ᦷᦋᧈcoo⁵5001nounlife; lifetime; generationᦷᦋᧈ 3ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦖᦸᧃᧈ.Since the time of our ancestors.8.4.1Period of time2.6Life8.4.6.5Age2nounera; time period; centuryᦷᦋᧈ ᦢᧆ ᦵᦡᧁᧈ.The present time.8.4.1.7Era3classifierclassifier for generations, lifetimes, erasᦵᦣᧆ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦉᦱᧄ ᦷᦋᧈ.Three generations were working in the fields.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦂᧄ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦑᦹᧂ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.This will be your fate for your whole life.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦳᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈᦷᦋᧈᦅᦱᧈᦷᦋᧈᦅᦳᧃᦷᦋᧈᦈᧁᧉᦆᦉᧆᦷᦋᧈᦉᦹᧇᧈᦔᦱᧃᦷᦋᧈᦋᦱᧆᦷᦋᧈᦔᦴᧈᦷᦋᧈᦖᦸᧃᧈᦷᦋᧈᦔᦱᧃᦷᦋᧈᦟᦴᧅᦆᦱᧈᦜᦱᧃᦌᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈᦑᧂᦷᦋᧈᦛᦻᧉᦔᦲᦛᦻᧉᦷᦋᧈᦷᦟᧆᦷᦋᧈᦶᦣᧃᧉᦷᦋᧈ
9. Grammar
ᦷᦋᧂᧈᦷᦅᧉcoŋ⁵koo⁶2000nameChinaᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦋᧂᧈ ᦷᦅᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦺᦑ ᧕ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ.In China there are five kinds of Dai people.9.7.2.1Names of countriesChinese中国zhong1guo2
ᦷᦋᧂᧈᦩᦱᧉᦵᦍᦲᧃᧉᦙᦲᧃᧉᦷᦂᧂᧈᦷᦆᧉᦷᦅᧉcoŋ⁵xwaa⁶jɤn⁶min⁶koŋ²xoo⁶koo⁶namePeople's Republic of China9.7.2.1Names of countriesᦷᦋᧂᧈᦷᦂᧂᧈᦷᦆᧉᦷᦅᧉChinese中华人民共和国zhong1hua2ren2min2gong4he2guo2
ᦋᦹᧈcɯɯ⁵5001verb (transitive)to be named; be calledᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦎᦱ ᦣᧁ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦎᦱ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ, ᦋᦹᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦉᦻ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦎᦱ.In our eyes there is a place where tears come out; it is called the tear duct.9.7Name2nounnameᦋᦹᧈ 3ᦵᦋᦲᧉ 3ᦋᦹᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦡᧄ.My name is called Ai Dam.ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦺᦖᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦃᦳᧃ, ᦑᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.The new city had rulers, but it didn't yet have a name.3classifierclassifier for namesᦉᦲᧅ ᧟ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦶᦏᧄ ᦋᦹᧈ ᧚. When he leaves the monkhood he has a different name.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦱᧃᧉᦋᦹᧈᦃᦻᦋᦹᧈᦺᦉᧈᦋᦹᧈᦋᦹᧈᦵᦉᧂᦋᦹᧈᦘᦱᧂᦓᦱᧄᦋᦹᧈᦔᦱᧁᧈᦋᦹᧈᦕᦳᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦖᦻᦋᦹᧈᦙᦲᦋᦹᧈᦟᦹᦌᦱᦟᦹᦋᦹᧈᦟᦳᧂᦋᦹᧈ
ᦋᦹᧈᦵᦉᧂcɯɯ⁵seŋ¹20001nounname (can be separated)ᦆᦴ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦵᦉᧂ.Teacher had me stand up and tell my name.9.7Name2nounfame; reputation (can be separated)ᦶᦌᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦉᧂHong Kong is a famous port city.3.2.3.1Known, unknownᦋᦹᧈᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦗᦱᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦙᦲᦵᦉᧂᦀᦸᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦟᦹᦵᦉᧂᦕᦳᧅᧈᦋᦹᧈᦋᧄᦵᦉᧂᦙᦲᦋᦹᧈᦟᦹᦵᦉᧂᦢᧅᦋᦹᧈᦀᧁᦵᦉᧂ
ᦵᦋᦲᧉᦓᦲᦰᦑᦱᧂᦐᦱᧉcɤɤ⁶niʔ⁵taaŋ⁴naa³nounone thing and another; this and thatᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦑᧂ ᦞᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦆᦸᧇ ᦷᦆ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦐᦱᧉ.All day he would hurry to make one thing and another.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronounsᦵᦋᦲᧉᦑᦱᧂ1ᦓᦲᦰᦐᦱᧉ
