10-22-15 Meeting with Paroma

Ian Holloway and Daniel Plesniak

10/22/15 Meeting with Paroma in Kohlberg 114

I. Adjectives

Human Attributes:

lomba-tall

beʈe-short baʈa- to grind

mũta-fat

patla-skinny

Consistency:

nɔrom-soft

ʃɔkto-hard

Tastes/Food Terms:

miʃti-sweet

teto-bitter

jhal-spicy

chol-gravy

nunta-salty; savory

ʃukno-dry; without gravy

nonta-with gravy

(1) mach-er   chol-ta     khub nunta

    fish-gen   gravy-def very salty

     ‘The fish gravy is salty.’

Emotions:

dukhi-sad dukhito manuʃ/lok-a sad person

ragi-angry rag-anger

kuʃi-happy

anondo-happiness

II. Adverbs

aste- slowly; softly

(2) o                khub aste    cole

    that person very  slowly walk-3sg.pres

‘That person walks very slowly.’

(3) ami piano aste    bajai

     I     piano softly  play-1sg.pres

     ‘I play piano softly.’

to come -aʃa

(4) ami aʃte/aste parlam        na

     I      come     do-1sg.past neg

     ‘I couldn’t come.’

ʃabtan- careful ʃabtane-carefully

(5) ʃabtane cɔllo

    carefully walk-2sg

    ‘Walk carefully.’

(6) ami boi-gulo-ke ʃabtane   niyegallam

     I     book-pl-obj carefully take.1sg.past

     ‘I took my books carefully.’

khuʃi khuʃi- happily

(7) ami khuʃi khuʃi   bari    gallam

     I     happy happy home go-1sg.past

     ‘I happily went home.’

(8) ami rag    kore bari   gallam

     I     anger do    home go .1sg.past

    ‘I got angry and went home.’

(9) ami o               ʃathe rag     kore gɔta bollam

     I    that person with  anger do   speak-1sg.past

     ‘I spoke to that person angrily.’  

(10) ami o                ʃathe ragi    bhabe gɔta bollam

       I     that person with angry manner speak-1sg.past

       ‘I spoke to that person angrily.’  

(11) ami o               -ke  boklam

       I     that person-obj scold.1sg.past

       ‘I scolded that person.’

(12) ami o              -ke   bɔkla dillam

       I    that person -obj scold give-1sg.past

       ‘I gave that person a scolding.’

III. Multisyllable Words:

aʃibbad-blessings

mɔharaja- great king

maʃimoni-mother (endearing)

ɔʃobho-ill-mannered ʃobho-well mannered

karon-reason karone- with reason ɔkarone-without reason

baɽabaɽi-exaggeration; excess

ʃubeccha-greetings

IV. Semantics sentences

ʃahajjo-support oneg sahajjo- great support

(13) ami o                -ke ʃahajjo  kori

       I     that person-obj support do-1sg.pres

      ‘I support him.’

ɔloʃ- lazy ɔloʃ hollo- be lazy

(14) ɔloʃ howa bhalo na

       lazy be     good neg

       ‘It’s not good to do be lazy.’

(15) ami o                 -r     moton hote chai

       I     that person -gen like      be    want.1sg.pres

      ‘I want to be like that person’

(16) oi    jaiga  -ta   bhalo na

       that place -def good neg

       ‘That place is not good’.

probhab-influence

hani-danger

(17) ‘India -r     opore China  -r     probhab khub hanigarok hotte pare.’

        India -gen above China -gen influence very dangerous is

       ‘China’s influence on India is very dangerous.’

bipod-problem bipodjɔnok-problematic  

(18) o                kæmon lok?

      that person how      person

‘What kind of person is s/he?’