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ᦵᦃᦲxɤɤ¹2000classifierclassifier for people. [Note: Used only with the number two.]ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦗᦱ ᦂᧃ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.The two of them went for a walk.ᦣᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᦠᦻ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why shouldn't we two be friends?2Person9.2.6.1Classifiersproto-Tai/kʰɤ/we (first person dual pronoun)
ᦉᧂ1saŋ¹ᦌᦱ25001interrogative pronounwhat; whichᦂᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ?What are you eating?ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦉᧂ?What is your name?9.2.3.4Question words2interrogative pronounwhyᦩᦻ ᦷᦎ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦉᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦃᧁ ᦣᦱ?Why does this water buffalo have no horns?9.2.3.4Question words3demonstrative pronounany; anything; somethingᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦉᧂ.She didn't say anything.ᦙᦹᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦷᦜᧈ ᦉᧂ.You don't have any desirable qualities.ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦾᧉ.When they have something they will call you to go eat.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦎᦱᧄᦉᧂᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂᦵᦓᦲᧉᦐᧂᦙᧂᦉᧂᦔᦲᧃᦉᧂᦵᦖᦲᧃᦉᧂᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂᦵᦣᧆᦉᧂ
ᦺᦐ2naj¹5001interrogative pronounwhereᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦺᦐ ᦙᦱ?Where does electricity come from?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwherever; anywhere; somewhereᦙᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ ᦖᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦸᧄ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ. Wherever he goes the dog follows him.ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ.In the end he didn't go anywhere.ᦺᦆᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᧂᧈ, ᦺᦆᧈ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.If they want to sit somewhere they sit; if they want to go somewhere they go.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns3demonstrative adjectiveeach. [Note: Used with a classifier.]ᦖᦱᧅ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦐᧅ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦺᦐ ᧕ ᦣᦾᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧉ.The weight of each fruit is 500 grammes.ᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦐ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦝ ᦒᦱᧆ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ.We each took a torch and left the house.8.1.5Allᦋᦲᧃᧉᦺᦐᦺᦐᦓᧃᧉ
ᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂtii⁵saŋ¹20001interrogative pronounwhatᦙᦹ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᧂ?What are you holding in your hand?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounany; anything; somethingᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ.I haven't done anything to you.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂ1
ᦺᦕpʰaj¹5001interrogative pronounwhoᦺᦕ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦂᦴ ᦓᦸ.Who will look after my children?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwhoever; anybody; each personᦺᦕ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᦱᧄᧉ ᦺᦕ.Nobody could restrain anybody.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦺᦕᦙᧃᦺᦕᦢᧁᧈᦑᦸᧈ
ᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹdaŋ²hɯɯ⁴5001demonstrative pronounanything; whateverᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ.He couldn't do anything about it.ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.No matter what he did he couldn't climb out.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦌᦹᧈ, ᦙᦲ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.This man was honest; whatever he had to say he said it.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns2interrogative pronounwhat; howᦵᦍᦰ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦕᧆᧈ?What can we do to help?ᦜᧂ ᦆᦱ ᦶᦎᧄᧈ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦩᦻ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᦱ?The roof is so low; how will we be able to keep cattle in here?9.2.3.4Question wordsᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹ
ᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂbaw²saŋ¹ᦢᧁᧈᦌᦱ5001interrogative pronounwhat; why; howᦁᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ?What is this?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ.Why do children cry in the night?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᦳᧄ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ?How do you care for children's milk teeth?9.2.3.4Question words2demonstrative pronounwhatever; anything; somethingᦚᧃ ᦠᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Whatever you dream, may it be like that.ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.You can change into anything you want.ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦗᦸᧇ.He wrote something in his book.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂ1ᦔᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂ
ᦣᦹhɯɯ⁴20001demonstrative pronounanything; somethingᦙᦹᧂ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦵᦎᦲᧉ.You don't have to say anything.ᦃᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦋᦴ ᦅᧄ ᦷᦈᧃ.They couldn't do anything and so they agreed to what the robbers said.9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns2interrogative pronounwhy; what; howᦙᦹᧂ ᦣᦹ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦎᧂᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦊᦱᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦋᦱ?Why don't you build a house like everybody else?ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦹ?If I don't do this, what should I do?ᦉ ᦗ ᦏ ᦂᦴ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦌᧄᧉ, ᦣᦹ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ.I have them all. How can you say I don't have them?9.2.3.4Question words3exclamationexclamation of doubt or ponderingᦣᦹ, ᦺᦈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦋᦻ ᦌᦹ ᧞ ᦋᦸᧄᧉ ᦎᦲᧇᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦀᦲᧉ.Hmm, how can the hearts of men be so narrow?ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦣ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦣᦹ?Is that really your cow?9.2.3.4Question wordsᦉᦹᧈᦣᦹᦞᧃᦣᦹᦡᧂᧈᦣᦹᦵᦣᧆᦣᦹ
ᦂᦴkuu¹500pronounI; me. [Note: ᦂᦴ 'I' is used in familiar relationships and between friends. It is paired with ᦙᦹᧂ 'you'.]ᦅᦴ1ᦙᦹᧂ9.2.3Pronounsᦂᦴᦃᦹᧃᧉᦙᦹᧂᦟᦳᧂᦂᦴᦗᦹᧂᧈᦙᦹᧂᦀᦲᧂᦂᦴᦙᦹᧂᦙᦹᧂᦂᦴᦷᦎᦂᦴᦎᦱᧂᧈᦂᦴᦎᦱᧂᧈᦙᦹᧂ
ᦂᦴᦙᦹᧂᦙᦹᧂᦂᦴkuu¹mɯŋ⁴mɯŋ⁴kuu¹pronouneach other; reciprocally (literally: I-you, you-me) (can be separated)ᦂᦴ ᦎᦹᧈ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦎᦹᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦊᦴᧈ.Everybody was blaming each other. [Everybody was 'I blame you and you blame me'.]ᦂᦴ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ, ᦙᦹᧂ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦂᦴ, ᦷᦃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦶᦙ.They waited for each other, and the bridge didn't get fixed.ᦂᦴ ᦒᦲᧂ ᦙᦹᧂ, ᦙᦹᧂ ᦒᦲᧂ ᦂᦴ, ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᦳᧂ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦖᧃᧉ ᦖᧃᧉ.Everybody was jostling each other, so my father held my hand firmly.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronounsᦂᦴᦙᦹᧂ
ᦶᦂᧈ1kææ²5001adjectiveold (of people, not of things)ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦍᧂ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.He is even older than my grandfather.8.4.6.5.2Old, not young2adjectivedark (of colours)ᦵᦃᧁ ᦶᦂᧈ.Dark green.8.3.3.3Color3adjectivecoarse; roughᦌᦻ ᦶᦂᧈ.Coarse sand.8.3.2.2Rough4pronounhe; she (of older people)ᦶᦂᧈ ᦈᦳᧂ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦜᦱᧃ ᦋᦻ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ.She held her grandson's arm as they went down from the house.ᦢᦳᧃ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᧟ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦆᦴ ᦢᦱ ᦺᦊᧈ.His merit grew and he became a great teacher.9.2.3Pronounsᦂᦱᧉᦶᦂᧈᦶᦂᧈᦏᧁᧉᦶᦂᧈᦓᦸᧂᧉᦏᧁᧉᦶᦂᧈᦑᦸᧂᧉᦶᦂᧈᦕᦲᧁᦶᦂᧈᦠᦱᧁᧉ
