Language: Kathu
| Source/Author: | Wu Zili |
| Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:ykt Glottocode: kath1251 |
| Notes: | Wu Zili [武自立]. 1994. A preliminary study of the Gasu language of Guangnan County, Yunnan Province [云南省广南县嘎苏话初探]. Minzu Yuwen 2.
Kathu (alternatively Kasu or Gasu; autonym: [kᴀ̰33 θṵ31]) is an SOV Lolo-Burmese language spoken in Balong Village (坝聋村), Nanping Township
(南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. It has 4 tones, /55/, /33/, /31/, /13/. The subscript tildes signify tenseness, and the apostrophes signify aspiration.
Wang Chengyou [王成有]. 2003. A comparative study of Yi dialects [彝语方言比较研究]. Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House [四川民族出版社].
According to Chen (2003), this language is spoken by the Flowery Luo (花倮) people of Anwang Village (安王村), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. It might be a identical or similar to Kathu as reported in Wu Zili (1994). |
| Data Entry: | Typed By: Andrew C. Hsiu Checked By: |
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Total Data: 100
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| Classification: | Sino-Tibetan:Tibeto-Burman:Ngwi-Burmese:Ngwi:Southeastern |
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- Changed "notes" from "Wu Zili [武自立]. 1994. A preliminary study of the Gasu language of Guangnan County, Yunnan Province [云南省广南县嘎苏话初探]. Minzu Yuwen 2.
Kathu (alternatively Kasu or Gasu; autonym: [kᴀ̰33 θṵ31]) is an SOV Lolo-Burmese language spoken in Balong Village (坝聋村), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. It has 4 tones, /55/, /33/, /31/, /13/. The subscript tildes signify tenseness, and the apostrophes signify aspiration.
Wang Chengyou [王成有]. 2003. A comparative study of Yi dialects [彝语方言比较研究]. Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House [四川民族出版社].
According to Chen (2003), this language is spoken by the Flowery Luo (花倮) people of Anwang Village (安王村), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. It might be a identical or similar to Kathu as reported in Wu Zili (1994)." - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-09 05:25:42)
- Changed "notes" from "Wu Zili [武自立]. 1994. A preliminary study of the Gasu language of Guangnan County, Yunnan Province [云南省广南县嘎苏话初探]. Minzu Yuwen 2.
Kathu (alternatively Kasu or Gasu; autonym: [kᴀ̰33 θṵ31]) is an SOV Lolo-Burmese language spoken in Balong Village (坝聋村), Nanping Township (南屏镇), Guangnan County, Yunnan, China. It has 4 tones, /55/, /33/, /31/, /13/. The subscript tildes signify tenseness, and the apostrophes signify aspiration." - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-09 05:24:08)
- Changed "silcode" from "" - Simon Greenhill (2012-09-28 05:54:38)
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dirty |
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dust |
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skin |
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back
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belly |
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bone |
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intestines |
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liver |
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breast |
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shoulder |
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blood |
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head |
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neck |
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hair
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nose |
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to breathe |
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to sniff, smell |
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mouth |
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tongue |
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to laugh |
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to cry |
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to spit |
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to chew
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to cook
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to drink |
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to bite |
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to suck |
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ear |
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to hear |
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eye |
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to yawn |
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to sleep |
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to lie down
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to dream |
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to stand |
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man/male |
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husband |
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wife |
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thatch/roof |
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name |
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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 steal |
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to live, be alive |
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to scratch
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to cut, hack
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stick/wood |
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to split
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dull, blunt |
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to plant |
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to grow
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to swell
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to squeeze
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to hold
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to buy |
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to open, uncover |
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to pound, beat
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to throw
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egg |
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feather |
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wing |
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rat |
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meat/flesh |
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fat/grease |
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tail |
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worm (earthworm) |
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louse
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mosquito |
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spider |
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branch
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root |
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fruit |
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grass |
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earth/soil |
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stone |
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sand |
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to flow |
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sea |
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salt |
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lake |
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woods/forest |
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moon |
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star |
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cloud
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fog |
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thunder |
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lightning |
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wind |
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to blow
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warm
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wet |
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heavy |
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to burn
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smoke
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ash |
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yellow |
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short
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long
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thick
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shy, ashamed |
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new |
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bad, evil |
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correct, true |
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year |
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when?