ᦵᦋᦲᧉᦓᦲᦰᦵᦋᦲᧉᦐᦱᧉcɤɤ⁶niʔ⁵cɤɤ⁶naa³nounone thing and another; this and thatᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦐᦱᧉ.Accidents of one kind or another can occur.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronounsᦵᦋᦲᧉᦓᦲᦰᦐᦱᧉ
ᦵᦋᦲᧉᦊᦱᧂᧈcɤɤ⁶jaaŋ²2000classifierclassifier for kinds, varieties (can be separated)ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦜᦻ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ.Diseases of many kinds.8.3.5Type, kind9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦋᦲᧉᦊᦱᧂᧈ1
ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈcɤw⁵20001nounprefecture. [Note: A prefecture is larger than a ᦶᦉᧃᧈ 'county', smaller than a ᦵᦌᦲᧃ 'province'.]ᦶᦉᧃᧈ1 1ᦵᦌᦲᧃ 1ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈ 2ᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦈᦹᧈ ᦈᦹᧈ ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈ ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ.Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦊᦱ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈ.The main prefecture hospital.4.6.7Region2classifierclassifier for prefectures9.2.6.1ClassifiersChinese州zhou1
ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈᦵᦁᦲᧃᧈᦟᦻᧉcɤw⁵ʔɤn⁵laaj⁶nameZhou Enlai (1898-1976), premier of China from 1949-19769.7.1Name of a personChinese周恩来zhou1en1lai3
ᦵᦋᦲᧉcɤɤ⁶5001nounfamily; species; breed; varietyᦺᦂᧈ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦗᦹᧃᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦣᧁ.Our local breed of chickens.ᦔᦱ ᦷᦋᧂᧈ ᦩᦱᧉ ᦌᦲᧃᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦔᦱ ᦵᦃᧄ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.Sturgeon is a species of fish that is rare.1.6.1Types of animals4.1.9Kinship2nounseed; seedlingᦵᦙᧆ1 3ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦕᧅ.Vegetable seed.ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦔᦱ.Seed fish; fish stock.ᦷᦢᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦛᦱᧃᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦔ.Dig up the ground and sow the seed in it.1.5.5Parts of a plant3classifierclassifier for kinds of things, speciesᦋᦰ1 2ᦊᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.A good kind of medicine.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᧁᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦃᧁᧉᦐᦽᧈᦵᦋᦲᧉᦈᦲᧇᦵᦋᦲᧉᦶᦋᧃᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦞᦳᧂᦉᦱᦵᦋᦲᧉᦀᦹᧃᧈᦑᦱᧂᦺᦡᦵᦋᦲᧉᦵᦆᦲᦵᦋᦲᧉᦈᧁᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦉᦻᦵᦋᦲᧉᦊᦱᧂᧈᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦱᧆᦵᦋᦲᧉᦓᦲᦰᦵᦋᦲᧉᦐᦱᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦓᦲᦰᦑᦱᧂᦐᦱᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦝᧃᦔᦱᦵᦋᦲᧉᦶᦙᧂᦵᦋᦲᧉᦵᦣᦲᧃ
ᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈcɤɤ⁶cɔŋ⁵2000classifierclassifier for kinds, varieties (can be separated)ᦊᦱ ᦺᦖᧈ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦜᦻ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ.Many new kinds of medicine.ᦗᦸᧈ ᦶᦩᧃᧉ ᦙᧅ ᦙᧃ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ.My father especially liked him in every way.8.3.5Type, kind9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦋᦲᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦣᦾᧉᦵᦋᦲᧉᦗᧃᦋᦸᧂᧈ
