping up rice with chopsticks.
dzГҐ sВ«ГЇ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
Raj
sГ‰ГЇ
V
choose (C)
nu ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® mГҐ sГ‰ГЇ zu ГҐ\ .
Which one do you choose?
Raj
s_ГЇГ‰
V
thread (a loom), pick nose
j\ГҐ n|ГҐ j\ГҐ mГҐ sГ‰ГЇ ГҐ. thread a loom
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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sГ‰ГЇ
V
bГ¶ tsГ¦\ГЇ s_ГЇГ‰ ГҐ.
sГ‰ГЇ
NP/S
MisГ‰ГЇ
Raj
Raj
Raj
Raj
Raj
Raj
Raj
Rak
Ral
Ral
sew
She is sewing a jacket.
owner
type of forest spirit for whom small chickens are
freed in the jungle
Sky Goddess
the guardian of the mountain
all kinds of spirits (ancestors and guardians)
owner
owner of the house
the owner; the one whom it concerns
MisГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
m\y s_ГЇГ‰
n\e z\ГҐ s_ГЇГ‰ z\ГҐ
sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
h~ i sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ/~hi sГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
j|Г® sГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
sГ‰ГЇ
NS
in directions, usually О”Г‰ГЇ
tГ¦\ГЎ sГ‰ГЇ
on top, usually tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
Qaj sГ‰ГЇ li
V
quiet
sГ‰ГЇ li li kв€‘ le o.
Everything fell quiet.
Tl Kal sГ‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г® N
red scum on stagnant pool, also s\ГЇ z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г®
Yj sГ‰ГЇ fГҐ
V
south (C) (also sometimes west)
sГ‰ГЇ fГҐ tГЎ n\в€‘ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ts|o lГҐ ГҐ. It came from the south.
Ycj sГ‰ГЇ fu
N
craftsman, specialist (C)
sГ‰ГЇ fu tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ. A craftsman has arrived.
sГ‰ГЇ
V
poke into
IвЂ™m not brave enough to put my hand in.
в‰ҐwГҐ l\ГЎ w\y sГ‰ГЇ m\ГҐ p|в€‘.
s\ГЇ
NS
fruit, usually s\в€‘ except after front vowels
s\ГЇ
V
hiss, inhale through clenched teeth
lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ_ bjГҐ В©в€‘ tГ¦e s\ГЇ ГҐ. He sucked in his breath when the peppers burnt
him.
He sucked in his breath.
He hissed.
sound of whistling through the teeth
He is whistling through his teeth.
s\ГЇ dГЎ je ГҐ.
s\ГЇ j\ГҐ je ГҐ.
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ sГ‰ГЇ
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ sГ‰Г‰ГЇ su ГҐ.
s\ГЇ
N
s\ГЇ x|uj
s\ГЇ
NP
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ.
s\ГЇ lГ¶
s\ГЇ ne ВЇ\Г®
s\ГЇ n\e
Ral
Ral
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
liver, also sometimes О”\ГЇ/О”\ГЇ
satisfied
tooth, see also tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ and dГ”Г‰ГЇ
tooth, also s\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ/tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
IвЂ™ve got tooth-ache.
wisdom tooth
gums
blade of knife, cutting edge of tool
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Ral
Ral
Ral
Southern Lisu Dictionary
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o s\ГЇ n\e
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ s\ГЇ n\e
s\ГЇ
V
m|ГҐ s|ГЊ m|ГҐ s\ГЇ
s\ГЇ w\ГҐ l\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
Bl
s\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
N
Ral s\ГЇ s\i
A
[\k s\ГЇ О”ГҐ
V
s\ГЇ s\ГЇ О”ГҐ О”ГҐ
s\ГЇ О”ГҐ m\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ.
s\ГЇ О”ГҐ lo О”ГҐ
s\ГЇ О”ГҐ lo О”ГҐ su
axe edge
knife edge
chase and hit with stick, pair word for s|ГЊ
teach correctly
10 metre tree (вЂ�chase bat treeвЂ™)
official, governor, see also sГ‰ГЇ
really
clean, clear
very clean
ItвЂ™s not clean.
clean
j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ, the greatest of all spirits; only
ceremonially clean people may make offerings
j|Г® ВЇГҐ l\ГҐ tsГ¦o s\ГЇ О”ГҐ в‰Ґo. He is a clean person
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ s\ГЇ О”ГҐ ГҐ n|\В«o. I infer that the water is clear.
V
s\ГЇ
Ral
s\ГЇ le ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ s\ГЇ le ГҐ.
Ral WZj s\ГЇ xwГҐ
V
m\ГҐ s\ГЇ xwГҐ.
s\ГЇ s\ГЇ xwГҐ xwГҐ tО”В«ГҐ
Ram
s\ГЇ
V
ji dГ”ГҐ s\ГЇ ГҐ.
Ram I\j s\ГЇ dГ”ГҐ
V
s\ГЇ dГ”ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
Ram Oh s_\ГЇ m|ГҐ
N
s\ГЇ_ m|ГҐ s\в€‘
Rbh
s|o
V
Rbh
s|o
V
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ s|o
Rbh
s|o
V
Rbh
@
b
A
p
x\o pГ¦\в€‘ s|o ГҐ
s|o
NS
h~ i s|o mГҐ
~hi s|o mГҐ kwГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
choke on/go down wrong way (of liquid in
the wind-pipe
He is choking on it.
The water вЂ�went down the wrong wayвЂ™.
happy, pleased (C), also О”\Г® xwГҐ/kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г®
He is unhappy, he is not pleased.
ГҐ. He is happy.
thirsty, usually О”\Г®/О”\ГЇ
I am thirsty.
feel nostalgic, miss, long for, usually О”\ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
They miss each other.
tree bearing very sour berries, up to 4 metres tall
the berries of this tree
cling to, hug
lame, limping, written В®|o
lame leg
purify a house of certain spirits such as
x\o pГ¦\в€‘ and kГ¦\o
purify a house of x\o pГ¦\в€‘ spirits
outside, also nГ¶ О”|Г¶/nГ¶ О”|ГЇ/ne О”|ГЇ/sw|ГҐ/s|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
outside the house
outside the house
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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s|o
NS
bj\ГҐ s|o
bj\ГҐ s|o n\e
sВ«в€‘ s|o
Rbh Mcah s|o ts|uj
V
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ s|o ts|uj ГҐ.
Rbh Obh s|o m|o
N
wax, also s|u, written В®|o
beeswax, written bj\ГҐ В®|o
Rbh
main ancestor spirits
kind of tree, written sВ«в€‘ В®|o
suffer, also О”|Г¶ tО”|Г¶
He is suffering very much.
certainty, especially, good reason for,
importance (in positive shows importance; in
negative implies no point in)
ВЇ|Г® me mj\Г¶ je s|o m|o m\ГҐ dГ”o. There is no point in doing work in the
fields today.
j|Г® s|o m|o m\ГҐ dГ”o. He has no certainty about it; there is no point in it.
j|Г® s|o m|o nu tГ¦e je du. It is important that you do this/You
should especially do this.
Rbh
Rbj
Rbj
Rbj
Rbj
Rbj
Rbj
W
x
X
h
s|o
NS
a short time ago, longer than ГҐ\ so
a short time ago, longer than ГҐ
\ so
\ГҐ s|o
so
V
study
so
VV keen to, willing to, written В®o
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ m\ГҐ so.
He isnвЂ™t keen to eat.
mГЎ m\ГҐ so.
He isnвЂ™t willing to be carried.
so
V
fasten
pe kГ¦\в€‘ so du
silver buckle which fastens New Year bodice
n\e ts_ГЇГ‰ so ГҐ.
He fastened the button.
so
V
slip, slide, be loose-fitting, written В®o
so lВ»ГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
It is loose-fitting.
so ~hi
tripwire
p|e so h~ i
tripwire on a missile trap
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶ so lГҐ ГҐ.
The log is sliding down this way.
j|Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ dГ”\Г® l\Г® l\Г® so je ГҐ. His foot slipped and he skated along.
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w\y so ГҐ.
The knife handle is loose.
|ГҐ d\ГҐ so ГҐ
slide down a slide
ГҐ| m|e so fu В©в€‘.
Slide it along/Give it a push and make it slide.
so
V
study, learn, follow an example
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ so tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is studying.
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ so h~ i
a school
j|Г® l\Г® so ГҐ.
He is learning the ceremony.
в‰Ґw|ГҐ je ГҐ mГҐ so je. Do as I do.
Oî so mВ«ГЎ
N
type of tree, written В®o mВ«ГЎ (preferred for
making banjo, mulberry in China, not in Thailand)
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
N
Rbj Obi so mВ«o
Rbk @bj so bo
so b_o dzГ‰ГЇ
Rbk
\ГҐ so
N
\ГҐ so
Rbl
s\o
V
nu s\o ВЇi.
Rbl
s\o
V
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ s\o ГҐ.
lГҐ mВ«e s\o ГҐ.
Rbl
s\o
V
Rbl Qbl s\o l\o
A
s\o l\o l\o go tВ«ГЎ lГҐ ГҐ.
fu ВЇГҐ s\o l\o dГ”e ГҐ.
shrub, roots are used as a strength medicine
pine tree, also sВ«в€‘ bo/tГ¦\o
pine tree
a very short time ago, shorter than \ГҐ s|o
a very short time ago, shorter than ГҐ
\ s|o
taste
You taste it and see.
whittle, written В®\o
He is whittling arrows.
He is whittling thatch supports.
take an examination (T)
inert, but moving along on the ground
He dragged it along.
Snakes move along fast, but donвЂ™t look as though
they are propelling themselves
s\o
V
separate and discard
j|Г® kВ«u tsГ‰ГЇ s\o fu В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He removed the skin and discarded it.
Rbm
s\o
N/V a lock; to lock (C), also so
s\o tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
one lock
s\o k|ГҐ du
a key
s\o s\o ГҐ.
He locked the lock.
Rch
s|u
V
cover up and hide, cloud over
Pull your pants up and cover yourself.
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ tО”В«ГЇ s|u В©\в€‘ mВ»ГҐ .
mв€‘ ku s|u ГҐ.
It is clouded up, misted up.
w|o kГ¦\u s|u ГҐ.
She has covered up her head, as in a blanket.
Rch
s|u
V
insult
DonвЂ™t insult him.
p|u О”\ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ s|o.
Rch Um Um s|u в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ V
overhanging and obstructing vision
j|Г® n\ГҐ h~ oВ« s|u в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e. His hat was hanging down over his eyes.
Rci
sВ«u
V
grow used to, accustomed to, written В®В«u
He is used to it now.
sВ«u le o.
Rci
sВ«u
V
redeem something deposited, written В®В«u
\ГҐ me t|ГҐ t|Г® В©в€‘ ГҐ mГҐ What I deposited yesterday,
ВЇ|Г® me sВ«u lГҐ ГҐ.
I have come to redeem today.
Rcj
su
V
be defeated, moved, written В®u
su В©в€‘ o.
He lost.
Rbm
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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su
V
whistle, song word for вЂ�singвЂ™
s\ГЇ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ s\ГЇ su ГҐ.
He is whistling through his teeth.
x|Г¶ xГ¶ su.
He is whistling (through his lips).
Rcj
su
V
be upset, disturbed, usually l|ГҐw/lw|ГҐ
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ su tsГ‰ГЇ. DonвЂ™t be upset.
Rcj
su
N
province, written В®u
Rcj
su
NS agentive nominaliser suffix
tГ¦\Г® ~hi su
the people of one house, a family
dГ”e su
those who go
Lisu
Lisu (jungle people)
h~ i О”В«ГҐ su
house builders
Rck
su
N
people, other people
This is what people say.
su tГ¦e bГЎ ГҐ.
su ВЇГҐ j\Г® dГ”e В©в€‘ gu o.
Everyone has gone home.
Rcl
s\u
V
drizzling steadily, running
m\в€‘ h~ ГҐ s\u s\u li ГҐ. It is drizzling steadily.
tsГ¦\ГЇ s\u s\u do ГҐ.
His nose was running steadily.
j|Г® О”\ГЇ s\u s\u do ГҐ.
He was bleeding steadily.
s\u l\u
run out and hang down in strings
|ГҐ kГ¦|o s\u l\u N
silver neck ring with dangling ornaments
j|Г® mj|ГҐ s\u l\u l\u dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It has a lot of decorations hanging down.
s\u s\u
slowly and regularly
tО”iв‰Ґ s\u s\u
rough, unattractive, slip-shod
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ s\u l\u l\u do ГҐ. A lot of water is pouring out.
Rcah Jcah s|uj tО”|uj
V
cheat (C)
Rcah
s|uj
NS
onion/coriander (C)
onion flower, also l\Г® s|ГЇ
l\Г® s|uj
coriander, also l\в€‘ О”|Г¶
j|e s|uj
Rcam
s\uj
NS
season (C)
j\Г® s\uj
rainy season (C), also h
~ ГҐ ts|ГЇ
Reh
s|в€‘
NP
wood, tree, after some high/rising tone words
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ s|в€‘
wooden bow of crossbow
Rei
sВ«в€‘
NP
wood, tree, Tree clan,
variably sВ«ГЇ before front vowels
sВ«в€‘ b\Г®
type of taro with large leaves
sВ«в€‘ bo dzГ‰ГЇ
pine tree, also so bo
sВ«в€‘ p\ГҐ ВЇГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
type of tree
sВ«в€‘ p\ГҐ h~ e\
scorpion (lit. tree crab)
Rcj
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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sВ«в€‘ pГ¶
bush, also sВ«в€‘ po/m\o pГ¶
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦\Г®
board used for tamping woof on hand loom
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦u dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree (вЂ�white wood treeвЂ™)
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦\в€‘
wooden basin, (clf pГ¦\ГЎ
_ )
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ
wooden board
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ
leaves, certificate, papers
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ b\в€‘ di
leaf insect
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ
tailor bird (вЂ�leaf birdвЂ™)
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ fu
Asian whip snake (вЂ�leaf snakeвЂ™)
po tГ¦e mГҐ j|Г® sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
I havenвЂ™t got the registration
papers for this gun.
small tree with large scalloped leaves, branches
and zigzagging twigs
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\_ГЇ
green leaves
sВ«в€‘ dГҐ
stick
sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶
logs
sВ«в€‘ d\y
fallen trees, untrimmed logs
sВ«в€‘ t\ГЊ
notches in a log for steps
sВ«в€‘ go dzГ‰ГЇ
a leaning tree
sВ«в€‘ g\o
bent stick
sВ«в€‘ g\в€‘
box, cupboard, phonograph, radio
sВ«в€‘ g\в€‘ |ГҐ m|e О”|ГЇ.
Please play the phonograph.
sВ«в€‘ kГҐ
branch, small stick
sВ«в€‘ ku
shade of trees, under the trees
sВ«в€‘ ku tsГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ xГҐ. If it is in the shade of the trees itвЂ™s no good.
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
planks, boards, also sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j|ГҐ
rubber, plastic
sВ«в€‘ dГ”i
sВ«в€‘ dГ”i tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
a sheet of plastic
sВ«в€‘ dГ”i tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
rubber band
sВ«в€‘ dГ”u dzГ‰ГЇ
dead tree
sВ«в€‘ tО”e
root of tree
sВ«в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГҐ l\ГЎ
twigs on the end of branches
sВ«в€‘ tО”Г¦\u pjГ¶
type of thorn-bush which bears berries - small
leaves
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
tree
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ m\в€‘
yam-like tuber growing at the base of a certain
type of tree (вЂ�tree-yamвЂ™)
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ lo dzГ‰ГЇ
trees and plants
sВ«в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
reed mat, also О”В«Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ m\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
the tree mentioned above
sВ«в€‘ ts\ГЇ
sap, gum
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ pГ¦u dzГ‰ГЇ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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sВ«в€‘ mГҐ tО”|ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ/sВ«в€‘ mГҐ tО”В«ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ type of shrub with furry leaves and
Rei
Rei
Rei
Rek Maj
Rel
Rel
W
x
X
h
Y
f
sour edible fruit (bark is chewed with areca nut)
small tree with edible bark
stump of tree
fruit of tree
kind of tree (вЂ�yellow woodвЂ™)
dice
kind of palm tree, pigs eat cooked stem
flower of tree
hummingbird (вЂ�flower honey suckerвЂ™)
big tree
cut trimmed logs (as opposed to sВ«в€‘ d\Г¶)
one trimmed log
small brass box for betel
sВ«в€‘ m\y dzГ‰ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ m|в€‘ d\u
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘
sВ«в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ z\ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ w\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ we
sВ«в€‘ we bj\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ w\u
sВ«в€‘ w\u
sВ«в€‘ w\u tГ¦\Г® tГ¦Г¶
sВ«в€‘ j|Г® xВ«o
sВ«в€‘
V
NS/C
sВ«в€‘ tГ¦\Г® sВ«в€‘
j|Г® sВ«в€‘ sВ«в€‘
j|Г® sВ«в€‘ sВ«в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ sВ«в€‘
\ГҐ pu tГ¦\Г® sВ«в€‘
sВ«в€‘
V
|ГҐ g\o mВ«Г® sВ«в€‘ ГҐ.
j\ГҐn sВ«в€‘
NS
j|Г® j\ГҐn sВ«в€‘
sв€‘ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
s\в€‘
V
j|Г® pГ¦u s\в€‘ ГҐ.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ ji О”\ГҐ s\в€‘ ГҐ.
s\в€‘
NS
C
p\ГҐ_ lВ«e s\в€‘
po s\в€‘
gwГҐ s\в€‘
kГ¦\в€‘ s\в€‘
dzГҐ s\в€‘
ts|ГЇ s\в€‘
m\ГҐ w|ГҐ s\в€‘
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘
sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ lo s\в€‘
s\в€‘ tО”Г¦В«ГЇ s\в€‘
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
cut into wedges, as a cucumber
for wedge-shaped slices cut along the grain
a wedge of firewood
wedge-shaped slice
DonвЂ™t cut it into wedges.
a wedge of cucumber
swing back and forth
swing on a swing
colour (C), also sВ«Г® (T)
colour
lion (C), also l\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ/sГ‰ГЇ ji
conserve
He is conserving his money.
He is conserving his strength.
fruit, also variably s\ГЇ after front vowels
fruit, small round things
large wild chestnut
bullets
eggplant
Java plum
rice grains
small wild chestnut
orange
fruit of tree
fruit
pear
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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s\в€‘ l\o s\в€‘
peach, also s\в€‘ w\u s\в€‘
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘ one banana
h~ ГҐ d\u s\в€‘
tomato
j|Г® s\в€‘
fruit, pine cone
Rel
s\в€‘
NS
speed
the speed of a horse
|ГҐ m\o s\в€‘
Rel Qbl s\в€‘ l\o
N
peach, also s\в€‘ l\u/s\в€‘ w\u
peach fruit
s\в€‘ l\o s\в€‘
s\в€‘ l\o dzГ‰ГЇ
peach tree
Rem Qem Qem s\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ V
having grains free, not adhering to each other
dzГҐ m\ГҐ m_i h~ e\ ,
The rice isnвЂ™t cooked yet,
s\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
the grains are still not adhering to each other.
lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶ s\в€‘ l\в€‘ l\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.There were myriads of grains of sand.
Rfh
s|ГЊ
V
know, recognize, also s|ГЇ
I donвЂ™t know him/I didnвЂ™t recognize him.
j|Г® l|ГЎ m\ГҐ s|ГЊ.
Rfj Qfj sГЊ lГЊ
V
smelly with long pointed snout
~hВ«ГЎ sГЊ lГЊ
kind of smelly rodent with long pointed snout
Rfm Qfm Rel s\ГЊ l\ГЊ s\в€‘ N
pomegranate
RZh
sw|ГҐ
V
poor, also О”w|ГҐ/s|ГҐ, written В®|ГҐ
poor people
tsГ¦o sw|ГҐ
~hj\ГҐ ВЇi k|o sw|ГҐ su deprived people
RZh
sw|ГҐ
V
figure out, reckon up (C), also tО”_ГҐ
You can count him as your son.
nu z\ГҐ sw|ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ.
sw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
intelligence, arithmetic ability to figure out
sw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ sw|ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u. He doesnвЂ™t know how to do arithmetic./He
doesnвЂ™t know how to work it out.
sw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o. He has not got the ability to work it out.
j|Г® pГ¦\y sw|ГҐ kв€‘ t|Г® В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is reckoning the cost/He is keeping
an account.
j|Г® pГ¦\y sw|ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u. I am not good at working out the price.
RZh
RZh
NS
sw|ГҐ
ГҐ| m\o sw|ГҐ
sw|ГҐ
gelding
NS
N
sw|ГҐ m|Г® О”e sв€‘
sw|ГҐ
N
RZh Oah sw|ГҐ m|Г®
RZh
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
castrated, also s|ГҐ
G
k
outside, usually s|o,
also nГ¶ О”|Г¶/nГ¶ О”|ГЇ/ne О”|ГЇ/s|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
fortune teller (Hindi) in the phrase
fortune tellers of all kinds
outside, see s|o
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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swГҐ
V
fold in arms or legs; collect (down from above)
bГ¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ |ГҐ t|Г® swГҐ В©\в€‘. Please collect the jackets.
|ГҐ t|Г® swГҐ В©\в€‘.
Please draw your arms/legs in.
swГҐ l\o
gather up, retract, draw in, contract
swГҐ l\o m\ГҐ k|u.
It canвЂ™t contract.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ ГҐ| t|Г® swГҐ l\o. Please draw in your legs.
RZj
swГҐ
V
ruined, hurt, also sГҐ
RZj
sw_ГҐ
V
sniff (C)
Stop sniffing.
tsГ¦\ГЇ tГ¦\ГҐ swГҐ.
RZl Ql Ql sw\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
A
moving along clattering and scraping,
rustling along
sВ«в€‘ po sw\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ go tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ. He dragged the bush along clattering and
RZj
scraping as it went.
xв€‘ fu l\ГҐ sw\ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
RZ]Ph swГҐn
NS
l\ГҐ swГҐn
RZ]Uk Gck swГҐв‰Ґ ku N
R\ai
j|Г® sВ«Г®
NS
j|Г® sВ«Г®
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
dГ”e ГҐ. The centipede is rustling along.
garlic (C)
`
Г¶
garlic
heavy bore rifle, also po swГҐв‰Ґ ku
colour (T), also j|Г® y\ГҐn sВ«в€‘ (C)
colour
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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S
S_
S`
Sa
Sb
Sc
Sd
SfPh
Th
Th
Г‚ГҐ
Г‚e
Г‚Г¶
Г‚Г‰ГЇ
Г‚o
Г‚u
Г‚y
Г‚|ГЊn
z|ГҐ
|ГҐ m|e z|ГҐ je.
z|ГҐ
V
see zГҐ
see je
see jГ¶/zГ¶
see zГ‰ГЇ
see zo
see zu
see zГ‰ГЇ
see j|Г¶/z|ГЊn
get out of the way
Get out of the way.
V
avoid, out of respect; move aside, separate
(fighting or incompatible things), forgive (reduce
blame, overlook), written Г‚|ГҐ, also g\ГҐ g\в€‘
ts|ГҐ je l|ГЎ z|ГҐ wГҐ ГҐ. You must avoid your father-in-law (women).
dzГҐ gu |ГҐ t|Г® z|ГҐ В©\в€‘ . Make room for him on the path.
|ГҐ m|e ju z|ГҐ fu В©в€‘. Separate them (fighting things).
nu в‰ҐwГҐ l|ГЎ tsГ¦|o le ГҐ mГҐ ВЇГҐ в‰ҐwГҐ z|ГҐ В©\в€‘ gu o. I have forgiven you
|ГҐ t|Г® z|ГҐ В©\в€‘.
Ti
zВ«ГҐ
V
Ti Tm
zВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
VS
\ГҐ zВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
Tj Obj zГҐ mo
V
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ zГҐ mo.
Tk
zГҐ
VS
\ГҐ zГҐ
\ГҐ zГҐ zГҐ
\ГҐ zГҐ \ГҐ zГҐ
Tm
z\ГҐ
VS
В©\в€‘ z\ГҐ
Tl
z\ГҐ
N
\ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® z\ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ z\ГҐ
j|Г® z\ГҐ
ГҐ| w\ГЎ j|Г® z\ГҐ x\o ГҐ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ
s|ГҐ z\ГҐ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
all of your offences against me.
Please overlook it this time/Please forgive me.
test, try, written Г‚В«ГҐ, usually О”\ГЇ
very careful and slow, see zГҐ/zГҐ
very carefully and slowly, see ГҐ
\ zГҐ zГҐ
careful, written Г‚ГҐ mo
I wonвЂ™t be careful.
careful and slow, see zГҐ/О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
carefully and slowly
carefully and slowly
carefully and slowly
with certain verbs of extent
far
son, offspring
Whose son?
my son
son, sons
The sow is farrowing.
thread
son of sibling of opposite sex from self
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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z\ГҐ du
z\ГҐ gu
j|Г® z\ГҐ gu m\ГҐ dГ”o.
z\ГҐ gu l|ГЎ
z\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘
z\ГҐ dГ”Г¶
z\ГҐ dГ”Г¶ tГ¦\Г® dГ”Г¶
m\в€‘ dГ”Г¶
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ mГҐ
z\ГҐ mв€‘
j|Г® z\ГҐ mв€‘
z\ГҐ m\o l|ГЎ
z\ГҐ mв€‘
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ mв€‘ z\ГҐ ВЇ\Г® w\ГҐ
z\ГҐ m\в€‘ l|ГЎ
z\ГҐ m\в€‘ l|ГЎ m\o
z\ГҐ nГ¶
z\ГҐ nГ¶ tГ¦\Г® nГ¶
z\ГҐ nГ¶ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ О”|ГЇ nГ¶ О”|ГЇ
w\ГҐ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ
NS
l\ГҐ l\ГҐ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ kГ¦В«ГҐ
V
z\ГҐ
NS
|ГҐ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ
VS
В©\в€‘ z\ГҐ
z\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
N
Tl
Tl Hi
Tl
Tm
Tm Ubl
T_k
X
h
small one, also ГҐ\
leopard (вЂ�small tigerвЂ™)
brave
fatherвЂ™s mother and her sisters, written Г‚\ГҐ
fatherвЂ™s mother and her sisters
with certain verbs of extent
far
вЂ�pig LatinвЂ™, also g\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o, disguised speech, z\ГҐ
inserted after every syllable
z|ГҐ\ГҐ
NS
mв€‘ z|ГҐ\ГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
В©\в€‘ z|ГҐ\ГҐ m\ГҐ kГҐ.
ze
V
Thl
W
x
son of sibling of same sex as self
husband
She has no husband.
young man
placenta (вЂ�child nestвЂ™)
twins (two sons or one girl and one boy),
also z\ГҐ dГ”\e/dz\ГЇ
a pair of twins
twin daughters, also m\в€‘ dГ”\e/dz\ГЇ
orphan (one or both parents dead)
boy who has lost one or both parents
girl who has lost one or both parents
wife, mate (female)
his wife
girl of marriageable age, adolescent; also
wife
woman
two women
girl of marriageable age, adolescent
old spinster
offspring
all the children of one mother
He has no children
children
children
worker, servant
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
intensifier
It was not a long time.
It isnвЂ™t far.
firm, steadfast, also je, written Г‚e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V
z\e
z\e kГ¦|o je o.
z\e
z\e kв€‘ le o.
z\Г¶
z\Г¶
T_l
T_l
T`l
T`m
It passed right over the top of.
V
Taj Oj
Tak
Tak
V
NS
dzГҐ gu ВЇГҐ zВ«ГЇ
zГ‰ГЇ
su l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ.
zГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦_в€‘
zГ‰ГЇ jГҐ
zГ‰ГЇ jГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ.
zГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
zГ‰ГЇ
tВ«o lo zГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
zГ‰ГЇ
bj\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ
tsГ¦\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ
nГЎ zГ‰ГЇ
zГ‰ГЇ bГ¶
zГ‰ГЇ d\u
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦\o
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o
zГ‰ГЇ dГ”\Г¶
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦Г¶
zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
frightening
It was frightening.
j|Г® z\Г¶ k|ГҐj j\ГҐ le o.
Tah
z|ГЇ
V
n|ГҐ po z|ГЇ kв€‘ le o.
Tai Adh z|ГЇ p|y
N
Tai @dk zВ«ГЇ by
N
zВ«ГЇ by tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
Tai Fcj zВ«ГЇ gu
N
zВ«ГЇ gu ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
Tai Qdm zВ«ГЇ l\y
V
Taj
over the top
use, also j\Г¶/j\e, written Г‚\Г¶
name of a top knocked out of bounds but
still spinning.
He had a shy at the z\Г¶ top and hit it.
ringing in ears
He has a ringing in his ears.
flying insects, also jВ«Г® p|y
blanket , also jВ«Г® by
one blanket
spoon, also jВ«Г® gu
two spoons
slippery, smooth, fluent, eloquent,
also jВ«Г® l\y
l\y ГҐ. The path is slippery.
V
libel, mock
DonвЂ™t mock people.
act as advocate
harmful lies, libelous stories, false witness
DonвЂ™t tell harmful lies about other people.
N
V
cowrie shell, written Г‚Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
spin, roll down, written Г‚Г‰ГЇ
The top is spinning.
N
V
water, written and sometimes also spoken ji
leak, run out (liquids)
honey
tea (liquid) (C)
river, also z\ГЇ mГҐ
pool, lake, also l\u bГ¶/l\o bГ¶
spring, source of water
fetch water
aqueduct
crab, also p\ГҐ h
~ e\
water-driven rice pounder
cold water
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
zГ‰ГЇ ts|ГЇ
zГ‰ГЇ tsВ«o kГ¦u
zГ‰ГЇ tso lo
zГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
Tak
Tak
Tak
Tak
Tak
Tak
zГ‰ГЇ m\y
zГ‰ГЇ mв€‘
zГ‰ГЇ nГЎ
zГ‰ГЇ nв€‘
zГ‰ГЇ l\ГЎ wo
zГ‰ГЇ l\ГЎ wo k|u ГҐ.
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶
zГ‰ГЇ h~ ГЎ
В«
zГ‰ГЇ w|u
zГ‰ГЇ wu
zГ‰ГЇ В©в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
w\o zГ‰ГЇ
j|Г® zГ‰ГЇ
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ do lГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ ГҐ.
zГ‰ГЇ
N
long life, lifetime, written zв€‘
Hck zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
N
house post, pillar, also ji kГ¦u
He is putting posts into the ground.
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u tв€‘ ГҐ.
Kì @_l Cak zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ b\e di N
millipede, also wo tО”Г¦В«Г¶ b\e di
Odl Oj zГ‰ГЇ m\y mГҐ N
flies
Zck zГ‰ГЇ wu
N
clay jar with narrow mouth
Zch Tak Oek Oj Tl zГ‰ГЇ w|u zГ‰ГЇ mв€‘ mГҐ z\ГҐ N
a pupa (so-called
from a game children play in which the pupa is
asked to point in given directions)
Tal
Tal Oj
Tal
Tam
W
x
marshy place where there is a spring
wave in water, ripple
spring of water, also zГ‰ГЇ tО”В«o kГ¦u
lake, also zГ‰ГЇ tО”o lo/l\o bГ¶
fresh-water cowrie shells used as ornaments and
for divining
a fly
downstream
Salween (вЂ�black waterвЂ™)
muddy water
swim, using arms and legs
He can swim.
hot water
otter, also tГ¦\ГҐ m\o
upstream
large clay water storage jar, also ji wu/dzw|ГҐ be
willow (вЂ�water shade treeвЂ™)
liquid of vegetables
liquid
The water is running out.
