Language: Gelao (Sanchong)
Source/Author: | Yu-May Shen |
Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:giq Glottocode: gree1278 |
Notes: | Source: Shen, Yu-May. Phonology of Sanchong Gelao. M.A. Thesis. University of Texas at Arlington, 2003.
Sanchong Gelao is classified as Central Gelao by Edmondson and Shen, although Ostapirat had classified it earlier as Southwestern Gelao. It is spoken in Sanchong village (三冲村), Longlin County (隆林县), Guangxi, China by the Green Gelao people. Their autonym is ha53 kej53.
Sanchong Gelao has 5 tones: /33/, /35/, /13/, /53/, and /31/.
Other words of interest: m`53 sa53 (raw rice), moŋ53 (cooked rice), ɲaj31 m`53 (water buffalo), toŋ31 koŋ35 (knee) |
Problems: | Syllabic nasals are represented as m` and n`. The fricativized/apical vowel is represented as z`. The original source uses short lines under the letters instead of a grave mark `.
Tones were not given for some words. |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Andrew C. Hsiu Checked By: |
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Total Data: 164
- Number of Retentions:
- Number of Loans: 3
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Classification: | Tai-Kadai:Kra:Western Kra |
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Loan: |
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to swim |
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dirty |
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dust |
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to think |
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to breathe |
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33 |
to laugh |
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to suck |
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to yawn |
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woman/female |
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husband |
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wife |
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thatch/roof |
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rope |
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needle |
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to hunt
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to shoot
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to stab, pierce |
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to hit
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to scratch
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stick/wood |
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dull, blunt |
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to work
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to buy |
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worm (earthworm) |
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spider |
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branch
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114 |
leaf |
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118 |
grass |
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124 |
sea |
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woods/forest |
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128 |
sky |
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132 |
fog |
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thunder |
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135 |
lightning |
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137 |
to blow
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138 |
warm
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141 |
wet |
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ash |
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149 |
red |
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153 |
big |
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158 |
narrow |
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159 |
wide |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
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163 |
new |
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170 |
when?
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173 |
at |
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175 |
above |
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176 |
below |
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181 |
where?
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188 |
what?
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190 |
other |
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191 |
all |
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192 |
and |
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if |
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how?
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195 |
no, not |
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to count |
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to fly |
bləw33 |
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head |
bu33 ke53 |
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to tie up, fasten |
d͡ʐu33 |
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37 |
to eat |
ha35 |
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1 |
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to burn
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ha35 |
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to dig |
haj53 |
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to drink |
haŋ53 |
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bad, evil |
hi33 |
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96 |
dog |
hm`35 |
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he/she |
hn`53 |
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to open, uncover |
ho35 |
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person/human being |
həŋ35 |
Chinese |
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to pound, beat
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ka53 |
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road/path |
ka53 kun33 |
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back
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ka53 lai33 |
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old
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kaw53 |
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house |
ki53 |
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shoulder |
ki53 pu33 |
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to see |
ko35 |
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flower |
kəw33 hn`53 |
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112 |
rotten
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kʰoŋ33 |
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tail |
kʷo35 ɕi53 |
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to know, be knowledgeable |
law53 |
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to grow
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li31 |
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left |
li53 zej53 |
left hand |
46 |
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child |
liʔ53 ji33 |
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near |
lo13 |
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to fear |
lo31 |
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to turn
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lo33 |
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thick
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lon31 ni33 |
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to steal |
ləŋ53 |
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147 |
black |
l̥aŋ33 |
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14 |
belly |
l̥oŋ35 |
stomach |
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18 |
breast |
l̥u53 |
breast, heart |
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183 |
thou |
m`31 |
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131 |
cloud
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m`53 hna33 |
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egg |
m`53 kaj53 |
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97 |
bird |
m`53 naŋ53 |
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111 |
fish |
m`53 plo35 |
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108 |
louse
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m`53 t͡ɕe31 |
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106 |
snake |
m`53 ŋo53 |
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102 |
rat |
m`53 ɬo53 |
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tooth |
m`54 pe53 |
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to dream |
m`54 pe53 |
noun |
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mother |
ma13 |
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to sniff, smell |
maw53 |
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32 |
tongue |
mbi33 moŋ53 |
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hand |
mej31 |
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Five
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mej31 |
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Fifty
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mej31 pe53 |
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feather |
mi33 |
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hair
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mi33 ke33 |
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to come |
mo53 d͡ʑu33 |
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60 |
father |
mpa13 |
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30 |
mouth |
mpu33 |
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to climb
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məj31 |
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133 |
rain |
mən31 |
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correct, true |
məŋ31 ŋo53 |
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to throw
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m̥e33 |
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to tie up, fasten |
naŋ53 |
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to say |
nd͡ʒz`31 |
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104 |
fat/grease |
ne31 |
oil |
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to chew
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ni33 |
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129 |
moon |
nta31 |
moon, month |
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25 |
neck |
nta53 t͡ɕu31 |
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117 |
fruit |
ntaŋ31 |
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to live, be alive |
nte31 ti35 |
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name |
ntej13 |
surname |
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44 |
to hear |
nt͡ʂaŋ33 |
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who?
