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ᦝᦱfaa⁴nounmattress5.1.1.3Bed
ᦝᦱᧉfaa⁶500nounskyᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦎᦱ ᦞᧃ ᦆᦹᧂᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.The sun was halfway up in the sky.ᦶᦙᧈ ᦎᦱ ᦵᦜᦲᧅᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᧞ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦉᧂ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.Mother rolled her eyes to the sky and we didn't say a word.ᦷᦠ ᦺᦈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦍᧂ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦝᦱᧉ.The hearts of the people are higher than the sky (they are happy).ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦺᦐ ᦋᧁᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧂᦰ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦝᧃ ᦝᦹᧃ.One morning before the sky was light he climbed the mountain to cut firewood.1.1Skyᦀᦻ ᦝᦱᧉᦂᦸᧈ ᦅᦳᧂ ᦵᦗᧂ ᦝᦱᧉᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ ᦝᦱᧉᦂᧄᧈ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦝᦱᧉᦂᧄᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦚᦳᧃᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦅᧄᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦅᧄᧉ ᦡᦲᧃᦷᦆᧂ ᦝᦱᧉᦈᧁᧉ ᦝᦱᧉᦈᧁᧉ ᦟᦳᧄᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦉᦻ ᦝᦱᧉᦶᦋᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉᦋᦸᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦋᦱᧁ ᦝᦱᧉᦑᦸᧂᧉ ᦝᦱᧉᦓᦱ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦝᦱᧉᦷᦓᧅ ᦈᦸᧅᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦓᦱᧂ ᦝᦱᧉᦓᧄᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦉᦻ ᦚᦳᧃᦓᧄᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦚᦳᧃᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦺᦘᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦝᦱᧉᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦜᧂᧈᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦞᧃ ᦺᦉᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ ᦺᦉᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦺᦉᦝᦱᧉ ᦉ ᦛᧃᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇᦝᦱᧉ ᦚᦳᧃᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦔᦲ ᦵᦃᧄᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦶᦠᧂᧉ ᦃᦱᧃᧈᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦶᦃᧂᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄᦝᦱᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦔᦲ ᦏᦳᧅᧈᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦺᦉᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦡᦲᦝᦱᧉ ᦷᦢᧆᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉᦺᦝ ᦝᦱᧉᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦝᦱᧉᦧᦱᧃ ᦝᦱᧉ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦞᧃ ᦺᦉfaa⁶cæŋ³wan⁴saj¹nounbright, clear weather (literally: sky-bright-day-clear)1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦺᦉᦞᧃ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ ᦺᦉfaa⁶cæŋ³læŋ⁴saj¹nounbright, clear weather (literally: sky-bright-light-clear)1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉᦶᦟᧂᦰᦺᦉ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦺᦉfaa⁶cæŋ³daaw¹saj¹nounbright, clear weather (literally: sky-bright-stars-clear)1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦺᦉᦡᦱᧁ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈfaa⁶pʰaa²verb (transitive)to strike (of lightning)ᦉᦻ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈ.A bolt of lightning.ᦅᧃ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦎᦻ.If I tell anybody, may lightning strike me dead.1.1.3.6Lightning, thunderᦝᦱᧉᦕᦱᧈ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇfaa⁶malæp⁵nounlightningᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ.The closer the lightning gets the brighter it is.ᦢᦳᧇ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦞ ᦎᦱᧃᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇ.He hit him as fast as lighting.1.1.3.6Lightning, thunderᦝᦱᧉᦙ ᦶᦟᧇᦉᦻ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦜᧂᧈfaa⁶laŋ²nameFrance9.7.2.1Names of countries
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦶᦠᧂᧉ ᦃᦱᧃᧈfaa⁶læŋ⁶hæŋ³xaan²noundroughtᦑᦲᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂᧉ ᦶᦠᧂᧉ ᦃᦱᧃᧈ, ᦃᦸᧂ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦔᦳᧅᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦍᦳᧇ ᦎᦻ ᦌᧄᧉ.There was a drought and all the crops dried up and died.6.2.5.2Crop failure1.1.3.8Droughtᦝᦱᧉᦶᦟᧂᧉᦶᦠᧂᧉ ᦃᦱᧃᧈ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄfaa⁶lum⁴nounwind; especially a strong windᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦗᧆ ᦙᦱ, ᦂᦸ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦵᦡᦲᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᧅ ᦺᦔ.A big wind blew, and the fig tree broke.1.1.3.5Stormᦝᦱᧉᦟᦳᧄ1ᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅfaa⁶lum⁴fun¹tok²verb (intransitive)to storm; rain heavilyᦵᦣᦲ ᦉ ᦗᧁ ᦈᦸᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.The ship was lost in a storm and was never seen again.1.1.3.5Stormᦝᦱᧉ ᦟᦳᧄᦚᦳᧃ1ᦷᦎᧅ
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦔᦲ ᦏᦳᧅᧈfaa⁶dii¹pii¹tʰuuk²noungood weather (literally: sky-good-year-right)ᦋᦴᧈ ᦔᦲ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦔᦲ ᦏᦳᧅᧈ, ᦃᦸᧂ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦎᦳ ᦐᧄ ᦙᦱᧅ ᦡᦲ.Every year there was good weather; the crops were robust and plentiful.1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦡᦲ1ᦔᦲ1ᦏᦳᧅᧈ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦺᦉfaa⁶dææt²daaw¹saj¹noungood weather (literally: sky-sunshine-star-clear)1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦶᦡᧆᧈᦡᦱᧁ1ᦺᦉ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦡᦱᧁ ᦡᦲfaa⁶dææt²daaw¹dii¹noungood weather (literally: sky-sunshine-star-good)1.1.3Weatherᦝᦱᧉᦶᦡᧆᧈᦡᦱᧁ1ᦡᦲ1
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦷᦢᧆfaa⁶bot²adjectiveovercast; cloudy1.1.3.2Cloudᦝᦱᧉᦷᦢᧆ2
ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉfaa⁶hɔŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to thunderᦍᦱᧄ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦣᦸᧆ ᧟, ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦵᦟᧂ ᦞᧃ ᦵᦟᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ.The rainy season came; it thundered and rained all day and night.1.1.3.6Lightning, thunderᦝᦱᧉᦣᦸᧂᧉᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅᦟᦳᧄ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ
ᦝᦴ1fuu⁴2000verb (intransitive)to floatᦵᦣᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦝᦴ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦓᧄᧉ?How are boats able to float on the water?1.3.4Be in waterᦀ ᦵᦜᧁ ᦵᦔᧁ ᦝᦴChinesefu2