The water is running down.
X
h
Y
f
z\ГЇ
NS
bj\ГҐ z\ГЇ
m|ГЎ z\ГЇ
sВ«в€‘ p\ГҐ h~ e\ z\ГЇ
z\ГЇ mГҐ
z\ГЇ
N
j|Г® z\ГЇ tГ¦u ГҐ.
z\ГЇ pГ¦\u
z\ГЇ
V
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
sting
beeвЂ™s sting
light or dark brown kinds of fly
scorpionвЂ™s sting
river, usually nГЎ zГ‰ГЇ
urine
He is urinating.
bladder
drunk, also j\Г®
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ z\ГЇ.
Tam
z\ГЇ
V
Tbh
z|o
V
dz\o tsВ»u z|o wГҐ ГҐ.
Tbh
z|o
V
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ z|o tsВ«o ГҐ mГҐ
z|o dГҐ o.
TbhqMaj z|o tsГ‰ГЇ
N
Tbh Tbj z|o zo
N
zВ«o
NS
x\o zВ«o
l\ГЎ zВ«o/lj\ГҐ_ zВ«o
j\Г® zВ«o
p\u zВ«o
Tbi
zВ«o
V
dz\ГҐ zВ«o ГҐ.
Tbi HZl zВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
Tbi
zo
N
zo kГ¦\o
Tbj
zo
V
dzГҐ zo
zo ts\ГЇ le o.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ zo ГҐ.
j|Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ z_o ГҐ.
Tbj
zo
C
Tbj
zo
V
m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ zo lГҐ ГҐ.
Tbk
zo
V
zo О”\ГЇ zo dГ”\e
TbkqOj Rbj zomГҐ so N
Tbk O_h zo m|e
N
Tbj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
DonвЂ™t get drunk.
sleep, usually j\Г®_
pay attention to
You must pay attention.
be useful, important
the very important one
It is useful.
Northern Thai, also k|o l|o
motherвЂ™s younger sister/fatherвЂ™s younger
brotherвЂ™s wife
medicine (C)
gunpowder
medicine for cooling down a fever
type of emetic medicine
medicine to make fat
very bad tasting
It has a horrible taste.
wild artemisia, also lВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ/lВ«u kГ¦w\ГҐ,
written Г‚В«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
sheep, also ГҐ zo, written Г‚o
Year of the Sheep
small, weak, written Г‚o
feel reluctant, restrain oneself
ItвЂ™s too small.
He is weak (strength is small).
He is young.
human, also w\ГҐ, written Г‚o
shine, of the sun
The sun is shining.
sprout out of ground, also je,written Г‚Г¶
plants which sprout from the ground
Roman Catholicism (E), usually mГҐlВ«Г® so
last-born daughter, the last daughter in a
family, usually l\o m|e
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Pro
z\o
Tbl
second person plural inclusive,
usually ГҐ
\ z\o/\ГҐ w\u, written Г‚\o
We destroy our own group.
z\o О”\ГЇ z\o pГ¦j|ГҐ
Tbl
z\o
NP wifeвЂ™s younger brother
wifeвЂ™s younger brother
z\o pГ¦\ГҐ
z\o mГҐ
wifeвЂ™s younger brotherвЂ™s wife
Tci
zВ«u
NS in salted meat
salted meat
lВ«ГҐ zВ«u
Tcj
zu
N
barley
Tck
zu
V
catch, take, get, written Г‚u
Catch it.
|ГҐ m|e zu.
|ГҐ t|Г® zu tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
Please bring it here.
|ГҐ m|e pв€‘ zu.
Get it and untie it.
Tcl
z\o
V
dry tingling taste - like dry wine , written Г‚\u
tГ¦e mГҐ dz\ГҐ ВЇГҐ z\u ГҐ. If you eat this it tastes dry and astringent.
Tcl
z\u
NS domestic honeybee, written Г‚\u
domestic honeybee
bj\ГҐ z\u
Tcl
z\u
NS danger, written Г‚\u
danger
dГ”i z\u
Tek
zв€‘
N
long life, lifetime, usually zГ‰ГЇ
He hasnвЂ™t got long to live.
j|Г® zв€‘ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ.
tГ¦\Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ_ tГ¦\Г® zв€‘
as long as we live, forever
ГҐ li mв€‘ zв€‘ dГ”o \ГҐ. How long has the lifetime been?
TfPh
z|ГЊn
V
confess, accept as a relative, usuallyj|Г¶,
written Г‚|ГЊn (C)
j|Г® t|ГЎ в‰ҐwГҐ l|Г® p|ГҐ z|ГЊn. I accepted him as a grandson.
j|Г® tО”Г¦ГҐ gu j|Г® m\ГҐ z|ГЊn. I didnвЂ™t confess his mistake.
TZl
zw\ГҐ
V
weak (C)
He is growing weak.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ zw\ГҐ le ГҐ.
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ ~hi zw\ГҐ le o. The crossbow string has grown weak.
TZl
zw\ГҐ
Num 100 million
200,000,000
ВЇ\Г® zw\ГҐ
TZl Qei zw\ГҐ lВ«в€‘
N
the flank
j|Г® zw\ГҐ lВ«в€‘ j\ГҐ le o. It struck the flank.
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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в‰Ґ|ГҐ
V
pick up and pour into a receptacle
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ в‰Ґ|ГҐ do m\ГҐ dГҐ. One canвЂ™t drink by pouring water into the mouth.
Uh
в‰Ґ|ГҐ
V
spread open
spread open the door of the Land of the the Dead
m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ в‰Ґ|ГҐ ГҐ.
Uh
в‰Ґ|ГҐ
V
read signs, omens, fortunes
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ в‰Ґ|ГҐ ВЇi k|u ГҐ. He knows how to read signs by using a horoscope.
p\e t\ГҐ в‰Ґ|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is reading the signs by using his horoscope book.
Uh
в‰Ґ|ГҐ
V
peeled back by the wind
flapping in the breeze
в‰Ґ|ГҐ gwГҐ
в‰Ґ|ГҐ gwГҐ gwГҐ
flapping, with a turned-up or curled up edge
в‰Ґ|ГҐ gwГҐ gwГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It has a flapping edge.
в‰Ґ|ГҐ gwГҐ в‰Ґ|ГҐ gwГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is flapping in the breeze.
в‰Ґ|ГҐ l\ГЎ в‰Ґ|ГҐ l\ГЎ
flapping in the breeze
в‰Ґ|ГҐ je o.
The wind peeled it back and carried it off.
Uh Ycj в‰Ґ|ГҐ fu
V
turn over
p\ГҐ tВ«в€‘ в‰Ґ|ГҐ fu В©в€‘ o. He overturned/turned the chair.
tВ«ГҐ bj\ГҐ в‰Ґ|ГҐ fu В©в€‘ o. He destroyed his ancestor shelf.
Uh Oj
в‰Ґ|ГҐ mГҐ
N
spider, usually ГҐ\ g\ГҐ mГҐ
в‰Ґ|ГҐ mГҐ wu tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ k\ГҐ mГҐ trap-door spider
Uj
в‰Ґ_ГҐ
V
protruding (of teeth, of hoe blade, of neck)
в‰ҐГҐ в‰ҐГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ
be protruding/without feeling or reaction
tГҐ в‰ҐГҐ
woodpecker
Uj Oj в‰ҐГҐ
NP banana, also В©ГҐ mГҐ
в‰ҐГҐ pГ¦j\ГҐ
banana leaf
в‰ҐГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
banana tree
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ
banana
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ po
bunch of bananas
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘
banana fruit
в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ tО”Г¦|ГҐ l|ГЎ mГҐ large type of sun-bird
~hГҐ mГҐ в‰ҐГҐ s\в€‘
large kind of banana (вЂ�elephant bananaвЂ™)
Uk
в‰ҐГҐ
V
be so, be, agree that something is true
Not so.
m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ |e m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
It isnвЂ™t anything.
Uk Ek Abh в‰ҐГҐ tГ¦ГҐ p|o N
everything (вЂ�be this sideвЂ™)
Ul Q^l в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
V
here and there, all over
dzГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ pГ¦\Г® le o. Rice was spilt here and there.
tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
scattered here and there
Uh
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A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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T
z
U
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V
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Ul Q]bm
Um
Um
Um
Um
U; U;
в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ в‰ҐГҐ l\ГЎ li ГҐ. It was raining with scattered big drops.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
scattered here and there
в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГЎ
scattered here and there
в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГҐw
V
chattering indistinctly
ВЇi в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\ГҐw tО”Г¦\Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They were gabbling away to each other.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ
NP forehead, also nГҐ g\ГҐ
в‰Ґ\ГҐ pjГҐ
flat forehead
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tГҐ
straight up and down forehead
в‰Ґ\ГҐ t|o
lumpy forehead
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tГ¦В«o ГҐ.
nod foreward
в‰Ґ_\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
forehead, also в‰Ґ\ГҐ tО”Г¦i
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
position, pride, honour
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ xwГҐ su
those who seek honour
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pВ«в€‘ ГҐ.
He flicked his forehead
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tО”Г¦|u/в‰Ґ\ГҐ tsГ¦|u
a nod
в‰Ґ\ГҐ tО”Г¦|u tГ¦В«o ГҐ.
He is nodding.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ l|Г¶
domed forehead
в‰Ґ\ГҐ lГ¶ в‰Ґ\ГҐ bjГҐ
broken, through trying to fix it
в‰Ґ\ГҐ
N
water buffalo, also ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ
ВЇ\Г® ~hГ¶ в‰Ґ\ГҐ ~hГ¶
raising cows and water buffaloes
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
water buffalo
в‰Ґ\ГҐ
V
obtuse angled, but should be acute angled,
see also в‰Ґ\в€‘ в‰Ґ\в€‘
tГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ mi
sloping sunny field
tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
turned at obtuse angle (like Thai hoes)
tsВ«ГЇ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ_
skinny and bent (of old person)
в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ
obtuse angled, but should be acute angled
\ГҐ go в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ_ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The hoe head is cast wrongly at an obtuse angle.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ
V
with craning neck, senselessly, amazingly
tО”iв‰Ґ tО”Г¦В«ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
long neck craning to see over
tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
neck craning to see over
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tО”iв‰Ґ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
A lot of people all craning their necks.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e tВ«Г¶ ВЇi tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is craning his neck to see over.
в‰Ґ\ГҐ _в‰Ґ\ГҐ
V
furrowed
tsВ«ГЇ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
pleated
mj\ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ to t|в€‘ ВЇГҐ tsВ«ГЇ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The skirts of Meo women
are pleated.
j|Г® nГҐ g\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
W
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
He has a deeply furrowed brow.
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
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Um Ubh
U]akl
Ubh
Ubh
Ubi
Ubh
Ubj
V
в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ|o
dzГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ|o
в‰ҐГҐ\Г®
burnt with a crust
burnt crust of rice on the bottom of pot
PF
OK?, isnвЂ™t it? also в‰Ґ|в€‘e\ /в‰ҐГЎ\ГЎ, used with
invitations and to soften commands
Bring it tomorrow, wonвЂ™t you?
LetвЂ™s go tomorrow, OK?
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ tВ«ГЎ lГҐ в‰ҐВ»ГҐj.
s|ГҐ n\ГЎ dГ”e ГҐ в‰ҐВ»ГҐj.
в‰Ґ|o
V
fry
fry an egg
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu в‰Ґ|o dz\ГҐ.
в‰Ґ|o
V
balance on the head
в‰ҐВ«o
V
prick, pierce
в‰Ґ|o
V
flatten against and adhere to
pjГҐ в‰Ґ|o pjГҐ в‰Ґ|o dГ”e ГҐ. It goes plop! plop! (a frog jumping)
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ gwГҐ в‰Ґ|o dГҐ ГҐ.
The mud flattened against it and stuck.
в‰Ґo
V
hook onto, hang on a hook, also kw|ГҐ/в‰ҐwГҐ
bГЎ в‰Ґo dz\ГҐ l\ГЎ xo make a covenant, to mutually bind oneself to an
agreement
gwГҐ в‰Ґo dГҐ ГҐ.
It is hooked on over there.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ go tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ l|ГЎ в‰Ґo dГҐ ГҐ. He has that person in mind all the
time (lit. his heart is hooked on that person)
V
V
Ubj Qbh в‰Ґo l|o
Ubk
в‰Ґo
Ubl
Ubl
Ubl
@
b
A
p
hope, set heart on
yes, it is so, thatвЂ™s right, final, indicates
affirmative, often future
He will go.
dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґo.
в‰Ґo \ГҐ.
Is that so?
\ГҐ to \ГҐ в‰Ґo
to no avail
в‰Ґ\o
V
perch on
ВЇВ«ГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ в‰Ґ\o tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. A bird is perched there.
ВЇВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o lГҐ.
The birds came to perch on it.
в‰Ґ\o
V
shake from side to side, as in a sieve
sieve rice bran
dzГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ в‰Ґ\o ГҐ
|ГҐ l\u kГ¦\u kwГҐ l\ГҐ t|Г® so в‰Ґ\o ГҐ shaking peanuts in a frying pan
в‰Ґ\o
N
language, words
Pig Latin (add g\ГҐ after each syllable of sentence)
g\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
tГЎ в‰Ґ\o
example
m\o gw\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
song language
lisu в‰Ґ\o
Lisu language
в‰Ґ\o dГ”Г¶
proverb
xw\ГҐ pГ¦u в‰Ґ\o
English (вЂ�white meat languageвЂ™)
fВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
English (вЂ�foreign languageвЂ™)
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Ubl
Ubl
Ubm
Ubm
Uck
Uej
Uem Uem
Ue_hl
X
h
Pig Latin (add z\ГҐ after each syllable of sentence)
joke
walking stick
walking stick, written dГ‚\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
shade, shadow
shade, shadow
bend
He bent the tree over like this.
cock
He cocked the gun like this.
He cocked the crossbow like this
He pulled back the bow-sling string.
cry
DonвЂ™t cry!
crying and sniffling
ГҐ. He was crying and sniffling as he spoke.
evil, see also h~ Г®|
evil person
bent in, toed-in, also в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ
The hoe is toed-in.
OK?, isnвЂ™t it? also в‰ҐВ»aj, used with invitations
and to soften commands
в‰Ґw|ГҐ
N
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ в‰Ґw|ГҐ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ bГ¶
в‰Ґw|ГҐ p\ГҐ le
в‰Ґw|ГҐ d\o dzГ‰ГЇ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ d\y
в‰Ґw|ГҐ go dГ”Г¶
в‰Ґw|ГҐ k|ГҐ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ dГ”\u
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ l\Г¶
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tsГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ
в‰Ґw|ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘
в‰Ґw|ГҐ n|ГҐ b\в€‘ di
в‰Ґw|ГҐ l\ГҐ
UZh
W
x
z\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ в‰Ґ\o
в‰Ґ\o
NS
dz\ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
в‰Ґ\o
NS
В©в€‘ в‰Ґ\o
в‰Ґ\o
V
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ tГ¦e в‰Ґ\o ГҐ.
в‰Ґ\o
V
po tГ¦e в‰Ґ\o ГҐ.
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ tГ¦e в‰Ґ\o ГҐ.
lo pВ«в€‘ в‰Ґ\o ГҐ.
в‰Ґu
V
tГ¦\ГҐ в‰Ґu.
в‰Ґu tО”Г¦\u в‰Ґu nu
в‰Ґu tО”Г¦\u в‰Ґu nu tО”Г¦\Г¶
в‰Ґв€‘
V
tsГ¦o в‰Ґв€‘
в‰Ґ\в€‘ в‰Ґ\в€‘
V
\ГҐ go в‰Ґ\в€‘ в‰Ґ\в€‘ le.
в‰Ґ|в€‘e\
PF
Y
f
Z
w
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j
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Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
fish; Fish clan
serpent head fish (вЂ�mud fishвЂ™)
fish pond
40cm fish with pointed upper spine
kind of tree, used for fish poison
fish scales
kingfisher (вЂ�fish collecting hawkвЂ™)
catfish
dried fish
loach (вЂ�awl fishвЂ™)
dried fish paste
kind of 10cm long fish found in small pools
fish basket trap
candle wax (вЂ�fish fatвЂ™)
earthworm (вЂ�fish lure wormвЂ™)
otter (вЂ�fish tigerвЂ™), also zГ‰ГЇ h
~ ГЎ
В«
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
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UZh
UZk
UZl
@
b
A
p
в‰Ґw|ГҐ fu
в‰Ґw|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ tsГҐ
eel (вЂ�fish snakeвЂ™)
a shrub which sends out underground suckers,
root used in making fish poison (вЂ�fish die vineвЂ™)
в‰Ґw|ГҐ
V
в‰Ґw|ГҐ s\ГҐ d\Г® mi
в‰ҐwГҐ
Pro
в‰ҐwГҐ n\u
в‰Ґw\ГҐ
Num
в‰Ґw\ГҐ mГҐ
lend (same article to be returned, see l|Г®)
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
fallow field
I, me
we (exclusive)
five
five things
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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Vh
Vi
Vi A`j
Vj Oej
Vk
Vk
Vk
Vk
W
x
X
h
Y
f
~h|ГҐ
NS kind of grass grown in fallow fields
kind of grass grown in fallow fields
j\ГҐ m|в€‘ ~h|ГҐ
~hВ«ГҐ
N
near-future, see ГҐ\ hwВ«ГҐ
h~ ГҐВ« tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ h~ e| dГ”e ГҐ.WeвЂ™ll go in a minute.
~hВ«ГҐ ts|ГЇ z\ГҐ
soon, in a little while
~hВ«ГҐ dГ”e
go in a little while
~hВ«ГҐ m\o lo
later when itвЂ™s after noon
h~ ГҐВ« m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
later when itвЂ™s evening
~hВ«ГҐ pГ¶
N
swaddling cloth, also ГҐ| pГ¶
~hГҐ mв€‘
N
now, the present, usually ГҐ mв€‘ s\ГҐ
~hГҐ mв€‘ xв€‘ nГҐ ГҐ. It is still sore/it is sore now too.
h~ ГҐ mв€‘ s\ГҐ
now
~hГҐ
V
send a person, see also fu
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘ ~hГҐ fu.
send a letter
j|Г® d\o h~ ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They sent word to each other.
~hГҐ
N
soul (as opposed to body)
spirit of dead person
tsГ¦o h~ ГҐ
n\e j|Г® h~ ГҐ l\e в‰Ґo.
Spirits have only immaterial existence.
~hГҐ lГ¶
put faith in, trust, become Christian
j|Г® l|ГЎ h~ ГҐ lГ¶ ГҐ.
I trust him.
j|Г® l|ГЎ h~ ГҐ lГ¶ bo ГҐ. I trust him fully.
В©в€‘ ~hГҐ
soul
В©в€‘ ~hГҐ kГ¦u ГҐ
recall soul (ceremony when sick)
~hГҐ
V
yawn
breathe
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ d\y
breathe out
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ do
breathe in
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ m\ГҐ k|u.
He canвЂ™t breathe.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ m\ГҐ ~hГҐ.
He isnвЂ™t breathing.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ m\ГҐ bi .
He canвЂ™t breathe properly.
~hГҐ
N/C month, moon, pair word for k\o year
tГ¦\Г® ~hГҐ
first month
l|Г® ~hГҐ
fourth month
k\o О”\ГЇ ~hГҐ О”\ГЇ
New Year
sГҐ h~ ГҐ
third month
~hГҐ bГҐ
moon, month, also ГҐ bГҐ
~hГҐ bГҐ l|u l|u
full moon
~hГҐ bГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
one month
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^
ГЎ
a
e
_
Г¶
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i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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~hГҐ bГҐ m\ГҐ bi ~h\e.
Her monthвЂ™s confirnement after childbirth isnвЂ™t
completed yet.
~hГҐ bГҐ tО”o lo/~hГҐ tО”o menstruate
h~ ГҐ pГ¦u
waxing moon
h~ ГҐ pГ¦u sГҐ ВЇi
third day of the waxing moon
~hГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
new moon
h~ ГҐ nГЎ
waning moon
Vk
Vk Cc:
Vk Cc:
Vk Oj
Vk Oaj
~hГҐ
NP/S
m\в€‘ ~hГҐ
~hГҐ d\ГҐ
~hГҐ ts|ГЇ
~hГҐ d\u
N
h~ ГҐ d\u b\e
h~ ГҐ d\u tu su
~hГҐ d\u
N
~hГҐ d\u s\в€‘
~hГҐ mГҐ
N
~hГҐ mГҐ p|ГҐ
~hГҐ mГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
~hГҐ mГҐ n|в€‘ pГ¦y
~hГҐ mi
N
~hГҐ mi tГ¦\Г® kГ¦w|ГҐ
hГҐ В©|в€‘ mi
~hГҐ ~h|ГҐ\ГҐ
A
~hГҐ h|ГҐГҐ\ ГҐ mo ГҐ.
~hГҐ h|ГҐ\ГҐ ГҐ pГҐ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
V.:
~hВ»ГҐ
I
V.: Ck n ~hВ»ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ
VV
dzГҐ В©\в€‘ h~ ГҐВ» dГҐ ГҐ
О”Г‰ГЇ ~h|ГҐ\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ
V^h
~h|ГҐ
V
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ~h|ГҐ ГҐ
V^h V^h ~h|ГҐ ~h|ГҐ
I
V^h Ubl ~h|ГЎ в‰Ґ\o
N
Vî
h~ ГЎ
В«
N
pГҐ ~hВ«ГЎ
mГҐ ~hВ«ГЎ
zГ‰ГЇ ~hВ«ГЎ
Vk V.:
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
rain
rain
great slaty woodpecker, said to call for rain
rainy season, also j\Г® s\uj
house/village site, also ГҐ d\u
old house/village site
village founder
tomato, also ГҐ d\u
tomato, also ГҐ d\u s\в€‘
elephant
bull elephant
elephant tusk
tree whose leaf causes skin irritation
unirrigated fields, also ГҐ mi
one unirrigated field
fields after corn has been reaped
sights or sounds a long way off
I saw it in the distance.
I heard it faintly.
request for repetition
almost, about to
almost time to reap the rice
almost dead, about to die
greedy
greedy
sound of crying, boo hoo
riddle, also bГЎ в‰Ґ\o/lo в‰Ґ\o/bГЎ ~h|ГЎ в‰Ґ\o
rodent; Rat clan
cane rat
bamboo rat
otter
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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~hВ«ГЎ b\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
h~ ГЎ
В« b\e
pГ¦|ГҐ h~В«ГЎ b\e
h~ ГЎ
В« b\e m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
h~ ГЎ
В« bjГ¶
h~ ГЎ
В« pu
~hВ«ГЎ pГ¦\в€‘
~hВ«ГЎ tГ¦\o lГҐ
h~ ГЎ
В« kГ¦w\ГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
~hВ«ГЎ ts|ГЇ mГҐ
h~ ГЎ
В« tsГ¦В«e
h~ ГЎ
В« tsГ¦w|ГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ m|в€‘ d\u
yellow-cheeked tree shrew
squirrel, also ГҐ
| b\e
tricolour squirrel
bushy-tailed squirrel
small flying squirrel
porcupine, also ГҐ
| pu
rat, also ГҐ
| pГ¦\в€‘
rabbit-size rock rat, also used for badger
brush-tailed porcupine
striped squirrel
large nocturnal flying ant
large type of squirrel
dwarf squirrel
type of shrub with hairy leaf, bearing yellow
edible fruit (вЂ�stump-tail ratвЂ™)
sun lizard
striped palm squirrel
striped dwarf squirrel
kind of small mushroom (вЂ�rat earвЂ™)
giant squirrel
small mouse, eats cloth
black squirrel (rare)
mole, also h
~ ГЎ
В« l\ГЎ mВ«e
kind of smelly rodent with pointed long snout
husbandвЂ™s younger brother/wifeвЂ™s younger
brother (вЂ�small ratвЂ™)
rat trap
small rodent with white belly
tiny rodent living in grass
rock rat (large, lives in rocks)
~hВ«ГЎ m\в€‘ tО”Г¦Г¶
~hВ«ГЎ mjГҐ bo
h~ ГЎ
В« mj_ГҐ k\o lo z\ГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ n|ГҐ po
h~ ГЎ
В« nГЎ
~hВ«ГЎ nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
h~ ГЎ
В« l\ГҐ
h~ ГЎ
В« l\Г¶ mВ«e
h~ ГЎ
В« sГЊ lГЊ
h~ ГЎ
В« z\ГҐ
Vî Eal
Vî Mah
V^m
V_h
V_h
W
x
X
h
Y
f
~hВ«ГЎ wГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ w\o pГ¦u
О”|ГЇ z\ГҐ ~hВ«ГЎ w|u nв€‘
В©|ГҐ h~ ГЎ
В«
~hВ«ГҐ tГ¦\Г®
V
h~ ГЎ
В« ts|ГЇ
N
h~ ГЎ
В« ts|ГЇ di ГҐ.
h~ ГЎ
\
NS
n|ГЎ h~ ГЎ
\
h~ e|
VV
h~ e|
PNF
tВ«ГЎ lГҐ h~ e| dz\ГҐ o.
~h|e ВЇi
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
a
e
sneeze
wart, also ~hВ«ГЎ tО”В«ГЇ
He has a wart.
next year, also ~hj\ГҐ
next year, also n|ГЎ h
~ j\ГҐ/n|ГҐ ~hj\ГҐ
difficult to
sequence, usually h~ Г®| , also written s|ГЇ
He carried it here and then ate it.
sequence and cause, usually h
~ Г®| ВЇi
_
Г¶
` b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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m\в€‘ tsГ¦ГҐ tsГ¦ГҐ h~ e| ВЇi m\ГҐ dГ”e. I will not go because it is hot.
V_i Jdj ~hВ«e tО”Г‰ГЇ
N
broom, also ~hВ«Г® tО”Г‰ГЇ
~hВ«e tО”Г‰ГЇ ВЇГҐ h~ i О”В«ГЇ du в‰Ґo. A broom is a thing for sweeping a house.
~hВ«e tО”_Г‰ГЇ nГ¶/~hВ«i tО”Г‰ГЇ nГ¶
type of pampas-like reed used to make brooms
V_j
h~ e
I
yes, right
V_k Zbl ~he w\o
N
type of bitter lentil used to spice food
h~ e w\o k|o dzГ‰ГЇ
type of shrub with small cookable fruit
V_l
h~ e\
N
tin, zinc
V_l
h~ e\
V
compare and know which is good
knowledge of what is good
~h\e ВЇВ«Г®
V_l
h~ e\
PF
still (in positive), yet (in negative), also s\e/~he\
dГ”e tО”В«ГҐ ~h\e.
He is still going
dГ”e ~h\e.
Now I must go.
m\ГҐ dГ”e ~h\e.
He hasnвЂ™t gone yet.
V_l
h~ e\
NS scorpion
scorpion
sВ«в€‘ p\ГҐ ~h\e
V_l Gh ~h\e k|ГҐ
N
adhering refuse, sediment, deposit (C)
(anything which collects more of the same)
tsГ¦\ГҐ_ kГ¦w|ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ h~ e\ k|ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ. This kettle has sediment.
V_l O_i [dj ~h\e mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ
N
behind, backwards
h~ e\ mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«o ВЇi ГҐ. He turned around and looked behind.
h~ e\ mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ j\_Г® dГ”e o. They doubled back on their tracks/They
turned back the way they had come.
V_m
V_m
V_m
@
b
A
p
h~ e\
V
gwГҐ ~h\e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ t|Г® h~ e\ m\ГҐ nГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e h~ e\ В©|ГҐ.
h~ e\
Num
h~ e\
NP
~h\e tО”Г¦\Г®
~h\e tО”Г¦\Г® xВ«o ГҐ
h~ e\ mГҐ
h~ e\ m\ГЊ
dzГҐ h~ e\ m\ГЊ ГҐ.
h~ e\ m\ГЊ kГ¦\o
h~ e\ m\ГЊ kГ¦\o do ГҐ.
h~ e\ n\o
~h\e xВ«o nГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
stand, stand up, stand straight
He is standing over there.
He canвЂ™t quite stand up straight.
Stand up
eight, also h~ Г®\
belly, also h~ e\ /~hГ®\
stomach (external), belly, also h
~ e\ tО”Г¦\Г®
have diarrhea
stomach (internal organ)
be hungry
IвЂ™m hungry.
famine
There was a famine.
upper abdomen (at waist)
have diarrhea
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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h~ e\ z\ГҐ
lower abdomen (below waist)
~|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® h\e mГҐ
cow stomach/jackfruit
Vì
~hВ«Г¶
V
have holes, be penetrated
There was a pit.
wВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ kГ¦u h~ Г¶В« ГҐ.
j|Г® kГ¦u ~hВ«Г¶ ГҐ.
It has holes in it.
V`j
~hГ¶
V
be boggy
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ m\ГҐ ~hГ¶.
It isnвЂ™t muddy.
l|ГҐ p|ГҐ h~ Г¶ ГҐ.
It is muddy/sink into mud
~hГ¶ wГҐ
ditch trap
V`k
~hГ¶
V
be born, raise, care for, also h~ y
z\ГҐ m\ГҐ h~ Г¶ mв€‘ h~ e\ . He has no sons yet.
z\ГҐ nГ¶ h~ Г¶ ГҐ.
He is bringing up children.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ ~hГ¶ ГҐ.
He raises chickens.
z\ГҐ nГ¶ h~ Г¶ В©в€‘ s\ГҐ ВЇi wГҐ
the third day after the child was born
V`l
~h\Г¶
V
give off steam
It is giving off steam.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ ~h\Г¶ ГҐ.
V`m
~h\Г¶
V
cave in
tГ¦\o_ h~ Г¶\ ГҐ.
He stepped on it and it caved in.
g\o h~ Г¶\
empty and caved in, floppy
n|Г¶ ~h\Г¶
muddy soil
h~ Г¶\ kв€‘ le o.
It caved in.
h~ Г¶\ l\Г¶ l\Г¶ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
caved in and sank in
Vah
~h|Г®
V
be shocked, get a shock, also О”|Г®
He got a shock.
h~Л‡Г® le o.
Vah
~h|Г®
V
ugly, bad, difficult, evil
ItвЂ™s a difficulty.
kw\ГҐ ~h|Г® ГҐ.
tsГ¦o ~h|Г®.
evil person
m\ГҐ ~h|Г®.
It is not ugly/bad/difficult.
О”В«ГҐ ~h|Г® ГҐ.
It is difficult to make.
j|Г® pГ¦j\Г¶ mjГҐ ВЇГҐ ~h|Г® ГҐ. Her face is ugly.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ~h|Г® ГҐ.
He is wicked.
Vah
~h|Г®
PNF sequence marker (usually same subject),
also h
~ e| , usually written s|ГЇ
He carried it here and ate it.
tВ«ГЎ lГҐ ~h|Г® dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
Vah Rak Qahl ~h|Г® sГ‰ГЇ lВ»Г®
V
quiet, still
h~ Г®| sГ‰ГЇ lВ»Г® kв€‘ le o. It became quiet, silence descended.
