English – Dai Lue


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z

i


I (child)ᦶᦀʔææ¹I, me (said by a child). [Note: ᦶᦀ is used between children and adults, and between adult children and their parents.]2000
I (deferential)ᦃᦾᧉxɔj³I; me. [Note: ᦃᦾᧉ is deferential; used when one is addressing elders or teachers.]500ᦃᦱᧉ1xaa³I; me. [Note: ᦃᦱᧉ is used when speaking to strangers, or being deferential.]500ᦷᦎ ᦃᦾᧉtoo¹xɔj³I; me. [Note: ᦷᦎ ᦃᦾᧉ is used among equals or when speaking to a superior.]ᦃᦱᧉ ᦓᦾᧉxaa³nɔj⁶I; me. [Note: One says ᦃᦱᧉ ᦓᦾᧉ when one is being deferential.]
I (familiar)ᦂᦴkuu¹I; me. [Note: ᦂᦴ 'I' is used in familiar relationships and between friends. It is paired with ᦙᦹᧂ 'you'.]500ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉtoo¹xaa³I; me. [Note: ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ is used among equals.]500ᦕᦴᧉ ᦃᦱᧉpʰuu³xaa³I; me (familiar)500ᦣᦱ2haa⁴I; me. [Note: ᦣᦱ 'I' is paired with ᦆᦲᧂ 'you' in a relationship between close friends, usually of the same sex.]2000ᦅᦴ1kuu⁴I; me. [Note: ᦅᦴ 'I' is used in familiar relationships and between friends. It is paired with ᦙᦹᧂ 'you'. More commonly spelled ᦂᦴ.]2000ᦷᦎ ᦣᦱtoo¹haa⁴I; me. [Note: Used with close friends. Paired with ᦷᦎ ᦆᦲᧂ 'you' in a reciprocal relationship.]ᦷᦎ ᦂᦴtoo¹kuu¹I; me. [Note: ᦂᦴ is used in familiar relationships and between friends.]
I (male)ᦗᦸᧈ ᦃᦱᧉpɔɔ⁵xaa³I; me (male, deferential)ᦗᦸᧈ ᦃᦾᧉpɔɔ⁵xɔj³I; me (male, deferential)
I (older)ᦀᦻᧉ ᦷᦜᧂʔaaj³loŋ¹older brother; older male who has no children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]500ᦗᦸᧈ ᦷᦜᧂpɔɔ⁵loŋ¹older brother of mother or father, or of wife or husband. [Note: Used pronominally by or to an older man who has children.]2000ᦶᦙᧈ ᦷᦜᧂmææ⁵loŋ¹aunt; older sister of one's mother or father, or of one's wife or husband. [Note: Used pronominally by or to an older woman who has children.]2000ᦏᧁᧉtʰaw³an old person. [Note: ᦏᧁᧉ is used pronominally in the 1st person by older people.]2000
I (superior)ᦈᧁᧉcaw³ruler; lord; king. [Note: Used pronominally in the 2nd and 3rd person when the referent is superior or royal.]500
I (to self)ᦂᧁ2kaw¹I; me (speaking to oneself)
I (to strangers)ᦃᦱᧉ1xaa³I; me. [Note: ᦃᦱᧉ is used when speaking to strangers, or being deferential.]500
iceᦓᧄᧉ ᦡᦱᧂᧉnam⁶daaŋ³iceᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦂᧃᧈnam⁶kæn²ice
ice creamᦓᧄᧉ ᦂᧆ1nam⁶kat²ice cream
ID cardᦺᦢ ᦉᧅ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦎᦳᧃbaj¹saxiʔ²tun¹ID cardᦐᧂ ᦉᦹ ᦉᧅ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦎᦳᧃnaŋ¹sɯɯ¹saxiʔ²tun¹ID card
ideaᦅᧄ ᦅᦹᧆkam⁴kɯt⁵idea; thought2000ᦩᦱᧄ ᦠᧃxwaam⁴han¹opinion; ideaᦩᦱᧄ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦠᧃxwaam⁴huu⁶han¹idea; experienceᦅᧄ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦘᦸᧂkam⁴kɯt⁵kam⁴pʰɔŋ⁴idea; planᦑᦱᧂ ᦅᦹᧆtaaŋ⁴kɯt⁵idea; thoughtᦊᦲᧈ ᦶᦈᧃᧈjii²cæn²idea; suggestion
idealsᦩᦱᧄ ᦛᧂ ᦠᦱxwaam⁴waŋ¹haa¹ideals; hopes
idiomᦅᧄ ᦑᦱᧄ ᦅᧄkam⁴taam⁴kam⁴compound word; doublet; saying; idiom
idiotᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᦳᧃᧈkun⁴tun⁵idiot
ifᦅᧃ1kan⁴if500ᦵᦉ2see¹if500ᦕᦲᧉpʰii³ifᦶᦆᧃ ᦶᦟxæn⁴lææ⁴if
if notᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᧃᧉbaw²ʔan³if not; otherwise2000
ignoranceᦀ ᦞᦲ ᦋᦱʔawicaa⁴ignorance
illᦙᧁmaw⁴to be ill; sick; poisonedᦔᦲᧃpin¹to have an illnessᦺᦃᧉ ᦐᦱᧁxaj³naaw¹ill; sick; having fever and cold (can be separated)
illicit wealthᦇᦹᧃ ᦕᦲ ᦷᦕᧆᧈŋɯn⁴pʰii¹pʰoot²illicit wealth (literally: money that the spirits help)
illnessᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆpʰajaat⁵disease; illness; ailment. [Note: This word covers diseases such as cancer and malaria, and also conditions such as heatstroke, poor eyesight, or a bruise.]500ᦺᦃᧉxaj³disease; illness; fever500ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦒᦲᧉ ᦷᦟ ᦅᦱpʰajaat⁵tʰiloo⁴kaa⁴disease; illness; ailmentᦷᦟ ᦅᦱloo⁴kaa⁴disease; illnessᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦒᦲᧉpʰajaat⁵tʰii⁶disease; illness
illuminateᦶᦟᧂᦰlæŋ⁴to illuminate; shine light on
illustrateᦞᦱᧈ ᦶᦈᧂᧉwaa⁵cæŋ³to explain; describe; show; illustrate; 2000
imageᦷᦣᧇ ᦈᧁᧉhop⁵caw³image of Buddha or a deity
imagineᦏᧂᧈ1tʰaŋ²to think (incorrectly); assume; imagine