ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦱᧈʔijaa⁵5001nounpaternal grandmother (father's mother)ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.ᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦣᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦝᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ.In the winter we listen to grandmother tell stories from long ago.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold woman. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older women.]ᦣᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦂᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦌᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Love is giving up your seat to an old woman on the bus.2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦱᧈ
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
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
ᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱʔiʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦲᦰ1ᦀᦱ
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
ᦵᦀᧉᦂᦱᦟᦱᧆʔee³kalaat⁵nounindependenceᦎᦹᧅ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦂᧇ ᦔᧃ ᦍᦱ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦀᧉ ᦂᦱ ᦟᦱᧆ.They opposed the schemes of colonialism and achieved independence.4.1.6.4Independent person
ᦀᦱʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ134.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱᦶᦙᧈᦀᦱ
ᦀᦻᧉᦷᦜᧂʔaaj³loŋ¹500nounolder brother; older male who has no children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦷᦜᧂ
ᦀᦻᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈʔaaj³baaw²2000nounolder brother; older male friend. [Note: Used pronominally to or of such a person, especially by women.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦢᦱᧁᧈ
ᦀᦱᧁʔaaw¹2000nounfather's younger brother; husband's younger brother. Also a man younger than the speaker who has children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ134.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦗᦸᧈᦀᦱᧁ
ᦶᦂᧄkæm¹20001verb (intransitive)to be mixed togetherᦔᦱᧅ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦅᧄ ᦠᦸᧉ.He speaks with Chinese words mixed in.ᦺᦓ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦵᦍᦲᧄ ᦺᦈ ᦙᧃ ᦍᧂ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦖᦸᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ.Her happiness was mixed with sorrow.ᦜᧂ ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦵᦠᦲᧈ.The back of her shirt was dirt mixed with sweat.ᦙᦲ ᦂᦸ ᦛᧂ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦟᦸ ᦂᦸ ᦃᧁᧉ.There was barnyard grass mixed in with the rice seedlings.7.5.3Mix2verb (transitive)to associate withᦙᧃ ᦢᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦍᦳᧂ.It flew to associate with the peacocks.ᦉᦱᧁ ᦟᦱᧄ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ, ᦃᧁ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦃᧇ ᦷᦙᧃᧈ.The young women associate with young men, they play beside the Mekong and sing happily.4.1Relationships
ᦂᦸᧉᦂᦳᧄkɔɔ³kum¹verb (intransitive)to form an allianceᦉᦸᧂ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦃᦸᧆᧈ ᦆᦱᧆ ᦐᧂ ᦉᦹ ᦂᦸᧉ ᦂᦳᧄ ᦂᧃ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦷᦍ ᦒᦱ. The two countries made an agreement to form an alliance.4.1Relationships4.3.4.3Cooperate withᦂᦸᧉᦂᦳᧄ1