Vah
~h|Г®
NS (not) at all, usually e|
never, usually tГ¦\Г® hwВ«ГҐe
|
tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ ~h|Г®
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
a
e
_
Г¶
` b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Vaj
Vak
Vak Mj
Vak
Vak
Val
Vam
Vam
Vam
Vbi
Vbi
Vbj
Vbj
Vcj
~hi
V
wide, broad, usually О”i
~hi
N
house, family
airplane (вЂ�house flyвЂ™)
~hi bjГ¶
h~ i bjГ¶ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ pГ¦\ГҐ/~hi bjГ¶ В©В«в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ/~hi bjГ¶ p\ГҐ t\ГҐ helicopter
~hi p|Г® du
roof
h~ i pГ¶
field house, also h
~ i bГ¶
h~ i pГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ du
end of ridge pole
h~ i tГ¦\u kwГҐ ti ГҐ
start a new family, euphemism for marriage
~hi tО”Г¦o dВ«ГҐ
transverse thatch supports (from ridgepole to side)
~hi m\ГҐ xwГҐ ~h\e.
He isnвЂ™t married/hasnвЂ™t sought a family yet
h~ i l\ГЎ
corner of the house
~hi li
large boat (вЂ�house boatвЂ™)
~hi xв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
common type of tree used for firewood
h~Г® \ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ
gecko (вЂ�house lizardвЂ™)
h~Г® |ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ d\u
verandah
~hi tsГҐ
N
bowstring
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ ~hi tsГҐ
crossbow string
j|Г® ~hi tsГҐ
bowstring
~hi
NS in the middle
in the middle
tГ¶ ~hi\ГҐ
tГ¶ ~hi n|ГЎ\ГЎ
inside in the middle
~hi
NS wind, also h~ e
wind, also m\e h
~ e
m\Г® ~hi
~h\Г®
V
wonder whether what someone says is
correct, also h~ Г®\ ВЇi
~h\Г®
N
belly, also h~ e\ /~he\
~h\Г®
V
stand up, also h~ e\
~h\Г®
Num eight, usually h~ e\
~hВ«o
V
wear a hat
He isnвЂ™t wearing a hat.
j|Г® n\ГҐ ~hВ«o m\ГҐ ~hВ«o.
~hВ«o
N
maggots
It has maggots in it.
~hВ«o tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
~ho
V
grab, snatch, take by force, usually h~ u
~ho
NS mouth, see also m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
n|ГҐ ~ho
mouth, see also m\ГЊ nВ«ГЊ
~hu
V
grab, snatch, take by force, also h~ o
su z\ГҐ mв€‘ tГ¦\ГҐ h~ u. DonвЂ™t snatch anotherвЂ™s wife (DonвЂ™t commit
adultery).
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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h~ u tВ«ГЎ je o.
He snatched it and carried it away.
Vcj P\i ~hu ВЇВ«ГҐ
V
wait for, also fu ВЇВ«ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г® ~hu ВЇВ«ГҐ.
Wait a while.
Vcj
~hu
NS mouth (inside)
n|ГҐ ~hu
mouth (inside)
Vcl
~h\u
N
penis, also f\u/~ho\
male sex organs
l|ГҐ ~h\u
~h\u my/~h\u tsГ‰ГЇ
male public hair
~hВ«u s|u
long-foreskinned penis
~h\u fu
testicles
Vdi
~hВ«y
V
choked with weeds, also fy
Vdi
~hВ«y
VS
expel snot from nose
expel snot from nose
tsГ¦\ГЇ ~hВ«y
Vdj
~hy
NS stem of mushroom
j|Г® ~hy
stem of a mushroom
Vdk
~hy
V
be born, raise, also h~ Г¶
the birth/raising of his son
j|Г® z\ГҐ h~ y ГҐ mГҐ
Veh
~h|в€‘
PF
expresses doubt, also pГ¦|ГҐГҐ\ /b|ГҐГҐ\
Veh
~h|в€‘
I
no
~h|в€‘, в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e. No, IвЂ™m not going.
Vei
~hВ«в€‘
V
pull apart so something breaks
He is pulling bamboo apart (as when
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ h~ в€‘
В« b\в€‘ В©в€‘ ГҐ.
making strips for fencing).
Vei
Vei
Vei Q^m
Vek
Vek Ql
W
x
X
h
Y
f
~hВ«в€‘
V
blow the nose
He is blowing his nose.
tsГ¦\в€‘ h~ в€‘
В« В©в€‘ ГҐ.
~hВ« в€‘
I
Hey!
~hВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ
I
Lisu cow call
~hв€‘
V
be angry
nu tГ¦\ГҐ ~hв€‘/ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ ~hв€‘. DonвЂ™t be angry.
~hв€‘ l\ГҐ
N
large Indian civet
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
a
e
_
Г¶
` b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
I
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V\k
V\l
V\l
V\m
V\m
@
b
A
p
~hjГҐ
Num
tГ¦\Г® ~hjГҐ
~hj\ГҐ
V
~hj\ГҐ
N
~hj\ГҐ nГЎ
~hj\ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
~hj\ГҐ ku tГ¦\u
В©|ГҐ ~hj\ГҐ
~hj\ГҐ
C
sГҐ h~ j\ГҐ sГҐ ВЇi
h~ j\ГҐ tГ¦В«o mГҐ
~hj\ГҐ ВЇi
j|Г® ~hj\ГҐ ВЇi k|o je o.
~hj\ГҐ ВЇi k|o s|ГҐ ГҐ
NS
~hj\ГҐ
n|ГҐ ~hj\ГҐ
n|ГЎ ~hj\ГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
hundred
one hundred
pair word for dГ”o вЂ�haveвЂ™
antelope
black antelope, anoa
big antelope, anoa
serow antelope
rock antelope, serow antelope
for nights
three days and three nights
mosquito (type which bites at night)
an era, a season, a time; 24 hour day
The season is over, his time is up.
idiom - the poor (вЂ�those for whom it is hard to
get through the day.)
next year, also n|ГЎ
next year, also n|ГЎ h
~ j\ГҐ/n|ГЎ h~ ГЎ
\
next year, also n|ГҐ h
~ j\ГҐ/n|ГЎ h~ ГЎ
\
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
x|ГҐ
Wh
see-saw, weigh down one end,
overbalance, also x|в€‘
go tГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶ x|ГҐ je o. It is weighed down on that side
x|ГҐ l\ГЎ
improperly balanced, seesawing
me tО”o tГ¦e mГҐ x|ГҐ l\ГЎ x|ГҐ l\ГЎ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. This table is seesawing back and
forth.
Wi
Wi
Wj
Wl
Wl
Wl Q^j
X
h
Y
f
kind of bee, no honey, hive on branches
spread-eagled
tattered
place where one road divides into two
sixth finger (deformity)
small branch, twig
type of mustard green with tattered leaves
VV
V
VV
tГ¦e mГҐ ВЇГҐ xГҐ ГҐ.
tsГ¦o xГҐ
l\ГЎ xГҐ
xГҐ xГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ n\ГҐ xГҐ
x\ГҐ
V
x\ГҐ l\ГЎ
x\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
x\ГҐ
V
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e x\ГҐ ГҐ.
kГ¦\ГҐ b\e x\ГҐ x\ГҐ l\e
x\ГҐ x\ГҐ
x\ГҐ lГЎ
V
О”iв‰Ґ x\ГҐ lГЎ tО”Г¦e kГ¦o
Z
w
before, first, also x|в€‘/kВ«ГҐ/sВ«ГҐ
before, some time ago, also x|в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
before/first, also x|в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ/sВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\e/kВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\e
divided, split, see x\ГҐ
NS
all, precedes verb, mainly Northern Lisu
good
good to
This is good.
good person
not listen to eldersвЂ™ teaching
It is good.
good dog
tear apart (flat sheets, paper, string)
torn and tattered, also xВ«ГҐ/О”iв‰Ґ x\ГҐ l\ГЎ
torn and tattered
open jaws wide
He opened his mouth wide.
with jaws wide open
wide open jaws
arms and legs waving
le o.
He fell over with arms and legs
cartwheeling.
V
PF
x\ГҐ
x\ГҐ
Wm
Wm
W
x
NP
x|ГҐ
x|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ
x|ГҐ tО”Г¦\e
xВ«ГҐ
bj\ГҐ xВ«ГҐ (mГҐ)
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ lГЎ
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
dzГҐ xВ«ГҐ
l\ГЎ xВ«ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ l\ГЎ xВ«ГҐ
w\o xВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
xВ«ГҐ
xГҐ
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pick by breaking off (fruit, etc.)
strong imperative, also x\ГҐ/h\ГҐ
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x|ГҐj
V
infertile, thin, undernourished (C)
pale and unhealthy
x|ГҐj x|ГҐj ВЇi
x|ГҐj x|ГҐj ВЇi kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is very skinny.
x|ГҐj j\Г¶
skinny (nickname)
W]ah
x|ГҐj
V
betray to death, double cross (C)
He betrayed them to death.
x|ГҐj О”\e ГҐ.
W]bh
x|ГҐw
C
type, ordinal number (C)
first, best type
j|Г® x|ГҐw
|в€‘ x|ГҐw
second, medium-sized
ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® x|ГҐw mГҐ
which type?
Wbh
x|o
V
pour
zГ‰ГЇ lГ¶ |ГҐ t|Г® x|o fu В©в€‘. Pour in a little hot water.
Wbh
x|o
N
merchandise, also mu dГ”\e/gu dГ”\u
x|o p\ГҐj ГҐ.
He trades; he is a merchant.
x|o w\u ГҐ.
He sells merchandise.
Wbh B\h xВ«o pГ¦j|ГҐ
N
bamboo guiding fins at back of arrow,
also pГ¦j|ГҐ x|o
Wbh Q`m x|o l\Г¶
V
wobbling
x|o l\Г¶ x|o l\Г¶ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is wobbling.
Wbh
x|o
NS kind of sesame used for oil/seasoning
kind of sesame used for oil/seasoning
n|Г¶ x|o
Wbi
xВ«o
V
agree, go together, be appropriate
tГ¦e bГЎ ГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ xВ«o. If you say it this way, itвЂ™s not appropriate
m\ГҐ xВ«o l\ГЎ xo.
They donвЂ™t agree; they donвЂ™t go together.
ВЇВ«Г® xВ«o
agree
ВЇВ«Г® kв€‘ s\ГЇ xВ«o
agree
xВ«o ГҐ tГ¦\Г® xwВ«ГҐ ВЇГҐ. Now it fits properly.
xВ«o kГ¦\в€‘
pleasing taste (of food)
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ xВ«o kГ¦\в€‘. It isnвЂ™t to my taste.
xВ«o xВ«oГҐ
exactly right
xВ«o xВ«o ВЇi в‰Ґo.
ThatвЂ™s exactly right.
Wbi
xВ«o
V
purge
Purge it out.
xВ«o fu В©\_в€‘.
~h\e tО”Г¦\Г® xВ«o ГҐ.
He has diarrhea.
Wbi
xВ«o
V
slip down, fall off, strip off (leaves and
seeds), steep, slope
pjВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ xВ«o. The downhill slope is not very steep.
tВ«ГЎ mi b\ГҐ xВ«o ГҐ.
It slopes uphill.
W]ah
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dzГҐ w|o n|o |ГҐ t|Г® xВ«o В©\в€‘.
Strip the rice seeds off the rice head.
m|Г® b\ГҐ xВ«o ГҐ.
The side hill slope is steep.
mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ xВ«o je o.
His pants have fallen down.
l\u xВ«o
landslide
l\u xВ«o xВ«o ГҐ
landslide slides down
tsГ¦o xВ«o pГ¦\ГҐ
one who leads others astray
xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ
slipping up and down
tО”iв‰Ґ xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ
slipping up and down
xВ«o g\ГҐ xВ«o g\ГҐ
slipping up and down
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ ВЇi xВ«o g\ГҐ xВ«o g\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His shoes are too big and they slip up and
down.
xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ
about to fall down (pants)
j|Г® mi tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”iв‰Ґ xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His pants are falling down.
xВ«o le ~h|ГҐ dГҐ.
TheyвЂ™re about to fall off.
j|Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® xВ«o t\ГҐ. Strip the leaves off.
xВ«o
V
play cards
j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐj m\ГҐ xВ«o ~h\e. He hasnвЂ™t played his cards yet (also has figurative
Wbi
meaning of вЂњHe hasnвЂ™t told the whole truth yetвЂќ or
вЂњHe hasnвЂ™t revealed his purpose yetвЂќ).
Wbi
Wbi
Wbi
Wbj
Wbj
Wbj
Wbk
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x
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h
xВ«o
C/NS for cartons, packs, small boxes
m\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ s\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® xВ«o a carton of flashlight batteries
p|ГЎ xВ«o
betel accessory box
je xВ«o
small box
xВ«o
VS
pink
pink
tГ¦\o xВ«o
j|Г® tГ¦\o xВ«o
something pink
hВ«o
NS large pod of a kind of vine (used for game)
l|ГҐ hВ«o
large pod of this vine
xo
V
be restless, fret, chafe (at bit)
pГ¦ГҐ tsГ¦В«o В©в€‘ ГҐ xo ГҐ. As soon as it was tied it panicked.
|ГҐ m\o pГ¦\ГҐ xo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. The stallion is restless, chafing at the bit.
xo pГ¦jГ¶
forehead strap of large carrying basket
B\`j xo pГ¦jГ¶ N
woven carrying strap, also xo pГ¦i
Vak xo ~hi
N
school (T)
xo
N
iron, metal, also xo
xo bГ¶
prison
xo bГ¶ kГ¦\u ГҐ bГ¶ t|ГҐ o. He has been confined in a prison.
xo d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is forging iron.
xo d\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ
blacksmith
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Wbk
Wbl
Wbl
Wbl
Wbl
Wbl
Wbl
xo l\u
blacksmithвЂ™s bellows
xo |Г¶
V
peppermint-flavoured
xo |Г¶ s\в€‘
hog plum, Spondias pinnata
xo
PPF in reciprocal, also kГ¦o/xo
l\ГЎ xo
reciprocal, also l\ГЎ kГ¦o/l\ГЎ xo
x\o
N
He clan (C)
x\o
V
fade, run (of dye)
m\ГҐ x\o mв€‘
cloth that doesnвЂ™t fade
x\o
V
lead, guide
muzzleloading gun
tГ¦\ГЎ x\o po
x\o tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
Bring him here.
x\o m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is guiding him.
x\o
PF
again/also (indicates complaint about additions)
tГ¦e bГЎ В©в€‘ ГҐ x\o.
He said this again.
ГҐ| j|ГҐ bГЎ ГҐ x\o,
Then he asks for chickens,
ГҐ| w\ГЎ bГЎ ГҐ x\o.
and next he asks for pigs.
x\o
V
pour, put into container
agree
ВЇВ«Г® kГЊ s\ГЇ x\o
x\o
V
lop off minor branches
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ mjГҐ s\в€‘ x\o ГҐ.
He is lopping off branches from the
bamboo pole.
N
Wbl @\`k x\o bjГ¶
Wbl Am
Wbl Bel
ВЇВ«ГҐ x\o bjГ¶
x\o p\ГҐ
x\o pГ¦\в€‘
large kind of flying squirrel
pheasant
N
N
bamboo firebrand, torch (C), see ГҐ| t|o xВ«в€‘
name of wandering spirit bringing bad luck;
ritual tray for purifying houses
x\o pГ¦\в€‘ s|o ГҐ.
perform house-purification
Wbl Eh x\o tГ¦|ГҐ
N
coals (C) (burning)
x\o m\в€‘/|ГҐ t|o x\o m\в€‘ ash which retain shape of object
Wbl Rh x\o s|ГҐ
N
Buddhist priest or novice (C), also h\o s|ГҐ/О”|ГҐ
Wbl Wbi x\o xВ«o
NS lid, also j|Г® k|ГҐj k|ГҐj
lid
j|Г® x\o xВ«o
Wbl [\j x\o О”ГҐ
N
vegetable with a licorice-like flavour
Wbl Tbi x\o zВ«o
N
gunpowder (C вЂ�fire medicineвЂ™)
Wbm
x\o
V
go soft
j\ГҐ x\o dГҐ x\o je gu o. The match stick head is all soft.
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kГ¦ dГ” tО”
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
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x\o
V
revive, console
dzГҐ x\o j\Г® lГҐ o.
The rice revived.
j|Г® ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ x\o j\Г® lГҐ ГҐ. He was consoled/He recovered.
WbUh P]Oh x|oв‰Ґ n|ГҐm N
toilet (T)
Wcah
x|uj
VS
be satisfied (C)
s\ГЇ x|uj
satisfied (liver satisfied)
x|uj z\ГҐ
begrudge, feel sorry, also kВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ/kГ¦w\ГҐj О”e
nu pГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ x|uj z\ГҐ. DonвЂ™t begrudge your money.
Wcaj
xuj
NS lime, betel mixture (C)
О”В«Г® xuj
lime, betel mixture, also О”В«ГЇ xuj
Weh
x|в€‘
V
depart from trail
He lost his way.
x|в€‘ dГ”e o.
x|в€‘ x|в€‘ mu
nor straight, not directly facing
x|в€‘ x|в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
around and around
Weh
x|в€‘
V
slice, cut with back and forth motion
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ x|в€‘ lВ»e.
The knife will cut you!
Weh
x|в€‘
V
bind up (bamboo fins to back of arrow shaft)
p|в€‘ x|в€‘ x|в€‘ ГҐ.
Put a binding on it/Bind it up.
Weh
x|в€‘
V
orbit, go in circles, wobble, of spinning top
j|Г® dГ”\ГЇ m\ГҐ x|в€‘ ~h\e. The top hasnвЂ™t yet slowed down and started to go
Wbm
in circles.
V
Weh
x|в€‘
Weh
x|в€‘
NP
x|в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
x|в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ tГ¦e m\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ.
x|в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
nu x|в€‘ tsГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e.
xВ«в€‘
V
k\ГҐ s\ГҐw xВ«в€‘ ГҐ .
tВ«ГҐw tsГ‰ГЇ xВ«в€‘ m\ГҐ k|u.
dГ”\e xВ«в€‘
dГ”\e xВ«в€‘ xВ«в€‘ m\ГҐ k|u.
xВ«в€‘
NS
|ГҐ t|o xВ«в€‘
xВ«в€‘ l\ГҐ
VS
Wei
Wei
Wei Qm
Wei Wei xВ«в€‘ xВ«в€‘
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see-saw, weigh down one end, overbalance
usually x|ГҐ
before, first, also x|ГҐ
before, some time ago, also x|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ
It wasnвЂ™t like this formerly.
before, first, also x|ГҐ/kВ«ГҐ/sВ«ГҐ tО”Г¦\e
You go first.
wrap around and tie
He is tying a sack (usually to horse load)
He is no good at tying on loads.
belt, also dГ”\Г®/dГ”\ГҐ/dz\ГЇ/dz\ГҐ xВ«в€‘
He canвЂ™t tie up his belt properly.
bamboo firebrand, torch, also xo p\ГҐ
torch
dark blue (C)
bowed lute (C)
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Wej
Wej
Wej
Wej
Wek
Wek
Wel
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xв€‘
V
broadcast seeds, scatter around
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ xв€‘ fu В©в€‘ o. He threw the water around.
~hi xв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of tree
xв€‘
V
leak out, pour out through a leak
xв€‘ do lГҐ o.
It has all run out.
xв€‘
VS/P have a minor disease
tsГ¦\в€‘ xв€‘
cold, virus infection
tО”|ГЇ xв€‘
have a cough
nГҐ xв€‘
malaria, also tО”Г¦\Г¶ xв€‘
xв€‘ lв€‘/О”iв‰Ґ xв€‘ lв€‘ z\ГҐ be slightly ill, вЂњoff-colourвЂќ
xв€‘
C
0.16 gram unit of weight
xв€‘
PN additional topic marker (too, also)
dГ”e ГҐ xв€‘ m\ГҐ mo. Even though we went we didnвЂ™t see it.
j|Г® xв€‘ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is here too.
xв€‘
N
louse, lice
human lice
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o xв€‘
xв€‘ dz\ГҐ mГҐ
praying mantis
xв€‘ nГЎ
black lice (in head hair)
xв€‘ pГ¦u mГҐ
white lice (in clothes)
xв€‘ fu l\ГҐ
centipede, also fu kв€‘ fu l\ГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ xв€‘
hen lice
xв€‘
VS
tired
tired
w\u xв€‘
x\в€‘
NS pieces, crumbs, powder
pieces of broken buckwheat
gw\ГҐ x\в€‘
pГ¦\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ x\в€‘
sugar
dzГҐ x\в€‘
pieces of broken rice
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ x\в€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
about ten crumbs
lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶
sand, also x\в€‘ tО”i
x\в€‘ tО”i
sand, usually lo x\в€‘ tО”Г¶
x\в€‘ tО”i bj\ГҐ
desert, also tГ¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ de
x\в€‘ l\в€‘
extremely small specks or particles
p|e tО”Г¦\ГЇ x\в€‘ l\в€‘
speck of dust
x\в€‘ z\ГҐ
classifier for small particles, specks
p|e tО”Г¦\ГЇ x\в€‘ z\ГҐ
small particle of dust, also p|Г¶ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
crumbs, powder
j|Г® x\в€‘
j|Г® x\в€‘ tВ«o ГҐ
chop into small pieces
j|Г® x\в€‘ lв€‘ z\ГҐ
crumbs, small pieces
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
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x\в€‘
V/VV go to pieces; into pieces
beat so that something goes into small pieces
d\в€‘ x\в€‘ ГҐ
tО”iв‰Ґ x\в€‘ l\в€‘ z\ГҐ
a little ill, gone to pieces a bit
x\в€‘
V
cruel, without feelings (C)
He has grown too cruel.
x\в€‘ ts\ГЇ le o.
x\в€‘
N
Chinese
Chinese man
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ
x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ l\ГҐ b\в€‘
strangers (can include Lisu)
nu x\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ l|ГЎ g\ГҐ mв€‘ o. You are catching up to the Chinese (i.e. you
Wel
Wel
Wel
are becoming very cruel).
x\в€‘ mГҐ
Chinese woman
x\в€‘ m\y
China
x\в€‘ в‰Ґ\o
Chinese language
Wel Kdl x\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
V
hang to death
He hanged himself.
x\в€‘ tО”Г¦\ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ o.
Wem
x\в€‘
V
smile, be pleased
b\ГҐ x\в€‘
broad smile
x\в€‘ x\в€‘ l\e
wide open (wound), gaping hole
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ x\в€‘ ГҐ.
He smiles a lot, he is pleased.
WZh
xw|ГҐ
V
win, beat
fight and win
tО”|ГҐ xw|ГҐ
m\ГЎ xw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
high-ranking military officer
xw|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
leader, chief
xw|ГҐ m\ГҐ dГҐ.
It canвЂ™t be beaten.
xw|ГҐ le o.
He won.
WZh
xw|ГҐ
V
plump and healthy
xw|ГҐ xw|ГҐ ВЇi tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is plump and healthy.
WZh Nal xw|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
V
awaken, come to oneвЂ™s senses
d\y dz\ГҐ xw|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ. He has come to his senses and realised.
m\ГҐ xw|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ.
He isnвЂ™t awake./He hasnвЂ™t come to his senses.
xw|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ lГҐ ГҐ.
He awoke.
WZh Oam Nak Rh xw|ГҐ m\Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ s|ГҐ V
make friends again after a quarrel
WZh WZh xw|ГҐ xw|ГҐ
I
hello (greeting)
xw|ГҐ xw|ГҐ в‰Ґo
hello (when shaking hands)
WZi
xwВ«ГҐ
C
time, occasion
tГ¦e xwВ«ГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e. I wonвЂ™t go any longer.
ВЇ\Г® xwВ«ГҐ mo ГҐ.
I saw it twice.
\ГҐ xwВ«ГҐ
in the future
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N
V
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e xwГҐ.
WZj
xwГҐ
C
tГ¦\Г® xwГҐ
О”\ГЇ z\ГҐ xwГҐ z\ГҐ
О”\ГЇ tsГҐ xwГҐ tsГҐ
WZj
xwГҐ
V
j|Г® l\Г® xwГҐ wГҐ ГҐ.
WZj
xwГҐ
NS
pГҐ kВ«o xwГҐ
dГҐ w\o xwГҐ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ xwГҐ
l\ГЎ dzu xwГҐ
j|Г® xwГҐ
j|Г® xwГҐ bo ГҐ.
WZj Rei xwГҐ sВ«в€‘
N
xwГҐ sВ«в€‘ xwГҐ ti
WZl
xw\ГҐ
N
в‰Ґw|ГҐ xw\ГҐ
xw\ГҐ pГ¦u
xw\ГҐ pГ¦u в‰Ґ\o
xw\ГҐ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
xw\ГҐ g\ГҐ ГҐ
xw\ГҐ k\в€‘ t\в€‘
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦в€‘
WZi I_m xwВ«ГҐ dГ”\e
WZj
xwГҐ
a hook (C)
seek
Go and find it.
extent, pair word for О”\ГЇ вЂ�clanвЂ™
one extent
people
genealogy
perform (ceremony)
I must perform the customary ceremonies.
design, pattern, mark, symbol (C)
leaf pattern engraved on banjo
fern pattern
designs on banjo
bracelet designs
pattern, design
He is drawing/engraving patterns.
type of spirit which lives near the village shrine
village shrine spirits
meat; game
fish
white person
English language
butcher
hunt for game
edible cartilage
squirt boiling fat out of the mouth, a ceremony
performed by entranced shamans to purify a house
of hostile spirits of certain kinds
xw\ГҐ n\ГЎ
meat without fat
xw\ГҐ s|ГҐn
eel, usually в‰Ґw|ГҐ fu
xw\ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ.
There are no wild animals.
xw\ГҐ z\ГҐ bj\ГҐ z\ГҐ
domestic animals
xw\ГҐ О”\ГЇ pВ«e
blood-red, inflamed
ГҐ| w\ГЎ xw\ГҐ
pork
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ xw\ГҐ xв€‘ m\ГҐ mo. We saw no game of any kind.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ xw\ГҐ
chicken meat
WZl
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p
xw\ГҐ
NS sickness
non-infectious sickness, local infection
j|Г® xw\ГҐ j|Г® p\o
\ГҐ mГҐ xw\ГҐ \ГҐ mГҐ p\o individual infection
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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N
fat, oil
j|Г® xw|ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o. It has no fat.
l\ГҐ t|Г® so j|Г® xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ peanut oil
l|ГЎ w\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ j|Г® xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
This lamp has no oil.
WZl Abj xw|ГҐ po
N
decorated purse with draw-string, used by girls
WZl Nek xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘
and given to lover
shrub which bears marble-sized pink fruit
xw\ГҐ po pjГ¶
WZl Eck xw\ГҐ tГ¦u
NP
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u mГҐ
WZl Gbm xw\ГҐ k\o
N
xw\ГҐ k\o dzГ‰ГЇ
xw\ГҐ k\o s\в€‘
WZlqMjqRj xw\ГҐ tsГҐ sГҐ N
village headman
village headman
village headmanвЂ™s wife
orange (C)
orange tree
orange fruit
the Trickster in traditional jokes and stories;
also xw\ГҐв‰Ґ/gw\ГҐ/kГ¦w\ГҐ
go full circle, pay back, get revenge (C)
xw\ГҐ
V
bГЎ xw\ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
WZm
They are making accusations and counteraccusations.
kГ¦o dz\ГҐ ГҐ ВЇГҐ в‰ҐГҐ tО”_i в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ xw\ГҐ_ tsГ¦\в€‘
_ ГҐ. If he wants to sue me, let
him, IвЂ™ll wait for the day when the boot is on the
other foot.
ВЇ|Г® me nu bo ГҐ в‰Ґo, Today youвЂ™re rich
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ sw|ГҐ ГҐ,
and IвЂ™m poor,
s|ГҐ gв€‘ ВЇГҐ xw\ГҐ mв€‘ ГҐ. but one day it will be the other way around.
s|ГҐ В©в€‘ в‰ҐwГҐ nu l|ГЎ xw\ГҐ В©\в€‘ ГҐ. IвЂ™ll get my own back one day/IвЂ™ll pay
you back for this.
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦\в€‘ ГҐ
wait for the day when things will be the other
way around, get revenge
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦\в€‘ mв€‘ le tО”_i. Let me get my revenge.
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦\в€‘
\ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They are getting their revenge.
WZm
xw\ГҐ
N
sulphur (C)
Xm
Xbl
h\ГҐ
PF
strong imperative, also x\ГҐ
h\o
PF
strong impolite imperative, also x\o
W
x
X
h
Y
f
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b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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Yh
Yh [aj
Yi
Yi
Yi Qm
Yj
Ym
Ym
Ym Qm
Y_h
Y_h
Y_h
Y_h
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A
p
f|ГҐ
V
dz\ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ f|ГҐ le o.
f|ГҐ О”i
V
h~ i kГ¦\u ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ su m\ГҐ
m\ГҐ f|ГҐ О”i.
j|Г® l|ГЎ f|ГҐ О”i dГҐ ГҐ.
fВ«ГҐ
V
dzГҐ fВ«ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
fВ«ГҐ
NS
j|Г® fВ«ГҐ
fВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ
N
fВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ p|ГҐ
fВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ mГҐ
fГҐ
C
j|Г® fГҐ
ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® fГҐ
f\ГҐ
V
f\ГҐ t|ГҐ./f\ГҐ В©|ГҐ
|ГҐ m|e f\ГҐ wГҐ ГҐ.
f\ГҐ m\ГҐ pe
f\ГҐ
V
nГҐ f\ГҐ lГҐ ГҐ.
eat something which disagrees with one (C)
The food disagrees with him.
be at peace about, unworried, trust (C)
dГ”o ВЇГҐ, If thereвЂ™s nobody at home,
you arenвЂ™t at peace.
You can rely on him.
be green and healthy (C), of crops
The rice has turned green and healthy.
satisfaction (C)
satisfaction
European (T)
European man
European woman
for directions (C)
direction
which direction?
beware (C), see zГҐ mo
Take care.
You must start taking care.
WasnвЂ™t able to guard it.
get infected (C) of sickness, sores, etc.
His attack came on/His sickness came on/His sore
got infected.
f\ГҐ l\ГҐ
V
light blue (C)
j|Г® f\ГҐ l\ГҐ
light blue thing
fВ«e
V
be wasteful, capable of using up a lot (C)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐ bo lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ\ ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ f|e ГҐ. He used up a lot of salt and pepper.
f|e
N
powder (C), also f|ГЊn/f|Г®
dustpan
f|e tsГ‰ГЇ
f|e
V/C share, portion (C), also f|ГЊn/f|Г®
solve, reason it out (C)
spirit which lives in corners of houses
f|e tГ¦\u
ГҐ li tО”В«Г¶ xВ«o ГҐ,
As to which is the better solution,
nu f|e ВЇi.
you try to work it out.
f|e
NS fertilizer, manure (C), also f|ГЊn/f|Г®
j|Г® f|e s\o tВ«ГЎ lГҐ kв€‘. Bring some fertilizer and put it on.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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z
U
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f|u
Ych
Ych
Ych
Yci
Yci Qcl
Yci T:
Ycj
guard or protect young by gathering them,
care for, desire to please, dote on (C)
j|Г® bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ l|ГЎ f|u ГҐ. He dotes on his father.
j|Г® z\ГҐ nГ¶ l|ГЎ f|u ГҐ. He dotes on his children.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ j|Г® z\ГҐ f|u k|u ГҐ. The hen knows how to guard her chickens.
f|u
NS guiding bamboo fins at rear of arrow
crossbow arrow guiding fins
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ f|u
f|u
VS
cooked, of rice
cooked rice
dzГҐ f|u
fВ«u
V
deceptive in volume, more than it looks
There is more than it looks.
j|Г® fВ«u dГ”o ГҐ.
tв€‘ fВ«u ГҐ.