ᦺᦋᧈcaj⁵5001verb (intransitive)to be so; be correct; be the one meant or intendedᦵᦉᦲ ᦅᦳᧄ ᦷᦠ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦋᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.The tiger felt his head to see, and it really was dirty.ᦙᦲ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ.He had not a little money.3.6.5Correct2exclamationyes; rightᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦺᦋᧈ ᧞.He answered, 'That's right.'9.4.6Yes3.5.1.3True9.2.7Interjectionsᦢᧁᧈᦺᦋᧈᦃᦸᧂᦷᦡᧃᧈ
ᦋᦻ1caaj⁴5001nounman; boy; male person. [Note: Used pronominally in the first person by a male.]ᦍᦲᧂ1 1ᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦋᦻ1 2ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧞ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦋᦻ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦟᦳᧄ.The competition had women's teams and men's teams playing ball.2.6.5.1Man2classifierclassifier for malesᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᧓ ᦋᦻ.They had three sons.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦲᦰᦋᦻᦀᦻᧉᦋᦻᦀᦸᧃᧈᦋᦻᦅᦳᧃᦋᦻᦈᧁᧉᦋᦻᦍᦲᧂᦉᦱᧁᦋᦻᦢᦱᧁᧈᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻᦗᦴᧉᦶᦙᧈᦏᧁᧉᦋᦻᦓᦸᧂᧉᦋᦻᦕᦴᧉᦋᦻᦗᦲᧈᦋᦻᦗᦸᧈᦋᦻᦶᦙᧈᦋᦻᦟᦴᧅᦀᦸᧃᧈᦋᦻᦟᦴᧅᦋᦻᦢᦱᧁᧈᦋᦻᦢᦱᧁᧈᦋᦻᦉᦱᧁᦍᦲᧂ
ᦋᧁᧈᦒᦳᧂᧈcaw⁵tʰuŋ⁵nameZhaotong, prefecture level city in northeast Yunnan9.7.2.3Names of citiesChinese昭通zhao1tong1
ᦋᧂᦋᦳᧃcaŋ⁴cun⁴nameChangchun, capital city of Jilin Province9.7.2.3Names of citiesChinese长春chang2chun1
ᦋᦱᧂᧈcaaŋ⁵5001nounartisan; expert; smith; craftsmanᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦆᧄ.Goldsmith.6.1.1.1Expert2pre-verbable; can; good atᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦢᧂ ᦅᦴ ᦣᦱ?What kind of a favour can you repay me with?ᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦣᦹ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.No matter what it did it couldn't climb out.9.4.2.1Can3pre-verboften; usually; likely to; tend toᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦜᦳ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ.Children with rickets often have diarrhoea.ᦶᦉᧆ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦃᧇ ᦅᦳᧃ.Domestic animals do not usually bite people.ᦡᦾᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦢᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦲ ᦉᦹ.If you eat a dragonfly you are likely to become a ghost.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦵᦉ ᧟, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦐᦲᧄ ᦌᧁ.Kids tend to move around, they don't want to sit still.3.2.8Tendency8.4.6.6.5Every timeᦋᦱᧂᧈᦃᧇᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦆᧄᦋᦱᧂᧈᦇᦹᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦊᦸᧂᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦎᧃᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦎᧆᦕᦳᧄᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦓᧆᦷᦎᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᦲᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᧁᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦖᦸᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦺᦙᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦛᦱᧃᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦜᧅᦋᦱᧂᧈᦝᦸᧃᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦟᧆᦋᦱᧂᧈᦠᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦡᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦵᦣᦲᧃᦋᦱᧂᧈᦣᦸᧂᧉᦓᦱᦋᦱᧂᧈᦓᧄᧉᦋᦱᧂᧈᦓᧄᧉᦣᦴᧉᦑᦱᧂᦋᦱᧂᧈᦔᦱᦋᦱᧂᧈᦷᦠᧅᦖᦸᦋᦱᧂᧈᦶᦙᧈᦋᦱᧂᧈ
