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Dai Lue - English

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ᦛᦱᧅwaak²verb (transitive)to tear openᦵᦎᧁᧈ ᦂᦳᧃᧉ ᦛᦱᧅ.Pants with the bottom split open.ᦩᦻ ᦙᦲ ᦡᧂ ᦛᦱᧅ.Water buffalo have split noses.7.8.4Tear, rip
ᦛᦱᧅᦛᦱᧅwaak²waak²onomatopoeiasound of shoutingᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦛᦱᧅ ᦛᦱᧅ, ᦆᦹᧃ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦀᦻᧉ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦂ ᦣᦱ?”He cried out 'waak-waak' and asked, 'Uncle, why aren't you afraid?'3.5.1.1.1Shout2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦛᧆwat²nouna coldᦃᦾᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦛᧆ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.I have a bad cold.2.5.2Diseaseᦐᦱᧉᦵᦡᦲᧃᦛᧆᦺᦓᦛᧆᦺᦀ
ᦛᧆᦺᦀwat²ʔaj¹nounflu; influenzaᦺᦡᧉ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦛᧆ ᦺᦀ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦞᦹᧆ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦞᦹᧆ ᦐᦱᧁ、 ᦑᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦵᦙᧀᧈ、 ᦈᦱᧄ ᦈᦱᧄ ᦺᦀ ᦺᦀ、 ᦃᦲᧉ ᦙᦳᧅ ᦶᦜᧁ ᦍᦾᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᦱᧆ、 ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᧄᧉ.When you get the flu you will shake with fever, your whole body will ache, you will cough and sneeze, you will have a runny nose, and you won't want to eat or drink.2.5.2Diseaseᦛᧆᦺᦀᦺᦃᧉᦛᧆᦺᦃᧉᦺᦀ
ᦛᦲᧆwit²1verb (transitive)to slip offᦛᦲᧆ ᦷᦃ ᧞ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ.They slipped off the bridge and fell into the river.7.2.1.5.1Slip, slide2verb (transitive)to miss an opportunityᦛᦲᧆ ᦺᦔ ᧟.You lost your chance.6.1.2.9Opportunity3post-verbdifferentlyᦔᦱᧅ ᦛᦲᧆ ᦂᧃ.They speak with different accents.8.3.5.2.3Differentᦛᦲᧆᦅᦱᧆᦛᦲᧆᦵᦞᦟᦱᦠᦻᦛᦲᧆᦠᦻᦞᦾ
ᦛᦲᧆᦅᦱᧆwit²kaat⁵verb (transitive)to miss an opportunityᦛᦲᧆ ᦅᦱᧆ ᦵᦉ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦷᦊᧅ ᦊᦱ ᦺᦔ. You will lose the opportunity to treat the disease.6.1.2.9Opportunityᦛᦲᧆᦅᦱᧆ
ᦛᦲᧆᦛᦲᧆwit²wit²onomatopoeiasound of a heart beatingᦺᦈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ ᦛᦲᧆ ᦛᦲᧆ.My heart was pounding 'wit-wit'.2.1.8.1Heart2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦛᦲᧆᦵᦞᦟᦱwit²wee⁴laa⁴1verb (intransitive)to alternate8.4.5.1.6Alternate2post-verbnot on timeᦵᦙᦲ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦛᦲᧆ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ.He got to school late.8.4.5.3.3Lateᦛᦲᧆᦵᦞᦟᦱ


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