I planted a little and it yielded a lot.
fВ«u l\u
N
forest spirit which is deaf and requires the use of
a bull-roarer at its ceremonies, also fВ«u l\o
a bull-roarer
fВ«u l\u В©В«в€‘ du
fВ«u z\ГҐ
N
Buddha (C)
Buddhist temple
fВ«u z\ГҐ ~hi
fu
V
send a person, release, marry off, away
bГЎ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ.
I have sent a message.
bjГҐ fu
bottle
po fu ГҐ
shoot a gun, also po po
d\e mjГҐ fu
have a dream
k\в€‘ fu
forward
kГ¦\в€‘ fu m\o gw\ГҐ
song to send blessing
tО”Г¦\e fu ГҐ.
I turned it loose.
tsГ‰ГЇ fu В©в€‘ ГҐ.
I have sent him.
lo fu ГҐ.
He is throwing it away from him.
fu dz\ГҐ je ГҐ
marry off a daughter/exchange a daughter for
bride-price
father of childвЂ™s spouse
mother of childвЂ™s spouse
parents of childвЂ™s spouse
He is throwing it away.
fu pГ¦\ГҐ
fu mГҐ
fu pГ¦\ГҐ fu mГҐ
В©В«в€‘ fu ГҐ.
fu
V
slap, kick
bГҐ l\ГЎ tsГ¦ГҐ tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘ fu В©\в€‘. Slap him!
j|Г® l|ГЎ tГ¦\Г® tО”В«o fu В©\в€‘. Kick him.
fu
N
egg
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu
henвЂ™s egg
l|ГҐ fu
testicles
Ycj
Ycj
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x
X
h
Y
f
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w
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ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
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fu fu ГҐ
lay eggs
j|Г® fu m\ГҐ fu.
It doesnвЂ™t lay eggs.
Ycj
fu
N
snake
d\o fu
poisonous snake
fu bjГ¶
cobra (вЂ�flying snakeвЂ™)
fu dГ”\Г¶
banded krait
fu ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
green pit viper (venomous, with red tail tip)
fu nГЎ nГЎ
black snake
l\Г® fu
python
sВ«в€‘ pГ¦j\ГҐ fu ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ whip snake (вЂ�leaf snakeвЂ™, thin green nonvenomous)
xв€‘ fu l\Г®
centipede
Ycj
fu
V
dry
fu le ГҐ.
It is dry.
Ycj Naj fu tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
home, family, marriage (C)
fu tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is breaking up a home/destroying a marriage.
Ycj P\i fu ВЇВ«ГҐ
V
wait for, also h~ u ВЇВ«ГҐ
Yck
fu
V
hard, rude
stubborn (вЂ�heart hardвЂ™)
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ fu ГҐ
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ fu ГҐ.
This wood is hard.
l\ГҐ b\в€‘ m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ n\u n\u z\ГҐ, Others words of teaching are soft,
tГ¦\Г® nГ¶ m|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘ fu fu z\ГҐ
the familyвЂ™s words of teaching are hard
j|Г® ВЇГҐ fu ГҐ.
He is rude.
Yck
fu
V
slow, take a long time
It is slow going making it.
О”В«ГҐ fu ГҐ.
О”В«ГҐ mв€‘ fu ГҐ.
It is taking a long time to do it.
Ycl
f\u
V
threaten before fighting
The cocks are eyeing one another prior to fighting.
ГҐ| j|ГҐ f\u l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
ГҐ| n\ГҐ f\u l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
The dogs are growling at one another prior to
fighting.
N
N
N
Ycl D_k f\u te
Ycl J\]bj f\u tО”ГҐw
Ycl Naj f\u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
metal wedge for an axe (C)
black pepper (C)
benefit, good fortune, power, status (C)
fu tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
There is benefit in it.
j|Г® f\u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\ГҐ ВЇi ГҐ. His power is mighty.
f\u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
He hasnвЂ™t got the good fortune which comes from
high status.
tsГ¦o m\o f\u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t\o ts|Г¶. Excuse me for saying my fatherвЂ™s name.
Ycl Qai Ycl Jbi f\u lВ«i f\u tО”В«o Vbewildered, as the result of something
completely unexpected
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D
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E
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G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
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Q
l
R
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S
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T
z
U
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Ycl Qci
Ydh
Ydh
Ydi
Ydl Ydl
Yel Qem
YfPh
YfPh
W
x
X
h
Y
f
f\u lВ«Г® f\u tО”В«o ВЇГҐ tВ«в€‘
f\u lВ«u
N
p|ГҐ l|Г® f\u lВ«u
f\u lВ«u nГҐ \o
f\u lВ«u be
f\u lВ«u pГ¦j|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
f\u lВ«u pГ¦Г¶
f\u lВ«u d\Г¶ ГҐ.
f\u lВ«u tsГҐ
f\u lВ«u lГЎ lГЎ
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ f\u lВ«u
f|y
NS
j|Г® f|y
f|y
V
je o. He ran away bewildered and surprised.
gourd, gourd pipe musical instrument
soprano pipes
bass pipes
gourd with a curved neck
gourd ladle without a neck
the gourd on a set of pipes
Gourds are bearing.
gourd vine
tenor pipes
water gourd
foam
foam
leafy and shady, overshadowed, choked
with weeds, also h~ yВ«
The weeds were so tall,
m\o n|ГЎ ~h|Г® ВЇi,
f|y О”Г‰ГЇ o.
they choked the plants to death.
j|Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ f|y lГҐ ГҐ.
It is becoming leafy and shady.
m\o ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ nГЎ ГҐ,
If the weeds are thick,
f|y О”Г‰ГЇ o.
it will die from lack of sun.
f|y l\y l\y
very leafy, of trees
fВ«y
V
fry vegetables, broil
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ fВ«y dz\ГҐ ГҐ. HeвЂ™s broiling vegetables to eat.
ko d\Г¶ fВ«y ГҐ.
SheвЂ™s undergoing the вЂњsteam-bathвЂќ ceremony.
f\y f\y
A
with puffing
He was blowing it with puffs.
f\y f\y my ГҐ.
f\в€‘ l\в€‘
A
sound of slurping up food (noodles)
f\в€‘ l\в€‘ f\в€‘ l\в€‘ by ГҐ. He is going slurp slurp.
f\в€‘ l\в€‘ f\в€‘ l\в€‘ dz\ГҐ mВ»ГҐ.
Eat up quickly!
f|ГЊn
V/C share, portion, reason out (C), also f|e/f|Г®
one quarter
li f|ГЊn tГ¦\Г® f|ГЊn
nu В©\в€‘ tГ¦\Г® f|ГЊn,
One portion for you,
в‰ҐwГҐ В©\в€‘ tГ¦i f|ГЊn.
and one for me.
f|ГЊn
NS fertiliser , powder(C) , also f|e/f|Г®
fertiliser
j|Г® f|ГЊn
j|Г® f|ГЊn s\o
natural fertilizer, manure
Z
w
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a
b
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
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В©
h
|ГҐ
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В«ГҐ
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Zh
Zh
Zh J\j
Zh Oam
Zi
w|ГҐ
V
shade, hold up, shelter under
He is holding up an umbrella.
s\ГҐ w|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
в‰ҐwГҐ h~ i w|ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ mГҐ the one which hangs over my house
w|ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ
covering
sВ«в€‘ pjГ¶ w|ГҐ l\ГҐ l\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ. The brushes covered it.
j\Г® p|u w|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is wearing a rain cape.
w|ГҐ
V
fertile
The soil is fertile.
n|Г¶ h~ Г¶\ w|ГҐ ГҐ.
w|ГҐ tО”ГҐ
N
brideвЂ™s relatives (C), also w|ГҐj tО”ГҐ
p\ГЊ tО”ГҐ w|ГҐ tО”ГҐ
brideвЂ™s and groomвЂ™s relatives
w|ГҐ m\Г®
VS mate-word for tО”Г¦w\ГҐ m\Г® spread news,
broadcast, in tО”Г¦w\ГҐ m\Г® w|ГҐ m\Г®
wВ«ГҐ
N
aphrodisiac, charm for guarding against
damage or theft
He has an aphrodisiac.
He planted a charm to bring catastrophe to crop
thieves.
wВ«ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
wВ«ГҐ tв€‘ o.
Zi
Zi
Zi
Zi
N
N
I
N
wВ«ГҐ \в‰Ґ kГ¦u tО”|u ГҐ.
wГҐ
V
wГҐ \ГҐ m\ГҐ wГҐ ГҐ\ .
w_ГҐ le o.
wГҐ
VV
wГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
dГ”e wГҐ ГҐ.
wГҐ
V
dzГҐ m\ГҐ wГҐ h~ e\ .
wГҐ mГҐ
wГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
wГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® kГ¦В«o
wГҐ
N
ВЇВ«ГҐ wГҐ
l\ГҐ wГҐ
~hВ«ГЎ wГҐ
Jcj wВ«ГҐ tО”u
Maj wВ«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
Q`k wВ«ГҐ lГ¶
Uel Hck wВ«ГҐ \в‰Ґ kГ¦u
Zj
Zj
Zj
Zj
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b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
bamboo, usually mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ, also mГҐ dГҐ
socks (C)
Hey (to friend)
hole in the ground, pit, also wВ«ГҐ l\ГҐ kГ¦u
He is digging a hole.
get
Did you get any or not?
I got some.
be allowed to (preverbal), get to (postverbal)
You are allowed to go.
You get to go.
winnow milled grain
She hasnвЂ™t winnowed the rice yet.
winnowing tray
bamboo sieve
one bamboo sieve
snares, traps
bird trap
tiger trap
rat trap
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
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U
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~hГ¶ wГҐ
ditch trap
wГҐ pГ¦j\Г¶
braided noose for deer snare
wГҐ l\ГҐ be
noose (usually for a snare)
wГҐ О”\Г® j|Г® wГҐ l\ГҐ b\e dГ”o ГҐ. A bird snare has a noose.
wГҐ bj\Г¶ d\ГҐ ГҐ.
He is setting a noose.
wГҐ О”i
type of bird snare
j|Г® p\o xwВ«ГҐ wГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ. He tried to trap him with words.
j|Г® wГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ tГ¦u ГҐ. He is setting a trap.
Zj
wГҐ
PN locative marker, also ГҐ/kwГҐ
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ mi wГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He is at/in the corn fields.
sВ«в€‘ g\в€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ wГҐ above the box/on top of the box.
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ wГҐ dГЎ je ГҐ. He is going up into the mountains.
ГҐ li t|ГҐ wГҐ dГ”e \ГҐ. Where are you going?
Zj E`k wГҐ tГ¦Г¶
V
grumble, gossip
wГҐ tГ¦Г¶ l\ГЎ xo
complain about/gossip about one another
Zj [_l wГҐ О”\e
V
be off work (C)
j|Г® ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ l|uj,
He isnвЂ™t suffering,
wГҐ О”\e ГҐ.
he is off work.
Zj Zj wГҐ wГҐ
AS pat mouth with hand while saying aah
ГҐ wГҐ wГҐ
pat mouth with hand while
saying aah
ГҐ wГҐ wГҐ je ГҐ.
Pat your mouth while saying aah.
Zk Dah wГҐ t|Г®
N
king, ruler, authority, also w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
wГҐ t|Г® mГҐ
queen
Zk P\aj wГҐ ВЇi
N
day after tomorrow
Zl
w\ГҐ
N
mountains; snow/hail
mountain parrot
w\ГҐ bГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
w\ГҐ pГ¦\e
mountain pass
w\ГҐ kГ¦|u
ice (вЂ�mountain lumpвЂ™), also ВЇi/ni/ne kГ¦|u
w\ГҐ dГ”\e
concave mountain
w\ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ
snow melts
w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
mountains, also w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ/w\ГҐ tО”e
w\ГҐ tО”e
mountains, also w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ/w\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ
mountains with level tops, also w\ГҐ dГ”\Г®
all mountains
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ w\ГҐ mГҐ
w\ГҐ dz\ГЇ l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
hill people
w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
mountains
w\ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ
kind of small migratory mountain bird
w\ГҐ l|Г¶
hill, peak, convex mountain
w\ГҐ l|Г¶ w\ГҐ mГҐ
mountains of uneven height
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w\ГҐ s\в€‘
w\ГҐ s\в€‘ tsГ¦e ГҐ.
w\ГҐ
C
NS
tsГ¦o z\ГҐ w\ГҐ z\ГҐ
nu w\ГҐ
z\ГҐ nГ¶ sГҐ w\ГҐ
j|Г® w\ГҐ
w\ГҐ
N/C
w\ГҐ by ГҐ
sГҐ w\ГҐ by dГҐ ГҐ.
w\ГҐ d\e ГҐ.
w\ГҐ k|o ГҐ
w\ГҐ k|o t|ГҐ su
w\ГҐ k|o su
w\ГҐ tО”В«Г¶ ГҐ
w\ГҐ tО”В«o l\ГЎ xo
w\ГҐ tО”o ГҐ
w\ГҐ mo dz\ГҐ
w\ГҐ mo dz\ГҐ su
Zl
Zl
hail
Hail is falling.
human, also zo
pair word for tsГ¦o вЂ�personвЂ™, Pro plural
ordinary people
you (plural)
three children
they
dayвЂ™s labour, work in fields
owe labour debts
I owe him three dayвЂ™s labour
beg for work
hire
hired help
employer
repay labour, to work for on exchange basis
work for each other on exchange basis
go on a work party
hire oneself out for wages
hired help, hired hands,
people who work for wages (employed or
otherwise)
worker, servant
Make up a work-party.
Zl
w\ГҐ z\ГҐ
w\ГҐ x\o ГҐ.
Gbi w\ГҐ kВ«o
V
report
He reported it.
w\ГҐ kВ«o В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
w\ГҐ kВ«o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
They reported to each other.
Hck w\ГҐ kГ¦u
N+V pray (Christian word)
J\h w\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ
N
shelf for bowls/pots/food, also w\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ
Kcl w\ГҐ tО”Г¦\u
N
vengeance
He didnвЂ™t wreak vengeance.
w\ГҐ tО”Г¦\u m\ГҐ tО”В«Г¶.
Zcl Hbi w\ГҐ w\u kГ¦В«o
V
have confidence in
[`k w\ГҐ О”Г¶
V
laugh
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ lВ«e je m\ГҐ nГҐ o. It was very funny.
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ в‰Ґ\o d\в€‘ ГҐ.
They are telling jokes.
P\aj w\ГҐ ВЇi
V
mighty, strong
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w\ГҐ
N
fish net (C)
tsГ¦_ГЇГ‰ w\ГҐ
dip net
sВ«ГҐ w\ГҐ
throw net
sВ«ГЇ w\ГҐ
gill net
Zm
w_ГҐ
N
ruler, authority, king (C), also w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ/wГҐ t|Г®
j|Г® w\_ГҐ
the king
j|Г® w\_ГҐ p\o lГҐ ГҐ.
He became king.
w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
king
w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
king
w\ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ mГҐ
queen
Zm Qm
w\ГҐ l\ГҐ
N
bat
w\ГҐ l\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ s\в€‘ dz\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. Bats are eating the bananas.
mj\Г¶ w\ГҐ l\ГҐ
gibbon
Zm Ym
w_\ГҐ f_\ГҐ
N
tin roofing (C)
Z]ah J\j w|ГҐj tО”ГҐ
N
wifeвЂ™s relatives, (C), also w|ГҐ tО”ГҐ
husbandвЂ™s and wifeвЂ™s relatives
p\ГЊ tО”ГҐ w|ГҐj tО”ГҐ
Z]ah Ubl w|ГҐj в‰Ґ\o
N
parables, secret language (C)
DonвЂ™t use secret language.
w|ГҐj в‰Ґ\o tГ¦\ГҐ d\в€‘
_ .
Z]al
w\ГҐj
V
wind around
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦e w\ГҐj t|ГҐ ГҐ. A rope was wound around it like this.
Z]al
w\ГҐj
V
semi-circular, also w\ГЎ
j|Г® w\ГҐj dГ”o ГҐ./w\ГҐj w\ГҐj l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is semi-circular.
Zî Gh Rel wВ«ГЎ k|ГҐ s\в€‘ N
kind of large wild fruit
Z^j
wГЎ
V
carry, pick up (baby talk)
Z^m
w\ГЎ
NS/P pig
w\ГЎ kГ¦\o
Year of the Pig
sВ«в€‘ w\ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
kind of palm tree with inedible stem
|ГҐ w\ГЎ
pig
|ГҐ w\ГЎ t|Г®
wild boar
Z_h J_j w|e tО”e
N
MSG (C), also wВ«ej tО”e/tО”|u l|o (T)
Z_h Q_h w|e l|e
A
high pitched buzz, see also w|в€‘
bj\ГҐ mГҐ w|e l|e w|e l|e bjГ¶ lГҐ ГҐ. The bees were making a high-pitched
Zm
buzz as they came.
type of honey bee with high-pitched buzz
bj\ГҐ w|e l|e
we
N/V flower; to flower
tО”|ГҐ lo we
orchid flower
sВ«в€‘ we
flowers
sВ«в€‘ we pГ¦\o ГҐ.
Its flower is opening (she is blossoming out/
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growing beautiful - said of a young girl at puberty).
flower (as opposed to leaf, stalk, etc.)
The flower is flowering.
Z_j
j|Г® we
j|Г® we we ГҐ.
we
AS adverbial marker (used after NP plus VP)
j|Г® tГ¦e tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ, |ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ tО”Г¦\Г¶ tО”Г¦\Г¶ we. He just sat here, saying nothing.
j|Г® tГ¦e dГ”e ГҐ, su l|ГЎ h~ в€‘ h~ в€‘ we. He just went from here, angry with
everybody.
N
N
V
xw\ГҐ w\e dz\ГҐ ГҐ
Z_m Q_m w\e l\e
V
Z_k Tl we z\ГҐ
Z_k Ebi w\e tГ¦В«u
Z_l
w\e
Z_m
Zbh
husband
motherвЂ™s older sister/fatherвЂ™s older brotherвЂ™s wife
also ГҐ wo fatherвЂ™s younger brother/motherвЂ™s
younger sisterвЂ™s husband
Zbh Fbm Oj w|o g\o mГҐ N
Zbh O_l w|o m\e
N
Zbj
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boil meat for a long time to eat it
springy, bouncing up and down,
limp and withering, without vigour
g\o dzГ¶ w\e l\e w\e l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The bridge is bouncing up and down.
m_ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ po w\e l\e w\e l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. The bamboo clump sways in wind.
m\o ВЇГҐ w\e l\e w\e l\e\ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
The weeds are limp and withering.
w\e l\e w\e l\e tГ¦\ГҐ j_e m\ГҐ. DonвЂ™t act so lifeless.
w_e\
N
leech, land leech
zГ‰ГЇ w\e
giant water leech (вЂ�liquid leechвЂ™)
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ w\e
water leech
w\e nГЎ
water leech (вЂ�black leechвЂ™)
w|o
NP fatherвЂ™s brother/motherвЂ™s sisterвЂ™s husband
fatherвЂ™s older brother/motherвЂ™s older sisterвЂ™s
w|o pГ¦\ГҐ
w|o mГҐ
w|o wo
Zbi
guest
Indian jackal
boil slowly and allow to gel
large night hawk
quail-like bird which lives on the ground,
also w|u m\e/w|o m\e\ГҐ/w|o m\e z\ГҐ
fierce, disputatious, pair word for bГЎ вЂ�sayвЂ™
wВ«o
V
tsГ¦o wВ«o
bully, disputatious person
m\ГҐ wВ«o
silently
z\ГҐ nГ¶ tГ¦e mГҐ wВ«o ts\ГЇ_ le o. This child is too much of a daredevil.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ wВ«o.
Not very fierce.
wo
V
hold onto, keep balance, embrace
C
for armfuls
The bridge has no hand-rail.
g\o dГ”Г¶ wo gu m\ГҐ dГ”o.
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tГ¦\Г® wo m\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tГ¦\Г® wo wo tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
wo tВ«ГЎ lГҐ.
wo m\ГҐ pe.
wo l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
Zbj
wo
V
m\в€‘ kГ¦\u wo ГҐ.
xw\ГҐ tsГ¦в€‘ p|ГҐ wo ГҐ.
xw\ГҐ wo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Zbj Qbj wo lo
V
wo lo tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
Zbj
wo
NS
NS
ГҐ wo
wo
N
wo d\ГҐ mГҐ
wo b\o lo z\ГҐ
wo pГ¦\ГҐ
wo m\ГҐ ВЇ|Г®
wo m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
wo ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ wo
Zbk Cbm wo d\o
N
Zbk Gbh wo k|o
N
Zbk Naj wo tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
wo tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
Zbl
w\o
N
n|ГҐ w\o
w\o pjГҐ lГЎ
w\o pГ¦\ГҐ
w\o pГ¦i
w\o pГ¦u
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ
w\o d\o
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ w\o d\o
w\o t|ГҐ tsГ¦В«o
w\o tГ¦В«Г¶
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slice across the grain , also В©в€‘
SheвЂ™s dicing tobacco.
SheвЂ™s dicing fat.
SheвЂ™s dicing meat.
grouped around
Gather around.
fatherвЂ™s younger brother/motherвЂ™s younger
sisterвЂ™s husband, also w|o wo
also w|o wo fatherвЂ™s younger brother/motherвЂ™s
younger sisterвЂ™s husband
bear, Bear clan
Zbk
W
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It had a circumference greater than I could get my
arms around.
Bring one armful.
Bring an armful.
My arms wonвЂ™t reach around it.
They embraced each other.
large bear
sun bear, also wo pГ¦\ГҐ dГ”\ГЎ l\ГЎ
male bear, man of Bear clan
moon bear
binturong
Himalayan black bear (вЂ�water buffalo bearвЂ™)
sloth bear (вЂ�dog bearвЂ™)
walnut
wisdom tooth (вЂ�wild bearвЂ™)
leopard cat, Leopard Cat clan, also wo tО”Г¦i
leopard cat
vegetable, Vegetable clan
spinach (вЂ�ear vegetableвЂ™)
type of mustard green with wide flat leaves
man of Vegetable clan
mustard greens
Chinese cabbage
vegetables, dishes eaten with rice
cobs
corn cobs
type of mustard green with large edible root
cabbage, also w\o kГ¦|u
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w\o tО”Г¶
w\o dz\ГЇ
w\o mГҐ
w\o n|ГҐ b\e di
w\o ВЇГҐ tsГҐ
pickled vegetables
turnip
woman of Vegetable Clan
earthworm
type of vine said to be an antidote to food
poisoning
type of lettuce which exudes white sap and has a
large edible root
juice, gravy, soup from vegetables
its juice
type of mustard green
type of mustard green with tattered leaves
cauliflower
preserved dried vegetables
w\o s\o
w\o zГ‰ГЇ
j|Г® w\o zГ‰ГЇ
w\o zГ‰ГЇ gu
w\o xВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
w\o we
w\o ji
Zbl
w\o
V
blazing
|ГҐ t|o w\o bjГҐ lГҐ ГҐ. The fire is blazing.
ГҐ| t|o w\o w\o bjГҐ ts_e. Make the fire blaze.
w\o l\o l\o
blazing, roaring, of fire
|ГҐ t|o w\o l\o l\o bjГҐ ts_e. Make the fire blaze.
Zbl
w\o
NP on the downhill side, usually w\o
Zbl Ael w\o p\в€‘
V
solemn, sacred
Zbl B_l Rh P\aj w\o pГ¦\e s|ГҐ ВЇi N nonsense, foolishness,
unreasonableness, also w\o pГ¦\ГҐ ВЇi
w\o pГ¦\e s|ГҐ ВЇi bГЎ ГҐ. He is speaking nonsense/He is being irrational/
He is being unreasonable.
w\o pГ¦\e s|ГҐ ВЇi tГ¦\ГҐ je. DonвЂ™t be foolish or unreasonable.
NS
j|Г® w\o to tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘
j|Г® w\o to dГ”o ГҐ.
Zbl Tkl w\o zГҐ\ГҐ
V
w\o zГҐ\ГҐ kВ«ГҐ \ГҐ.
Zbm
w\o
V
bj\ГҐ s|o w\o ГҐ.
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ_ w\o ГҐ.
Zbm
w\o
N
li w\o
w\o tГ¦\Г® tГ¦В«в€‘
w\o nГҐ kГҐ
w\o je ГҐ
Zbl Dbj w\o to
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bone
one bone
He has bones (rude way of saying he is dead).
distant, usually В©\в€‘ z\ГҐ
Is it very far?
roll/twist multiple skeins together
He rolls beeswax between the palms of his hands.
He is friction-spinning thread.
needle
necklace
one needle
eye of a needle
start litigation, be the first to make accusations
(вЂ�do the needleвЂ™)
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tО”Г¦ dz ts
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w\o
V
be shady
b\y w\o
termite (вЂ�shady insectвЂ™)
mi w\o mi
shady field
в‰ҐwГҐ ГҐ mi tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ w\o. My field isnвЂ™t too shady.
w\o
NP downhill side, also w\o
w\o pГ¶
on the downhill side (in a small specific area)
w\o pГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
on the downhill side (in a small specific area)
w\o p|o
downhill from (over a large area)
w\o po О”Г‰ГЇ
from there on down; on the downhill side of
w|u
NP head, top, beginning , also w|o
babyвЂ™s fontanelle
w|u b\e ВЇВ«Г®
w|u b\в€‘
skull
w|u b\в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
adult fontanelle
w|u p|в€‘
comb
w|u pГ¦u
white hair, elder person
|ГҐ g\u w|u pГ¦u
white-headed dove
w|u pГ¦j\Г¶
braids
w|u d\Г®
bald head
w|u dy
head, top
w|u d\y
pair word for j\_Г® mjГҐ/d\e mjГҐ dream
w|u d\y lВ«o ГҐ
A dream is fulfilled.
w|u tu
start, begin, usually just tu
dГ”e w|u tu lГҐ o
He has begun going.
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ
turban
w|o tГ¦В«ГЊ m\ГҐ tГ¦В«ГЊ.
She isnвЂ™t wearing a turban.
w|u tГ¦В«ГЊ mj|ГҐ
turban decorations
w|u g\o lo
pillow, headrest
w|u g\o lo g\o ГҐ.
place something under the head as a pillow
w|u g\u
at the top, of something on a slope
kГ¦В«ГҐ w|u g\u wГҐ
at the top of the village
ГҐ mi w|u g\u wГҐ
at the top of the field
w|u k|o t|o
crest of a bird
w|u kВ«o
comb of a chicken
w|u kВ«o pГ¦jГҐ pГ¦jГҐ l\e wide, erect comb
w|u kВ«o t|o t|o l\e
crest, an erect pointed comb
ГҐ| j|ГҐ w|u kВ«o
cockвЂ™s comb
w|u ko mГҐ
hair of the crown of the head/queue
w|u kв€‘ lв€‘
crown of the head
w|u kГ¦В«o
headdress
ГҐ\ kГ¦\ГҐ mГҐ w|u kГ¦В«o Akha womenвЂ™s headdress
Zbm
Zbm
Zch
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Zch
@
b
A
p
w|u kГ¦В«o lo
sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ w|u kГ¦В«o lo
h~ i w|u kГ¦В«o lo
w|u tО”В«o
dzГҐ w|u tО”В«o
w|u tО”Г¦В«Г¶
w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦В«e w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ| ВЇ\Г® w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
w|u me tsГ¦в€‘ s\в€‘
w|u m\e
w|u mjГҐ
w|u nГ¶
dzГҐ w|u nГ¶
mГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ w|u nГ¶
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o w|u nГ¶
w|u n|в€‘
w|u lВ«o
w|u l|u
w|u w\y
w|u w\y kГ¦В«o
su w|u w\y tГ¦\ГҐ kГ¦В«o.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ w|u pГ¦В«Г®
w|u
NS
pГ¦ГҐ w|u tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
dzГҐ w|u
lВ«o w|u
lo w|u
j|Г® w|u
j|Г® tО”e j|Г® w|u
j|Г® w|u tu ГҐ.
j|Г® dГ”e w|u tu ГҐ.
j|Г® w|u m\ГҐ tu.
j|Г® w|u tГ¦\ГЎ
j|Г® w|u tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
j|Г® w|u j|Г® m|в€‘
j|Г® w|u wГҐ
\ГҐ d\ГҐ w|u
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
ridge of roof, tree top
tree top
top of a house
small white stalk adhering to grain
small white stalk inside rice husk
hair on the head, also w|u tО”Г¦i/tsГ¦Г¶
horn, also w|u tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ
cross axe
sambhar deer horn
cowвЂ™s horn
coconut (вЂ�head smear oil fruitвЂ™)
dandruff
fontanelle, also w|u b\e ВЇВ«Г®/w|u b\в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ
green tip of a plant
tip of a rice stalk
tip of a bamboo stalk
Thai-style hatchet
brain
up to the top
knot of hair, bun
head (song language)
commit adultery (вЂ�cross the headвЂ™)
DonвЂ™t commit adultery with anotherвЂ™s wife.
short pointed knife
beginning, first, top
first one
first rice of the season
upriver people, Northern Lisu
upriver
start, first
the beginning, the creation
Make a start.
He began to go.
He didnвЂ™t start.
at first, in the beginning
first one
beginning and end (вЂ�head tailвЂ™)
at the top
cricket, usually ГҐ
\ d\ГҐ l|u
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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w|u
V
w|u le o.
m\y w|u le o.
w|u
V
Zch
Zch
crazy
He has gone crazy.
He has lost his sense of direction.
signify desire to take a girl as wife
by giving a gift of silver or a bracelet
He has signified his desire to take a girl as his wife
by giving her a gift.
z\ГҐ mв€‘ w|u ГҐ.
w|u
NP frog
frog
w|u p|ГҐ
w|u p|ГҐ bjГ¶
flying frog
w|u p|ГҐ dz\ГЇ О”e
toad
w|u p|ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
large green edible frog
w|u p|ГҐ fu
frog eggs
w|u p|ГҐ \o \o
Asian bullfrog
w|u ly
tadpole
Zch
w|u
N
size, see w\u/wu, in
\ГҐ w|u wu
extremely big
tГ¶ w|u\ГҐ
equally big
Zch Dah w|u t|Г®
N
downward, upside down
w|u t|Г® w|u pГҐ/w|u t|Г® pГҐ upside down
w|u t|Г® kГ¦|o dГҐ
inverted
w|u t|Г® sГҐ m|в€‘ kГ¦|o pГҐ je ГҐ. It tumbled over and over.
w|u t|Г® j\ГҐ ГҐ
go downhill
Zch P\aj w|u ВЇi
N
reason, cause
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ w|u ВЇi m\ГҐ dГ”e o. Why didnвЂ™t you go?