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n̥a53 |
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27 |
nose |
n̥i53 |
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5 |
to walk |
paj35 |
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143 |
fire |
paj35 |
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to sew
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pe35 |
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to sew
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pi33 |
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23 |
blood |
plaʔ53 |
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to split
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plo53 |
to split bamboo, break |
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to live, be alive |
plu35 |
raw |
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120 |
stone |
poŋ35 |
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1? |
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leg/foot |
pu31 ko35 |
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skin |
pu33 ka53 |
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54 |
man/male |
pu33 ʂa35 |
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200 |
Four
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pu35 |
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year |
pzz`35 |
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sharp |
pzz`53 |
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to die, be dead |
pəŋ35 |
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150 |
yellow |
pʰej53 |
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to swell
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pʰie53 |
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to burn
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pʰʲaw33 |
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126 |
lake |
pʲaŋ |
pond |
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3 |
right |
pʷi33 ta35 m`53 |
right hand |
48 |
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intestines |
saj33 |
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48 |
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root |
si53 ʔi35 |
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One
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sz`53 |
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210 |
One Thousand
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sz`53 ke53 vi35 |
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Ten
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sz`53 pe53 |
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209 |
One Hundred
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sz`53 tɕe53 |
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15 |
bone |
ta31 taŋ33 |
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185 |
we
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taw35 |
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Three
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taw35 |
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1 |
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to cook
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taŋ53 |
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1 |
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to fall
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taŋ53 |
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17 |
liver |
taʔ53 poŋ33 |
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35 |
to vomit |
ti53 |
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1? |
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45 |
eye |
to35 |
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1 |
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to bite |
to53 |
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109 |
mosquito |
tsz`31 noŋ31 |
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51 |
to sit |
tu53 |
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earth/soil |
tu53 lu31 |
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to cut, hack
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təj53/31 |
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to pound, beat
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təŋ53 |
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this |
tʰa53 naj33 |
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that |
tʰa53 ʔaj33 |
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to plant |
tʰaŋ35 |
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36 |
to spit |
tʰu53 |
Chinese |
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L |
152 |
small |
tʲaŋ33 |
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90 |
to dig |
t͡sej35 |
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they |
t͡ɕe33 |
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cold
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t͡ɕiŋ33 |
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to squeeze
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t͡ɕz`33 |
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to choose |
t͡ɕʰe31 |
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130 |
star |
t͡ʂa35 |
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you |
t͡ʂaw35 |
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203 |
Seven
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t͡ʂaw35 |
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1? |
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43 |
ear |
t͡ʂo35 |
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46 |
to see |
vaŋ53 |
to look |
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136 |
wind |
ve |
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145 |
smoke
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ve |
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wing |
vi31 |
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1? |
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to walk |
vu d͡ʑu |
to go |
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day |
z`e35 |
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night |
z`ej35 tu31 |
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painful, sick |
zaj13 |
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long
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zaj33 |
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to kill |
zəŋ31 |
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48 |
to sleep |
ŋaw53 |
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to lie down
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ŋaw53 |
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50 |
to dream |
ŋaw53 pe53 |
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1? |
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to hide
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ŋe31 |
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to cry |
ŋə53 |
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1 |
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heavy |
ɕe35 |
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short
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ɲ.e33 |
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63 |
name |
ɲai31 |
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meat/flesh |
ɲaw33 |
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202 |
Six
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ɲaŋ31 |
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1 |
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125 |
salt |
ɲu31 |
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121 |
sand |
ʂa33 |
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Two
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ʂa35 |
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1 |
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207 |
Twenty
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ʂa35 pe53 |
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140 |
dry
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ʂʷo53 |
of weather |
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205 |
Nine
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ʂʷo53 |
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1 |
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in, inside |
ʐaw13 |
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Eight
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ʐaw31 |
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1 |
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156 |
thin
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ʐʷo33 |
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52 |
to stand |
ʑoŋ35/13 |
Chinese ? |
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L? |
119 |
earth/soil |
ʔi53 |
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I |
ʔi53 |
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far |
ʔlaj31 |
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to flow |
ʔlaj35 |
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green |
ʔlaŋ53 |
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122 |
water
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ʔm`53 |
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to hold
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ʔme53 |
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164 |
good |
ʔo33 |
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148 |
white |
ʔuʔ53 |
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