2.6.5. Male, female
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
ᦀᦲᦰᦔᦴᧈʔipuu²5001nounpaternal grandfather (father's father)ᦷᦋᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦢᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.In grandfather's lifetime they used bamboo to build houses.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold man. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older men.]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦣᧂ. Old Man Thunder took out his drum and hit it hard.2.6.5.1Manᦀᦲᦰ1ᦔᦴᧈ1
ᦀᦻᧉ1ʔaaj³5001nounmanᦀᦻᧉ ᦊᦸᧅ ᦙᦹᧂ.You stupid man.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦃᦲᧉ ᦆᦱᧃᧉ.A lazy man.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦉᧇ ᦔ ᦟᦲᧉ ᦋᦲᧉ ᦈᦸᧅᧈ.A crafty man.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦁᦳᧂ ᦀᦱᧆ.A haughty merchant man.2.6.5.1Man2nounterm of address for men and boys. [Note: ᦀᦻᧉ is part of a man's name unless there is some other title such as 'monk' or 'king'.]ᦀᦻᧉ ᦆᧄ.Ai Xam (Mr Xam).9.6.3.4Markers of direct address ᦀᦻᧉᦈᦻᧈᦇᦹᧃᦀᦻᧉᦋᦻᦀᦻᧉᦓᦱᧉᦀᦻᧉᦗᦲᧈᦀᦻᧉᦷᦜᧂᦀᦻᧉᦵᦜᦲᦅᧄᦀᦻᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈᦗᦸᧈᦀᦻᧉ
ᦉᦱᧁsaaw¹5001nounyoung woman; unmarried womanᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦉᦱᧁ 2ᦍᦲᧂ1 2ᦉᦱᧁ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ.Young women and young men.ᦊᦸᧅᧈ ᦉᦱᧁ.Flirt with young women.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦉ ᦙᧃ ᦷᦋ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦉᧈ ᦵᦉᧈ.His employees who were unmarried women, he often took them on dates.2.6.5.2Woman2.6.4.4Adult2classifierclassifier for young womenᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦘᦳᧄ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧗ ᦉᦱᧁ.Brahma had seven daughters.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦲᦰᦉᦱᧁᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁᦉᦴᧈᦉᦱᧁᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦵᦠᦲᧅᧈᦉᦱᧁᦖᦻᦋᦴᧉᦣᧅᦉᦱᧁᦶᦗᧂᦍᦲᧂᦉᦱᧁᦐᦱᧉᦉᦱᧁᦓᦱᧂᦉᦱᧁᦜᦲᧃᧉᦉᦱᧁᦢᦱᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁ
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
ᦍᦲᧂ1jiŋ⁴5001nounwoman; girl; female personᦋᦻ1 1ᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦍᦲᧂ1 2ᦙᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧞.She will give birth to a girl.ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦈᧁᧉᦙᧃ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦉᧂ?”The king asked the woman, 'What is your name?'ᦉᦏᦲ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦠᦳᧂ ᦶᦂᧂ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦞᧃ.The rich man had his woman slave make rice and soup every day.2.6.5.2Woman2classifierclassifier for womenᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦉᦱᧁ ᧗ ᦍᦲᧂ.Seven daughters.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦲᦰᦍᦲᧂᦀᦸᧃᧈᦍᦲᧂᦅᦳᧃᦍᦲᧂᦍᦲᧂᦉᦱᧁᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻᦗᦴᧉᦶᦙᧈᦍᦲᧂᦔᦞᦲᦓᦲᦏᧁᧉᦍᦲᧂᦓᦸᧂᧉᦍᦲᧂᦕᦴᧉᦍᦲᧂᦗᦲᧈᦍᦲᧂᦶᦙᧈᦍᦲᧂᦟᦴᧅᦀᦸᧃᧈᦍᦲᧂᦟᦴᧅᦍᦲᧂᦢᦱᧁᧈᦋᦻᦉᦱᧁᦍᦲᧂ
ᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻjiŋ⁴caaj⁴2000nounboth women and men (can be separated)ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦁᧃ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦐᦳᧄᧈ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦋᦻ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦀᦱᧃᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Stories that young and old, women and men like to read.ᦙᦲ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦋᦻ ᦅᦸᧄᧈ ᦺᦋᧉ ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦏᦱᧅ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦞᧃ ᦆᦹᧃ.There were women and men servants to look after her day and night.2.6.5Male, femaleᦍᦲᧂ1ᦋᦻ1ᦏᧁᧉᦐᦳᧄᧈᦍᦲᧂᦋᦻ
ᦓᦱᧂnaaŋ⁴5001nounwoman. [Note: Used for women who are royal, wealthy, or respected. Used pronominally in 2nd and 3rd persons, to or of a respected woman.]ᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦓᦱᧂ 3ᦠᦱ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦵᦑ ᦞᦲ.They found the most beautiful woman to be his queen.ᦙᦲ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦉ ᦏᦲ ᦕᦴᧉ ᧚, ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦷᦣᧇ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦔᦳᧂᧈ ᦷᦣᧇ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ.There was a merchant woman who told a painter to paint a picture for her.2.6.5.2Woman2nountitle before a woman's nameᦓᦱᧂ ᦙ ᦷᦓ ᦟᦱ.Lady Manola.2.6.5.2Woman3classifierclassifier for womenᦈᧁᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦀᦸᧃ ᦋᦸᧄ ᦉᦸᧆᧈ ᦀᧁ ᧓ ᦓᦱᧂ.The king married three women in succession.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦲᦰᦓᦱᧂᦂᦽᧉᦓᦲᧁᧉᦙᦹᦓᦱᧂᦈᧁᧉᦓᦱᧂᦉᧁᦓᦱᧂᦓᦱᧂᦉᦱᧁᦓᦱᧂᦵᦑᦞᦡᦱᦓᦱᧂᦵᦑᦞᦲᦓᦱᧂᦒᦸᦟᦓᦲᦓᦱᧂᦓᦱᧆᦉᦐᦳᧄᧈᦓᦱᧂᦵᦙᦲᧂᦓᦱᧂᦺᦙᧉᦓᦱᧂᦝᦱᧉᦓᦱᧂᦞᦸᧂᧉᦔᦱᧈᦊᦱᧉᦓᦱᧂᦵᦃᧁᦕᧅᦵᦊᦲᧉᦓᦱᧂᦵᦃᧁᦖᦸᧄᧈᦓᦱᧂᦖᦱᧅᦎᧁᧉᦓᦳᧄᦓᦱᧂᦗᦸᧈᦓᦱᧂᦶᦙᧈᦓᦱᧂᦡᦸᧅᧈᦓᦱᧂᦂᦻᦢᦱᧁᧈᦈᧁᧉᦉᦱᧁᦓᦱᧂ
ᦕᦴᧉᦍᦲᧂpʰuu³jiŋ⁴2000nounwoman; girl; female personᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦃᧇ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦋᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦁᦱ ᦟᦰ.The singers, both women and men, were skilled.ᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧞ ᦶᦔᧂᦺᦈ ᦠᦱ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦷᦠ ᦺᦈ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦋᦻ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦜᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦱᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦺᦓᧈ.If a woman seeks with determination, the iron heart of any man can be melted.2.6.5.2Womanᦕᦴᧉᦍᦲᧂ1ᦜᧁᧉᦕᦴᧉᦍᦲᧂ
