Dai Lue – English



ᦀᦱᧉᦃᦱʔaa³xaa¹verb (transitive)to straddleᦙᦲ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦋᦻ ᦃᦲᧈ ᦙᦱᧉ ᦀᦱᧉ ᦃᦱ ᧞ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ.A man came riding astride a horse and sold things in their village.7.1.2Sitᦀᦱᧉᦃᦱ
ᦀᦱᦵᦌᧀʔaa¹sɤj⁴onomatopoeiasound of a sneeze2.1.1.3Nose2.2.2Cough, sneeze2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦀᦱᦷᦍᦋᦱʔajoo⁴caa⁴nounayoca; a kind of flower1.5.2Bush, shrub
ᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉʔaa¹paj⁶nounwife of father's younger brother4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉ1
ᦀᦱᦺᦟʔalaj⁴verb (transitive)to miss; long forᦀᦱ ᦺᦟ ᦠᦱ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ.I miss you.3.4.2.1.5Lonely
ᦀᦱᧉᦠᧇᦀᦱᧉᦠᧇʔaa³hap²ʔaa³hap²verb (intransitive)opening and closingᦔᦱ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦓᧄᧉ, ᦄᦱᧇ ᦙᧃ ᦀᦱᧉ ᦠᧇ ᦀᦱᧉ ᦠᧇ ᦊᦴᧈ.The fish was in the water, with its gills opening and closing.7.3.6Open7.3.6.1Shut, closeᦀᦱᧉᦠᧇ1
ᦀᦲᦰ1ʔi500noun'E', a term of address for women and girls. [Note: ᦀᦲᦰ is part of a woman's name unless she has another title such as 'lady' or 'queen'.]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦎᦱᧃ.E Taan (Ms. Taan).9.6.3.4Markers of direct address ᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱᦀᦲᦰᦅᦸᧉᦀᦲᦰᦅᦳᧃᦀᦲᦰᦉᦱᧁᦀᦲᦰᦋᦻᦀᦲᦰᦍᦱᧈᦀᦲᦰᦍᦲᧂᦀᦲᦰᦓᦱᧉᦀᦲᦰᦓᦱᧂᦀᦲᦰᦔᦴᧈᦀᦲᦰᦗᦲᧈᦀᦲᦰᦗᦸᧈᦀᦲᦰᦶᦙᧈᦀᦲᦰᦷᦜᧂ
ᦀᦲᦰ2ʔinounprefix for various animal names1.6Animalᦀᦲᦰᦂᦱᦀᦲᦰᦷᦂᦀᦲᦰᦂᦱᧂᧉᦀᦲᦰᦂᦳᧂᧉᦀᦲᦰᦅᦱᧂᧈᦀᦲᦰᦅᦲᧃᧉᦀᦲᦰᦶᦍᧃᧈᦀᦲᦰᦞᦸᧅᦀᦲᦰᦵᦠᧁᧉᦀᦲᦰᦠᦳᧃᧈᦊᦸᧅᧈᦷᦓᧅᦀᦲᦰᦢᦲᧉᦀᦲᦰᦢᦹᧂᧈᦀᦲᦰᦷᦣᧅᦀᦲᦰᦣᦸᧅᦀᦲᦰᦥᦲ
ᦀᦲᦰ3ʔipre-verbirrealis. [Note: Colloquial variant of ᦈᧅ.]ᦈᧅ19.4.4.10Irrealis
ᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱʔiʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦲᦰ1ᦀᦱ
ᦀᦲᦰᦷᦂʔikoo¹nounorangutanPongo borneo1.6.1.1.1Primateᦀᦲᦰ2
ᦀᦲᦰᦂᦳᧂᧉʔikuŋ³nounprawn; shrimpᦀᦲᦰ ᦂᦳᧂᧉ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦜᧂ ᦡᦲᧆᧈ ᦃᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦗᦳᧂᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦵᦙᦲ.The prawn coiled up its back and kicked its legs and darted through the water.1.6.1.9Small animalsᦀᦲᦰ2ᦂᦳᧂᧉ
ᦀᦲᦰᦅᦸᧉʔikɔɔ⁶noundollᦅᦸᧉ2ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦓᦾᧉ.Play with a doll.4.2.7Play, funᦀᦲᦰ1ᦅᦸᧉ2
ᦀᦲᦰᦅᦱᧂᧈʔikaaŋ⁵nounlangur; long-tailed monkeyfamily Colobinaeᦀᦲᦰ ᦅᦱᧂᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᧞ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ.The langur climbed a tree and was eating fruit.1.6.1.1.1Primateᦀᦲᦰ2ᦅᦱᧂᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦅᦳᧃʔikun⁴noundoll; model of a personᦅᦸᧉ2ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦅᦳᧃ.Play with a doll.4.2.7Play, funᦀᦲᦰ1ᦅᦳᧃ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦇᦴʔiŋuu⁴nameE Ngu, town in Meng La county9.7.2.3Names of cities
ᦀᦲᦰᦉᦱᧁʔisaaw¹nounyoung womanᦍᦱᧄ ᦞᦸᧃ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦃᦲᧉ ᦀᦻ, ᦙᦸᧇ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦢᧂ ᦎᦱ, ᦵᦎᧆᧈ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦢᦸᧄ ᦠᧃᧉ.Spring is like a shy young woman; she covers her face, and peeks out here and there.2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦉᦱᧁ
ᦀᦲᦰᦋᦻʔicaaj⁴nounmaternal grandfather (mother's father)4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦋᦻ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦱᧈʔijaa⁵5001nounpaternal grandmother (father's mother)ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.ᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦣᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦝᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ.In the winter we listen to grandmother tell stories from long ago.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold woman. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older women.]ᦣᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦂᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦌᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Love is giving up your seat to an old woman on the bus.2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦱᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦶᦍᧃᧈʔijæn⁵nouna kind of bat (the flying animal)1.6.1.1.8Batᦀᦲᦰ2
ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦲᧂʔijiŋ⁴nounmaternal grandmother (mother's mother)4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦲᧂ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦏᦲᦰᦙᦱᦍᦱʔitʰiʔ²majaa⁴adjectivehaving loose morals; obscene4.3.1.1Bad, immoral2.6.2.3Sexual immorality