Dai Lue – English



ᦛᦰwaʔ²verb (intransitive)to split open; crack open7.8.2Crack
ᦛᦱᧉ1waa³nounsocksᦅᦴᧈ1 5ᦉᦳᧇ ᦛᦱᧉ.Put on socks.5.3Clothingᦛᦱᧉ ᦃᦱᦛᦱᧉ ᦍᦱᧁᦛᦱᧉ ᦙᦹChinesewa4
ᦛᦱᧉ2waa³nounjambolanEugenia cuminiᦂᦸ 31.5.1Tree
ᦛᦲwii¹1nouncombᦀᧃᦅᦾᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦛᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦻᧈ ᦶᦙ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦵᦉ ᦊᦳᧂᧉ.Fix it up with a comb so it isn't messy.ᦀᧁ ᦛᦲ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦠᦱᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦛᦲ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦟᦳᧂᧈ ᦀᦸᧃ.Use a comb with widely spaced teeth to comb through it first.ᦶᦑᧆ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦔᧅ ᦛᦲ, ᦙᧃ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦏᧈ ᦉᦲᧃᧉ ᦵᦉᦲᧉ.She put flowers and a comb in her hair, and then she changed her clothes.5.4.3.1Comb hair2verb (transitive)to combᦀᦱᧇ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦞᧃ ᦑᦲ, ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦞᧃ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.Bathe once a day; comb your hair once a day.ᦙᧃ ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦛᦲ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦟᦳᧂᧈ.He combed his hair but the comb wouldn't go through.ᦊᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᧁ ᦛᦲ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦜᧄ ᦷᦟᧂᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦛᦲ.Don't use a comb with overly sharp teeth to comb your hair.5.4.3.1Comb hair3classifierclassifier for hands of bananas. [Note: There are several bananas in one ᦛᦲ. Several ᦛᦲ form a ᦵᦣᦲ 'stalk' of bananas.]ᦵᦣᦲ2 1ᦂᦽᧉ ᧒ ᦛᦲ.Two hands of bananas.6.2.1.4.2Growing bananas1.5.5Parts of a plant9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦛᦲᦉ ᦂᧁᧉ ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠᦺᦙᧉ ᦉᦲ ᦛᦲ ᦔᧆᦛᦲ ᦷᦠ
ᦛᦲᧈwii²nounjade1.2.2.5Jewelᦶᦉᧃ ᦛᦲᧈ
ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠwii¹hoo¹nouncombᦙᦱ ᦃᦻ ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦃᧁ ᦩᦻ.He was selling combs made of buffalo horn.ᦙᦲ ᦛᦲ ᦷᦠ ᦔᧅ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦂᧁᧉ.She had a comb stuck through her topknot.5.4.3.1Comb hairᦛᦲᦷᦠ
ᦵᦛᧃwen¹verb (intransitive)to travel7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦱᧈ ᦨᦱᧈ ᦵᦛᧃ
ᦶᦛwææ¹nounring; round thing8.3.1.6Round
ᦶᦛᧁ ᦶᦛᧁwæw¹wæw¹onomatopoeiasound of crying3.5.6.5Cry, tear
ᦶᦛᧂᧈwæŋ²verb (transitive)to chip; nick7.8.2Crackᦷᦉᧇ ᦶᦛᧂᧈ
ᦶᦛᧂ ᦶᦛᧂwæŋ¹wæŋ¹post-verbstaggering, as from drunkenness7.2.1.5Walk with difficulty
ᦶᦛᧃwæn¹2000nounbracelet; handcuffᦃᦸᧃ1 2ᦞᦳᧂ2 2ᦶᦃᧃ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦶᦛᧃ ᦆᧄ.Both his arms have bracelets of gold.ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦎᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦌᦸ ᦙᦹ ᦶᦛᧃ ᧒ ᦔᦱᧅ.They caught him and locked handcuffs around his wrists.4.6.6.1.1Arrest5.4.1Jewelryᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦶᦛᧃ ᦶᦉᧂ ᦉᦲᧃᧈᦙᦱᧁᧉ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦶᦛᧃ ᦉᦸᧅᧈᦶᦛᧃ ᦎᦲᧃᦶᦛᧃ ᦙᦹ
ᦶᦛᧃᧉwæn³classifierclassifier for lumps of boiled down cane, palm sugar5.2.3.3.1Sugar9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦶᦛᧅᧈ ᦶᦛᧅᧈwææk²wææk²onomatopoeiasound of a pig squealing6.3.1.4Pig1.6.4.3Animal sounds2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦷᦛᧂᧈwoŋ²2000classifiera while; a period of time. Countable only to oneᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᧚, ᦙᦲ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦈᦴᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ.After a while there were lots of flowers blooming.ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦗᦻ ᦓᦸᧅ.At this time you should not go outside.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦷᦛᧂ ᦷᦛᧂwoŋ¹woŋ¹post-verbvery emptyᦔᧁᧈ ᦷᦛᧂ ᦷᦛᧂ.Totally empty.8.1.8.1Empty
ᦷᦛᧆ ᦷᦛᧆwot²wot²onomatopoeiasound of whistling2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦛᦹ ᦛᦱwɯɯ¹waa¹adjectivesoft; yielding to the touch8.3.6.5Soft, flimsy
ᦺᦛwaj¹verb (intransitive)to shakeᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦛ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦺᦛ ᦧᦱ.Shake your head from side to side.ᦵᦣᧆ ᦶᦀᧁ ᦺᦛ. She shook her hips.ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦕᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙᦸ, ᦉ ᦶᦓᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦗᦸ ᦺᦛ.The sky thundered. It resounded until the house shook.ᦵᦎᧆᧈ ᦉᦲᧈ ᦉᦲᧈ, ᦂᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦛ, ᦷᦓᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ.Everything was quiet; not a stick shook; not a bird sang.7.2.2.8Move back and forthᦆᦸᧃ ᦺᦛᦈᦲᧆ ᦺᦛ ᦺᦈ ᦶᦉᧃᧈᦶᦉᧃᧈ ᦺᦛᦶᦎᧇ ᦺᦛ ᦺᦈ ᦶᦉᧃᧈᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦺᦛᦺᦛ ᦛᧃᧈᦺᦛ ᦵᦝᦲᧃᦺᦛ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦺᦛ ᦟᦳᧄᦛᧃᧈ ᦺᦛᦵᦝᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦛᦠᦴ ᦺᦛ ᦺᦈ ᦺᦉᧈ
ᦺᦛᧉwaj³2000verb (transitive)to bow to; worship; make a reverence; place palms together and raise hands as a sign of respectᦂᦳᧄ ᦙᦱ ᦟᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦛᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ.The daughter of the king bowed to her father.ᦃᧁ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦺᦔ ᦷᦆᧇ ᦃᧁᧈ ᦺᦛᧉ.They all knelt and reverenced.4.9.5.3Worship7.1.5Bowᦃᧄᧈ ᦃᦸ ᦞᦸᧃ ᦺᦛᧉᦃᦱᧇ ᦺᦛᧉᦷᦓᧇ ᦺᦛᧉᦺᦛᧉ ᦃᦱᧇᦺᦛᧉ ᦉᦱᦺᦛᧉ ᦷᦓᧇᦺᦛᧉ ᦞᦸᧃ