в‰ҐwГҐ k|o ko m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ w|u ВЇi, Because my elder brother isnвЂ™t home,
dГ”e m\ГҐ dГҐ.
I canвЂ™t go.
Zcj Gcaj wu kuj
N
tortoise (C)
Zcj
wu
NS/P size, see w\u/w|u
wu zГҐ
size
ГҐ li wu zГҐ dГ”o \ГҐ. How big is it?
tГ¦e wu zГҐ.
This big.
ГҐ wu tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
How big is it?
\ГҐ w|u wu
extremely big
ГҐ wu wu
very big
ГҐ li wu dГ”o \ГҐ.
How big is it?
tГ¶ wu
equally big, also tГ¶ w|u\ГҐ
tГ¦e wu
this big
ГҐ| m\o wu
the size of a horse
Zch
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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Zcj
wu
PN vocative particle used with groups
bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ m|ГҐ mГҐ k|o ko tО”|e tО”\e wu \o. Father, mother, older brothers and
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ_ wu.
Zck
wu
V
mГЊ wu ГҐ.
Zck
wu
NS/P
tО”Г¦\Г® wu ts|ГЇ nГҐ ГҐ
wu b\e
wu b\y
wu tО”В«Г¶ b\e di
dzГҐ wu
j|Г® wu
j|Г® wu d\ГҐ mГҐ
j|Г® wu b\e b\e
ГҐ| w\ГЎ wu
Zck @_m wu b\e
N
Zck-Rj WusГҐ
N
older sisters!
Children!
buy
HeвЂ™s buying cloth.
intestines
have piles
intestinal parasites
stomach worms, roundworms
millipede
rice straw (вЂ�rice intestineвЂ™), usually t|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГҐw
intestines
large intestine
small intestine
pigвЂ™s intestines
small Indian civet
God, sky spirit, creator; in traditional stories,
he engages in a losing battle with the orphan who is
aided by a magic buffalo. Christian word for God
WusГҐ ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ pjВ«ГҐ gu type of tree bearing long scabbard-like fruit
Zck
Zcl
Zcl
Zcl
@
b
A
p
wu
NS
zГ‰ГЇ wu
w\u
V
mГЊ w\u su
w\u
V
tГ¦e tГ¦\Г® mГҐ w\u ГҐ.
d\y w\u
tsГ¦o w\u
dГ”Г¶ w\u mГҐ
z\ГҐ w\u
~hi w\u
w\u tО”Г¦u
|ГҐ j|ГҐ w\u tО”Г¦u
w\u ts\_ГЇ le o.
j|Г® go d\y tГ¦e w\u ГҐ.
j|Г® z\ГҐ w\u ГҐ mГҐ
w\u
NS
sВ«в€‘ w\u
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
large clay water storage jar
large clay water storage jar, written Г‚Г‰ГЇ wu
sell
cloth sellers
big, adult, see also wu/w|u
This one is bigger.
entrance
adult
crane (large migratory water bird)
first son
big house (of father)
giant, big and well-built
giant rooster
ItвЂ™s too big.
His body is this big.
oldest son
felled logs
cut logs
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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w\u
|ГҐw\u
|ГҐw\u pГ¦\ГҐ
|ГҐw\u mГҐ
в‰Ґw|ГҐw\u
|ГҐko w\u
Zcl B_l w\u pГ¦\e
w\u pГ¦\e ВЇi je.
Zcl Cak w\u di
w\u di tГ¦\Г® s\в€‘
Zcl Wek w\u xв€‘
Zcl
NS
fifth in birth order (C), also t\Г®/kГ¦\u
fifth-born
fifth son, also ГҐ
| t\i
fifth daughter, also ГҐ
| w\u m|Г®/|ГҐkГ¦\u
fifth-born son of Fish clan
fifth-born elder brother
A
continuously/completely (+ Verb)
Do it completely.
N
kidneys
one kidney
V
tired, exhausted, puffing and panting,
also В©\в€‘ xв€‘
m\ГҐ w\u xв€‘.
Zcaj
wuj
NS
j|Г® wuj dГ”o ГҐ.
j|Г® wuj jВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
Zdh Zdj w|y wy
N
Zdm
ГҐ wy
wy
nu wy ВЇ_i.
wy m\ГҐ k|u.
w\y
b\ГҐ w\y
tО”Г¦В«ГҐ w\y
l\ГЎ w\y
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w\y
|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«o w\y
w_y\
p\ГҐ tВ«ГЊ j|Г® w\y
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\y
l\ГЎ w\y
w\y
Zdm
n\e w\y ГҐ.
w\y
Zdk
Zdl
Zdm
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
awesomeness, majesty, aura (C), also j|Г® ku
He inspires awe.
It is awesome.
motherвЂ™s brother, fatherвЂ™s sisterвЂ™s husband
(marriageable cross-cousinвЂ™s father), also ГҐ wy
motherвЂ™s brother, fatherвЂ™s sisterвЂ™s husband
(marriageable cross-cousinвЂ™s father), also w|y wy
marriageable cross-cousinвЂ™s father, also w|y wy
read, count, written y
NS
wy
Zdj
IвЂ™m not tired/I donвЂ™t get tired.
\
j
]
Г·
V
You read it/You count them.
I canвЂ™t read.
N
handle (of tools), also w\y
beard on cheeks (вЂ�cheek handleвЂ™)
stock of crossbow
handle (of a tool)
knife handle
axe handle
NS
forearm, lower leg
legs of a chair
lower leg, below knee
forearm
^
ГЎ
V
placate spirits by guaranteeing a sacrifice,
V
clutch, hold with both hands, swoop on prey
_
e
placing joss sticks (unlit) on the shrine
make a joss down payment to spirits
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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dГ”Г¶ m
\ pГ¦\ГҐ m\o ГҐ| j|ГҐ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ w\y tВ«ГЎ je o.
A hawk has swooped
down on a chicken and taken it off.
The tiger came charging.
Zeh
Zei
Zel
@
b
A
p
l\ГҐ mГҐ w\y fu lГҐ ГҐ.
w|в€‘
I
sound of small bee buzzing, also w|e l|e
wВ«в€‘
V
restrain oneself and bide oneвЂ™s time
(when hunting)
DonвЂ™t wait, biding your time.
nu tГ¦\ГҐ wВ«в€‘.
w\в€‘
V
relaxed, untroubled, calm, at peace
His heart is at peace.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ w\в€‘ w\в€‘ ВЇi kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ w\в€‘ ГҐ. He doesnвЂ™t get worried.
w\в€‘ w\в€‘ ВЇi tО”В«ГҐ.
Keep calm, be at peace.
w\в€‘ w\в€‘ ВЇi je.
Relax.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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[
[]bm Nah
[^h
[^hm Oeh
В®ГҐ
О”\ГҐw ts||ГЇ
О”|ГЎ
О”|ГЎ\ГЎ m|в€‘
V
V
N
[^m
[_h
[_h
О”\ГЎ
О”|e
О”|e
N
V
V
see sГҐ/swГҐ
jealous (C)
come alive, be alive, usually О”|ГҐ, also s|ГЎ
burning firewood still only partly burnt,
usually О”|ГҐ\ГҐ m|в€‘ tГ¦Г¶
voice, strength, breath, usually О”\ГҐ, also s\ГЎ
attach, cement, glue together, also s|e
castrate (polite when applied to chickens, vulgar
when applied to other animals), usually О”|Г®
bad emotions, temper, also О”|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
mill grain, usually О”В«Г®
V
V
dzГҐ pГ¦u О”В«e dz\ГҐ ГҐ. They are milling rice.
[_i
О”В«e
Num hundred thousand (T)
200,000
ВЇ\Г® О”В«e
[_j
О”e
V
be animated, go ahead, be alive, also se
z\ГҐ nГ¶ tГ¦e mГҐ О”e sГҐ ГҐ. This child is progressing quickly.
О”e sв€‘
fortune teller
sw|ГҐ m|Г® О”e sв€‘
fortune teller of all kinds
О”e О”e
with life, fresh, vigorous
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tв€‘ xв€‘ О”e О”e l\e.Whatever I planted grew vigorously.
О”e О”e je mВ»ГҐ.
Do it with vigour, put some life into it.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ О”e ГҐ.
He is full of life.
[_j
О”e
NS
main joint of limb and trunk, also se/О”Г‰ГЇ
pГ¦\e О”e
hip-joint
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”e
thigh
l\ГЎ О”e
shoulder
[_Pj J\j О”en tО”ГҐ
N
prophet, seer, hermit (C), also О”i tО”ГҐ
О”en tО”ГҐ p\o ГҐ.
He is prophesying (under the influence of a spirit).
[_l
О”\e
V
behave
j|Г® w\u pГ¦\e ВЇi О”\e ГҐ. He is misbehaving.
j|Г® О”e ГҐ.
He is behaving well.
j|Г® О”e dГ”o ГҐ.
He is well-behaved.
j|Г® О”e m\ГҐ dГ”o.
He isnвЂ™t well-behaved.
[_l
О”\e
V
stay at home and rest, be free of work (C)
ВЇ|Г® me wГҐ О”\e ГҐ в‰Ґo. I will be able to stay home today.
h~ i kГ¦\u ГҐ О”\e wГҐ ГҐ. You must stay at home and rest.
[_l Q_l О”\e l\e
V
ticklish, also О”\Г® l\e
[_h Maj О”|e tsГ‰ГЇ
[_i
О”В«e
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V
N
V
l|ГЎ w\ГҐ |ГҐ m|e О”\e В©в€‘.
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ГҐ| m|e О”\e dz\ГҐ.
x\e tГ¦В«Г®
N
О”|Г¶
V
m\ГҐ О”|Г¶ l\ГЎ xo.
О”|Г¶ ГҐ.
О”|Г¶ О”|Г¶
~hi О”|Г¶ О”|Г¶ w\u ГҐ
О”|Г¶ О”|Г¶ ГҐ в‰Ґo.
~hГҐ mГҐ О”|Г¶ О”|Г¶ w\u ГҐ.
О”|Г¶
N
О”|Г¶
NS
|ГҐ m\o w|u О”|Г¶
[_l Rj О”\e sГҐ
[_l Tbi О”\e zВ«o
[_m
О”\e
[_m Eai
[`h
[`h
[`h
infertile sandy mountain country (C)
laxative (C)
kill, also s\e
Put out the lamp.
Slaughter the pig to eat it.
very rich person, also s\e tГ¦В«Г®, usually tsГ¦o bo
similar, like
They are not similar to one another.
It is similar.
as big as a
It is as big as a house
They are the same.
as big as an elephant
name of a Lisu clan
whorl
a horseвЂ™s curlicue of fur (usually on forehead);
once, a horse with one or three of these was OK.
but one with two was taboo.
V
suffer, see also s|o ts|Г¶
V
pity, feel compassion for, also kВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
j|Г® z\ГҐ l|ГЎ m\ГҐ О”|Г¶ z\ГҐ. He doesnвЂ™t feel any compassion for his son.
О”В«Г¶
N
pair word for В©\в€‘ вЂ�blessingвЂ™
В©\в€‘ d\o О”В«Г¶ d\o
blessing
О”В«Г¶
V
touch with hand, stroke
DonвЂ™t touch.
tГ¦\ГҐ О”В«Г¶.
О”Г¶
V
shrink, criticize, gossip, libel
su l|ГЎ tГ¦\ГҐ О”Г¶.
DonвЂ™t gossip about people.
sВ«в€‘ kГ¦w|ГҐ О”Г¶ le o. The planks have shrunk.
w\o pГ¦j\ГҐ j|Г® ВЇ\Г® tsГ¦ГҐ О”Г¶ le o. The vegetables have boiled dry.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ О”Г¶ le o.
The river has gone down.
О”Г¶
V
wedge in, feed by hand into mouth
j|Г® n|o dz\u ГҐ| m|e О”Г¶. Put in the wedge.
О”Г¶
V
place the palms of the hands together in
[`h J`h О”|Г¶ tО”|Г¶
[`h Tm О”|Г¶ z\ГҐ
[ì
[ì
[`j
[`j
[`j
l\ГЎ pjГҐ О”Г¶ В©\в€‘ ГҐ.
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
a gesture of respect
He placed the palms of his hands together in a
gesture of respect.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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V
О”Г¶
[`j
make symbolic payment to t|ГҐ we spirits:
burn chickenвЂ™s tail feather with joss stick, then
release the chicken.
I must make a symbolic payment to the t|ГҐ we spirits.
t|ГҐ we l|ГЎ О”Г¶ wГҐ ГҐ.
[`j
О”Г¶
N
name of a Lisu clan
[`k
О”Г¶
NS
laugh
a laugh
w\ГҐ О”Г¶
w\ГҐ О”Г¶ lВ«Г® ГҐ
let out a laugh
[`l
О”\Г¶
V
walk
HeвЂ™s too weak to walk.
О”\Г¶ m\ГҐ kГ¦u.
n\в€‘ О”\Г¶
go courting (вЂ�relative walkвЂ™)
n\в€‘ О”\Г¶ m\o gw\ГҐ
courting song
[`l
|О”\Г¶
V
play the rock-scissors-paper game
play the rock-scissors-paper game:
|ГҐ dГҐ О”\Г¶
bв€‘
one finger (beats flat hand)
pГ¦jВ«ГҐ
flat hand (beats knuckles)
gв€‘
knuckles (beats finger)
[`m Q`m О”_Г¶ l\Г¶
V
fidget, wriggle around a lot
j|Г® z\ГҐ ВЇГҐ О”Г¶ l\Г¶ ГҐ.
His son canвЂ™t lie/sit still.
[ah
О”|Г®
V
divert a stream
в‰Ґw|ГҐ k|ГҐ О”|Г® dz\ГҐ ГҐ. They are diverting the stream in order to catch fish.
[ah
О”|Г®
V
cement, glue together, solder, also s|eв‰Ґ
He is glueing the box.
sВ«в€‘ g\в€‘ О”|Г® ГҐ.
О”|Г® zВ«o
flux for solder
j|Г® kГ¦u h~ Г¶В« ГҐ ВЇГҐ О”|Г® wГҐ ГҐ.
If it has a hole in it you must solder it.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ О”|Г® ГҐ.
He is cementing the knife blade to the handle.
[ah
О”|Г®
V
castrate, also s|eв‰Ґ (polite when applied to chickens,
vulgar when applied to other animals)
He is castrating chickens.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ О”|Г® tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ О”|Г® tО”_i
a capon, also ГҐ
| j|ГҐ О”|e tО”i
[ah
О”|Г®
N
wide, see О”i
tГ¶ О”i
equally wide, also tГ¶ О”|Г®\ГҐ
\ГҐ О”|Г® О”i
extremely wide
[ah Maj О”|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
V
bad emotions, temper, also О”|e tsГ‰ГЇ
О”|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ ~h|Г® ГҐ.
He is bad tempered.
j|Г® О”|Г® tsГ‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
He has a bad temper.
[ah
О”|Г®
V
be shocked, get a shock, also ~h|Г®
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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О”В«Г®
V
dzГҐ pГ¦u О”В«Г® dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
[ai Maj О”В«Г® tsГ‰ГЇ
N
[ai Wcaj О”В«Г® xuj
N
[aj
О”i
V
[ai
mill rice, also О”В«e
They are milling rice.
grass or reed mat (C)
lime (C), used in preparing betel, also О”В«ГЇ xuj
be animated, make progress, full of
life, see also О”e
wide, also h~ i/kГ¦w\ГҐ/kГ¦w\ГҐв‰Ґ
О”_i
V
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ О”i.
ItвЂ™s not very wide.
ГҐ li tО”Г¦i О”i \ГҐ.
How wide is it?
tГ¶ О”i
equally wide, also tГ¶ О”|Г®\ГҐ
tГ¦e О”i
this wide
ГҐ О”|Г® О”i
extremely wide
ГҐ О”i О”i
very wide
ГҐ О”i tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
How wide is it?
[aj
О”i
N
pair word for m\y вЂ�countryвЂ™
tГ¦\Г® m\y tГ¦\Г® О”i
the whole country
[aj J\j О”i tО”ГҐ
N
prophet, seer, hermit (C), also О”en tО”ГҐ
[ak Gh О”i k|ГҐ
N
stem of a banjo, also tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ bв€‘ О”i k|ГҐ
[ak [ak WZk WZk О”i О”i xwГҐ xwГҐ
V troubled, chaotic
[aUj
О”iв‰Ґ
AP adverb prefix, usually tО”iв‰Ґ
О”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ lГЎ
spread-eagled
О”iв‰Ґ xВ«ГҐ l\ГЎ
tattered
О”iв‰Ґ xВ«o dГ”\ГҐ
pants about to fall down
О”iв‰Ґ x\в€‘ l\в€‘ z\ГҐ
slightly ill
[al Ebl О”\Г® tГ¦\o
N
behaviour, action, normal habits
He does not behave well; he is a bad character.
j|Г® О”\Г® tГ¦\o m\ГҐ xГҐ.
[al Q_l О”\Г® l\e
V
ticklish, also О”\e l\e
[al WZ_h О”\Г® xw|e
V
good fortune, luck (C)
You are fortunate, your luck is in.
nu О”\Г® x|Г¶ О”ГҐ ГҐ.
О”\Г® xwГҐ/s\ГЇ xwГҐ
be happy, glad
j|Г® О”\Г® tГ¦\o m\ГҐ О”ГҐ.
He does not behave well.
[am
О”\i
V
thirsty, also s\Г®/О”\ГЇ
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ О”\Г® ГҐ.
IвЂ™m thirsty.
[b
В®o
see so
[c
В®u
see su
[aj
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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О”|ГЇ
V
show whites of eyes
look out corner of eyes in anger
mjГҐ pГ¦u О”|ГЇ ГҐ
[dh
О”|ГЇ
V
twist in the hands, turn around
DonвЂ™t twist it too hard.
kГҐ pВ»e tГ¦\ГҐ О”|ГЇ.
О”|ГЇ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
He was turning his head around to see.
О”|ГЇ l\y l\y
twisted
О”|ГЇ fu В©в€‘.
Twist it.
[dh
О”|ГЇ
V/N sow seed broadcast; a seed
seed rice
dzГҐ О”|ГЇ
w\o pГ¦i О”|ГЇ
mustard green seed
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® О”|ГЇ
seed potatoes
j|Г® О”|ГЇ О”|ГЇ ГҐ.
He is sowing seed broadcast.
[dh
О”|ГЇ
V
put to bed, put to sleep
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e О”|ГЇ В©\в€‘. Take him and put him to bed.
[dh
О”|ГЇ
N
grass, thatch; Grass clan
kind of thin grass-like bamboo
mГҐ О”|ГЇ
О”|ГЇ p|Г® du
grass roof
|ГҐ m\o О”|ГЇ
horse grass (type of bamboo creeper)
[dh
О”|ГЇ
N
stud animals, written О”|ГЊ
IвЂ™m going to breed from it.
j|Г® О”|ГЇ tО”|Г¶ ГҐ.
j|Г® О”|ГЇ je ГҐ.
IвЂ™ll keep it for breeding, not for the table.
|ГҐ m\o О”|ГЇ
stud stallion
|ГҐ w\ГЎ О”|ГЇ
stud pig
[dh
О”|ГЇ
C
for siblings, spouses
the five brothers and sisters
j|Г® w\ГҐ в‰Ґw\ГҐ О”|ГЇ
ВЇ|Г® О”|ГЇ l\ГҐ tsГ¦o
a married couple
[dh
О”|ГЇ
V
smoke
|ГҐ t|o m\в€‘ kГ¦\u О”|ГЇ ГҐ. The fire is smoking.
[dh
О”|ГЇ
NP three ago, also О”Г‰ГЇ w\u
О”|ГЇ me
two days before yesterday
О”|ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
three years ago
[dh
О”|ГЇ
N
long, see О”Г‰ГЇ
tГ¶ О”|ГЇ\ГҐ
equally long
\ГҐ О”|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
extremely long
[dh Cbm О”|ГЇ d\o
N
type of arrow poison
[dh P\i Lk Bck О”|ГЇ ВЇВ«ГҐ dzГҐ pГ¦u
N
minivet (bird)
[dh
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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О”В«ГЇ
V
~hi О”В«ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
[di
О”В«ГЇ
V
z\ГЇ О”В«ГЇ В©в€‘ ГҐ
z\ГЇ О”В«ГЇ tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶ ГҐ.
[di
О”В«ГЇ
NS
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ mГҐ
О”В«ГЇ ji
[di Qai О”В«ГЇ lВ«Г®
N
[di Wcaj О”В«ГЇ xuj
N
[di [dl О”В«ГЇ О”\ГЇ
N
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
NP
О”Г‰ГЇ me
О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
N/V
О”Г‰ГЇ d\u
О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
j|Г® О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
VS
dГ”e ВЇВ«Г® О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ.
dГ”e ВЇВ«Г® m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ.
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
V
ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ.
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
V
tГ¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
tГ¦e О”Г‰ГЇ
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«ГҐ
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ.
ГҐ li О”Г‰ГЇ dГ”o \ГҐ.
ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
\ГҐ О”|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
[dj
О”Г‰ГЇ
V
zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦w\ГҐ tГ¦\o О”Г‰ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ
[di
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
sweep
She is sweeping the house.
wet the pants, wet the bed, urine, urinate
urinate accidently
Where he wet smells.
tenth in birth order (C)
tenth-born
tenth son
tenth daughter, also ГҐ
\ О”В«ГЇ m|Г®
eleventh in birth order
spot, mark, stain
lime (C), used in preparing betel, also О”В«Г® xuj
Chinese goldthread, Coptis chinensis
two ago, in
day before yesterday
year before last/two years ago
gold/yellow
gold mine
ItвЂ™s yellow.
yellow
want to, in phrase ВЇВ«Г® О”Г‰ГЇ
I want to go.
I donвЂ™t want to go.
have satisfaction, in phrase ВЇВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
IвЂ™m not satisfied.
long (length, not time)
equally long, also tГ¶ О”|ГЇ\ГҐ
this long
stork, long-legged sea bird
It isnвЂ™t very long.
How long is it?
How long is it?
It is extremely long.
It is very long.
extend or erect bamboo aqueduct
ГҐ. They are extending/erecting an aqueduct.
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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[dj
[dj
[dj
[dj
[dj
[dj
[dk
[dk
[dl
[dl
W
x
X
h
О”Г‰ГЇ
V
j|Г® kВ«u dzГ‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
О”Г‰ГЇ
PN
bГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ/bГҐ kГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
tГҐ tГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
tВ«ГЎ d\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
tВ«ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
t|o t|o О”Г‰ГЇ
g\ГҐ p|o О”Г‰ГЇ
k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
k|в€‘ k|в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
k|в€‘ ts|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
dГ”\Г¶ dГ”\Г¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
mВ«e mВ«e О”Г‰ГЇ
m\Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ/w\o p|Г¶ О”Г‰ГЇ
m\o m\o О”Г‰ГЇ
l\ГЎ jГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
l\ГЎ В©|в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
w\o p|o О”Г‰ГЇ
w|u t|Г® О”Г‰ГЇ
Oj О”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
N
O_k О”Г‰ГЇ me
N
О”Г‰ГЇ ВЇВ«Г®
[dj О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
A
[dj Lak О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ
О”Г‰ГЇ
V
О”Г‰ГЇ d\u
О”Г‰ГЇ k|u sГҐ ~hj\ГҐ
О”Г‰ГЇ tО”Г¦u tО”Г¦В«e
О”Г‰ГЇ mo
|ГҐ m\o О”Г‰ГЇ
[\i Rel О”Г‰ГЇ О”В«ГҐ s\в€‘ N
О”\ГЇ
NS
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ О”\ГЇ
l\ГЎ О”\ГЇ
О”\ГЇ
V
О”\ГЇ dГ”\u
О”\ГЇ mo nГҐ
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
strip bark, skin, peel off a thin strip
He is stripping off the skin.
direction marker, also sГ‰ГЇ
beside, on the same level
upward
in an uphill direction
on oneвЂ™s back
upside down
on the uphill side
behind
on the upper side
above
on side
backward
ahead, in front
face down to ground, forward
to right, also l\ГЎ dГ”ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
to left
on the downhill side
downhill
blowflies
day before yesterday
year before last
slowly and carefully, also ГҐ\ zГҐ zГҐ
N
small berry-bearing tree
die
the underworld, the abode of the dead
three night wake in dead personвЂ™s house
die off completely
corpse
rainbow (вЂ�dead horseвЂ™)
pear
nails, also О”\ГЊ/О”\Г¶
toenails
fingernails
blood, red, also ВЇi
vein/artery
high blood pressure
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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[dl
[dl
[dl
[dl
[dl
[dl
[dl
j|Г® О”\ГЇ do ГҐ.
It is bleeding.
j|Г® О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
red one
|ГҐ m\o О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
red horse
О”\ГЇ
V
test, try out
promise
kГ¦\в€‘ О”\ГЇ
О”\ГЇ ВЇi
test, try out
bj\ГҐ pГ¦Г¶ dГ”e О”\ГЇ ВЇi ГҐ. I am going to test a hive (if the bees are angry).
О”\ГЇ
N
dawn
at the time of dawn
О”\ГЇ tГ¦\ГЎ
О”\ГЇ
NS
kind, type, clan
these sorts of people
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o tГ¦e О”\ГЇ
О”\ГЇ tsГҐ
clan geneology
ГҐ li О”\ГЇ
what sort?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ
what?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ m\ГҐ kГ¦o
ItвЂ™s OK./It doesnвЂ™t matter.
О”\ГЇ
N
liver, usually s\ГЇ, also О”\ГЇ
j|Г® О”\ГЇ
liver
j|Г® kГҐ О”\ГЇ
liver
О”\ГЇ
PF
final particle, denotes explanation
в‰ҐwГҐ m\ГҐ s|ГЊ О”\ГЇ.
I didnвЂ™t understand.
О”\ГЇ
Num seven
seven things
О”\ГЇ mГҐ
Bbh О”\ГЇ pГ¦|o
V
become disaffected, disillusioned
j|Г® w\ГҐ ВЇГҐ О”\ГЇ pГ¦|o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ. They have become disaffected with each
other.
N
N
[dl Di Obl О”\ГЇ tВ«ГҐ m\o
[dl Kdl О”\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
[dl
[dl
[dm
[dm
[dm
[dm
@
b
A
p
otter (C), also zГ‰ГЇ h~ ГЎ
В«
a bruise
He has a bruise.
О”\ГЇ tО”Г¦\ГЇ l|Г¶ ГҐ.
Oak Mah О”\ГЇ mi ts|ГЇ N
all kinds of, everything, also О”\ГЇ me ts|ГЇ/tО”|e
everything
О”|ГЇ mi О”\ГЇ ts|ГЇ
Tl WZh Tl О”\ГЇ z\ГҐ xwГҐ z\ГҐ N
relatives
j|Г® О”\ГЇ z\ГҐ xwГҐ z\ГҐ mj\ГҐ ГҐ. His relatives are numerous.
О”\ГЇ
V
new
j|Г® О”\ГЇ tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ
one new person
О”\ГЇ
V
thirsty, also О”\Г®/s\Г®
О”\ГЇ
N
liver, usually s\ГЇ, also О”\ГЇ
I\j О”\ГЇ dГ”ГҐ
V
feel nostalgic, miss, long for, also О”\ГҐ_ /s\ГЇ dГ”_ГҐ
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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A
lots of cheeping, squeaking, moving things
j|Г® z\ГҐ О”\ГЇ l\y l\y tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. Its chicks were everywhere, cheeping and
[dm Qdm Qdm О”\ГЇ l\y l\y
running around.
N
N
V
[fi
О”В«ГЊ
[Zm Tbi О”w\ГҐ zВ«o
[\h
О”|ГҐ
character, usually pГ¦\Г® tsГ¦|ГЇ
love potion for woman (C)
come alive, also О”|ГЎ/s|ГЎ
tГЎ В©в€‘ О”|ГҐ ГҐ.
tв€‘ В©в€‘ О”|ГҐ ГҐ.
О”|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ
О”|ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
О”|ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
О”|ГҐ j\_Г® lГҐ o.
О”|ГҐ\ГҐ m|в€‘ tГ¦Г¶
I planted it and it started to grow.
I planted it and it started to grow.
the live ones
medicine to bring the dead alive (song)
long life
It came alive again.
sticks or pieces of firewood which have been or are
in the fire, firewood with the end вЂ�aliveвЂ™ or burnt,
see also О”|ГЎГЎ
\ m|в€‘
О”В«ГҐ
V
dzГҐ О”В«ГҐ g\в€‘ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
~hi О”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
О”В«ГҐ bГЎ m\ГҐ.
О”В«ГҐ su m\ГҐ dГ”o.
[\i
О”В«ГҐ
V
[\i Hbi О”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o
V
в‰ҐwГҐ О”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o tГ¦\Г® gu
О”В«ГҐ kГ¦В«o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ
[\i
\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ
NS
\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ
\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐ О”В«ГҐ mГҐ
[\j
О”ГҐ
V
[\j
О”ГҐ
V
О”ГҐ dГҐ
О”_ГҐ dГҐ t|o ГҐ.
О”ГҐ tО”Г¦w\ГҐ
О”_ГҐ xwГҐ s\u
j|Г® b\y О”_ГҐ ГҐ.
[\j
О”ГҐ
V
[\j JZi О”ГҐ tО”wВ«ГҐ
N
О”ГҐ tО”wВ«ГҐ dв€‘ ГҐ
make, fix, do again, prepare food
[\i
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
He prepared food and gave it to him to eat.
He is building/fixing his house.
Say it again.
There isnвЂ™t anyone who can make/fix them.
wait, rest
tease
ГҐ. I am only teasing.
fooling around together
great great grandparent
great great grandparent
great great grandfather
great great grandmother
show off, behave badly
sweet-smelling (C)
joss sticks, incense, also s|o/О”|o
Burn the joss sticks.
lemongrass
perfumed ointment, hair cream
It has a nice smell.
telling baby to urinate or defecate
name divined by using cowrie shells
divine a childвЂ™s name, using cowrie shells.
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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О”ГҐ tО”wВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ
[\j Mam Oj О”ГҐ ts\ГЇ mГҐ
[\j Mbi О”ГҐ tsВ«o
[\j Q_m О”ГҐ l\e
dГ”o.
N
N
N
N
[\jq[\j О”ГҐ О”ГҐ
[\k
[\:
A
p
fresh water prawn (C)
metal tripod (C), also sГҐ tsВ«o
liquorice-flavoured herb used in various
Lisu dishes
Central Lisu
О”ГҐ О”ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
Central Lisu dialect
О”ГҐ
V
tell joke, be good at explaining
joking language
О”ГҐ в‰Ґ\o
О”\ГҐ
V
clean, healed, at ease in heart, peaceful
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ О”\ГҐ. My heart is troubled.
ВЇВ«Г® mГҐ О”\ГҐ l\e kв€‘ le o. His heart was soothed, comforted/He was
О”\ГҐ l\e kв€‘ le o.
О”\ГҐ О”\ГҐ mu
[\m
О”\ГҐ
N
mi tО”Г¦ГҐ О”\ГҐ
zГ‰ГЇ l\Г¶ О”\ГҐ do ГҐ.
f\u lВ«u m|y О”\_ГҐ
О”\ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
О”\ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ
m\ГҐ О”\ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ pГ¦\ГЎ ГҐ.
