ᦀᦲᦰᦔᦴᧈʔipuu²5001nounpaternal grandfather (father's father)ᦷᦋᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦢᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.In grandfather's lifetime they used bamboo to build houses.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold man. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older men.]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦣᧂ. Old Man Thunder took out his drum and hit it hard.2.6.5.1Manᦀᦲᦰ1ᦔᦴᧈ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦗᦸᧈʔipɔɔ⁵2000nounfather. [Note: Used to refer to one's father, or address one's father.]ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦗᦸᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦶᦙᧈʔimææ⁵2000nounmother. [Note: Used to refer to one's mother, or to address one's mother.]“ᦺᦕ ᦷᦋ ᦶᦀ ᦙᦱ ᦣᦱ?” “ᦀᦲᦰ ᦶᦙᧈ.”(speaking to a lost child) 'Who brought you here?' 'My mother.'4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦶᦙᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦷᦜᧂʔiloŋ¹nounolder woman who has no children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]2.6.4.5Old personᦀᦲᦰ1ᦷᦜᧂ
ᦀᦲᦰᦞᦸᧅʔiwɔk⁵500nounmonkeyᦀᧁ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦞᦸᧅ ᦁᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦂ ᦑᧄ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦟᧅ ᦍᧇ.They confiscated two monkeys that people had captured illegally.ᦀᦲᦰ ᦞᦸᧅ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦠᦱᧂ ᦍᦱᧁ.All monkeys have long tails.ᦠᦱᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦞᦸᧅ ᦦᦾ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦎᦸᧆᧈ ᦍᦸᧆ ᦎᦸᧆᧈ ᦍᦸᧆ.The monkey's tail was swinging 'tot-yot-tot-yot'.1.6.1.1.1Primateᦀᦲᦰ2ᦞᦸᧅ
ᦀᦲᦰᦢᦲᧉʔibii³2000noundragonflyᦅᦳᧃ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦢᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦲ ᦉᦹ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦓᦱ.The old people say that if you eat a dragonfly you will become a ghost.1.6.1.7Insectᦀᦲᦰ2ᦍᦳᧃᦢᦲᧃᦀᦲᦰᦢᦲᧉ
ᦀᦲᦰᦢᦹᧂᧈʔibɯŋ²2000nounbat (the flying animal)ᦀᦲᦰ ᦢᦹᧂᧈ ᦀᦱᧉ ᦔᦲᧅᧈ ᧞ ᦢᦲᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦍᧇ ᦢᦳᧂᧉ ᦶᦙᧂ.The bat opened its wings and flew out to catch insects.1.6.1.1.8Batᦀᦲᦰ2ᦢᦹᧂᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦷᦣᧅʔihok⁵nountadpoleᦀᦲᦰ ᦷᦣᧅ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦃᧆᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦎᦸᧂᧉ ᦷᦜᧈ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᧒ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.It takes two months for a tadpole to change into a frog.1.6.1.4Amphibianᦀᦲᦰ2ᦷᦣᧅ2
ᦀᦲᦰᦣᦸᧅʔihɔk⁵2000nounsquirrelᦀᦲᦰ ᦣᦸᧅ ᦠᦱ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦶᦔᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ.The squirrel looked for pine cones to eat.1.6.1.1.4Rodentᦀᦲᦰ2ᦣᦸᧅ
ᦀᦲᧉʔii³500nounthis thing; like thisᦵᦣᧆ ᦀᦲᧉ ᦶᦙᧃᧈ ᦣᦱᧈ?Is this the right thing to do?ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.Since the time they went to school it had been like this.ᦉᧂ ᧞ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦆ ᦙᦱ ᦜᦻ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦀᦲᧉ ᦣᦱ?Why have you brought us so much stuff?ᦟᧅ ᦂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᧉ ᦣᦱᧈ?Are pineapples really like this?9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronounsᦀᦲᧇᧈᦀᦲᧉᦌᦲᧄᦌᦲ
ᦀᦳᦉᦱʔusaa¹verb (intransitive)to bestow a titleᦀᦳ ᦉᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋᦱ ᦘᦲᧉ ᦵᦉᧆᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘ ᦍᦱ.They gave him a royal title and had him ascend to be king.ᦃᧁ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦍᦲᧄ ᦺᦈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᦳ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦈᧁᧉ ᦂᦳᧄ ᦙᦱᧃ” ᧞.They were all happy and gave him the title 'Royal Prince'.4.5.5.1Title, name of honor
ᦀᦳᦔᦏᦱᧅʔupatʰaak²verb (transitive)to wait upon; serveᦶᦙᧈ ᦈᦱᧈ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦂᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦏᦱᧅ ᦈᧁᧉ ᧞ ᦖᦸᧄᧈ ᦓᦱᧂ.The wives of the officials took turns waiting on their lord and lady.ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦇᦽᧈ ᦡᦱᧂᧉ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦎ, ᦷᦎᧅ ᦙᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦏᦱᧅ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ.Her grandfather is paralysed all over, and it has fallen on her to care for him.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦋᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦟᧄ, ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦏᦱᧅ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᧔ ᦓᦱ.She is a server in a hotel, waiting on guests from various places.4.5.4.3Serveᦩᦱᧄᦀᦳᦔᦏᦱᧅ
ᦀᦳᦔᦙᦱʔupamaa⁴verb (transitive)to compare, especially with an elaborate comparison, as in analogy or parableᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦟᦱ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦓᦾᧉ.My father can be compared to a donkey that has a low price.3.5.4.2Saying, proverb8.3.5.2Compareᦅᧄᦀᦳᦔᦙᦱ