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ᦀᦸᧅᧈʔɔɔk²5001verb (intransitive)to go out; leaveᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦈᦱᧂᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.He went out and worked for hire.ᦖᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ, ᦀᦹᧇ ᦊᦱᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦜᦻ ᦞᧃ.The dog wasn't able to get out, and it was hungry for many days.7.2.3.4.1Move out2verb (intransitive)to sprout; growᦂᦸ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦁᧃ ᦎᦳ ᦐᧄ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᦸ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᦸ.Robust little trees sprouted up one by one.1.5.6Growth of plants3verb (intransitive)to rise; to shine (sun, moon, stars)ᦎᦱ ᦞᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦻ ᦌᧄᧉ.When the sun comes up the stars disappear.ᦓᧂᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦋᦱᧃ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.He sat on the porch and wait for the moon to rise.1.1.1Sun4verb (intransitive)to become full (of the moon). [See the note at ᦵᦡᦲᧃ 'month' for a description of the calendar]ᦵᦡᦲᧃ1 2ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦱᦞ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᧒ ᦆᧄᧈ.Month ten, second day of the waxing moon.1.1.1.1Moon5verb (transitive)to exit; go out ofᦶᦢᧅᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ.He took his crossbow and went out of the house.ᦠᦹᧉ ᦖᦸ ᦠᦴ ᦟᦱ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦆᦸᧅ ᦺᦔ.They let the fortune teller out of prison.7.2.3.4.1Move out6verb (transitive)to put forth; emit; sproutᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦩᧃ ᦺᦝ.Put out smoke.ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦎᦳᧄᧈ.Come out with a rash.7.2.3.4.1Move out7verb (transitive)to subtract᧕ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᧒ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧓.5 - 2 = 3.8.1.2.3Subtract numbers8prepositionout of; fromᦵᦑᧁ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦙᦱ, ᦺᦔ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦠᦱ ᦉᦠᦻ.He walked out of the jungle and went to the river to find his friend.ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦜᧅ.When I was born from the womb I knew nothing.8.5.1.4.1Out, outside9post-verbout; with success in taking out or coming outᦋᧅ ᦺᦉᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.Pull intestines out.ᦵᦍᧁᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.Unable to urinate.8.5.1.4.1Out, outside10post-verbable; with success in seeing, thinking, calculating or speakingᦅᦹᧆ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦷᦑ ᦉᦱ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.He thought out a method for getting revenge.ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦺᦓ ᦙᦱ.I cannot explain the meaning.ᦙᧃ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᦾᧉ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦡᦲ, ᦍᧂ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᧞.They were so little, if you didn't look well you couldn't see them.9.4.2.1Canᦀᦸᧅᧈᦺᦃᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦗᦱᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦙᦲᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦟᦹᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦑᦱᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦔᦱᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦜᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦞᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦞᧅᦺᦔᦂᦱᧃᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᧆᦉᦱᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦟᦲᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦠᦲᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦢᦱᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦣᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦢᦱᧈᦶᦣᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦢᧉᦵᦉᦇᦹᧃᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦣᧂᦂᦱᧃᧉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦃᦱᦀᦸᧅᧈᦃᧁᧉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦃᧁᧉᦆᧄᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦺᦐᦊᦱᧃᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦲᧉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦢᦸᧅᧈᦔᧃᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦆᦱᧈᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦈᦱᧁᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦚᧀᦒᦲᧉᦀᦸᧅᧈᦔᦸᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦕᦰᦀᦸᧅᧈᦢᦸᧅᧈᦉᦸᧃᦵᦕᧀᦡᦸᧅᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦷᦣᧂᦗᦸᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦙᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᦱᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᧃᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦟᦲᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦟᦲᧆᦷᦎᧅᦊᦱᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦠᦴᦀᦸᧅᧈᦷᦐᧅᧈᦵᦠᦲᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦠᦲᧈᦷᦎᧅᦊᦱᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦶᦡᧆᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦖᦸᧅᧈᦞᦻᦵᦡᦲᧃᦀᦸᧅᧈᦢᧁᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦅᦱᧈᦵᦣᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈ
ᦀᦱᧆʔaat²20001pre-verbable; canᦷᦎ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦱᧆ ᦈᧅ ᦶᦂᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.Nobody was able to solve the riddle.9.4.2.1Can2adjectivebraveᦋᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦀᦱᧆ.A brave elephant.4.4.3.1Brave3adjectiveprominent; largeᦞᧆ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦷᦠ ᦵᦞᧂ ᦜᧂ ᦀᦱᧆ.The big prominent monastery at the head of the city.8.2Bigᦷᦍᧆᦀᦱᧆ
ᦉᦙᦏsamatʰaʔ²pre-verbableᦅᧄ1 3ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦱᧆ ᦉ ᦙ ᦏ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦡᧉ.He was not able to pick it up.9.4.2.1Can
ᦋᦱᧂᧈcaaŋ⁵5001nounartisan; expert; smith; craftsmanᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦆᧄ.Goldsmith.6.1.1.1Expert2pre-verbable; can; good atᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦢᧂ ᦅᦴ ᦣᦱ?What kind of a favour can you repay me with?ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.No matter what it did it couldn't climb out.9.4.2.1Can3pre-verboften; usually; likely to; tend toᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦜᦳ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ.Children with rickets often have diarrhoea.ᦶᦉᧆ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦃᧇ ᦅᦳᧃ.Domestic animals do not usually bite people.ᦡᦾᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦢᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦲ ᦉᦹ.If you eat a dragonfly you are likely to become a ghost.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦵᦉ ᧟, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦐᦲᧄ ᦌᧁ.Kids tend to move around, they don't want to sit still.3.2.8Tendency8.4.6.6.5Every timeᦋᦱᧂᧈᦃᧇᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦆᧄᦋᦱᧂᧈᦇᦹᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦊᦸᧂᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦎᧃᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦎᧆᦕᦳᧄᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦓᧆᦷᦎᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᦲᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᧁᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦖᦸᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦺᦙᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦛᦱᧃᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦜᧅᦋᦱᧂᧈᦝᦸᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦟᧆᦋᦱᧂᧈᦠᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦡᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦣᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦣᦸᧂᧉᦓᦱᦋᦱᧂᧈᦓᧄᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦓᧄᧉᦣᦴᧉᦑᦱᧂᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᦱᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦠᧅᦖᦸᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦙᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈ
ᦒᦱᦍᦱᧆtʰaa⁴jaat⁵20001pre-verbable toᦒᦱ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦋᦲᧃᧉ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦺᦈ.We can eat as much meat as we want.ᦋᦳᧈ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦒᦱ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦜᧇ ᦡᦲ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ.They are able to sleep well every night.9.4.2.1Can2verb (intransitive)to be possibleᦵᦌᦲᧃ ᦣᧁ ᦡᦾ ᦉᦳᧂ, ᦑᦱᧂ ᦟ ᦺᦞ ᦺᦔ ᦙᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦒᦱ ᦍᦱᧆ.In our province the mountains are high, public transport is not possible.9.4.2.1Can
ᦔᦲᧃpin¹5001verb (intransitive)to be; to becomeᦣᦴᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦷᦎ.She knew it was her own child.ᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᧒ ᦃᦲᧇᧈ.The mirror broke in two pieces.ᦓᧄᧉ ᦷᦚᧆ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦻ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦺᦖᧉ.Water boils into steam.9.1.1.2Become, change state9.1.1Be2verb (intransitive)to live; be aliveᦶᦙᧈ ᦈᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦎᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ.I don't know whether my mother will live or die.2.6Life3verb (intransitive)to have an illnessᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦀ.Have a cough.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᦲᧁ.Have a pimple.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦲᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃᧉ.Have leprosy.2.5.2Disease4post-verbableᦓᧇ ᦔᦲᧃ.He knows how to count.ᦏᦹᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦙᦱ, ᦃᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦜᧇ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ. When night came they couldn't sleep.9.4.2.1Canᦀᧁᦔᦲᧃᦐᧅᦂᦱᧃᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦟᦻᦺᦈᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦆᦸᦉᦻᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦟᦻᦊᦴᧈᦔᦲᧃᦊᦴᧈᦔᦲᧃᦂᦲᧃᦖᧃᧉᦊᦴᧈᦺᦡᧉᦂᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦊᦳᧂᧈᦺᦡᧉᦺᦋᧉᦔᦲᧃᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲᦷᦎᧅᦑᦱᧂᧉᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦎᦱᧄᦔᦲᧃᦎᦱᧄᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈᦐᦱᧉᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦎᦱᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃᦺᦔᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈᦔᦲᧃᦂᧄᦔᦲᧃᦵᦞᧃᦔᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦔᦲᧃᦅᧂᧈᦔᦲᧃᦺᦜᦔᦲᧃᦅᧄᦔᦲᧃᦅᧄᦔᦲᧃᦺᦈᦔᦲᧃᦷᦉᧇᦔᦲᧃᦵᦉᧂᦔᦲᧃᦉᧂᦔᦲᧃᦊᦴᧈᦔᦲᧃᦊᦱᧁᧉᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦎᦔᦲᧃᦷᦎᦔᦲᧃᦎᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦙᦹᦔᦲᧃᦐᦲᧉᦔᦲᧃᦉᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦶᦑᧉᦔᦲᧃᦓᦱᧈᦔᦲᧃᦷᦑᧆᦔᦲᧃᦎᦱᦔᦲᧃᦑᦱᧂᧉᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦔᦲᧃᦺᦔᦺᦡᧉᦔᦲᧃᦔᦱᧅᦔᦲᧃᦷᦃᦔᦲᧃᦷᦙᧃᧈᦔᦲᧃᦙᦲᦔᦲᧃᦠᦸᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦺᦠᧉᦔᦲᧃᦣᦸᧂᧉᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲᦙᦲᦣᧂᧈᦔᦲᧃᦡᦸᧅᧈᦔᦲᧃᦞᧃᦔᦲᧃᦢᧁᧈᦉᧂᦙᦠᦱᦟᦱᦋᦔᦲᧃᦈᧁᧉᦠᦸᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᦲᧃᦶᦢᧂᧈᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦢᧁᧈᦔᦲᧃᦂᦱᧃᦢᦱᧃᧉᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦔᦲᧃᦡᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆᦺᦡᧉᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃᦣᧂᧈᦙᦲᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲ
ᦶᦗᧉpææ⁶20001verb (transitive)to defeat; beat; winᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦗᧉ ᦂᦴ ᦺᦡᧉ.There is nothing that can defeat me.4.8.3.1Defeat2post-verbable; physically capableᦷᦍᧅ ᦶᦗᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦜᧂ.Able to lift a big beam.ᦀᧁ ᦋᦱᧂᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦟᦱᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦗᧉ.Even an elephant couldn't drag it.ᦋᦳᧄ ᦜᦻ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦗᧉ.Everybody ran to put out the fire but they couldn't.9.4.2.1Canᦃᦳᧄᧈᦶᦗᧉᦅᦹᧇᦶᦗᧉᦕᦱᧇᦶᦗᧉᦖᦱᧅᦶᦗᧉᦶᦗᧉᦎᦱᦶᦗᧉᦶᦡᧆᧈ
ᦜᦳᧄᧉlum³1verb (intransitive)to overturnᦵᦣᦲ ᦜᦳᧄᧉ ᦈᦳᧄ ᦓᧄᧉ.The boat capsized and sank.7.3.1.4Knock over7.2.2.5.1Fall2post-verb(not) ableᦂᦸ ᦊᦱᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᧔、 ᧕ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦔᦱᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦜᦳᧄᧉ.There are so many rubber trees; even four or five people couldn't tap all of them.9.4.2.1Canᦜᦳᧄᧉᦅᧄᦷᦎᦰᦜᦳᧄᧉᦌᦳᧄ
ᦺᦡᧉdaj³5001pre-verbachievement; fulfilled opportunityᦉᦲᧂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦗᦳᧃᧉ ᦈᦱᧅ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦎᦻ.The lion escaped from death.ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᧂᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦉ ᧟.He has become rich.ᦋᦴᧈ ᦔᦲ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ.Every year we buy a lot of products from other countries.9.4.1.2Aspect--dynamic verbs2verb (transitive)to get; receive; acquireᦺᦆᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦃᧀ.They wanted to get him as their son-in-law.ᦅᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦆ ᦣᧁ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆ ᦙᧃ.If we don't get our things back we won't spare his life.7.4.2Receive3prepositiontemporal or spatial duration (with a period of time or distance)ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦗᦾ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧗ ᦞᧃ ᧗ ᦆᦹᧃ.They celebrated the festival for seven days and nights.ᦗᦸ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧙ ᦉᦸᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦱ ᧟.At a depth of nine cubits they found it.8.4Time8.5Location4post-verbcan; able; possibleᦶᦎᧆ ᦉᦻ ᦢᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧞.Then you can cut the umbilical cord.ᦵᦣᧆ ᦌᦹ ᦎᦲᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦜᦳᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ.No matter how he struggled he couldn't get out.9.4.2.1Can5post-verbobtain (Follows a verb of receiving or obtaining. Usually not translatable into English.)ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦷᦆ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦋ ᧟ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦵᦂᦲ ᦠᦱᧇ ᧚.After he finished buying the things he also bought a bucket of salt.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᦸ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦣᧇ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦜᦲᧄᧉ ᦆᧄ.The beggar accepted the gold bar.7.4.3Get7.4.2Receiveᦵᦃᦲᧆᦠᧃᦕᧃᦺᦡᧉᦷᦈᧇᧈᦖᦱᧃᦘᦱᧃᦺᦡᧉᦈᧅᦺᦡᧉᦊᦴᧈᦺᦡᧉᦂᦲᧃᦔᦲᧃᦊᦳᧂᧈᦺᦡᧉᦺᦋᧉᦔᦲᧃᦎᦱᦺᦡᧉᦑᧁᧈᦞᦱᧈᦺᦡᧉᦓᧇᦺᦡᧉᦓᧇᦀᧁᦓᧇᦺᦡᧉᦓᧇᦞᦱᧈᦔᦲᧃᦺᦔᦺᦡᧉᦞᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦡᧉᦠᦱᦅᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦡᧉᦠᦱᦺᦡᧉᦺᦡᧉᦊᦴᧈᦺᦡᧉᦍᦲᧃᦺᦡᧉᦡᦲᦺᦡᧉᦩᦱᧄᦺᦡᧉᦢᦳᧃᦵᦣᧆᦺᦡᧉᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