О”\ГҐ dГ”ГҐ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.
О”\ГҐ ts|ГЇ pВ«e ГҐ
О”\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
О”\ГҐ mjГҐ
О”\ГҐ mjГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
О”\ГҐ ~hГҐ m\ГҐ bi.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ bГЎ dz\ГҐ ГҐ.
j|Г® О”\ГҐ by ГҐ.
|ГҐ t|o О”\ГҐ
[\m
О”\ГҐ
N
|ГҐ j|ГҐ О”\ГҐ dГЎ ts|ГЇ
[\m Ebm О”\ГҐ tГ¦\o
N+V
[\m Qbm О”\ГҐ l\o
N
[\bj
О”jo
N
@
b
He has no sons.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
healed (emotionally, spiritually)/What was wrong
in his heart was put right.
It became clean, it has healed.
proudly, daringly
voice, breath, sound, strength, also О”\ГЎ/s\ГЎ
вЂњground powerвЂќ responsible for swollen feet.
The steam is rising.
sound of pipes
feel nostalgic about, miss, long for, also О”\ГЇ dГ”ГҐ
throttle, choke, suffocate
He is not suffocating.
He is suffocating.
They are missing each other.
rigor mortis
He has no strength.
life force
It hasnвЂ™t any life force.
He canвЂ™t breathe properly.
I heard his voice.
It makes a noise.
вЂњfire powerвЂќ - swollen red, hot swelling
place where chickens perch
time of day when chickens perch
pair word for ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\o keepsake
last son of a family, last-born son
saltpetre (C)
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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\h
\h
\h
\h
\h
\h
j|ГҐ
NS/P chicken, also В©|ГҐ
chicken, also ГҐ
| В©|ГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ
hen
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ
j|ГҐ kГ¦\o
Year of the Rooster
j|ГҐ
C
for wedge-shaped strips
one strip
tГ¦\Г® j|ГҐ
\ГҐ pu tГ¦\Г® j|ГҐ
one wedge of cucumber
j|ГҐ
N
check-point (T)
the check-point guards
j|Г® j|ГҐ k\ГҐ su
Geh Qeh j|ГҐ k|в€‘ l|в€‘ N
Karen (T)
GZj j|ГҐ kwГҐ
N
fork in a tree, contraction of j|Г® ГҐ| kwГҐ
Maj j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
V
appearance of, beauty, (C) also jВ«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
j|Г® j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ tВ«Г¶ ВЇi ГҐ ВЇГҐ, When you look at his appearance,
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® tsГ¦\ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ О”|Г¶ ГҐ. he looks like an opium smoker.
j|Г® j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ k|u. She doesnвЂ™t know how to make herself look
beautiful.
j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ m\ГҐ bi.
Her appearance is not beautiful.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ j|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ О”В«ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. She is beautifying herself, dressing up.
jВ«ГҐ
V
place on top of, keep from moving (C)
Put something on top to keep it down.
|ГҐ t|Г® jВ«ГҐ В©в€‘.
jВ«ГҐ
V
warn
j|Г® l|ГЎ jВ«ГҐ В©\в€‘ В©в€‘ h~ Г®| ВЇi,Since I have already warned him,
j|Г® tГ¦e je ГҐ.
I can fine him if he does that.
jВ«ГҐ
V
deposit money with, as betrothal
gift given to a girl to signify that a suitor desires
jВ«ГҐ j\Г®
\i
\i
\i
to take her as wife (usually silver rupees, or a
bracelet)
He has given a gift to his girl as a sign that he
wants to marry her.
jВ«ГҐ j\Г® jВ«ГҐ В©\в€‘ o.
\i
\i J_j
\i Eabm
\j
W
x
X
h
Y
f
jВ«ГҐ
j|Г® wuj jВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
jВ«ГҐ tО”e
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ jВ«ГҐ tО”e
jВ«ГҐ tГ¦\Г®w
jГҐ
l\ГЎ jГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
V
be awesome (C)
His majesty is awesome.
V
ГҐ mГҐ
N
NS
be important (C), also jВ«ГҐw tО”e
the very important one
battens which hold thatch down (C)
right side, also dГ”ГҐ
right hand side
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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jГҐ
V
develop bad habits, also j\ГҐ
в‰Ґu tsГ¦В«ГЇ ГҐ mГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® jГҐ le o. She has developed the bad habit of crying
\j
whenever she canвЂ™t get her own way.
He has a bad habit.
harmful lies, libelous stories, false witness
j|Г® ВЇГҐ jГҐ le o.
zГ‰ГЇ jГҐ
\j Q^j jГҐ lГЎ
V
loose, of a tooth about to come out
s\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ jГҐ lГЎ jГҐ lГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. His tooth is loose.
jГҐ lГЎ jГҐ lГЎ
moving up and down
\l
j\ГҐ
N
Yang clan (C), also j\ГҐ
j\ГҐ tО”|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
man of the Yang clan
\: Abk j\ГҐ po
N
kerosene tin, bucket
\l Bah
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
N
opium (C), also l\ГҐ pГ¦|Г®
knife for scoring opium pods
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® В©в€‘ du
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® kwВ«ГҐ du
knife for collecting opium from outside of pod
j\ГҐ pГ¦|Г® m\o du \ГҐ go small hoe for weeding opium
\l Gl Ok Lak j\ГҐ k\ГҐ mГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ N
ironwood
\l Gbj j\ГҐ ko
N
cooking pot
\l Jbl j\ГҐ tО”\o
N
large balance scale, also j\ГҐ tО”w\e
j\ГҐ tО”\o ВЇГҐ j|Г® tГ¦В«Г¶ tО”Г¦e du в‰Ґo. A large balance is for weighing things of
1.6 kg. or more.
j\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ
N
j\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ
j\ГҐ tsГ¦\ГЇ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦j|ГҐ
Wbl j\ГҐ x\o
N
j\ГҐ x\o dГҐ
Qaj Lak j\ГҐ li dzГ‰ГЇ N
\`l j\ГҐ j\Г¶
N
j\ГҐ j\Г¶ m\y
j\ГҐ
V
N
j\ГҐ po du
j\ГҐ du
j\ГҐ t|e
j\ГҐ k|u du
j\ГҐ kw\ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
\l Nal
\l
\l
\l
\m
j\ГҐ kГ¦|o l|Г¶ tГ¦\u
j\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
silver Burmese rupees, also j\ГҐ tО”Г¦\e
rupees
ten silver rupees
matches
matchstick
type of riverside tree with large white flowers
Indian, also k\ГҐ l\ГҐ
India
weave
rough home-woven cloth, see also mГЊ
spindle for pulling across threads
loom
indigo dye
stick at unfinished end of cloth, held by weaver
belt of loom which passes around the back, against
which wearer leans to keep warp taut
string holding threads of warp at weaverвЂ™s end
skeins of thread placed on loom
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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j\ГҐ kГ¦в€‘ tГ¦\Г¶ ГҐ.
j\ГҐ dГ”\Г® hВ«в€‘
j\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ ГҐ.
j\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ go
j\ГҐ mГҐ
j\ГҐ m|в€‘ du
The skein has knots in it.
loom belt, around back of weaver
weave cloth
treadles on treadle loom
wooden frame of loom
sticks set into the ground to help set warp when
weaving
shuttle of loom, also j\ГҐ n|Г®/ВЇ|Г®
the part of a loom which raises and lowers thread
sticks around which warp is wound
rolled up woven cloth, homespun
blade of wood used for tamping thread
loom stick (holding cloth at finished end)
vertical posts of loom
bamboo stick for keeping threads apart
make up warp patterns, set the warp
j\ГҐ n|e
j\ГҐ n|e j\ГҐ mГҐ
j\ГҐ l\Г¶ dГҐ
j\ГҐ l|Г¶ tГ¦Г¶
j\ГҐ sВ«в€‘ pГ¦\Г®
j\ГҐ sВ«в€‘ dГҐ
j\ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
j\ГҐ x|o l|o tГ¦u
j\ГҐ fu ГҐ.
j\ГҐ
V
hit the mark, be correct, refer to, also j\ГЎ
bв€‘ m\ГҐ j\ГҐ.
He shot but missed.
m\ГҐ j\ГҐ.
It missed, itвЂ™s not correct.
j\ГҐ le o.
It hit the mark.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ l|ГЎ xв€‘ bГЎ m\ГҐ j\ГҐ. It doesnвЂ™t refer to anything.
j\ГҐ
V
go down, develop bad habits, also j\ГЎ
|ГҐ m|e j\ГҐ lГҐ.
Come down.
в‰Ґu tsГ¦В«ГЇ ГҐ mГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® j\ГҐ le o. She has developed the bad habit of crying
\m
\m
whenever she canвЂ™t get her own way.
He has a bad habit.
Carry him down.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ j\ГҐ le o.
|ГҐ m|e tВ«ГЎ j\ГҐ В©в€‘.
\m
j\ГҐ
N
Yang clan (C), also j\ГҐ
\m D_j j\ГҐ te
N
nails (C), also j\ГҐn te/tВ«e ts\ГЇ
\m J
j\ГҐ tО”ГҐ
N
type of wild plant bearing fruit
j\ГҐ tО”ГҐ s\в€‘
fruit of this plant
j\ГҐ tО”ГҐ pjГ¶
field of this plant
\m \ai j\ГҐ jВ«Г®
N
potatoes (C), also j\ГҐ/j\ГҐв‰Ґ j|Г®/x\в€‘ b\Г®
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® s\в€‘
potatoes
j\ГҐ jВ«Г® pjГ¶
potato plants
\]Uh Geh Qeh j|ГҐв‰Ґ k|в€‘ l|в€‘
N
Karen people, also j|ГҐ k|в€‘ l|в€‘
\]bi J_j jВ«ГҐw tО”e
V
be important (C), also jВ«ГҐ tО”e
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ jВ«ГҐw tО”e ГҐ mГҐ the very important one
\]bm J\j jГҐw tО”ГҐ N
The Yao
W
x
X
h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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j\ГЎ
V
descend, go downwards, usually j\ГҐ
|ГҐ m|e j\ГЎ lГҐ.
Come down here.
\^m
j\ГЎ
V
be correct, hit the mark, refer to, usually j\ГҐ
bв€‘ j\ГЎ le o.
He shot and hit the mark.
ji pГ¦\y sw|ГҐ m\ГҐ j\ГЎ. He reckoned the price incorrectly.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ bГЎ j\ГЎ ГҐ.
What does it refer to?
\_h
j|e
V
be unconscious (C)
He is unconscious.
j|e le o.
\_h Rcah j|e s|uj
N
coriander (C), also l\в€‘ О”|Г¶
\_j
je
V
do
tГ¦\ГҐ je m\ГҐ.
DonвЂ™t do it.
mjГҐ je m\ГҐ nГҐ o.
There couldnвЂ™t be more.
mj\Г¶ je dz\ГҐ wГҐ ГҐ. We have to farm.
в‰ҐwГҐ tГ¦e je ГҐ.
I did this.
xГҐ je m\ГҐ nГҐ o.
It couldnвЂ™t be better.
je dz\ГҐ
work for a living
\_j
je
VV away
mГЎ tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ.
He carried it away.
j|Г® k|ГҐ mj|ГҐ g\ГҐ je ГҐ. He followed him (i.e. away from speaker)
\_j Wbi je xВ«o
N
small box
pГ¦u je xВ«o
silver box (for betel, tobacco etc.)
ts|ГЇ je xВ«o
lacquer box
\_k
je
V
firm, steadfast, also ze, written Г‚e
tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ z\ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ m\ГҐ je. This string breaks easily.
j|Г® l\ГЎ tsГҐ dГ”\u m\ГҐ je. He hasnвЂ™t got a strong grip (lit. his wrist tendons
\^m
arenвЂ™t strong).
\_k
\_l
\_l
\_l
\_l
@
b
A
p
je
V
ts|ГҐ je
j\Г¶
V
j\e
N
j\e
C
sГҐ j\e
j\e
V
m\Г® dz\ГЇ j\e ГҐ.
mj\Г¶ bj\Г¶ j\e ГҐ.
m\ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ s\в€‘ j\e ГҐ.
ji j\e ji j\e
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
sprout, usually jo, also jГ¶, written Г‚Г¶
father of spouse, also ts|ГҐ jГ¶
use, also z\e, written Г‚\Г¶
spot
ten million (C)
30,000,000
flash
The lightning flashed.
The lightning flashed.
The flashlight was flashing around.
flashing around in different directions
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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N
long drawn-out notes in songs or exclamations
\_l Lk
j\e dzГҐ
\`h
j|Г¶
V
accept, confess, also z|ГЊn, written Г‚|ГЊn
If you took it, confess.
nu tВ«ГЎ je ГҐ ВЇГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® j|Г¶ В©\в€‘.
j|Г¶
V
mark change in kinship relations by
\`h
publicly offering a drink or calling the person by
the new relationship term, usually done at
weddings, when for example a person who has
been w|y wy is now called bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
\`h
\`h
\`h Ol
\ì
\`k
\`l
\ah
X
h
j|Г¶
j|Г¶ me t|ГҐ.
j|Г¶
j|Г¶ l\ГЎ ВЇi kВ«ГЊ
j|Г¶ m\ГҐ
j|Г¶ m\ГҐ m\ГҐ.
j|Г¶ m\ГҐ le o.
jВ«Г¶
jВ«Г¶ le o.
jВ«Г¶ l\Г¶ l\Г¶
jГ¶
dzГҐ jГ¶ lГҐ ГҐ.
ts|ГҐ jГ¶
N
j\Г¶
V
hard surface, applied to something
It is surfaced (with plaster, gum, tar, pitch, etc.).
N
jade (C), also j|uj
jade ring
V
certain.
I am uncertain.
I made certain.
V
dented
It is dented.
dented
V
sprout, also je/jo/Г‚Г¶
The rice is sprouting.
father of spouse, usually ts|ГҐ je
use, hold office, perform function of,
also Г‚\Г¶
mВ«в€‘ mВ«в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ j\Г¶ ГҐ. He is village traditional priest
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o j\Г¶ ГҐ
behave as a human should; live
l\ГҐ tsГ¦o j\Г¶ m\ГҐ k|u. misbehaving, immoral
xw\ГҐ tГ¦u pГ¦\ГҐ j\Г¶ ГҐ. He is headman.
j\Г¶ dz\e j\Г¶ m|Г®
tools and utensils, household goods
j|Г¶ tsВ«o ГҐ mГҐ
useful, necessary
j\Г¶ m\ГҐ k|u.
I donвЂ™t know how to use it.
j\Г¶ m\ГҐ nГҐ.
It is unuseable.
j\Г¶ xВ«o ГҐ/j\Г¶ kГ¦\o ГҐ
handy, efficient
j\Г¶
V
stammer, argue (of children)
bГЎ j\Г¶ ГҐ
stammer
z\ГҐ nГ¶ z\ГҐ j\Г¶ l\ГЎ xo ГҐ.The children are quarelling.
j|Г®
Pro he, she, it (animate), also Г®| /|e
of his/her own volition
j|Г® dГҐ j|Г®
\`l
W
x
indicating emotion
m\o gw\ГҐ j|Г® j\e dzГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o. The song has no emotional notes.
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j|Г® dГҐ j|Г® dГ”e ГҐ.
He went of his own volition.
j|Г® dГҐ j|Г® О”Г‰ГЇ o.
It died by itself (i.e. was not killed).
j|Г® w\ГҐ
they, them, also j|Г® ГҐ
\
they, them, contracted; also j|Г® w\ГҐ
j|Г®\ГҐ
j|Г®
NP/VP nominalising prefix, also Г®| /|e
j|Г® p|ГҐw kВ«u tsГ¦\ГҐ
small parcels of tea and tobacco for forest spirits
j|Г® pВ«e
a form
j|Г® pГ¦\ГҐ
a male
j|Г® pГ¦j\ГҐ
a leaf
j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ
spirit which lives in ГҐ pГҐ m\o ~hi
\ah
the greatest of all traditional spirits
j|Г® tГ¦\o xВ«o
pink, cerise
j|Г® dГ”\\ГЇ
authority, political power, leadership
j|Г® dГ”\ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ.
He is a leader
j|Г® dГ”\ГЇ j\Г¶ ГҐ.
He is in a position of authority.
j|Г® nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГЇ
dark colour
j|Г® s\в€‘
a fruit
j|Г® О”В«e
registration of name or census (C)
I will register my name.
в‰ҐwГҐ ВЇГҐ j|Г® О”В«e bo ГҐ в‰Ґo.
\ah
j|Г®
V
take off (clothes, etc.), also z|ГЇ
\ah P`k \ah Wbl j|Г® nГ¶ j|Г® x\o Vdeservedly
j|Г® nГ¶ j|Г® x\o kГ¦\o В©\в€‘ ГҐ. He deserved to be bitten.
\ah \]bj Oj j|Г® jГҐw mГҐ N type of cicada - from its noise
\ahnm Q_j j|Г®\ГҐ le
PNF however, but
\ai @dj jВ«Г® by
N
blanket, also zВ«ГЇ by/ГҐ by
\ai Fcj jВ«Г® gu
N
spoon, also zВ«ГЇ gu
\ai Gbj jВ«Г® ko
N
tobacco, cigarettes, also jВ«e ko
jВ«Г® ko tГ¦\Г® mГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ o. He smoked a cigarette.
\ai HZl jВ«Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
N
artemisia, usually lВ«o/zВ«o kГ¦w\ГҐ
\ai Qdm jВ«Г® l\y
V
slippery, smooth, fluent, eloquent,
usually zВ«ГЇ l\y
\ai \^m jВ«Г® j\ГЎ
N
type of small parakeet, also jВ«Г® ji\ГҐ
\ak
ji
N
liquid, water, usually zГ‰ГЇ
\ak
ji
V
striped, patterned
\ak Gbk ji ko
N
merit, gained from semi-ceremonial trail clearing
\ak Hck ji kГ¦u
N
house post, pillar, usually zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
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\ak Tal
V
ji z\ГЇ
myriads of small objects moving around
in confusion
There are swarms of them all moving around.
ji z\ГЇ ji z\ГЇ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
\al Yi
j\Г® fВ«ГҐ
N
satisfaction (C)
в‰ҐwГҐ j\Г® fВ«ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o. I have no desire/satisfaction for it .
\al Rdh j\Г® s|y
N
onion flower, used as flavouring, also l\Г® s|y
\al Tbi j\Г® zВ«o
N
emetic, laxative
\am
j\Г®
V
return, go back, also \Г®/\e/l\e
do j\Г®
go back down to the bottom
j\Г® dГ”e
go back
j\Г® lГҐ
come back
\am
j\Г®
V
drunken, drugged, addicted, dizzy, also z\ГЇ
dzГ‰ГЇ pГ¦\в€‘ j\Г® ГҐ .
He is drunk.
j|Г® j\Г® dГ”o ГҐ.
It is addictive.
j|Г® j\Г® mГЎ ГҐ.
He has an addiction.
\am
j\Г®
V
sleep, also Г®\ /\e, rarely z\ГЇ
j\Г® t|ГҐ
sleep, lie down
j\Г® mjГҐ kГ¦o ГҐ
dream, also d\e mjГҐ fu/w|u d\y kГ¦o
j\Г® mв€‘ ГҐ
sleep
j\Г® mв€‘ le ГҐ.
He has fallen asleep.
j\Г® mв€‘ o.
He slept.
m\ГҐ j\Г® mв€‘
not asleep
j\Г® в‰Ґ\o
talking or moving in sleep, delirious speech
j\Г® в‰Ґ\o d\в€‘ ГҐ.
He is talking in his sleep.
j\Г® в‰Ґ\o m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
in oneвЂ™s sleep
j|Г® j\Г® в‰Ґ\o m\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ dzГ‰ГЇ dГ”e ГҐ. He walked in his sleep.
\am Ach j\Г® p|u
N
rain cape (C), also j\Г¶ p|u
j\Г® p|u w|ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is wearing a cape.
\am Rcam E_j j\Г® s\uj tГ¦e N
rainy season (C), also e\ s\uj tГ¦e/~hГҐ ts|ГЇ
\am Y]Uj j\Г® fГҐв‰Ґ
N
Southern Central Lisu
\am
j\Г®
N
elder brother, usually ГҐ| ko/k|o ko
|ГҐ j\Г®
elder brother
\aUj
jiв‰Ґ
V
pickle (C), also ГЎ
\bi \al jВ«o j\Г®
I
interjection at beginning of love songs
\bi
jВ«o
NS sixth son, usually ГҐ\ lВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
sixth son, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐjВ«o
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|ГҐ
N
type of tattoo safety charm
|ГҐ
I
OK
|ГҐ
DemP aforementioned (anaphoric), also j|Г®
this (aforementioned), this near you
ГҐ| tГ¦e
|ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ/tГ¦wГҐ
here (aforementioned), there by you
|ГҐ go
that (aforementioned), same level
|ГҐ gwГҐ
there (aforementioned), same level
|ГҐ dГ”Г¶
that (aforementioned), lower level
|ГҐ dГ”wГҐ/dГ”ГҐw/dГ”o there (aforementioned), lower level
|ГҐ dzwГҐ/dzГҐw
there (aforementioned), lower level, see ГҐ
| dГ”wГҐ
that (aforementioned), higher level
|ГҐ nГ¶
|ГҐ nwГҐ/no/nГҐw
there (aforementioned), higher level
]h @l
|ГҐ b\ГҐ
N
father (baby talk), usually bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ/\ГҐ b\ГҐ
]h @_h ГҐ| b|e
N
eldest son, also ГҐ\ b|e, see also ГҐ\ t|ГҐ/|ГҐpГ¦u
]h @_l |ГҐ b\e
N
squirrel, also h~ ГЎ
В« b\e
bushy-tailed squirrel
ГҐ| b\e m|в€‘ k|ГҐ
]. @bi |ГҐ bВ«o
N
name for fat person
]. @bm |ГҐ b_\o
N
type of ground-feeding brown bird
]h @dl |ГҐ b\y
N
baby (baby talk), also ГҐ| w\o
|ГҐ b\y wГЎ
come and be carried (baby talk)
]h Aî |ГҐ pВ«ГЎ
N
friend (song word), see tsГ¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
]h A`j |ГҐ pГ¶
N
swaddling cloth, also h~ ГҐВ« pГ¶
]h Aah P^m |ГҐ p|Г® n\ГЎ
V
small, also zo
]h Abm |ГҐ p\o
N
manвЂ™s name
]. Acj |ГҐ pu
N
porcupine (Hystrix hodgsoni), also h~ ГЎ
В« pu
|ГҐ pu p|ГҐ t|Г®
type of porcupine
ГҐ pu n|ГҐ g\o
type of porcupine
]h Aej |ГҐ pв€‘
N
yoke, also ГҐ| pв€‘ tО”|ГҐ, see tО”|ГҐ pв€‘
ГҐ| kГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ| pв€‘
carrying yoke
ГҐ| w\ГЎ ГҐ| pв€‘ tО”|ГҐ
yoke put on pigs to keep them from going through
].
].
].
fences
]h A\j Oj |ГҐ pjГҐ mГҐ N
]h A\m |ГҐ pj\ГҐ
N
]h Bak |ГҐpГ¦i
N
]h Bal J_l Lak |ГҐ pГ¦\Г® tО”\e dzГ‰ГЇ
]h Bbl |ГҐ pГ¦\o
N
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shorty (girlвЂ™s nickname)
nickname for man who tells fantastic lies
ninth son, usually ГҐ\ tО”\u pГ¦\ГҐ
N
small leafy shrub
motherвЂ™s mother and her sisters
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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U
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V
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]h Bcj ГҐ| pГ¦u
N
]h Bck O_h ГҐ| pГ¦u m|e N
]h Bdl |ГҐ pГ¦\y
N
eldest son, usually ГҐ| b|e, also ГҐ| t|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
nickname for fair-skinned girl
pumpkin
ГҐ| pГ¦\y pГ¦j\ГҐ
ГҐ| pГ¦\y mв€‘
ГҐ| pГ¦\y s\в€‘
ГҐ| pГ¦\y w|o n|o
]h Be
|ГҐ pГ¦|в€‘
N
]h Bem |ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘
N
|ГҐ pГ¦\в€‘ tО”Г¦\Г® lВ«ГҐ ts\ГЇ
]h Ch
|ГҐ d|ГҐ
N
]h Cj [`l |ГҐ dГҐ О”\Г¶
N+V
bв€‘
pГ¦jВ«ГҐ
gв€‘
]h C^l_h |ГҐ d\ГЎ|e
A
ГҐ| d\ГЎe| xГҐ o.
]h Cl
|ГҐ d\ГҐ
N
|ГҐ d\ГҐ so ГҐ.
ГҐ| d\ГҐ l\ГҐ dz_ГЇГ‰ je ГҐ.
]h Cl Ok |ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
N
pumpkin leaf
large green squash (Chinese nangua)
pumpkin
kind of pumpkin
N
]h Cl [dh |ГҐ d\ГҐ О”|ГЇ
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
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x
|ГҐ d\ГҐ О”|ГЇ s\в€‘
C^l Cdl ГҐ| d\ГЎ d\y N
Cal
|ГҐ d\Г®
A
|ГҐ d\Г® xГҐ ГҐ.
Cbj Cbj Oj ГҐ| do do mГҐ
Cch |ГҐd|u
N
Ceh |ГҐd|в€‘
N
Dj
|ГҐtГҐ
N
D^hm ГҐ| t|ГЎГЎ
\
A
Dah
|ГҐ t|Г®
A
|ГҐ t|Г® bГЎ В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г® g\в€‘ do m\ГҐ
|ГҐ t|Г®\ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
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w
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Г·
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ГЎ
_
e
district (Thai, amphur)
mice, rats, also h~ ГЎ
В« pГ¦\в€‘
small hot chillie (вЂ�rat feces chillieвЂ™)
manвЂ™s name
play the rock-scissors-paper game:
one finger (beats flat hand)
flat hand (beats knuckles)
knuckles (beats finger)
a bit exceptionally, contraction of ГҐ| d\Г®e|
exceptionally good
a slide
slide on a slide
He is sliding along on his bottom.
the Great One, the king, the Supreme
Spirit, also j|Г® d\ГҐ mГҐ
a plant (Viburnum cylindricum)
fruit of this plant
type of bamboo rat, also h~ ГЎ
В« d\ГЎ d\y
extremely, the most, see de le
It is extremely good/It is the best.
N
corn beetle
fourth daughter, usually ГҐ\ s|ГЇ mГҐ
second son, usually ГҐ\ lВ«e pГ¦\ГҐ
seventh daughter, usually ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ
a little bit, contraction of ГҐ| t|Г® z\ГҐ
a little, used in polite requests
Please tell him for me.
Please give him some to drink.
I havenвЂ™t even got a little.
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c
u
d e
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ГЊ
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h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
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m
ГҐ\
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|ГҐ t|Г® n|Г® \_ГҐ/|ГҐ t|Г® nВ»ГЎ
ГҐ| t|Г®\ГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
|ГҐ t|Г® z\ГҐ
|ГҐt\Г®
N
|ГҐ to
N
|ГҐ t|o bo lo
ГҐ| t|o pГ¦Г¶
ГҐ| t|o m\u kГ¦\u
|ГҐ t|o m\u kГ¦\u О”|ГЇ o.
|ГҐ t|o lГҐ lГ¶
|ГҐ t|o x\o tГ¦|ГҐ
|ГҐ t|o lo bo dzГ‰ГЇ
|ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ
N
]h Dam
]h Dbh
|
]h Ek
]h El
]h E^k
]h E^l
@
b
A
p
a small one
I have a little.
a little bit, also ГҐ t|Г®ГҐ
\ /|ГҐ t|ГЎГЎ
\
fifth son, usually ГҐ| w\u pГ¦\ГҐ
fire, lamp, light, flame
kind of tree
stove, furnace, car battery, generator
smoke
It is smoking.
flames, also ГҐ
| t|o lГҐ li
ember
shrub with leaves like elephant ears
here (aforementioned), there by you,
also rarely ГҐ
| tГ¦wГҐ
He isnвЂ™t right here.
|ГҐ tГ¦ГҐ m\ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
N
knife
large knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p|ГҐ
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ p\ГҐ pВ«ГҐ
large machete
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ pГ¦jВ«ГҐ gu
scabbard
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ d\Г¶ du
sword
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”\Г¶
side of blade
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«Г¶
straight pointed knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ m|в€‘ d\u
short flat machete
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ nu
blunt back edge of knife
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ l\e
small whittling knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ s\ГЇ n\e
cutting edge of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ xwВ«ГҐ m\в€‘ g\o_ curved machete
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w|u pГ¦В«Г®
pointed dagger
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГҐ w|u dy
tip of knife
|ГҐ tГ¦ГЎ
N
then, next, so
So we went.
|ГҐ tГ¦ГЎ dГ”e ГҐ.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ
N
when?
When did you come?
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ lГҐ \ГҐ.
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ mo ГҐ ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ g\ГҐ_ ГҐ. He chases it whenever he sees it.
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ mв€‘ tГ¦\ГЎ
when?
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎ xв€‘
At any time, all the time.
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎ j\_Г® dГ”e \ГҐ.
When are you going back?
ГҐ| tГ¦\ГЎe|
(not) ever
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГЎe| m\ГҐ mo.
I havenвЂ™t seen it at any time.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
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tsГ¦ m
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Dem this (aforementioned), that by you,
C
and so, and then
ГҐ| tГ¦e/|ГҐ tГ¦e в‰Ґo bГЎ ГҐ ВЇГҐ And so ...
ГҐ| tГ¦e t|o wГҐ
Here, at this place.
ГҐ| tГ¦e tГ¦\ГЎ
At that time ...
ГҐ| tГ¦e kГЊ le o в‰Ґo.
ThatвЂ™s how it happened.
|ГҐ tГ¦e mГҐ в‰Ґo.
This is it, right here.
ГҐ| tГ¦e в‰ҐГҐ ВЇГҐ
If that is so....
ГҐ| tГ¦e je ГҐ.
ThatвЂ™s how he did it./ThatвЂ™s what he did.
ГҐ| tГ¦e В©в€‘ ВЇГҐ
And then ...
]h F^l ГҐ| g\ГЎ
N
seventh son, usually ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
]h Fl Oj |ГҐ g\ГҐ m_ГҐ
N
type of embroidery - zigzig design used
]h E_k
|ГҐ tГ¦e
in bag decorations and womenвЂ™s leggings
]h
]h
]h
ГҐ| g\ГҐ mГҐ g\ГҐ ГҐ.
She is embroidering zigzags.
F_h ГҐ| g|e
N
ninth daughter, usually \ГҐtО”\u mГҐ
Fbk |ГҐ go
N
that (aforementioned), see go
Fbl Oai |ГҐ g\o mВ«Г® N
a swing, also ГҐ| g\o mВ«в€‘/|ГҐ g\u mВ«Г®
swing on a swing
|ГҐ g\o mВ«Г® sВ«в€‘ ГҐ.
