ngai2ŋaːjclassifier for humankind, people in generalCốh acay tuyê vaih ngai ticuôi, vaih acay ngai ticuôi.Then the monster’s children became people, became people children.Parlayh Rbang vaih ngai ticuôi cốh át alứng he.The Word of God became a person and lived with us.Náq or lám is used for counting individuals.
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ngai1ŋaːjthey; them; their; 3PL remoteTốq bar kixay cư át icốh ngai dyoun cư chou thám icốh.After I stayed like that two months they let me return to visit like that.People in general; not part of an in-group, e.g., ape ‘they-in-group’. cfmu 2sit: mu ngcán, mu ngcounh9.2.3Pronounsangaiʔaŋaːjto them; to people3PL Dative remotecfado ape9.2.3Pronounsngngaiʔəŋ.ŋaːjtheirscfndo2Cmpdân1do9.2.3.7Possessive
táq imo ma o ngai têqtaʔ ʔimɔː ʔɔː ʔiteːʔpersuadeDo ính táq imo o ngai cammáng ngai têq.He wants to do however to persuade them.syntáq imo o ibôn tamout lom ngai
táq imo o ibôn tamout lom ngaitaʔ ʔimɔː ʔɔː ʔiboːn tamṵːt lɔːm ŋaːjdo all possible to persuade themsyntáq imo ma o ngai têq
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dông2doːŋcare for; behave towardCounh a–o dông cán; cán a–o dông counh.Men take good care of women; women take good care of men.Lâyq o ngai dông arâq ngai nhóung lâyq bôn carpéh.They treat badly as though they see you as not having worth.Do hôm lâyq o ngai dông ngai yéng, ngai púh ngai peng.He saw they mistreated them, beating them.syndôi xứq
táqtaʔ1vtwork, do, make, build; act; fight; causeIngay tốq xéiq pứq o vi táq ado mêng, do bán mêng loi.When become grown big, it’s good to work for one’s self, he raises himself.Ape counh táq xu; ape cán táq xác, chóuh xán, chóuh póung….Men build houses; women do weeds, plant manioc, plant taro….Dyê idoq táq thét ado a–aq, cốh Babor xua cha idau.After doing wrong to Crow, so Babor hunts food at night.Táq arâq két (táq ngkét két).Act childishly, immaturely.Táq mpưt pưt.To act big.Ngki ngai xear táq pecon, ngai chât.Then they descended fought enemies, they speared.Translates with English ‘be’ in roles, e.g., táq_areaih ‘be chief’, but ‘do/act chief’ in Pacoh thinking.7Physical actions6.1Work2vtmake3vtwork4vtact5vtfight6vtcookTốq dyê ilayh ngai táq ngai chicha lư thơm te ntruôi ticár.When morning, they cook and eat very early from the roosters' crowing.7auxcause
ndóungʔəndṵŋ1ntime; when; whileNdóung ngai át tốq piday ngai papi táq ryoaq carcháng.When they stay at the field they talk and make jokes and laugh.Vi ndóung cốh lư aniêng atíh ichiuq ngai bonh ngai cle.There were times that publicly one suffers people insulting.Often translates as ‘when’ or ‘while’.; Alves’ predicate taking relator noun.synhoui8.4Time2advwhen
tâc chaspending moneyTicuôi ân át veil he nong nong bưih vi ngot li khám tâc cha, bưih chưm veil ngai.People who live in our village are never hungry, enough to live, don't beg from other's villages.Ngai tâc cha lư xúcDress and eat very richly; Li mmo yôl cốh ngai tâc cha.However much is left is their profit.
pe2pɛːthose ofapeʔapɛː1they; those; them; their;3PL groupApe ngcốh la ape Cantôm; ape ngcốh la ape lalâu te Cantôm.Those there are those of Cantôm; those there are those of the boys of Cantôm.Contrasts with the general 3PL ngai ‘they’.9.2.3Pronouns2third3groupHe tông, " Lư lâyq ke ape achai, he ính cha íh ado nnau."We said, "Truly not so, dear older-brothers, we want to eat it, it's not for anyone."
bôn2boːnhave; possessDo kidit lư, lâyq bôn amâh.He’s very poor, doesn’t have anything.Cáh bôn ngai tamout.He doesn’t have anyone to invite him in.Do lâyq bôn nnau dyoq.He didn’t have anyone to forbid him.Do ân tinâng o ân pour amouih ngai cốh bôn lom pallúng ngai ticuôi.Those who are just and pity others have the hearts of people?6.8.1.1Own, possess6.8.1Have wealth
tallêngtəl.leːŋ??Kếh ngai nhiêm ngai aroi tốq dúng abóh kếh ngai nhiêm ngai aroi ngai tallêng ngai alang.Then they cry they sing to house and kitchen (family?); then they cry they sing they ??, they miss/remember.
crang doalkraːŋ dṵalheavy work, e.g., carry on pole between two and carry on shoulderIkếh ncháq ngai tóuh ngai tang ngai crang ngai doal.Like that in spite of that they strain they strain they carry they carry.6.1Work