Bantawa Verbs

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µ=engma, as in 'sing,' :=glottal stop, as in 'uh: oh,' ^=schwa as in 'but'
bh, chh, dh, jh, kh, ph and th are aspirated, see Observations on Phonology


Note – some words may sound like they have an un-transcribed glottal stop (or t or p) at the end. Most likely, this abrupt ending is simply an artifact from the way I processed the sound files.
Bantawa

Nepali English Confidence Estimate (1-3) Notes, Cognates, Alternate Pronounciations
µekma Toknu bite 3  
banma aaunu come 3 see tama
bima hiDnu walk 2 see konma
buµma phiTnu beat/hit 2  
bukma bunnu weave 1 Camling - bama
chama khannu eat 3 Amcauke - cha:ma
chhap:ma lekhnu write 3 Camling - chhammo
chhema pisap garnu urinate 1  
chenma


 

 tukriaaunu split 2  
datma phiTnu beat/hit 2  
detma


 

 hernu look 2 hear this word in sentence 9
dhamma laDnu fall 3  
dhatma goTnu      
dhet:ma kaTnu cut 3  
dhok:ma khannu dig 2 Chamling - dhama
dhok:ma toknu bite (snake) 3 hear this word in sentence 20
dµma


 

 piunu drink 3  
dot:ma magnu ask (for)/beg 3  
dupma


 

 kaamaaunu earn 2 hear this word in sentence 14
ema disa garnu defecate 1  
enma sunnu hear/listen 3 Camling identical
homa


 

 suninu swell 1  
hop:wa piunu drink 3 d^µma, duµma
huµma pharkinu wait 3  
humma lagaaunu put on 2  
ima hasnu laugh 3  
imma sutnu sleep/lie down 3 Camling identical

hear this word in sentence 15
khaµma hernu look 3 see Tok:ma
khap:ma


 

 runu cry 3 Camling - khamma

hear this word in sentence 19
khatma jannu go 3 hear this word in sentence 14
khipma gannu count 3 Camling - khimma
khuµma nilnu swallow 3 Camling identical
koµma jamnu freeze 1   
konma


 

 ghumnu/hiDnu walk 3  
kupma tukriaaunu split 2 chenma=chirnu
laama pharkinu wait 2 see lamma
lakhluma naachnu dance 3 Camling - lhumuma
lamma kojnu search 3 Camling identical
lekma chhatnu lick 2  
let:ma balnu fry 2 Camling - lhema
li:ma ropnu plant/sow 3 Camling - luDma

hear this word in sentence 11
minma sohsnu think 2  
mit:ma samjhanu remember 3  
mokma phiTnu beat 2  
muma garnu/banaaunu do/make 3 in many combinations: thus maµmuma, to worship; chaam muma, to sing a song; khim muma, to build a hosue
namma sugnu smell 3 Camling identical
pak:ma ropnu sow (seed) 2 hear this word in sentence 5
pamma kothaarnu 1  
pema banta garnu vomit 3  
penma uDhnu fly 3 petma; Camling - perma
phamma jiskiaaunu joke 1  
phenma


 

 bhatkhaanu   3  
phinma


 

 uphraanu jump 3  
puma dinu give 2 puna (?)
pup:ma chhusnu   2  
rip:ma baDhnu tie 2 Camling - rimma
saµma bajaaunu play (as an instrument) 2  
sak:ma sasphernu   1  
saT:ma tannu pull 2  
senma sodhnu ask 3 Camling identical
set:ma maarnu kill 3 Camling - saDma/sema
sinma chinnu/tahaa paaunu meet 3 shinma?; Camling - chima
suma marnu die 3 Camling - sima
tama


 

 aaunu come 2 hear this word in sentence 10
thenma uchaalnu hold/pick up 2  
thinma uThnu rise/chase away 3   
thuµma   cough 1  
thupma


 

 phuknu blow 2 Amcauke - mut:ma (?)
Tok:ma


 

 dekhnu see 3 Camling - toma
tok:ma metnu wipe (?) 1  
Tuµma chelaaunu drive/ride 2  
tup:ma


 

 bhetnu meet 3 hear this word in sentence 12
uk:ma peel 1  
wachhak:ma nuhaaunu shower 1  
wanma chelaaunu stir 3  
wasuma dhune wash 3 Amcauke - thukma
wenma pacharnu knock down 3  
yuµma basnu sit/stay 3  

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