Dai Lue – English



ᦧᦸᧂᧈᦶᦌᧃᧉᦌᦼxwɔŋ²sæn⁶suj⁴nounmineral water5.2.3.6BeverageChinese矿泉水kuang4quan2shui3
ᦧᦱᧃxwaan¹2000nounaxeᦵᦏᧃᧈ 2ᦀᧁ ᦧᦱᧃ ᦔᦸᧄᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ.He felled the tree with an axe.ᦀᧁ ᦧᦱᧃ ᦶᦎᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦷᦜ.He cut it up with his axe to make firewood.6.7.1Cutting toolᦧᦱᧃᦝᦱᧉᦧᦱᧃᦢᦸ
ᦧᦱᧃᦝᦱᧉxwaan¹faa⁶nounthunder (literally: sky-axe)1.1.3.6Lightning, thunderᦧᦱᧃᦝᦱᧉ
ᦧᦱᧃᦢᦸxwaan¹bɔɔ¹nounaxe with a pointed head6.7.1Cutting toolᦧᦱᧃ
ᦧᦸᧃ1xwɔn¹20001nounthe elements of a living being that give it life and energy. [Note: Separation of the xwon from the body results in illness or death. Each part of the body has its own xwon. Some say that a person has 52 xwon, others give different numbers. Xwon are secured in the body by tying thread around the wrists. Xwon is sometimes translated as 'soul-stuff' in English.]ᦕᦳᧅᧈ 1ᦅᧄ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦌᦱᧂᧈ.Words to call back the xwon of an injured person.ᦕᦳᧅᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦙᦱ, ᦕᦳᧅᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦧᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ.As I tie your left hand may your xwon come, as I tie your right hand may your xwon stay.ᦧᦸᧃ ᦷᦠ ᦐᦲ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦗᦸᧅ.Her head-xwon had fled and he couldn't summon it back.1.4.2Spirits of things3.1Soul, spirit4.9.2Supernatural being2nounwhorl in the hairᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦟᦴᧅ 3ᦷᦣ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦙᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧅ ᦟᦴᧅ ᧚, ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦜᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᧚.My cow has one whorl on its forehead, and one in the middle of its back.2.1.5Hair3classifierclassifier for xwon᧓᧒ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦅᧄ ᦗᦸᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦏᧁᧉ.May 32 xwon come to you like the blessings of the elders.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦂᧇᦇᧁᦀᧁᦧᦸᧃᦃᧁᧉᦧᦸᧃᦈᦸᧄᦧᦸᧃᦉᦴᧈᦧᦸᧃᦷᦉᧅᧈᦷᦑᧅᦧᦸᧃᦖᦸᧂᦉᧁᦧᦸᧃᦖᦴᧈᦧᦸᧃᦙᧆᦧᦸᧃᦟᧁᧈᦧᦸᧃᦣᦴᧉᦷᦠᦣᦴᧉᦧᦸᧃ᧒ᦧᦸᧃ᧒ᦙᦹ
ᦧᦸᧃ2Variant ofᦃᦸᧃ1side
ᦧᦱᧅxwaak²nounstake; sharpened stickᦜᦲᧄᧉ 2ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦎᦱ ᦵᦊᧄᧉ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦶᦜᧄ ᦵᦉᧄᧉ ᦧᦱᧅ.Keep your eyes on the lookout for sharpened stakes.4.8.3.7Weapon, shoot6.7.1.1Poking tool
ᦧᦸᧅxwɔk²verb (transitive)to carve; cut (a gem)ᦧᦸᧅ ᦓᦱᧅ ᦢᦲᧃ ᧒ ᦷᦎ.They carved two flying dragons.ᦶᦉᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦧᦸᧅ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦇᦱᧄ.An uncut diamond isn't beautiful.1.2.2.5Jewel7.8.3Cut
ᦧᧆxwat²verb (transitive)to dig out of (as wax out of ears)7.8.6Dig
ᦧᦱᧆxwaat²verb (intransitive)to throw overhandᦙᧃ ᦋᧂ ᦶᦙᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦠᦲᧃ ᦧᦱᧆ ᦶᦙᧁ.He hated cats so he threw a rock at the cat.ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᧁ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦠᦲᧃ ᦧᦱᧆ ᦷᦓᧅ.Don't throw rocks at birds.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦂᦸᧅᧈ ᦧᦱᧆ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦖᦱ.The children were throwing hogplums at the dog.7.3.1.1Throw
ᦧᦲᧆxwit²1verb (intransitive)to stick upᦺᦢ ᦙᧃ ᦧᦲᧆ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ.Their leaves point up to the sky.7.2.2.4Move up2verb (transitive)to impale; goreᦩᦻ ᦧᦲᧆ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦎᦻ.The buffalo gored someone to death.7.8.5Make hole, opening1.6.4Animal actionsᦔᧅᦧᦲᧆᦔᧅᦧᦲᧆᦔᧅᦧᦱᧂ

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