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ᦂᧃkan¹5001pronouneach other; one anotherᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦙᧆ ᦉ ᦠᦻ ᦡᦲ ᦂᧃ.They are good friends to each other.ᦺᦡᧉ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦉ ᦈ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ.We made a promise to each other.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns2pronountogetherᦣᧁ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦕᦱᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦈᦱᧂᧉ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦂᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ.We were poor and were employed together.9.5.2.1Togetherᦀᧁᦂᧃᦂᦸᧆᧈᦂᧃᦺᦔᦷᦃᧇᦂᧃᦅᧄᦉᦴᧈᦂᧃᦷᦉᧇᦑᦱᧂᦉᦳᧄᦂᧃᦷᦋᦂᧃᦷᦋᧃᦂᧃᦵᦎᧆᧈᦂᧃᦵᦓᦲᧂᦂᧃᦵᦔᧃᧈᦂᧃᦔᧃᦂᧃᦔᧆᦂᧃᦵᦖᦲᧃᦂᧃᦗᦱᦂᧃᦗᦲᧈᦓᦸᧂᧉᦎᦲᧃᦶᦊᧃᦷᦠᦂᧃᦶᦙᧃᧈᦂᧃᦵᦙᦲᧈᦂᧃᦚᧁᧉᦂᧃᦟᧁᧈᦂᧃᦟᦳᧂᧈᦂᧃᦟᦱᧄᧈᦂᧃᦵᦡᧁᦂᧃ
ᦃᦱᧉ1xaa³5001nounslaveᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦅᧃ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦃᦱᧉ.If you want to eat like a king you must work like a slave.4.5.4.4Slave2nounhilltribe personᦷᦔᧅ ᦆᦸᧂ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦺᦘᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦡᦲ ᦡᦲ.He ruled the hilltribe people and the commoners well.4.1.9.9Race3pronounI; me. [Note: ᦃᦱᧉ is used when speaking to strangers, or being deferential.]ᦙᧃ ᦏ ᦜᦲ ᦺᦛᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦃᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᧞.He declared his obeisance to the king saying, 'I don't have anything to bring.'9.2.3Pronounsᦃᦱᧉᦵᦉᦲᧅᦃᦱᧉᦺᦋᧉᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉᦃᦱᧉᦷᦗᧅᦺᦋᧉᦃᦱᧉᦺᦘᧈᦃᦱᧉᦷᦜᧂᦃᦱᧉᦟᦴᧅᦃᦱᧉᦶᦡᧈᦃᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᧉᦅᦳᧃᦵᦙᦲᧂᦃᦱᧉᦵᦣᦲᧃᦃᦱᧉᦣᦻᧉᦅᦳᧃᦇᦱᧃᦃᦱᧉᦣᦻᧉᦅᦳᧃᦷᦈᧃᦎᦴᦃᦱᧉᦷᦎᦃᦱᧉᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈᦃᦱᧉᦓᦱᦺᦑᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉᦗᦸᧈᦃᦱᧉ
ᦃᦾᧉxɔj³500pronounI; me. [Note: ᦃᦾᧉ is deferential. Used when addressing elders or teachers.]ᦈᧁᧉ ᦞᦸᧂᧉ ᦵᦣᧀ, ᦃᦾᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦝᧂ!O emperor, I have come to tell you a story.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦃᦾᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦋᦻ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦣᦱ!”Unn said (to the teacher), 'I am a boy, how can I sit beside a girl?'9.2.3Pronounsᦃᦾᧉᦃᦾᧉᦃᦾᧉᦶᦡᧈᦃᦾᧉᦢᦱᧆᦎᦴᦃᦾᧉᦷᦎᦃᦾᧉᦗᦸᧈᦃᦾᧉ
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ᦆᦲᧂxiŋ⁴5001nounbodyᦷᦎ 5ᦎᧅ ᦶᦃᧇ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦊᧈ ᧞ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦗᦴᧉ.The centipede with the big head and the small body is the male.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦃᧉ ᦗᦹᧂ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦐᦹᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦐᦹᧂ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ.A sick person should move their body around a lot.2.1Body2pronounyou (singular). [Note: ᦆᦲᧂ 'you' is paired with ᦣᦱ 'I' in a relationship between close friends, usually of the same sex. ᦆᦲᧂ is also used when speaking to oneself.]ᦣᦱ2ᦍᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦣᦱ.I would be pleased if you would help me.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ.That is the person who saved your life (talking to self).9.2.3Pronouns3pronounoneselfᦺᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᧅ ᦵᦎᧆᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ.Everybody stayed hiding in their own house.ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦵᦊᧇ.A shirt that she had made herself.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronounsᦷᦎᦆᦲᧂᦷᦎᦵᦔᧁᧈᦆᦲᧂᦗᦾᦷᦎᦺᦕᦆᦲᧂᦙᧃᦟᦹᧄᦆᦲᧂᦣᦴᧉᦆᦲᧂ
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