ᦷᦆᧂxoŋ⁴1nounroom; heavenly abodeᦷᦆᧂ ᦀᦲᧃ ᦷᦆᧂ ᦘᦳᧄ.The abode of Indra and of Brahma.ᦢᦲᧃ ᦵᦠᦲᧃ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦷᦆᧂ ᦢᦳᧃ ᦁᦱ ᦂᦱᧆ.He flew soaring up to the rooms of the sky above.6.5.1.1House4.9.6Heaven, hell1.1Sky2classifierclassifier for levels of the heavensᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦶᦋᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᧑᧖ ᦷᦆᧂ.He felt like he had gone up to the 16th heaven.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦆᧂᦀᦲᧃᦷᦆᧂᦺᦓᦷᦆᧂᦓᧄᧉᦷᦆᧂᦝᦱᧉ
ᦶᦆᧃᦶᦟxæn⁴lææ⁴conjunctionifᦶᦆᧃ ᦶᦟ ᦺᦕ ᧞ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦶᦗᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦡᦲ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ.If anybody beats him he will cede the jungle to them as king.9.6.2.8Condition
ᦆᦲᧂxiŋ⁴5001nounbodyᦷᦎ 5ᦎᧅ ᦶᦃᧇ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦊᧈ ᧞ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦗᦴᧉ.The centipede with the big head and the small body is the male.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦃᧉ ᦗᦹᧂ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦐᦹᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦐᦹᧂ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ.A sick person should move their body around a lot.2.1Body2pronounyou (singular). [Note: ᦆᦲᧂ 'you' is paired with ᦣᦱ 'I' in a relationship between close friends, usually of the same sex. ᦆᦲᧂ is also used when speaking to oneself.]ᦣᦱ2ᦍᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦣᦱ.I would be pleased if you would help me.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ.That is the person who saved your life (talking to self).9.2.3Pronouns3pronounoneselfᦺᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᧅ ᦵᦎᧆᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ.Everybody stayed hiding in their own house.ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦵᦊᧇ.A shirt that she had made herself.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronounsᦷᦎᦆᦲᧂᦷᦎᦵᦔᧁᧈᦆᦲᧂᦗᦾᦷᦎᦺᦕᦆᦲᧂᦙᧃᦟᦹᧄᦆᦲᧂᦣᦴᧉᦆᦲᧂ
ᦆᦳᧂᦋᦹxuŋ⁴cɯɯ⁴nameConfuciusᦆᦳᧂ ᦋᦹ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦆᦴ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦟᦹ ᦵᦉᧂ.Confucius was a famous teacher.9.7.1Name of a personChinese孔子kong3zi3
ᦆᦹᧃ1xɯn⁴5001conjunctionbut; instead. [Note: ᦆᦹᧃ often means 'but' or 'instead' (example A). Sometimes it shows that someone does the opposite of what might be expected (example B). It can also show that the plot is taking an unexpected turn or that there is a new development in the plot (example C).]A) ᦛᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦎᧅ.He hoped to make it rain but it wouldn't rain.B) ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᧅ ᦺᦈ ᦉ ᦏᦲ ᧞.The daughter (surprisingly) didn't love the rich man.C) ᦟᦳᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦶᦂᧉ ᦙᧆ ᦺᦙᧉ.After that the father (in a change of tactics) untied the sticks.9.6.1.5But2conjunctionthen; also; andᦆᦹᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦜᧂᧈ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦷᦖᧆ ᦵᦉ ᧟.Then pour water over your hands to wash them really clean.ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦜᧂ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ 'ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦷᦀᧃᧉ'.Rickets is also called 'soft bone disease'.9.6.1.1And, also3verb (transitive)to return; bring back; put backᦆᦹᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦏᦳᧂ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧁᧈ.She put it back in the bag where it had been.7.3.3.2Return something4verb (intransitive)to come back to consciousness, back to lifeᦅᦳᧃ ᦎᦻ ᧟ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦆᦹᧃ?She is dead, how are you going to bring her back to life?2.5.6.4Lose consciousness5post-verbbackᦺᦡᧉ ᦢᦹᧆ ᧚ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦶᦉᧆ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦛᦻᧈ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦙᦱ.After a while the animals turned back.7.2.2.2Move backᦆᦹᧃᦍᧂᦆᦹᧃᦎᦱᧂᦈᦹᦆᦹᧃᦏᦾᦗᦸᧅᦠᦳᧃᦆᦹᧃᦑᧁᧈᦆᦹᧃᦗᦾᦆᦹᧃ
ᦆᦹᧃ2xɯn⁴5001nounnightᦆᦹᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ.Tonight.ᦆᦹᧃ ᧟.Last night.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦞᧃ ᧞ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦍᧂᧉ ᦌᧁ ᦅᧄ ᧞.Whether day or night they didn't stop one bit.8.4.1.2.1Night2classifierclassifier for nights᧕ ᦞᧃ ᧕ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦷᦙᧆ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦉ ᧟, ᦓᧄᧉ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦑᦳᧂᧈ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦍᦱᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦠᧂᧉ.Five days and five nights had passed, and the water in the fields had dried up.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦱᧂᦆᦹᧃᦆᦹᧂᧈᦆᦹᧃᦆᧄᧈᦆᦹᧃᦵᦑᧂᧈᦆᦹᧃᦛᦻᧉᦆᦹᧃᦛᦻᧉᦞᧃᦞᧃᦆᦹᧃᦞᧃᦞᧃᦆᦹᧃᦆᦹᧃ
ᦆᦹᧃᦎᦱᧂxɯn⁴taaŋ¹post-verbinstead (can be separated)ᦺᦋᧉ ᦊᦳᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦁᧃ ᦗᦲᧆ ᦵᦢᦲᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦗᦸ ᦶᦣᧂ, ᦺᦋᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦱᧂ.Pesticides that are not so strong: it is good to use them instead.9.6.1.5Butᦆᦹᧃ1ᦎᦱᧂ
ᦆᦹᧃᦍᧂxɯn⁴jaŋ⁴conjunctionin additionᦂᦸ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦎᦳ ᦐᧄ ᦡᦲ, ᦆᦹᧃ ᦍᧂ ᦙᦲ ᦐᦸᧈ ᦜᦻ.His rice seedlings not only were fat and good, in addition they had lots of shoots.7.5.2.3Add to something9.6.1.1And, alsoᦆᦹᧃ1ᦍᧂ