Fbm |ГҐ g_\o
N
type of spirit; turns people into witches
|ГҐ g\o pГ¦\ГҐ
man who has bene turned into a witch
|ГҐ g\o mГҐ
woman who has been turned into a witch
Fck |ГҐ gu
N
spoon (baby talk), see jВ«Г® gu
Fcl |ГҐ g\u
N
dove
emerald dove
pГ¦\ГҐ b\y |ГҐ g\u
|ГҐ g\u pВ«ГЊ tГҐ
seesaw (for children to play on)
|ГҐ g\u tО”ГҐ kГҐ tГ¦\u
smallish type of dove
ГҐ| g\u nГЎ
dark grey dove
|ГҐ g\u ВЇВ«Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
green dove
ГҐ| g\u w|u pГ¦u
large white-headed dove
|ГҐ g\u О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
reddish type of dove in plains
Feh |ГҐg|в€‘
N
eighth daughter, usually ГҐ\ pВ«ГҐ mГҐ
Fej |ГҐ gв€‘
N
kind of vine
Fej Pej |ГҐ gв€‘ nв€‘ N
hand, fingers bent at first joint, ready for knocking
|ГҐ gв€‘ nв€‘ ts|ГЇ fu В©в€‘. Knock him with your knuckles.
Fej Fej Rel |ГҐ gв€‘ gв€‘ s\в€‘ N
type of fruit not found in Thailand
FZk |ГҐ gwГҐ
N
there (aforementioned), also ГҐ| go kwГҐ
Gh @bm Qbj ГҐ k|ГҐ b\o lo
N
butterfly, also ГҐ| k|ГҐ b\u lo
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]h
]h
]h
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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N
N
]h Gh A`j |ГҐ k|ГҐ pГ¶
]h Gbj |ГҐ ko
]h GZj
]j Haj
]h Hbh
|ГҐ ko lВ«e
|ГҐ kwГҐ
N
sВ«в€‘ ГҐ| kwГҐ pГ¦\e
|ГҐkГ¦i
N
ГҐ kГ¦|o
N
]h HZh
|ГҐ kГ¦|o s\u l\u
|ГҐ kГ¦|o z\ГҐ
|ГҐ kГ¦|o\ГҐ
ГҐ| kГ¦\u
N
|ГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
N
h~ i ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘ d\u
ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘ kГ¦u
ГҐ| kГ¦\в€‘ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ m\в€‘
|ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ
N
]h I`k
]h Ibm
]h Icj
]h Idl
]h IZk
|ГҐ
|ГҐ
|ГҐ
|ГҐ
|ГҐ
]h J_j
]h Jdi
|ГҐ tО”e
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ po
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ tГ¦\Г® b\ГҐ nГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ w|u dy
|ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ zГ‰ГЇ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® |ГҐ tО”В«ГЇ tГ¦\Г® k|ГҐj
|ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ
N
|ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ dГ”Г¶ ГҐ.
|ГҐtО”Г¦ГҐ
N
|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«o
N
]h Hcl
]h Hel
]h K\j
]h K\j
]h Kbi
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
E
tГ¦
second-born elder brother
fork in a tree
fork in a tree.
third son, usually ГҐsГҐ
round silver ornament sewn onto clothes,
also |ГҐ kГ¦w|ГҐ/|ГҐ kГ¦|o z\ГҐ/|ГҐ kГ¦|o\ГҐ
silver neck ring with dangling ornaments
round silver ornament on clothes
round silver ornament on clothes
fifth daughter, usually ГҐ| w\u mГҐ
door, also kГҐ kГ¦\в€‘
outside the front door
door opening
threshold
round silver ornaments sewn onto clothes.
also |ГҐ kГ¦|o/|ГҐ kГ¦|o z\ГҐ/|ГҐ kГ¦|o\ГҐ
Dem that down below(aforementioned), see dГ”Г¶
A
for no reason, carelessly, song pair for ГҐ\ to
N
chopsticks, also ГҐ| dzu
N
parrot
Dem there down below(aforementioned), also
|ГҐ dГ”ГҐw/|ГҐ dГ”o/|ГҐ dzwГҐ/|ГҐ dzГҐw, see dГ”Г¶
N
elder sister (C), also tО”|e tО”e/|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
breast
dГ”Г¶
dГ”\o
dГ”u
dГ”\ГЇ
dГ”wГҐ
D
t
type of reed
elder brother (C), also k|o ko/|ГҐ j_\Г®
F
g
G
k
udder
One breast is painful.
nipple/teat (вЂ�breast headвЂ™)
milk
a tin of cow milk
mourning wail, dirge
She is wailing the dirge.
third daughter, usually ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
axe, usually ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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]h Kbl
]h Kdh
]h Kdm
N
|ГҐ tО”Г¦\o
|ГҐ tО”Г¦В«o mГҐ
|ГҐtО”Г¦|ГЇ
|ГҐ tО”Г¦_\ГЇ
|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ t|Г® s\в€‘
|ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ n|ГҐ
|ГҐ dzu
|ГҐ dzwГҐ
cross cousin who is courting (song word),
also tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦\o, see tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ вЂ�friendвЂ™/l\o pj\ГҐw
female cross cousin courted, also tО”Г¦В«o tО”Г¦\o mГҐ
sixth daughter, usually ГҐ\ lВ«u mГҐ
goat
N
N
small edible red fruit
castrated goat
N
chopsticks, also ГҐ| dГ”u
Dem there down below(aforementioned),
also |ГҐ dГ”wГҐ/|ГҐ dГ”ГҐw/|ГҐ dГ”o/||ГҐ dzГҐw, see dГ”Г¶
]h Mah
|ГҐ ts|ГЇ
I
exclamation of pain: Ouch! ItвЂ™s very cold.
]h Mah Mah |ГҐ ts|ГЇ ts|ГЇ
I
exclamation of pain: Ouch! ItвЂ™s very cold.
]h Maj
|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
elder sister, also ГҐ| tО”e/tО”|e tО”e
ГҐ| tsГ‰ГЇ m|e
girlвЂ™s name (originally eldest sister, see ГҐ
| m\Г®)
]h Mak
|ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
personal appearance; looks, beauty (C)
His elder sister looks very
j|Г® tО”|Г® tО”\_Г® |ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ bi ГҐ в‰Ґo.
]h Lcj
]h LZk
attractive.
j|Г® ВЇГҐ j|Г® |ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ О”В«ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. SheвЂ™s getting dressed up/SheвЂ™s beautifying
herself.
j|Г® |ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ dГ”o dГ”o О”\ГЇ one that has a good appearance; a good-looking
one
j|Г® |ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ |ГҐ t|Г® m|ГҐ В©\в€‘ . Show us what it looks like.
]l Nbi
]h Oj
]h O]ah
]h Oal
]h O_h
W
x
X
h
Y
f
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«o
N
axe, also ГҐ| tО”Г¦В«o/ГҐ tsГ¦В«o
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o pВ«e pГ¦\u
Lisu hatchet
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o w|u tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
cross axe
ГҐ| tsГ¦В«o w|u nв€‘
Thai-style hatchet
|ГҐ mГҐ
N
mother, also ГҐ mГҐ, usually mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ m|ГҐj
I
exclamation of shock
|ГҐ m\Г®
N
daughter, eldest daughter
daughter of same-sex sibling
|ГҐ m\Г® du
|ГҐ m\Г® mГҐ
eldest daughter, also ГҐ
\ t|ГҐ m\Г®/|ГҐnГҐ
|ГҐ m\Г® l|ГЎ l|ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
tall tree with reddish leaves and small nuts
j|Г® |ГҐ m\Г®
his daughter, daughter
|ГҐ m\Г® l|ГЎ l|ГЎ dzГ‰ГЇ
tall tree with reddish leaves and small nuts
|ГҐ m|e
N
soon (softens commands), also ГҐ| m|Г®
Eat up.
|ГҐ m|e dz\ГҐ.
|ГҐ m|e m\ГҐ dГ”e ВЇГҐ m\ГҐ pe. If you donвЂ™t go soon, you wonвЂ™t get there.
ГҐ| m|e m|e
very soon
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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]h Obl
]h Pj
]h Pl
]h P^j
]h P`k
]h Pbj
@
b
A
p
|ГҐ m|e m|e lГҐ в‰ҐГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ| m|e lГҐ.
|ГҐ m\o
N
|ГҐ m\o kw|ГҐ py
|ГҐ m\o by
|ГҐ m\o b\y
|ГҐ m\o p|ГҐ
ГҐ| m\o tsГ¦В«e
|ГҐ m\o mГҐ
|ГҐ m\o m|в€‘
|ГҐ m\o n|ГҐ
|ГҐ m\o lВ«o tsГ‰ГЇ
ГҐ| m\o s\в€‘
ГҐ| m\o sw|ГҐ
|ГҐ m\o z\ГҐ
ГҐ| m\o w\u tsГ¦u
|ГҐ m\o О”|ГЇ
|ГҐ m\o О”Г‰ГЇ/|ГҐ m\o ji О”Г‰ГЇ
|ГҐ m\o О”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ
ГҐ| m\o ГҐ kГ¦\o
|ГҐnГҐ
N
|ГҐ n\ГҐ
N
ГҐ| n\ГҐ bu we
|ГҐ n\ГҐ p|ГҐ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ k|o
|ГҐ n\ГҐ k\ГЊ tВ«в€‘
|ГҐ n\ГҐ tО”Г¦В«e xв€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ lГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶ bj\ГҐ
|ГҐ n\ГҐ ГЎ
В« lВ«ГЎ
|ГҐ nГЎ
N
|ГҐ nГЎ tО”Г¦\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
|ГҐ nГ¶
Dem
|ГҐ nГ¶ t|ГҐ wГҐ
ГҐ nГ¶ t|ГҐw
|ГҐ no
N
|ГҐ no pГҐ pГҐ
|ГҐ no pjГҐ pjГҐ
ГҐ| no tГ¦\u
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
Come very soon, wonвЂ™t you?
Come.
horse, written a| m\u
crowpheasant
mane of horse
hoof of horse
male horse
stallion
mare
spring onion/scallion
gelding, usually ГҐ
| m\o sw|ГҐ
mule
amphetamine (вЂ�horse fruitвЂ™)
gelding, also ГҐ
| m\o n|ГҐ
foal
giant horse
breeding stallion
rainbow
jewel beetle
pack saddle
eldest daughter, usually ГҐ| m\Г® mГҐ, also \ГҐt|ГҐ m\Г®
dog, see also kГ¦\в€‘
marigolds
male dog
wild dog
dog tick
wild castor bush
female dog
type of small red hornet (вЂ�dog tongue beeвЂ™)
ant lion
crow
large kind of sparrow
that up there (aforementioned), see nГ¶
up there (aforementioned)
up there (aforementioned)
beans, peas
type of green bean
peas
bean pod
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
ГҐ| no dzГ‰ГЇ
bean curd
ГҐ| no tsГ¦в€‘
bean oil
ГҐ| no tsГ¦\ГЇ
fermented beans
ГҐ| no tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t\e
small flat pea
ГҐ| no s\ГҐ l\ГҐ
long beans
ГҐ| no sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
small green bean, climbs on other plants, edible
ГҐ| no wГҐ t|в€‘
Chinese peas (C)
PZk |ГҐ nwГҐ
Dem up there (aforementioned), see nГ¶
P\j |ГҐ ВЇГҐ
N
fatherвЂ™s sister/motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
also ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ/\ГҐВЇi
P\aj |ГҐ ВЇi
N
second daughter, usually ГҐ\ lВ«e mГҐ
P\al |ГҐ ВЇ\Г®
N
cow
bull
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® p|ГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
cow
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® k|o
wild cattle
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® kГ¦\o
Year of the Cow
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® l\Г¶ mГҐ
barren cow
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ l\Г¶
young heifer, not yet fertile
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® sВ«в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
banana (вЂ�cow fruitвЂ™), see also в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ/В©ГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® в‰Ґw|ГҐ
large catfish (вЂ�cow fishвЂ™)
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® ~h\e mГҐ
jackfruit (вЂ�cow stomachвЂ™)
|ГҐ ВЇ\Г® h~ e\ mГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ
jackfruit tree
ГҐ| ВЇ\Г® h~ e\ mГҐ s\в€‘
fruit of a jackfruit
Qh
|ГҐ l|ГҐ
I
dismay or pain
Q_l Uj Rel |ГҐ l\e в‰ҐГҐ s\в€‘
N
wild berry, grows on large tree
Qbh |ГҐ l|o
I
expression of surprise and dismay
Qbhn |ГҐ l|o ГҐ
N
from where? (contraction of ГҐ li kwГҐ ts|o)
Qbj |ГҐ lo
N
barbet (fruit-eating bird)
ГҐ| lo sВ«в€‘ s\в€‘ tsГҐ
vine which bears scarlet flowers and large redorange fruit which barbets eat
N
N
N
]h Qbm |ГҐl\o
]h Qbm O_h |ГҐ l\o m|e
]h Qbm O_i |ГҐ l\o mВ«e
|ГҐ l\o mВ«e mГЊ
|ГҐ l\u
N
|ГҐ l\u pjВ«ГҐ
|ГҐ l|в€‘
I
]h Qcl
]h Qeh
W
x
X
h
address term for last son
address term for last daughter
mole
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
kind of cloth
pot, wok
frying pan
Ouch! (exclamation of pain)
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ГҐsГҐ
N
ГҐsГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
|ГҐsГҐ m|Г®
]h Rbh O_h ГҐ| s|o m|e N
]h Tl
|ГҐ z\ГҐ
N
]h Um
|ГҐ _в‰Ґ\ГҐ
N
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ b\o lГҐ z\ГҐ
]j Rj
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ p|ГҐ
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ w\o
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
|ГҐ в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\o tГ¦\ГҐ
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ k|o
ГҐ| в‰Ґ\ГҐ s|ГҐ
]h Wbi |ГҐ xВ«o
N
]h Wei ]h Q_m ГҐ| xВ«в€‘ ГҐ| l\e V
]h Ycj |ГҐ fu
N
|ГҐ fu pГ¦\ГҐ \o
|ГҐ fu mГҐ \o
]h Zm Qal Rcah |ГҐ w\ГҐ l\Г® О”|uj
]h Z^m
]h
]h
]h
]h
]h
@
b
dwarf buffalo - a mythical type of buffalo having
magical powers
male water buffalo
grass
buffalo wallow, also ГҐ
| в‰Ґ\ГҐ l\o tГ¦\ГҐ
buffalo wallow, usually ГҐ
| в‰Ґ\ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ
wild gaur (Bos gaurus)
buffalo territory (boggy country)
giant beans (baby talk) for l|ГҐ/lГҐ xВ«o
live at ease
address term for parent of childвЂ™s spouse
fellow father-in-law
fellow mother-in-law
N small shrub with spiky aromatic leaves,
used as a food flavouring; liquorice-like flavour
|ГҐ w\ГЎ
N
pig
ГҐ| w\ГЎ p|ГҐ
hog, male pig
ГҐ| w\ГЎ t|Г®
wild boar, also w\ГЎ t|Г®
ГҐ| w\ГЎ k|o
wild pig
ГҐ| w\ГЎ kГ¦w\ГҐ kГ¦w\ГҐ dzГ‰ГЇ small thorny tree bearing small round green
fruit used in flavouring food
pig fat
sow, also w\ГЎ mГҐ
breeding boar
ГҐ| w\ГЎ tsГ¦в€‘
ГҐ| w\ГЎ mГҐ
|ГҐ w\ГЎ О”|ГЇ
Z_j |ГҐ we
Z_ah |ГҐ w|ej
Zbm |ГҐ w\o
Zbm Oj |ГҐ w\o mГҐ
Zcl |ГҐw\u
ГҐ| w\u pГ¦\ГҐ
|ГҐw\u mГҐ
A
p
third in birth order, also ГҐ| sГҐ/|ГҐkГ¦i/|ГҐtО”Г¦ГҐ
third son, also ГҐ
| kГ¦i
third daughter, also ГҐ
| sГҐ m|Г®/|ГҐtО”Г¦ГҐ
third daughter, usually ГҐsГҐ mГҐ
a girlвЂ™s name
fatherвЂ™s mother and her sisters
water buffalo
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
N
N
N
N
N
G
k
flower (baby talk)
perfumed gin (C), also ГҐ\ w|Г®, used as medicine
baby (baby talk), usually ГҐ| b\y
long-tailed black and white bird, also k|ГҐ w\o mГҐ
fifth in birth order (C), also ГҐ| t\i/|ГҐkГ¦\u
fifth son, also ГҐ
| t\i
fifth daughter, also ГҐ
| w\u m|Г®/|ГҐkГ¦\u
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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]h [\m
]h [di
]h [dl
]h \h
]h \am
]h em
]h gh
]j
]j
]j
W
x
|ГҐw\u m|Г®
fifth daughter, usually ГҐ
| w\u mГҐ
Cbhl |ГҐ О”\ГҐ dВ»o A
silently, making no noise
j|Г® ВЇГҐ |ГҐ О”\ГҐ dВ»o tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ. He kept silent.
[dl |ГҐ О”В«ГЇ О”\ГЇ
N
all kinds of things, see О”\ГЇ
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ
N
what? also |ГҐ mi (song language)
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘
How ..... ! (exclamation) , What ..., Why .. ?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ ~h|Г® ГҐ. How ugly!
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ tГ¦e k|Г¦в€‘ xГҐ ГҐ. How nice!
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ dГ”o ГҐ, |ГҐ О”\ГЇ g\в€‘ ГҐ. We gave whatever we had.
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ в‰ҐГҐ \ГҐ.
what is it?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ в‰Ґ\o \ГҐ.
WhatвЂ™s wrong?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ xв€‘
everything
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ w|u ВЇi/|ГҐ О”\ГЇ w|u why?
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ О”\ГЇ
all sorts or what sort
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ |ГҐ О”\ГЇ/|ГҐ О”В«ГЇ О”\ГЇ all kinds of things
|ГҐ О”\\ГЇ|e m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
It isnвЂ™t anything.
|ГҐ j|ГҐ
N
chicken, also ГҐ| В©|ГҐ/В©ГҐ
|ГҐ j|ГҐ bГ¶
chicken pen
|ГҐ j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
rooster, also ГҐ
| В©|ГҐ pГ¦y/В©ГҐ pГ¦y
|ГҐ j|ГҐ dГҐ w\o
type of fern
|ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ
hen
ГҐ| j|ГҐ Mis_ГЇГ‰ mГҐ
scarab beetle (вЂ�chicken Sky GoddessвЂ™)
|ГҐ j|ГҐ fu
chicken egg
|ГҐ j|ГҐ w|u kВ«o
comb of chicken
|ГҐ j_\Г®
N
elder brother (archaic) , usually k|o ko/|ГҐ ko
|ГҐ j\_Г®
friend, (term of address for strangers), cousin
|ГҐ j\Г®_ pГ¦\ГҐ \o
I say, friend, ....
|ГҐ В©\в€‘
N
steam
zГ‰ГЇ l\Г¶ |ГҐ В©\в€‘ dГ”o ГҐ. The hot water is steaming.
|ГҐ В©|ГҐ
N
chicken, also ГҐ| j|ГҐ/В©ГҐ
ГҐ
V
glide, float on the surface
dzГ¶ m\в€‘ pГ¦\ГҐ m\o bjГ¶ ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
The hawks were gliding around.
j|Г® tГ¦\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ.
It can float on the surface.
ГҐ
PF
final indicating positive declarative mood
ГҐ
PN
p|ГҐ ts_Г‰ГЇ ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ mi ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
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Г·
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ГЎ
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e
locative/allative, also wГҐ/kwГҐ
He lives on the plains.
He is going to the fields.
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c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
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ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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]j
]j @j
]j @aj
ГҐ
NP
ГҐ tГ¦u
ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦u
ГҐ mo
ГҐ mo mo
ГҐ mв€‘
ГҐ mв€‘ mв€‘
ГҐ mjГҐ
ГҐ mjГҐ mjГҐ
ГҐ n|ГЎ
ГҐ wu
ГҐ wu wu
ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ О”i
ГҐ О”i О”i
ГҐ В©в€‘
ГҐ В©в€‘ В©в€‘
ГҐ bГҐ
N
ГҐ bГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ bГҐ ВЇ\Г® mГҐ
ГҐ bi
N
ГҐ bi o\
]j @dj ГҐ by
]j Aj
ГҐ pГҐ
ГҐ pГҐ m\o ~hi
]j A\j ГҐ pjГҐ
]j Ccl ГҐ d\u
]j Ccl Rel ГҐ d\u s\в€‘
]j D^h K`l ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶
]j Dbh
@
b
A
p
N
N
in extent questions/augmentatives
how thick? (many speakers reject this form!)
very thick (many speakers reject this form!)
how high/tall?
very high/tall
how long time?, also ГҐ mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
very long time, also ГҐ mв€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
how many?
very many
how deep?, also ГҐ
\ n|ГЎ
how big?
very big
how long?
very long
how wide?
very wide
how far? , also ГҐ В©в€‘
very far? , also ГҐ В©в€‘ В©в€‘
month, moon, also ~hГҐ bГҐ
moon
two months
term of address for z\ГҐ du nephews who are
children of a sibling of oneвЂ™s own sex
My nephew!
blanket (baby talk), usually jВ«Г® by/zВ«ГЇ by
grandfather
grandfather shrine (main village shrine)
N
N
N
N
a name (male or female)
house or village site, also h~ ГҐ d\u/~hi ГҐ d\u
tomatoes, also h~ ГҐ d\u s\в€‘
which direction, some direction,
also ГҐ li t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶/ГҐ t|ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ
ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ dГ”В»e \ГҐ. Which direction did he go in?
ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶ ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ m\ГҐ s|ГЊ. I donвЂ™t know which direction he went in.
ГҐ t|ГЎ tО”Г¦\Г¶|e m\ГҐ dГ”e. He did not go in any direction.
ГҐ t|o
N
where? (specific), here
ГҐ t|o ГҐ dГ”e В»ГҐ.
Where are you going to?
ГҐ t|o ГҐ tО”В«ГҐ su m\ГҐ s|ГЊ. I donвЂ™t know where they are from.
B C
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t
E
tГ¦
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k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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l
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S
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T
z
U
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~h
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ГҐ t|o ГҐ sВ«в€‘ m|в€‘ d\u tГ¦ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. There was a tree stump right here.
]j FZj ГҐ gwГҐ
N
where?, also ГҐ kwГҐ, usually ГҐ li kwГҐ
]j Gj
ГҐ kГҐ
N
burial hill, also ГҐ\ gГҐ
]j GZj ГҐ kwГҐ
N
where?, also ГҐ gwГҐ, usually ГҐ li kwГҐ
]j
ГҐ
N
pack-saddle (C)
ГҐ kГ¦\o
horse pack-saddle
ГҐ tО”|ГҐ
wooden frame for horseвЂ™s pack-sadde
]j I\j ГҐ dГ”ГҐ
N
water, also ji/zГ‰ГЇ dГ”ГҐ
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ pГ¦Г¶
a spring
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ f\u lВ«u
water gourd/water flask
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ |ГҐ m|e do.
Drink some water.
]j K\j Qbj Afi ГҐ tО”Г¦ГҐ lo pВ«ГЊВ« N small bow for shooting clay balls at birds
]j Oj ГҐ mГҐ
N
mother, also |ГҐ mГҐ, usually mВ«ГҐ mГҐ
ГҐ mГҐ bВ«ГЎ
stepmother
]j Oaj ГҐ mi
N
hill fields, also h~ ГҐ mi (clf kГ¦w\ГҐ)
ГҐ mi tГ¦\Г® kГ¦w\ГҐ
one hill field
ГҐ mi tО”|e ts|ГЇ
Time for clearing new fields from the jungle.
ГҐ mi ГҐ dГ”e ГҐ.
I am going to the hill-fields.
]j Oej ГҐ mв€‘
N
now, also h~ ГҐ mв€‘
ГҐ mв€‘ s\ГҐ
now
]j Pcl ГҐ n\u
Pro we (exclusive), usually в‰ҐwГҐ n\u
]j Qj
ГҐ lГҐ
N
where? (non-specific), contrast ГҐ t|o
ГҐ lГҐ dГ”e \ГҐ.
Where are you going?
ГҐ lГҐ dГ”\o ГҐ lГҐ
everywhere, all over the place
ГҐ lГҐ dГ”\o ГҐ lГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”e. DonвЂ™t go wandering all over the place.
ГҐ lГҐ ts|o
from where?, also ГҐ li kwГҐ be/ts|o
ГҐ lГҐ|e/ГҐ l|ГЎ
nowhere
ГҐ lГҐ|e m\ГҐ dГ”e.
IвЂ™m not going anywhere.
]j Qaj ГҐ li
N
which? also ГҐ le
ГҐ li tГ¦\Г® t|o ГҐ
At which specific place?
ГҐ li kwГҐ ts|o
from where?, also ГҐ lГҐ ts|o/ГҐ li kwГҐ be
ГҐ li mГҐ.
Which one?
ГҐ li le je ГҐ\ .
How do you do it?
ГҐ li ГҐ
Where?
ГҐ li je ГҐ\ .
What (activity) are you doing?
]j Qbj ГҐ lo
I
exclamation (mild surprise and pleasure)
]j Tbj ГҐ zo
N
sheep, written Г‚o
W
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ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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V
]j Zj Zj ГҐ wГҐ wГҐ
ГҐ wГҐ wГҐ je ГҐ.
]j Zbj ГҐ wo
N
N
NP
]j Zdj ГҐ wy
]l
\ГҐ
\ГҐ tГ¦|u thu
\ГҐ m|o mo
\ГҐ mj|ГҐ mjГҐ
\ГҐ n|ГЎ n|ГЎ
\ГҐ w|u wu
\ГҐ О”|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
\ГҐ О”|Г® О”i
\ГҐ В©|в€‘ В©в€‘
\ГҐ
tГ¦e le ГҐ\
ВЇ\Г® zo \ГҐ
\ГҐ
]l
]l
]l
]l
Pat your mouth while saying aah.
fatherвЂ™s younger brother/motherвЂ™s younger
sisterвЂ™s husband, also w|o wo
cross-cousinвЂ™s father, also w|y wy
in superlative extent forms
extremely thick
extremely high/tall
extremely many
very/extremely deep
extremely big
extremely long
very wide
extremely far
PN
only
only this much
only two people
PNF
ГҐsГҐ pГ¦ГҐ do je ГҐ\ ,
\ГҐ
PV
tГ¦e wu ГҐ\
\ГҐ
PF
]l
pat the mouth with the hand while
saying aah
PF
\ГҐ
as soon as with pre-verbal marker pГ¦ГҐ; before
and after verbs in embedded time clauses
As soon as Asa went out, .....
as ,,, as, co-occuring with preverbal tГ¦e вЂ�thisвЂ™;
as big as this
question, also ГҐВ» /ГҐ/l\ГҐ/l\ГЎ
clause final marker co-ocurring with
enumerator tГ¦i вЂ�oneвЂ™. Whole construction
means вЂ�of one ...вЂ™ or вЂ�the same .. asвЂ™.
ВЇ\Г® zo mГҐ ВЇГҐ tГ¦\Г® tО”\o \ГҐ.
These two people were of one clan.
]l
]l
]l @l
PV
-\ГҐ
nu tВ«Г¶ ВЇ_i \ГҐ.
\ГҐ
\ГҐ b\ГҐ
\ГҐ b\ГҐ bВ«ГЎ
\ГҐ b\ГҐ m|ГЎ
You have a look.
N
N
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
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t
E
tГ¦
F
g
mouth (baby talk)
father (formal), usually bВ«ГҐ b\ГҐ
stepfather
person given the responsibility of naming a child;
by doing this he forms a relationship with the child;
also, man who ties strings on a sick babyвЂ™s neck.
father and his brothers
father and his brothers-in law
ГҐ\ b\ГҐ ГҐ wo
ГҐ\ b\ГҐ ГҐ wy
@
b
imperative post-verbal marker, also ГҐ_\
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
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n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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]l @\k
]l @\j
]l @el
N
N
N
\ГҐ bjГҐ
\ГҐ bjГҐ
\ГҐ b\в€‘
large carrying bag, see l\ГҐ bjГҐ
spicy thing (baby talk)
strangers, foreigners (archaic), neighbours,
friends (song language), see l\ГҐ b\в€‘
eighth in birth order (C), also ГҐ| tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ/|ГҐg|в€‘
eighth son, also ГҐ
| tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
eighth daughter, also ГҐ
\ pВ«ГҐ m|Г®/|ГҐg|в€‘
eighth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ pВ«ГҐ mГҐ
cucumbers, melons, also ГҐ_\ p_u
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ
N
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐpВ«ГҐ m|Г®
]l Ack \ГҐ pu
N
\ГҐ pu tО”|Г¶
ГҐ| pu tsГҐ
n|ГҐ m\в€‘ pu
]l Bî \ГҐ pГ¦В«ГЎ
N
]l Bî \ГҐ pГ¦В«ГЎ
N
]l Bal
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г®
N
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® mГҐ
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® dzГ‰ГЇ
\ГҐ pГ¦\Г® n\в€‘ n\в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
]l Bch \ГҐ pГ¦|u
N
]l Bdl ]j Aj \ГҐ pГ¦\y ГҐ pГҐ
ГҐ\ pГ¦\y ГҐ pГҐ m\ГҐ tО”\e,
\ГҐ z\o xв€‘ m\ГҐ tО”\e.
]l Cl Qch \ГҐ d\ГҐ l|u
N
]l Cak \ГҐ di
V
]l Dh
\ГҐ t|ГҐ
N
\ГҐ t|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐ t|ГҐ m\Г®
]l Dh
\ГҐt|ГҐ
N
]l Dbj \ГҐ to
A
\ГҐ to to
\ГҐ to to m\ГҐ g\в€‘.
ГҐ\ to tГ¦\ГҐ bГЎ.
]l Ai
ГҐ\ to tГ¦\ГҐ je.
ГҐ\ to ГҐ\ в‰Ґo
]l E^hnl \ГҐ tГ¦|ГЎ \ГҐ
]: E_k \ГҐ tГ¦\e
W
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h
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f
Z
w
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О”
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j
]
Г·
type of cucumber
cucumber vine
sweet melon
hand (baby talk) see l\ГЎ pГ¦В«ГЎ
friend, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦В«ГЎ
great grandfather
great grandmother
small tree which bears edible berries
small tree with red berries and small serrated leaves
Kachin, usually tО”Г¦\o pГ¦\ГҐ
N
ancestors (song language), also pГ¦\y pГҐ
If this wasnвЂ™t right for our ancestors,
itвЂ™s not right for us.
cricket, also ГҐ\ d|ГҐ w|u
pair word for b\e di insects
eldest (C), see also ГҐ| b|e/|ГҐm\Г® mГҐ/|ГҐpГ¦u/|ГҐnГҐ
eldest son, usually ГҐ
| b|e
eldest daughter, usually ГҐ
| m\Г® mГҐ
eldest son, usually ГҐ| b|e, see also ГҐ| pГ¦u
for no reason, carelessly, see also ГҐ| dГ”\o
improperly, rudely, carelessly, needlessly
He didnвЂ™t give it in the proper way.
DonвЂ™t talk nonsense/DonвЂ™t say things you donвЂ™t
mean.
DonвЂ™t do it carelessly.
needlessly
I
I
^
ГЎ
I told you so!
There it is by you!
