ᦎᦳᧄᦎᦳᧄtum¹tum¹onomatopoeiasound of bangingᦙᧃ ᦂᧄ ᦅᦼ ᦎᦲ ᦚᦱ ᦶᦔᧃᧉ ᦎᦳᧄ ᦎᦳᧄ ᧞ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦞᦻ ᦞᦻ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦡᦴ ᦣᧁ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ.”He hit the wall boards with his fist 'tum-tum' and said, 'Why are you looking at me?'7.7.1Hit2.3.2.3Types of sounds
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ᦎᦳᧇᦆᦳᧇᦎᦳᧇᦆᦳᧇtup²xup⁵tup²xup⁵onomatopoeiasound of walking; steppingᦎᧁᧈ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦎᦳᧇ ᦆᦳᧇ ᦎᦳᧇ ᦆᦳᧇ.The turtle plodded along 'tup-xup-tup-xup'.7.2.1.1Walk2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦎᦸᧇᦎᦸᧇtɔp⁵tɔp⁵post-verbsound of chewing, munchingᦷᦃᧇ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦂᦸᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦎᦸᧇ ᦎᦸᧇ.He gnawed on a chestnut 'top-top'.5.2.2.1Bite, chew2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦏᧁᧉtʰaw³5001nounan old person. [Note: ᦏᧁᧉ is used pronominally in the 1st person by older people.]ᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦎᧂᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦃᧁ.From then on the old woman lived with them.ᦏᧁᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦡᦲ ᦂᧇ ᦜᦱᧃ.I am pleased with you, my grandson.2.6.4.5Old person2adjectiveold (of people); elderlyᦅᦳᧃ ᦏᧁᧉ ᧞ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦐᦳᧄᧈ.Old people and young people.2.6.4.5Old person8.4.6.5.2Old, not young3adjectivegruff; huskyᦵᦉᧂ ᦏᧁᧉ.Husky voice.2.3.2.3Types of sounds4classifierclassifier for older peopleᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦉᧁᧉ ᦖᦸᧂ.The two old people were sad.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦶᦂᧈᦏᧁᧉᦅᦳᧃᦏᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦵᦠᦲᧅᧈᦍᦱᧈᦏᧁᧉᦎᦸᧈᦟᦹᧂᦏᦹᧂᦏᧁᧉᦏᧁᧉᦶᦂᧈᦏᧁᧉᦋᦻᦏᧁᧉᦍᦱᧈᦏᧁᧉᦍᦲᧂᦏᧁᧉᦐᦳᧄᧈᦏᧁᧉᦔᦴᧈᦔᦴᧈᦏᧁᧉᦗᦸᧈᦏᧁᧉᦶᦙᧈᦏᧁᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈᦏᧁᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈᦏᧁᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈᦵᦠᦲᧅᧈ
ᦏᦲᧁtʰiw¹verb (intransitive)to whistleᦏᦲᧁ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦛᧆ ᦷᦛᧆ.He whistled 'wotwot'.1.6.4.3Animal sounds2.3.2.3Types of soundsᦔᦲᧈᦏᦲᧁ
ᦏᦹᧅᦏᦹᧅtʰɯk²tʰɯk²onomatopoeiasound of a beating heartᦺᦈ ᦏᦸᧉ ᦏᦹᧅ ᦏᦹᧅ.My heart was beating 'tuk-tuk'.2.1.8.1Heart2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦲᧉᦑᦱᧉᦑᦲᧉᦑᦱᧉtii⁶taa⁶tii⁶taa⁶onomatopoeiatick-tockᦺᦡᧉ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦜᦲᧈ ᦶᦓᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦑᦲᧉ ᦑᦱᧉ ᦑᦲᧉ ᦑᦱᧉ.All you could hear was the sound of the clock ticking 'ti-ta-ti-ta'.8.4.4.2Clock, watch2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦱᧂᧈᦑᦱᧂᧈtaaŋ⁵taaŋ⁵onomatopoeiasound of gong, large bellᦑᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦱᧂᧈ, ᦵᦉᧂ ᦢᦲᧂ ᦶᦓᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.'Tang-tang', the gong sounded out.4.2.3.5Musical instrument2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦲᧂᧈᦷᦑᧂᧈtiŋ⁵toŋ⁵onomatopoeiasound of musicᦑᦲᧂᧈ ᦷᦑᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧂᧈ ᦷᦑᧂᧈ, ᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦕ ᦡᦲᧆᧈ ᦎᦲᧂᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ?'Ting-tong ting-tong', who is playing the violin?1.3.2Movement of water2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦹᧂᧈtɯŋ⁵onomatopoeiatwang of a bowstringᦙᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦶᦓᧃ “ᦑᦹᧂᧈ” ᦅᧄ ᧚.He heard the bow go 'twang' one time.4.8.3.7Weapon, shoot2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦳᧄᧉᦑᦱᧄtum⁶taam⁴onomatopoeiasound of splashing waterᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦑᦳᧄᧉ ᦑᦱᧄ, ᦔᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦗᦻᧈ ᦌᧄᧉ.We played in the water 'tum-tam' and the fish all ran away.1.3.2Movement of water2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦹᧅᦑᦹᧅtɯk⁵tɯk⁵onomatopoeiasound of a heart beatingᦺᦈ ᦎᦸᧆᧈ ᦑᦹᧅ ᦑᦹᧅ.His heart was beating 'tyk-tyk'.2.1.8.1Heart2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦑᦸᧇᦶᦑᧇtɔp⁵tæp⁵onomatopoeiasound of walkingᦙᦲ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦉᦳᧇ ᦶᦃᧇ ᦑᦸᧇ ᦶᦑᧇ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦙᦱ ᦕᦻᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦃᧁ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ.A person wearing shoes walked 'top-taep' past the place where they were playing.7.2.1.1Walk2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦒᧂᧉtʰaŋ⁶onomatopoeiasound of impactᦵᦉᧂ ᦎᧄᧈ ᦐᦴ ᦶᦜᧃᧈ ᦒᧂᧉ ᦀᧁ.The mouse trap sprang with a 'tang' sound.ᦙᧃ ᦠᧇ ᦔ ᦎᦴ “ᦒᧂᧉ” ᦀᧁ.He slammed the door with a 'tang' sound.2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦶᦓᧃnæn⁴2000verb (intransitive)to make a soundᦵᦉᧂ ᦢᦲᧂ ᦶᦓᧃ, ᦃᧁᧉ ᦆᦸᧂᧉ ᦉᦸᧃ.When the buzzer sounds, enter the classroom.ᦵᦉᧂ ᦙᦸᧅ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦶᦓᧃ ᧒ᦱ ᦅᧄ.The noise of a cannon sounded twenty-one times.2.3.2.2Soundᦵᦂᧁᦶᦓᧃᦷᦠᧈᦶᦓᧃᦷᦃᦉᦴᧉ
ᦔᦋᦰᦔᦋᦰpacaʔ⁵pacaʔ⁵onomatopoeiaquack-quack; sound of a duck1.6.4.3Animal sounds2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦶᦔᧇᦶᦔᧇpæp²pæp²onomatopoeiasqueak; sound of a child's squeezy toy4.2.7Play, fun2.3.2.3Types of sounds
