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Dai Lue - English


ᦟᦛᦱᧂᧈlawaaŋ²prepositionduring; betweenᦟ ᦛᦱᧂᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦢᦱᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦔᦸᧆ ᧚.During the time one is growing up.ᦟ ᦛᦱᧂᧈ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧒ ᦔᦲ ᦏᦹᧂ ᧑᧔ ᦔᦲ.Between the age of 12 and 14.8.4.5.2.3Duringᦛᦱᧂᧈ
ᦟᦞᦱᧉlawaa⁶nameLawa nationality9.7.1.5Names of languages
ᦟᦶᦞᧃᧈlawæn⁵nounnearby areaᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦠᧅ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦔᧅ ᦶᦑᧂ ᦉᦻ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦟ ᦶᦞᧃᧈ.Prevent the broken bone from stabbing a vein in the nearby area.8.2.6.2Near
ᦟᦺᦞlawaj⁴adjectiverapidᦂᦱᧃ ᦑᦸᧉ ᦟ ᦺᦞ.Rapid transportation.8.4.8.1Quickᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈᦟᦺᦞᦺᦔᦙᦱᦑᦱᧂᦟᦺᦞᦺᦔᦙᦱ
ᦟᦞᧂlawaŋ⁴verb (transitive)to defend; guard4.8.2.4Defendᦟᦞᧂᦣᧅᦉᦱᦵᦣᦲᦟᦞᧂ
ᦟᦞᧂᦣᧅᦉᦱlawaŋ⁴hak⁵saa¹verb (transitive)to defend; guardᦟ ᦞᧂ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦶᦉ ᦺᦔ ᦔᦸᧂᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦙᦱᧃᧈ.They defended the road out of Kunming that goes to Myanmar.ᦵᦙᧆ ᦷᦟ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦉᦲᧅ ᦟ ᦞᧂ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦵᦓᦲᧉ ᦷᦎ.White blood cells are soldiers protecting the body.4.8.2.4Defendᦟᦞᧂᦣᧅᦉᦱ
ᦟᦤᦴladuu⁴20001nounweatherᦟ ᦤᦴ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦊᦲᧃ ᦷᦖᧅ ᦊᦲᧃ ᦺᦈ.The weather was really good, not hot but pleasant.1.1.3Weather2nounseasonᦍᦱᧄ ᦞᦸᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟ ᦤᦴ ᦁᧃ ᦜᦻ ᦕᦲᧁ ᦓᧃᧉ.Spring is a season of many colours.8.4.1.5Season3classifierclassifier for seasons᧑᧒ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦶᦢᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᧔ ᦟ ᦤᦴ.The twelve months are divided into four seasons.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦻᦟᦤᦴᦟᦤᦴᦀᦳᧃᧈᦟᦤᦴᦁᦱᦂᦱᧆᦟᦤᦴᦊᦲᧃᦟᦤᦴᦐᦱᧁᦟᦤᦴᦚᦳᧃᦟᦤᦴᦞᦸᧃᦟᦤᦴᦶᦟᧂᧉᦟᦤᦴᦣᦸᧃᧉᦷᦣᧂᦟᦤᦴ
ᦟᦤᦴᦁᦱᦂᦱᧆladuu⁴ʔakaat²nounweatherᦟ ᦤᦴ ᦁᦱ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦜᦻ.In hot weather we sweat a lot.1.1.3Weatherᦟᦤᦴᦁᦱᦂᦱᧆ
ᦟᦤᦴᦣᦸᧃᧉladuu⁴hɔn⁶nounsummer; hot season8.4.1.5Seasonᦟᦤᦴᦣᦸᧃᧉ
ᦟᦱ1laa⁴2000noundonkeyEquus asinumᦷᦎ 5ᦈᦳᧂ ᦟᦱ.Lead a donkey (by a rope).ᦟᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲᧆᧈ ᦖᦱ ᦺᦓ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦣᧂ.The donkey kicked the wolf hard.1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals6.3.1.7Beast of burdenᦙᦱᧉᦟᦱᦷᦞᦩᦻ
ᦟᦱ2laa⁴verb (intransitive)to take one's leave; departᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦉᧂᧈ ᦟᦱ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦉᦴᧈ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦺᦕ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦙᧃ.They took their leave and they each returned to their own house.3.5.1.4.4Say farewellᦵᦙᦲᧂᦟᦱ
ᦟᦱᧈlaa⁵2000verb (transitive)to hunt; chaseᦶᦙᧈ ᦃᧁ ᦷᦋ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦱᧈ.The mother wolf took her babies out hunting.6.4.1Huntᦶᦀᧁᧈᦵᦑᧁᦟᦱᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦱᧈᦨᦱᧈᦵᦛᧃ
ᦟᦱᧉlaa⁶2000nounteaCamellia sinensisᦂᦸ ᦟᦱᧉ. A tea tree.ᦢᦲᧆ ᦶᦊᧈ ᦟᦱᧉ.Pick tea leaves.ᦶᦠᧉ ᦟᦱᧉ.To steep tea (make tea).ᦠᦲᧇᧈ ᦟᦱᧉ.To sip tea.5.2.3.6Beverage5.2.3.1.4Food from leavesᦓᧄᧉᦟᦱᧉᦖᦸᧉᦟᦱᧉᦖᦸᧉᦟᦱᧉᦶᦎᧃᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂᦟᦱᧉᦟᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁᦟᦱᧉᦶᦡᧂ
ᦟᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁlaa⁶xew¹noungreen teaᦟᦱᧉ ᦵᦃᧁ ᦶᦂᧉ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦶᦙᧃᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ.Green tea gets rid of heat and you should drink it in the summer.5.2.3.6Beverage5.2.3.1.4Food from leavesᦟᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁ
ᦟᦱᦅᦱlaa⁴kaa⁴nounlust; sexual desire2.6.2.2Attract sexually
ᦟᦱᦆᦴᧈlaa⁴xuu⁵nameLahu nationality9.7.1.5Names of languages
ᦟᦱᦉᦻᦺᦈlaa⁴saaj¹caj¹adjectivecomplacent; carelessᦶᦤᧃ ᦵᦑᧂᧈ ᦟᦱ ᦉᦻ ᦺᦈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ.For sure you can't be complacent (about treating rabies).3.4.2.4.1Worried


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