ᦅᦸᧂ2kɔŋ⁴20001pre-verbto wantᦅᦸᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦔᦱ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦙᦹᧉ ᦞᧃ.They wanted to eat fish every day.3.3Want2verb (intransitive)to look; watchᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦜᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦙᦱ.The king watched until late but he didn't see them come.ᦅᦸᧂ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᧅ ᦞᦸᧆ, ᦗᦾ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦺᦖᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲᧅ ᦎᦲᧅ.It looked like the fire was going out, but instead it burned on and on.2.3.1.1Lookᦅᦸᧂᦠᦱᦅᦸᧂᦠᧃᦏᦱᧉᦅᦸᧂᦏᦱᧉᦏᦱᧉᦅᦸᧂᦅᦸᧂ
ᦅᦸᧂᧉᦂᦸᧂkɔŋ⁶kɔŋ¹noundrum; percussion instrument (can be separated)ᦃᧁ ᦎᦲ ᦅᦸᧂᧉ ᦎᦲ ᦂᦸᧂ, ᦘ ᦤᦱ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦶᦠᧂᧈ ᦙᦱ.They beat drums and people came from everywhere.4.2.3.5Musical instrumentᦅᦸᧂᧉ1ᦂᦸᧂ2
ᦅᦸᧂᧉᦶᦅᧂkɔŋ⁶kæŋ⁴nounpomegranatePunica granatumᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦅᦸᧂᧉ ᦶᦅᧂ ᦶᦡᧂ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦺᦝ.Pomegranate flowers are red like fire.5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit
ᦅᦸᧂᦅᦸᧂkɔŋ⁴kɔŋ⁴post-verbvery white, of hairᦕᦳᧄ ᦷᦠ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦅᦸᧂ.His hair was all white.2.1.5Hair
ᦅᦸᧂᦵᦙᦲᧂkɔŋ⁴mɤŋ⁴nouncustom; tradition; lawᦁᦱ ᦒ ᦙ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦕᦱᧃ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ.To do evil to a poor person violates our customs.ᦃᦻ ᦊᦱ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦶᦕᧅᧈ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ.Selling opium is illegal commerce.4.3.9.1Customᦅᦸᧂ1ᦵᦙᦲᧂ
ᦅᦸᧂᦠᦱkɔŋ⁴haa¹verb (intransitive)to hope; expectᦅᦸᧂ ᦠᦱ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦔᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚.She hoped the old man would give her a doll.3.2.7.1Hopeᦅᦸᧂ2ᦠᦱ
ᦅᦸᧂᦠᧃkɔŋ⁴han¹verb (transitive)to watch for; wait forᦕᦴᧉ ᦃᦻ ᦷᦆ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦠᧃ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦋᦻ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦞᧃ, ᦈᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦉᦳᧂᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ.The saleswoman was looking for the boy every day to give him back his little car.2.3.1.2Watchᦅᦸᧂ2ᦠᧃ
ᦅᧃ1kan⁴5001conjunctionifᦅᧃ ᦁᦱ ᦟᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦀᧂᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦤᦸ.If you are so great come down and fight with me.ᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦃᦱᧉ ᧞.If you work like a king you will eat like a slave.9.6.2.8Condition2conjunctionwhenᦅᧃ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦡᦹᧅ ᦌᧁ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.When they got to the house they rested there.ᦅᧃ ᦞᧃ ᦘᦳᧅ ᦋᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ, ᦣᧁ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦔᦱ.When the morning comes, we will go into the water and catch fish.8.4.6.6.5Every time9.2.3.2Indefinite pronouns
ᦅᧃ2kan⁴20001nounlong handle for implements such as knives, spoonsᦅᧃ ᦃᦸ.Hoe handle.ᦅᧃ ᦋᦸᧃᧉ.Spoon handle.ᦅᧃ ᦘᦱᧉ.Knife handle.6.7.8Parts of tools8.6Parts of things2classifierclassifier for things with handles (swords, flags) or things operated by hand (such as vehicles)ᦋᦸᧃᧉ ᧔ ᦅᧃ.Four spoons.ᦡᦱᧇ ᧒ ᦅᧃ.Two swords.ᦒᦲᧉ ᦶᦡᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦅᧃ.Lots of red flags.ᦵᦣᦲ ᦅᧃ ᧚.A boat.ᦟᦸᧉ ᦙᦱᧉ ᦅᧃ ᧚.A horse cart.ᦷᦟᧆ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦅᧃ ᧚.A little car.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦅᧁᧉᦅᧃᦅᧃᦋᧂᧈᦅᧃᦒᦲᧉᦅᧃᦵᦢᧆ
ᦅᧃᧉkan⁶1verb (transitive)to wrestleᦊᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᧃ ᧟, ᦅᧃᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦑᦲᧄᧉ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ.When class was over they wrestled and played under the trees.4.8.2Fight2verb (transitive)to squeeze; knead; massageᦇᦴ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦅᧃᧉ ᦟᦹᧃ ᦐᦴ.The snake squeezed and swallowed the mouse.7.3.2.9Pushᦅᧃᧉᦅᦴᧉᦅᧃᧉᦅᦳᧅᦅᧃᧉᦇᦸᧄᦅᧃᧉᦉᦴᧉᦢᦲᧇᧈᦝᧃᧉᦅᧃᧉᦵᦙᧀᧈᦢᦲᧇᧈᦢᦲᧇᧈᦅᧃᧉᦅᧃᧉ
ᦅᧃᧉᦇᦸᧄkan⁶ŋɔm⁴verb (transitive)to rapeᦶᦉᧆ ᦖᦱ ᦊᦸᧅ ᦉᦴ, ᦂᦱᧂ ᦞᧃ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦅᧃᧉ ᦇᦸᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦵᦓ.You common dog, you rape somebody in broad daylight in the middle of the market.2.6.2.3Sexual immoralityᦅᧃᧉᦇᦸᧄ