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b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
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ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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\ГҐ g|ГҐ
N
a manвЂ™s name
\ГҐ gГҐ
N
burial hill, usually ГҐ kГҐ
\ГҐ g\ГҐ
N
spider, also в‰Ґ|ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ g\ГҐ mГҐ
house spider (webless)
ГҐ\ g\ГҐ mГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ t|в€‘
spiderweb
]l Fbi \ГҐ gВ«o
N
fuzz of pig
]l Fbk \ГҐ go
N
hoe
one hoe
|ГҐ go tГ¦\Г® p\ГҐ
|ГҐ go m|в€‘ dГ”\e
short-handled hoe
]l Hh
\ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ
N
gecko, lizard
house gecko
ГҐ\ kГ¦|ГҐ b|e b|e
ГҐ\ kГ¦|ГҐ bjГ¶
flying lizard
ГҐ\ kГ¦|ГҐ b|e b|e
house gecko
\ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ d\ГҐ mГҐ
crocodile, also s|ГЇ tО”В«ГҐw s\ГЇ (C)
\ГҐ kГ¦|ГҐ mГҐ
lizard
]l Hl
\ГҐ kГ¦\ГҐ
N
The Akha
]l Heh \ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘
A
intensifier (very, often)
I go often.
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ dГ”e ГҐ.
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ xГҐ ГҐ.
ItвЂ™s very good.
]l Idl \ГҐ dГ”В«ГЇ
N
all
all of us (exclusive)
в‰ҐwГҐ n\u \ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ
\ГҐ dГ”\ГЇ su dГ”e o.
Everybody went.
]l J\cl \ГҐtО”\u
N
ninth in birth order (C), also ГҐ| pГ¦i/|ГҐg|e
ninth son, also ГҐ
| pГ¦i
|ГҐtО”\u pГ¦\ГҐ
ninth daughter, also ГҐ
| tО”|u m|Г®/|ГҐg|e
|ГҐtО”\u mГҐ
|ГҐtО”\u m|Г®
ninth daughter, usually ГҐ
| tО”|u mГҐ
]l K`j \ГҐ tО”Г¦Г¶
N
long-nosed squirrel, smaller than h~ ГЎ
В« b\e
]l K\l \ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ
N
tree similar to olive tree
]l K\l Wbl \ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o N
dragonfly, also tВ«o tО”Г¦\ГҐ mГҐ
\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГҐ x\o mГҐ
dragonfly, also tВ«o tО”Г¦\ГҐ mГҐ
]l Mj
\ГҐ tsГҐ
N
type of small bird (white-eye)
]l Mhl
\ГҐ ts|ГҐ\ГҐ
A
soon
]l Mbhl \ГҐ ts|o\o
A
firmly
]l Nah Nal \ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ A
truly, really, also ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇГҐ\
ItвЂ™s really so.
ГҐ\ tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ в‰Ґo.
\ГҐ tsГ¦|ГЇ tsГ¦\ГЇ dГ”e ГҐ в‰Ґo. He will really go.
]l Fh
]l Fj
]l Fl
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ
N
seventh in birth order (C), also ГҐ| g\ГЎ/|ГҐtГҐ
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
seventh son, also ГҐ
| g\ГЎ
seventh daughter, also ГҐ
\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ m|Г®/|ГҐtГҐ
ГҐ\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ
\ГҐtsГ¦В«ГЇ m|Г®
seventh daughter, usually ГҐ
\ tsГ¦В«ГЇ mГҐ
]l Nak ГҐ\ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
N
eighth son, usually ГҐ\ pВ«ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ
]l N_j ГҐ\ tsГ¦e
N
fourth son, usually ГҐ\ s|ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
]l Ok
\ГҐ mГҐ
N
who?
Who came?
\ГҐ mГҐ lГҐ \ГҐ.
ГҐ\ mГҐ l|ГЎ po,
About whose gun it was,
\ГҐ mГҐ tО”o l\ГЎ xo ГҐ they were arguing with each other.
\ГҐ mГҐ ~hi \ГҐ mГҐ j\_Г® dГ”e o.
They each went to their own home.
\ГҐ mГҐ xв€‘
whoever
\ГҐ mГҐ|e m\ГҐ lГҐ.
Nobody came.
]l O_k \ГҐ me
N
yesterday, also \ГҐ ВЇi/\ГҐ ВЇi
ГҐ\ me m\o lo
yesterday in the day time
ГҐ\ me n\ГЎ
yesterday morning
ГҐ\ me m\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
last night
\ГҐ me О”_Г‰ГЇ me
a few days ago
]l O\h \ГҐ mj|ГҐ
N
extremely many
]l O\i \ГҐ mjВ«ГҐ
N
very many, a lot
]l O\j \ГҐ mjГҐ
N
many
\ГҐ mjГҐ ВЇГҐ dГ”o ГҐ.
Yes, there are a lot.
]l O\.: \ГҐ mjВ»ГҐ
N
very many
]l P^h \ГҐ n|ГЎ
N
how deep?, also ГҐ n|ГЎ
\ГҐ n|ГЎ tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
How deep is it?
\ГҐ n|ГЎ n|ГЎ
very/extremely deep
]l P`k \ГҐ nГ¶
N
very long time ago, also ГҐ\ nГ¶
ГҐ\ nГ¶ tГ¦\ГЎ
in the distant past
\ГҐ nГ¶ nГ¶ tГ¦\ГЎ
in the far distant past
]l P\i Maj \ГҐ ВЇВ«ГҐ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
cat
]l P\ai \ГҐ ВЇВ«Г®
N
last year/in the past, less than ГҐ\ nГ¶, also ГҐ\ nВ«Г®
last year
\ГҐ ВЇВ«Г® tГ¦\Г® kГ¦\o
]l P\ak \ГҐ ВЇi
N
yesterday, also \ГҐ me/\ГҐ ВЇi
]l P\ak \ГҐ ВЇi
N
fatherвЂ™s sister/motherвЂ™s brotherвЂ™s wife,
usually ВЇ|ГҐ ВЇГҐ/ГҐ ВЇГҐ
]l Qk
\ГҐ lГҐ
A
almost, but didnвЂ™t
\ГҐ lГҐ dГ”e \ГҐ m\ГҐ dГ”e \ГҐ. Are you ready to go or not?
]l Na,
W
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h
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f
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ГЎ
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a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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\ГҐ lГҐ О”Г‰ГЇ o.
]l Qî \ГҐ lВ«ГЎ
]l Q_i \ГҐlВ«e
ГҐ\ lВ«e pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
\ГҐlВ«e m|Г®
]l Q_l Lak \ГҐ l\e dzГ‰ГЇ
He nearly died, but didnвЂ™t.
N
N
N
I
N
]l Qbinl \ГҐ lВ«o \ГҐ
]l Qci \ГҐlВ«u
great great grandfather
second in birth order, see also ГҐ| d|в€‘/|ГҐВЇi
second son, see also ГҐ
| d|в€‘
second daughter, see also ГҐlВ«e m|Г®/|ГҐВЇi
second daughter, usually ГҐlВ«e mГҐ
type of tree with soft edible bark, eaten
with betel, see ГҐ
\ l\e kВ«o dzГ‰ГЇ
exclamation (of nostalgia)
sixth in birth order (C), also ГҐ\ yВ«o/|ГҐtО”Г¦|ГЇ
sixth son, also ГҐ
\ yВ«o
sixth daughter, also ГҐ
\ lВ«u m|Г®/|ГҐtО”Г¦|ГЇ
sixth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ lВ«u mГҐ
expression of anger
lizard, skin used for guitar head, also k\o kВ«ГҐj
fourth in birth order (C), also ГҐ\ tsГ¦e/|ГҐd|u
fourth son, also ГҐ
\ tsГ¦e
fourth daughter, also ГҐ
\ s|ГЇ m|Г®/|ГҐd|u
fourth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ s|ГЇ mГҐ
a while ago, already, more than ГҐ\ so
ГҐ\ lВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐlВ«u mГҐ
\ГҐlВ«u m|Г®
]l Qehnl ГҐ l|в€‘ \ГҐ
I
]l Q\h ГҐ lj|ГҐ
N
]l Rah
\ГҐs|ГЇ
N
ГҐ\ s|ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐs|ГЇ mГҐ
\ГҐs|ГЇ m|Г®
]l Rbh \ГҐ s|o
N
He went a while ago.
ГҐ\ s|o tГ¦\ГЎ dГ”e o.
]l Rbk \ГҐ so
N
short while ago, already, less than ГҐ\ s|o
He went a short time ago.
ГҐ\ s|o tГ¦\ГЎ dГ”e o.
ГҐ\ s|o mГҐ
the one just recently discussed
]l Ti Tm \ГҐ zВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
N
carefully and slowly, usually ГҐ\ zГҐ
]l Tk
\ГҐ zГҐ
N
carefully and slowly, also ГҐ\ zГҐ
\ГҐ zГҐ zГҐ
carefully and slowly
\ГҐ zГҐ \ГҐ zГҐ
carefully and slowly
\ГҐ zГҐ \ГҐ zГҐ dГ”e.
Go carefully. (Lisu farewell)
]l T.:
\ГҐ zВ»ГҐ
A
restrained, a little
sГҐ s\o tО”В«o ГҐ, ГҐ\ zВ»ГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ. It was eroded, and not just a little either.
\ГҐ zВ»ГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ.
ThereвЂ™s no holding it (i.e. It was very bad).
]l Tbl \ГҐ z\o
Pro we (inclusive of hearer), also ГҐ\ w\u/z\o/Г‚\o
we three (you two and me)
ГҐ\ z\o s\ГҐ zo
]l WZi \ГҐ xwВ«ГҐ
N
a short time in the future
]l Yci ГҐ fВ«u
N
a manвЂ™s proper name
@
b
A
p
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
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s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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N
N
A
\ГҐ О”_Г‰ГЇ О”_Г‰ГЇ tГ¦\Г® mГҐ
\ГҐ О”_Г‰ГЇ О”_Г‰ГЇ je.
]l [di \ГҐО”В«ГЇ
N
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ pГ¦\ГҐ
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ mГҐ
\ГҐО”В«ГЇ m|Г®
]l \i Tm \ГҐ jВ«ГҐ z\ГҐ
N
]l \am Oj \ГҐ j\Г® mГҐ
N
]l \bi \ГҐjВ«o
N
]l ]i
\ГҐ В«ГҐ
N
]m
\ГҐ
PF
perfumed gin (C), also ГҐ| w|ej, used as medicine
quite a while ago, already, more than ГҐ\ s|o
extremely long, unhurriedly, see О”_ГЇГ‰
_\ГҐ
PF
tГ¦\ГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ \_ГҐ.
]m
_\ГҐ
PN
z\ГҐ tО”Г¦\ГЇ \ГҐ
m\ГЎ ГҐ\
]m Mch Tak Hck ГҐ\_ ts|u zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
imperative marker
]l Zah \ГҐ w|Г®
]l [`h \ГҐ О”|Г¶
]l [dh [dj \ГҐ О”|ГЇ О”Г‰ГЇ
One was long.
DonвЂ™t be in a hurry.
tenth in birth order (C)
tenth son
tenth daughter, also ГҐ
\ О”В«ГЇ m|Г®
tenth daughter, usually ГҐ
\ О”В«ГЇ mГҐ
type of lizard, lives in holes in the ground
girlвЂ™s name
sixth son, usually ГҐ\ lВ«u pГ¦\ГҐ
meat (baby talk), also ГҐ\ ГҐВ« , see xw\ГҐ
question, also ГҐВ» /\ГҐ/l\ГҐ/l\ГЎ
]m
]m ]i
]hl
]eh
\ГҐ В«ГҐ
В»ГҐ
N
PF
|в€‘
I
DonвЂ™t believe it.
diminutive or lack of respect, also z\ГҐ
orphan
soldiers
N
short side posts in Lisu house, also
ГҐ Г®_\ ts|u zГ‰ГЇ kГ¦u
meat (baby talk), also ГҐ\ ГҐВ« , see xw\ГҐ
question, also ГҐ\ /\ГҐ/l\ГҐ/l\ГЎ
word said when passing something to
somebody, вЂ�Here you are.вЂ™
Num two (C), in
|в€‘ lj\ГҐ
|в€‘ tО”|o zГ‰ГЇ khu
small house post at lower sides of house
|в€‘ lj\ГҐ
horizontal beam under roof studs
|в€‘ x|ГҐw
number two, medium-sized
w\u ГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ, zo ГҐ m\ГҐ в‰ҐГҐ, It is neither big nor small,
|в€‘ x|ГҐw.
but medium-sized.
|в€‘ w\u |в€‘ w\u
undecided, torn two ways
в€‘
| w\u в€‘
| w\u kВ«ГҐ ГҐ be undecided and scared
]em
\в€‘
V
burp, belch
nu в€‘
\ в€‘
\ je ГҐ mГҐ, k|ГҐ p|e tГ¦\ГҐ \в€‘.
DonвЂ™t burp too loudly.
]Zi Qh Qh В«ГҐw l|ГҐ l|ГҐ
V
yelping (C)
]eh
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f
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j
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ГЎ
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Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ГҐВ« w l|ГҐ l|ГҐ go tВ«ГЎ je o. He dragged it along, with it yelping all the time.
ГЎ
В«
N
duck
wild duck
ГЎ
В« k|o
ГЎ
В« d\ГҐ mГҐ
goose, also o
В«
ГЎ
В« lВ«ГЎ
NS ant lion
ant lion
|ГҐ n\ГҐ В«ГЎ lВ«ГЎ
ГЎ
I
here it is! (when giving something)
ГЎ
V
pickle , usually jiв‰Ґ
ГЎ
V
put baby on oneвЂ™s back, also В©\в€‘ В©В«в€‘
|ГҐ b\u ГЎ ГҐ
put baby on oneвЂ™s back to carry it
ГЎ
\
V
dead
ГЎ
\ k_ГЊ le o.
It died.
\ГЎ О”Г‰ГЇ o.
It died.
î
î Qî
^j
^j
^k
^m
\ГЎ В«ГЎ
^m î
_h
_h
_h
N
Pro
NP/VP
NS
e|
e|
e|
|ГҐ О”\ГЇ|e
\ГҐ mГҐ|e
tГ¦\Г® w\ГҐ|e
_h
e|
_i _l
В«e \e
_m Rcam E_j \e s\uj tГ¦e
_j Gm
e k\ГҐ
_m
e\
nothing
no one
not one person
I
I
N
N/C
V
ГҐ| m|e e\ О”\e В©\в€‘.
_m
_m
_m
_m Abj
_m _i
_hl
@
b
A
p
e\
e\
e\
e\ po
e\ eВ«
e| e\
m\ГҐ dГ”o |e\e.
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
something dirty (baby talk), also e\ e
В«
he/she/they, usually j|Г®, also Г®|
nominaliser, usually j|Г®, also Г®|
(not) at all, sometimes h~ Г®|
hey
introduces new section of song
rainy season (C), also j\Г® s\uj tГ¦e
acre (B)
smack, beat with small stick, versus t|Г®
beat with big stick, pound
Beat it to death.
V
sleep, usually j\Г®_ , also Г®\
V
go back home, usually j\_Г®, also \Г®/l\e
N
N
AIDS (English), also О”В«ГҐ m\ГҐ dГҐ ГҐ mГҐ nГҐ
small-bore muzzleloader, also i\ po
N
PF
something dirty (baby talk), also ГЎ
\ В«ГЎ
final indicating friendliness, also Г¶| Г¶\
There isnвЂ™t any.
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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|Г¶
VP/S down there, see also Г¶
|Г¶ Г¶\ГҐ
down there
|Г¶ Г¶\ГҐ tГ¦\Г® ~hi
the house down there
Г¶ |Г¶\ГҐ
down there
\Г¶ |Г¶ГҐ
down there
ì
В«
Г¶
V/C scoop with two hands toward oneself
one double handful scoop of rice
dzГҐ tГ¦\Г® В«Г¶
dzГҐ В«Г¶ kГЊ t|ГҐ.
Serve the rice.
ГҐ dГ”ГҐ В«Г¶ do.
Dip up some water to drink.
В«Г¶ lГ¶ lГ¶
ladle-shaped
`j
Г¶
V
short in height, low, see also Г¶| /\Г¶
tГ¦e kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ Г¶.
ItвЂ™s not too low.
Г¶ Г¶ l\e kВ«ГҐ ГҐ.
He is short.
Г¶ Г¶ mu
short
|Г¶ Г¶\ГҐ
down there
Г¶ |Г¶ГҐ\
down there
`j
Г¶
V
chronic, long-standing (of slight illness),
Г¶ nГҐ ГҐ.
He has been slightly ill a long time.
`l
\Г¶
V
off; spoiled (of food)
dzГҐ Г¶\
spoilt and smelly rice
\Г¶ tО”Г¦В«Г¶ mГ¶ o.
It smells off.
`l
\Г¶
I
yes, OK
`l Maj \Г¶ tsГ‰ГЇ
N
large bamboo grain bin
`l P\aj \Г¶ ВЇi
V
surround, also \Г¶ n\Г¶
|ГҐ m|Г® tО”o je Г¶\ ВЇi. Go around and surround it.
`m
\Г¶
VP/S down there, see also Г¶
\ Г¶ | Г¶ \ГҐ
down there
`hl
|Г¶\Г¶
PF
final indicating friendliness, also e| e\
m\ГҐ dГ”o |Г¶\Г¶.
There isnвЂ™t any.
ah
|Г®
Pro he/she/they, usually j|Г®, also e|
ah
|Г®
NP/VP nominaliser, usually j|Г®, also e|
ai
В«Г®
V
be shortened by compression
kГ¦В«ГҐ tГ¦u tГ¦\ГҐ Г®В« le tsГ‰ГЇ. DonвЂ™t squash the basket (from top to bottom).
|ГҐ tГ¦\ГҐ |ГҐ t|Г® d\в€‘ В«Г® le tsГ‰ГЇ.
Please hammer the end of this knife to
`h
make it shorter and thicker.
_i
V
place for eating use, serve dishes on table
pГҐ tВ«ГЊ ГҐ| m|e i В©\в€‘ . Give him a stool to sit on.
aj
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h
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f
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w
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^
ГЎ
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`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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al Kdl
am
am
am
am Abj
bh
s|ГҐ lГҐ i.
Put the table in place for eating and set it.
sГҐ tsВ«o g\ГҐ g\ГҐ l\e i t|ГҐ ГҐ. The tripod was placed down, all spider-like.
|ГҐ m|e lГҐ, dzГҐ i kГЊ t|ГҐ o. Come and eat, the food is served.
ГҐ| l\u i ts|ГЇ
Time for putting on the pot.
\Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
A
shuffling and panting, doing very slowly
She shuffled along panting.
\Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ \Г® tО”Г¦\ГЇ
\Г®
V
hit, also e_\
t\ГҐ \Г® О”\e
DonвЂ™t beat it to death.
\Г® po
home-made muzzle loader
Г®\
Г®\
V
V
\Г® po
N
|o
V
j|Г® b\y tО”Г¦\Г¶ n\Г¶ |o ГҐ.
j|Г® b\y |o tu lГҐ ГҐ.
|ГҐ t|o m\в€‘ kГ¦\u |o ГҐ.
bh
|o
I
bi
В«o
N
bj
o
V
j|Г® tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ pГ¦В«ГЎ o lГҐ ГҐ.
bj
o
PF
bj
o
I
bj
o
N
bj Oj Mh o mГҐ ts|ГҐ
N
bl bl
\o \o
NS
w|u p|ГҐ \o \o
bm
\o
V
sleep, usually j\Г®_ , also e\
go back home, usually j\_Г®, also \e/l\e
small-bore muzzleloader, also e\ po
give off strong smell
It stinks and the smell is strong.
It is starting to give off a smell.
The house is full of smoke and smells bad
oh
goose, also ГЎ
В« d\ГҐ mГҐ
swollen in places
His feet are swollen in places.
completed action
is that so?
zero, usually o\ , also j|Г® g\o
OMF (Overseas Mission Fellowship) (E)
Asian bullfrog
Asian bullfrog
last out, of tops spinning, flashlight
batteries, etc.
ГҐ\ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ \o.
It didnвЂ™t last out.
ГҐ| m\o tГ¦e mГҐ dГ”e m\ГҐ o\ . This horse wonвЂ™t last the distance.
bm
bm
bm bi
bm bl
@
b
A
p
\o
V
mГҐ tО”Г¦Г‰ГЇ bj\ГҐ \o ГҐ
kГ¦\в€‘ sГҐ dГ”Г‰ГЇ o\ ГҐ
\o
N
\o В«o
N
\o \o
I
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
cook a liquid until it thickens into a paste/dough
boil raw sugar syrup until it solidifies
boil corn flour gruel until it forms a paste
zero, also o/j|Г® g\o
fruit (baby talk)
exclamation surprise and pleasure
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
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S
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T
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U
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V
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I
I
N
I
V
NS
ch cl
|u \u
c. \bl |u j\o
cj P\i Oj u ВЇВ«ГҐ mГҐ
ck ch
u |u
dj
y
eh
В©|в€‘
l\ГЎ В©|в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ
on the left hand side
В©|в€‘
V
wrestle
They are wrestling.
В©|в€‘ l\ГЎ
_ xo ГҐ.
В©|в€‘ xw|ГҐ le o.
He wrestled and won.
В©|в€‘
N
distance, see В©\в€‘/В©в€‘
tГ¶ В©|в€‘\ГҐ
equal distance, also tГ¶ В©в€‘
\ГҐ В©|в€‘ В©в€‘
extremely far
В©В«в€‘
V
swing, shake, wobble, also В©В«ГЊ
small parrot, cuckoo discards its eggs, leaving own
dГ”\ГЇ В©В«в€‘ mГҐ
z\ГҐ nГ¶ В©В«в€‘ du
cradle (thing for swinging a child)
В©В«в€‘ lв€‘
wobbling
В©В«в€‘ lв€‘ В©В«в€‘ lв€‘ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is wobbly.
В©В«в€‘
V
throw away
Throw it away.
|ГҐ m|e В©В«в€‘ f_u В©в€‘.
В©В«в€‘ n\в€‘
N
bird lime made from bark, or a type of tuber
В©В«в€‘ n\в€‘ tО”\_ГЇ ГҐ
вЂ�pullвЂ™ bird lime to make it sticky
В©в€‘
N
distance, see В©\в€‘/В©|в€‘
tГ¶ В©в€‘
equal distance, also tГ¶ В©|в€‘\ГҐ
tГ¦e В©в€‘
this distance
ГҐ В©в€‘ tО”Г¦i dГ”o \ГҐ.
How far is it?
ГҐ В©в€‘ В©в€‘
very far
В©в€‘
V
slice off a piece, accidentally cut into, see wo
В©в€‘
N/C burden, heavy load
He has carried a load on his back
tГ¦\Г® В©в€‘ mГЎ t|ГҐ ГҐ.
В©в€‘ mГЎ ГҐ
carry a heavy load on his back.
В©в€‘ l|Г¶ ГҐ
take a heavy load off the back
В©в€‘
PV past action (sequential), also kГЊ
dzГҐ dz\ГҐ В©в€‘ ГҐ e_\ dГ”e o.
He ate and then went.
|ГҐ m|e d\в€‘ В©в€‘.
Now he has beaten it.
|ГҐ m|e О”В«ГҐ В©в€‘.
Now he has fixed it.
|ГҐ m|e В©В«в€‘ fu В©в€‘. Now he has thrown it away.
eh
eh
ei
ei
ei Pem
ej
ej
ek
ek
W
x
X
h
Lisu dog call
Lisu horse call, also u| j\e/|u j\ГҐw
type of small bird
exclamation indicates apology
read/count, usually wu
left
Y
f
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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ek
ek Vk
ek Q^m
el
el
el
el
el
el
el Wej
el Qel
em
@
b
A
p
В©в€‘
V
get dark, be shadowed/shady
It has got dark.
В©в€‘ le o.
j|Г® В©в€‘ dzГ‰ГЇ
willow (вЂ�shaded treeвЂ™)
В©в€‘ в‰Ґ\o
shadow, reflection
В©в€‘ ~hГҐ
N
soul, see h~ ГҐ
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ
N
trade, debts
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ by ГҐ.
He owes debts.
В©в€‘ l\ГЎ je ГҐ.
He trades, he is a trader.
В©\в€‘
NS possessed object
в‰ҐwГҐ В©\в€‘
mine, my own
j|Г® В©\в€‘
his own, his possessions
j|Г® В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ dГ”o.
He hasnвЂ™t got one of his own.
В©\в€‘
PV marks benefactive action; also g\в€‘
j|Г® l|ГЎ py В©\в€‘ m\ГҐ dГҐ. It is not good to keep urging him.
|ГҐ t|Г® pj\Г® m|ГҐ В©\в€‘.
Please explain to me.
|ГҐ m|e d\в€‘ В©\в€‘.
Hit it/Hit it for me.
|ГҐ m|e dГ”e bГЎ В©\в€‘. Go and tell him.
В©\в€‘
V
distant, far, also В©в€‘/В©|в€‘
\ГҐ kГ¦|в€‘ m\ГҐ В©\в€‘.
It is not very far.
В©\в€‘ z\ГҐ
distance
В©\в€‘
V
crack
It has developed a crack.
j|Г® tО”|Г¶ В©\в€‘ le o.
В©\в€‘
PNS for, on behalf of, in place of
for me, on my behalf, in my place
bГ¶ В©\в€‘
В©\в€‘
NS paper, book, writing
paper, book, writing
tГ¦\o В©\в€‘
В©\в€‘ xв€‘
V
out of breath, tired, usually w\u xв€‘
В©\в€‘ l\в€‘
A
indistinctly
В©\в€‘ l\в€‘ В©\в€‘ l\в€‘ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. It is indistinct.
В©\в€‘ l\в€‘ В©\в€‘ l\в€‘ mo ГҐ. I saw it indistinctly.
В©\в€‘
N
good things, blessings, potential good fortune
pГ¦u В©\в€‘ О”Г‰ГЇ В©\в€‘
invisible silver and gold, source of real in future
В©\в€‘ kГ¦\в€‘
words of blessing
В©\в€‘ d\o О”В«Г¶ d\o
blessing (Christian term)
dГ”\Г¶ В©\в€‘ dzГҐ В©\в€‘
invisible anmals and crops, source of real
В©\в€‘ dГ”o О”В«Г¶ dГ”o ГҐ. He is blessed (with things that will materialise).
В©\в€‘ z\ГҐ О”В«Г¶ z\ГҐ
material blessings
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
~h
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em
em
em
em Qem
em ei
fh \_j
fi
W
x
X
h
Y
f
В©\в€‘
V
dzГҐ В©\в€‘ ts|ГЇ
|ГҐ m\o О”|ГЇ В©\в€‘ wГҐ ГҐ.
ГҐ| В©\в€‘
В©\в€‘
V
В©\в€‘
NS
ГҐ| В©\в€‘
В©\в€‘ l\в€‘
V
tГ¦\Г® ВЇi В©\в€‘ l\в€‘
В©\в€‘ В©В«в€‘
V
В©|ГЊ je
N
В©В«ГЊ
V
В©В«ГЊ lв€‘
Z
w
[
О”
\
j
]
Г·
^
ГЎ
_
e
reap by cutting, cut along grain
harvest time
I must go and cut some horse fodder.
last son, usually О”\ГҐ l\o
put on lower clothing, usually gw\ГҐ
steam, in
steam
shaking
shaking all day
put baby on oneвЂ™s back (baby talk)
festival seven days after March full moon (C)
shake, swing, usually В©В«в€‘
wobbling
`
Г¶
a
b
i/Г‰ГЇ o
c
u
d e
y/Г‰ГЇ в€‘
f
ГЊ
g
В©
h
|ГҐ
i
В«ГҐ
j
ГҐ
k
ГҐ
l
\ГҐ
m
ГҐ\
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В©|ГҐ
NS chickens, also В©ГҐ, usually j|ГҐ
dГ”\Г¶ О”|ГЇ В©|ГҐ О”|ГЇ tО”|Г¶ ГҐ. He breeds livestock and poultry.
В©|ГҐ bu
chicken thigh bone omens
В©|ГҐ bu tsГ¦В«o ГҐ
divine chicken thigh bone omens
В©|ГҐ d\ГЎ tО”Г¦\u dzГ‰ГЇ
a thorny climbing shrub (вЂ�cockspur thorn treeвЂ™)
В©|ГҐ tО”o pГҐ
wild rhubarb (a wild shrub with a very sour edible
gh
stalk and pink flowers, вЂ�chicken edible tipвЂ™)
В©|ГҐ mГҐ k|ГҐ ВЇ|ГҐ В©|ГҐ z\ГҐ (вЂ�after the hen the chickвЂ™) in one generation, a clan
paid bride price to another clan; the same price will
be returned by the other clan in the next generation
В©|ГҐ О”|ГЇ
breeding chickens
gh
gi
gi Q^l
gj gj
gj
gj Oj
gl Q^l
gm
gm
gb
@
b
A
p
В©|ГҐ
N
rock/cliff; Rock clan (said to be witches)
type of bee which builds hive in rock crevices
В©|ГҐ bj\ГҐ
В©|ГҐ pГ¦В«y
pile of rocks
В©|ГҐ tГҐ
karst formation
В©|ГҐ kГ¦u
a cave
В©|ГҐ tО”|Г¶
crack in rock
В©|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ
rocks, also В©|ГҐ tО”Г¦i/В©|ГҐ tsГ¦Г‰ГЇ p|ГҐ
В©|ГҐ mj\Г¶
large monkey which lives on cliffs
В©|ГҐ О”\ГЇ
rock blood (a kind of medicine)
В©|ГҐ ~hГҐ bГҐ
rock moon (famous Lisu site in China)
В©|ГҐ ji tО”Г¦e
rocky waterfall, also В©|ГҐ zГ‰ГЇ tО”Г¦e
В©В«ГҐ
V
separate
Separate them.
В©В«ГҐ fu В©\в€‘.
Q^l В©В«ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
V
full of very big holes, also В©\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
j|Г® mjГҐ В©В«ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ kВ«ГҐ ГҐ. They are full of very big gaps.
В©ГҐ В©ГҐ
V
buzz, of blow-flies
О”Г‰ГЇ mГҐ В©ГҐ В©ГҐ dВ«ГҐ ГҐ. Swarms of blow-flies were buzzing around.
В©ГҐ
NP chicken, usually j|ГҐ/В©|ГҐ
В©ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ В©ГҐ mГҐ
rooster and hen, usually |ГҐ j|ГҐ pГ¦\ГҐ ГҐ j|ГҐ mГҐ
В©ГҐ mГҐ
N
banana, also в‰ҐГҐ mГҐ
Q^l В©\ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
V
full of big holes, also В©В«ГҐ l\ГЎ l\ГЎ
В©\_ГҐ
V
weave basketwork from bamboo or rattan strips
pjВ«ГҐ В©\ГҐ
small woven ritual tray
k|Г¦ГҐВ« tГ¦u В©\ГҐ_ ГҐ.
He is weaving a back basket.
В©\_ГҐ
V
summon people
summon people to come together
В©\_ГҐ dz\ГЇ ГҐ
В©o
see wo
B C
pГ¦ d
D
t
E
tГ¦
F
g
G
k
H I J
kГ¦ dГ” tО”
K L M
tО”Г¦ dz ts
N O
tsГ¦ m
P
n
Q
l
R
s
S
Г‚
T
z
U
в‰Ґ
V
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