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to hide
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to climb
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at |
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in, inside |
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near |
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far |
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other |
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and |
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if |
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how?
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to count |
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Twenty
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Fifty
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hand |
lo13 |
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hand |
lɑ13 |
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leg/foot |
k'ɪ31 |
foot |
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to walk |
θṵ31 |
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to come |
lo33 |
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to know, be knowledgeable |
θḭ31 |
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to think |
pi̱33 |
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to fear |
nḭ13 ȵᴀ33 |
literally 'small heart' |
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tooth |
tsi33 |
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to vomit |
phe55 |
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to eat |
ðo31 |
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to see |
mɯɑ33 |
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to sit |
te33 |
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person/human being |
θᴀ33 |
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person/human being |
θṵ33 |
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woman/female |
mɯŋ31 |
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child |
o̰31 lie33 |
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mother |
mo33 |
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father |
p'o33 |
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house |
pɯḛ13 |
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house |
pɤe̱31 |
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to say |
klɪ̰33 |
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to tie up, fasten |
po̱13 |
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to sew
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ȥe13 |
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to sew
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ȥe31 |
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to hit
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ti21 |
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to hit
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tʂhɤ55 |
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to kill |
θi55 |
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to die, be dead |
xɪ33 |
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sharp |
ble33 |
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to work
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mu33 |
to do |
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to choose |
siḛ31 |
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to dig |
bɯ̰13 |
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to dig |
bɯ̱13 |
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to fall
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θe̱33 |
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dog |
k'lḭ31 |
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bird |
ŋo55 |
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to fly |
ple33 |
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snake |
vi33 |
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fish |
ŋo31 |
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rotten
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pɯe13 |
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leaf |
p'lo31 |
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flower |
vɪ13 |
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water
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ɣɪ33 |
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sky |
mɯŋ31 |
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rain |
mɯŋ31 ɣɪ33 |
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cold
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dʑɑ33 |
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dry
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pi33 |
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dry
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pi33 |
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fire |
mi31 |
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black |
no13 |
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white |
p'lu33 |
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red |
nḭ33 |
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red |
ni̱33 |
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green |
nɯŋ33 |
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small |
ȵᴀ33 |
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big |
kᴀ̰55 |
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big |
kᴀ̱21 |
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thin
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po31 |
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thin
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po31 |
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narrow |
ȵi55 |
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wide |
ki33 |
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painful, sick |
no33 |
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old
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lɑu31 |
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good |
ko31 |
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good |
mɯi31 |
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night |
k'lḛ13 |
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day |
pɯi31 |
sun |
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day |
nɪ33 lɯ13 |
day |
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above |
ɪ55 ȵo13 |
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below |
ɪ33 k'ɪ̰13 |
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this |
tsᴀ31 |
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that |
vɑ33 |
proximal |
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that |
ɪ33 vɑ33 |
distal |
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where?
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kᴀ31 xi33 |
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I |
ŋo33 |
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thou |
no33 |
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he/she |
ʑo33 |
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we
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vu33 |
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you |
no33 mɯe33 |
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they |
ʑo33 mɯe33 |
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what?
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tsɯ̰13 mo̰31 |
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who?
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θḛ31 |
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all |
ke33 |
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all |
xi33 |
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no, not |
ŋu33 |
precedes the verb |
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no, not |
ᴀ33 |
comes after the verb |
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One
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tᴀ31 |
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Two
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nɪ13 |
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Three
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θɯŋ33 |
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Four
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lie33 |
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Five
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ŋo31 |
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Six
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tʂ'u55 |
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Seven
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xɪ̰31 |
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Eight
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si55 |
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Eight
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si̱13 |
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Nine
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kɯ33 |
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Ten
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θḭ33 |
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One Hundred
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ȵo̰33 |
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One Thousand
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tɕ'ie13 |
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