Language: Tai Mene
Source/Author: | James R. Chamberlain |
Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:tmp Glottocode: taim1250 |
Notes: | Chamberlain, James R. 1991. Mène: A Tai dialect originally spoken in Nghe An (Nghe Tinh), Vietnam -- preliminary linguistic observations and historical implications. Journal of the Siam Society 79 (2):103-123.
Data was collected from Mrs. Viengthong Thammavong (b. 1945) at the Na Pho refugee camp in Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand in March 1990. Mrs. Viengthong's family had migrated from Nghệ An province, Vietnam, in 1935 or 1936 to Ban Sop Vieng, Laos, a Tai Moey village where they were the only Tai Mene family.
ï = ɯ in Chamberlain (1991).
Tones:
1 = /213/ low rising, usually with an audible creakiness at the lowest point of the tone
2 = /21/ mid-low falling, with whisper on the end tone
3 = /545/ mid-high with slight fall of fall-rise
4 = /55/ high level
5 = /53/ high falling
6 = /45/ mid-high rising checked
7 = /32/ mid-low falling checked
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Data Entry: | Typed By: Andrew C. Hsiu Checked By: |
Statistics: |
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Total Data: 46
- Number of Retentions:
- Number of Loans: 0
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Classification: | Tai-Kadai:Kam-Tai:Tai:Northern |
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hand |
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left |
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to walk |
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6 |
road/path |
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to come |
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to turn
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to swim |
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11 |
dust |
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12 |
skin |
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13 |
back
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14 |
belly |
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16 |
intestines |
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17 |
liver |
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18 |
breast |
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19 |
shoulder |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
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21 |
to think |
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22 |
to fear |
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24 |
head |
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26 |
hair
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27 |
nose |
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28 |
to breathe |
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to sniff, smell |
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30 |
mouth |
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32 |
tongue |
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34 |
to cry |
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35 |
to vomit |
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36 |
to spit |
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37 |
to eat |
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38 |
to chew
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39 |
to cook
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40 |
to drink |
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42 |
to suck |
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44 |
to hear |
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45 |
eye |
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to see |
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47 |
to yawn |
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48 |
to sleep |
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49 |
to lie down
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50 |
to dream |
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51 |
to sit |
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to stand |
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55 |
woman/female |
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57 |
husband |
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58 |
wife |
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59 |
mother |
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60 |
father |
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61 |
house |
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62 |
thatch/roof |
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63 |
name |
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64 |
to say |
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65 |
rope |
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to tie up, fasten |
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to sew
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69 |
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 die, be dead |
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76 |
to live, be alive |
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to cut, hack
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stick/wood |
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to split
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81 |
sharp |
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84 |
to plant |
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85 |
to choose |
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86 |
to grow
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87 |
to swell
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88 |
to squeeze
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to hold
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to buy |
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to pound, beat
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to throw
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to fall
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97 |
bird |
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100 |
wing |
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101 |
to fly |
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102 |
rat |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
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104 |
fat/grease |
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105 |
tail |
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106 |
snake |
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107 |
worm (earthworm) |
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108 |
louse
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109 |
mosquito |
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111 |
fish |
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112 |
rotten
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113 |
branch
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115 |
root |
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116 |
flower |
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117 |
fruit |
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118 |
grass |
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119 |
earth/soil |
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120 |
stone |
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121 |
sand |
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122 |
water
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to flow |
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124 |
sea |
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125 |
salt |
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126 |
lake |
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127 |
woods/forest |
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128 |
sky |
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129 |
moon |
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130 |
star |
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131 |
cloud
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132 |
fog |
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133 |
rain |
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135 |
lightning |
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136 |
wind |
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137 |
to blow
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138 |
warm
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139 |
cold
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141 |
wet |
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142 |
heavy |
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144 |
to burn
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146 |
ash |
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147 |
black |
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149 |
red |
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150 |
yellow |
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152 |
small |
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153 |
big |
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154 |
short
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155 |
long
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156 |
thin
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157 |
thick
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159 |
wide |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
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162 |
old
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163 |
new |
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164 |
good |
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165 |
bad, evil |
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166 |
correct, true |
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169 |
year |
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170 |
when?
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to hide
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173 |
at |
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174 |
in, inside |
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175 |
above |
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176 |
below |
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177 |
this |
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178 |
that |
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180 |
far |
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181 |
where?
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182 |
I |
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183 |
thou |
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184 |
he/she |
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185 |
we
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186 |
you |
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187 |
they |
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188 |
what?
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189 |
who?
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190 |
other |
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192 |
and |
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193 |
if |
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194 |
how?
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195 |
no, not |
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196 |
to count |
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197 |
One
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198 |
Two
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199 |
Three
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200 |
Four
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201 |
Five
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Six
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203 |
Seven
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204 |
Eight
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205 |
Nine
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206 |
Ten
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207 |
Twenty
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208 |
Fifty
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209 |
One Hundred
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210 |
One Thousand
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114 |
leaf |
bëë4 |
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15 |
bone |
duuk2 |
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134 |
thunder |
faa5 phɛɛ3 |
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143 |
fire |
fii4 |
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leg/foot |
haa1 |
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to kill |
haa3 |
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148 |
white |
haaw1 |
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feather |
haw1 |
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needle |
hem1 |
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151 |
green |
hew1 |
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to laugh |
hoo1 |
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to open, uncover |
hoy1 |
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to open, uncover |
hoy4 |
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ear |
huu4 |
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dirty |
hëk7 |
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dry
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hëë2 |
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to climb
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hïn3 |
ascend |
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tooth |
hɛw3 |
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110 |
spider |
kaaw4 |
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narrow |
kew2 |
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to open, uncover |
khay4 |
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to scratch
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khiit2 |
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dry
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khoo1 |
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to bite |
khop6 |
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right |
khwaa4 |
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near |
khëë3 |
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110 |
spider |
kiŋ4 kaaw4 |
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53 |
person/human being |
kon4 |
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all |
kop7 |
complete, entire |
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to dig |
kut6 |
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smoke
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kwan4 |
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night |
kïn4 |
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25 |
neck |
kɔɔ4 |
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painful, sick |
kɛɛt2 |
hurt |
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to steal |
lak1 |
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23 |
blood |
lïat2 |
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56 |
child |
lïk7 |
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56 |
child |
lɯk7 |
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96 |
dog |
maa4 |
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168 |
day |
măŋee4 |
sun, day |
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134 |
thunder |
phɛɛ3 |
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dull, blunt |
puu3 |
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person/human being |
pëë4 |
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54 |
man/male |
pɔɔ2 |
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98 |
egg |
say2 |
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83 |
to work
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viak2 |
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