4.1.9.9. Race

ᦃᦱᧉ1xaa³5001nounslaveᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦅᧃ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦃᦱᧉ.If you want to eat like a king you must work like a slave.4.5.4.4Slave2nounhilltribe personᦷᦔᧅ ᦆᦸᧂ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦺᦘᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦡᦲ ᦡᦲ.He ruled the hilltribe people and the commoners well.4.1.9.9Race3pronounI; me. [Note: ᦃᦱᧉ is used when speaking to strangers, or being deferential.]ᦙᧃ ᦏ ᦜᦲ ᦺᦛᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦃᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᧞.He declared his obeisance to the king saying, 'I don't have anything to bring.'9.2.3Pronounsᦃᦱᧉᦵᦉᦲᧅᦃᦱᧉᦺᦋᧉᦃᦱᧉᦓᦾᧉᦃᦱᧉᦷᦗᧅᦺᦋᧉᦃᦱᧉᦺᦘᧈᦃᦱᧉᦷᦜᧂᦃᦱᧉᦟᦴᧅᦃᦱᧉᦶᦡᧈᦃᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᧉᦅᦳᧃᦵᦙᦲᧂᦃᦱᧉᦵᦣᦲᧃᦃᦱᧉᦣᦻᧉᦅᦳᧃᦇᦱᧃᦃᦱᧉᦣᦻᧉᦅᦳᧃᦷᦈᧃᦎᦴᦃᦱᧉᦷᦎᦃᦱᧉᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈᦃᦱᧉᦓᦱᦺᦑᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉᦗᦸᧈᦃᦱᧉ
ᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦱᧆcɤɤ⁶caat⁵nounspecies; kindᦷᦓᧅ ᦍᦳᧂ ᦠᧃ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦂᧃ.The peacocks saw that he wasn't their own kind.4.1.9.9Raceᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦱᧆ2
ᦺᦑtaj⁴5001nameTai or Dai. [Note: The usual English spelling is Tai. Dai is the pinyin spelling. In this dictionary "Dai" is used unless the reference is to Tai people who live outside of China.]ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ.Dai people.ᦟᦲᧅ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦑ.Dai writing.ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦺᦑ ᦁᧃ ᦟᧄ.Delicious Dai food.ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦑ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦦᦱᧂᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦦᦱᧂᧉ, ᦒᦸ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦒᦸ.A Dai house is wide and comfortable.9.7.1.5Names of languages2nounpeopleᦺᦑ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ, ᦀᦴᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ.The people of our house sat around talking.4.1.9.9Raceᦃᦱᧉᦺᦘᧈᦺᦑᦵᦙᦲᧂᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈᦃᦱᧉᦓᦱᦺᦑᦺᦑᦃᦱᧁᦺᦑᦃᦹᧃᦺᦑᦇᦲᧁᧉᦺᦑᦊᦱᧈᦺᦑᦵᦐᦲᦺᦑᦖᦴᧈᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉᦺᦑᦶᦡᧂᦺᦑᦡᧄᦺᦑᦢᦱᧃᧉᦺᦑᦵᦣᦲᧃ
ᦙᦲᧃᧉᦌᦴᧉmin⁶suu⁶nounnationality; minority4.1.9.9Raceᦙᦲᧃᧉ1ᦌᦴᧉChinese民族min2zu2
ᦟᦴᧅᦆᦹᧂᧈluk⁵xɯŋ⁵nounchild with one non-Dai parent (especially a child with one Western parent)4.1.9.9Raceᦟᦴᧅᦆᦹᧂᧈ