Bantawa Wordlist A-J

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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
a:chhemak   year before last 1  
a:chhosa


 

 asti day before yesterday 3 also acchu; Amcauke - achhiosa
adiwaµ


 

 Thulo big 3 Amcauke, for Bantawa see toppaµ

hear this word in sentence 8
a:wa


 

 tel oil 3  
apa baa father 3 also papa

hear this word in sentence 6
ai


 

 aaja today 3  
aiduµ


 

 yo baarshaa this year 2  
akhumaµ


 

 hijo yesterday 3 hear this word in sentence 19
am


 

 timro your (informal personal possessive) 3 also amko

hear this word in sentence 1
amnu tapaaiko your (formal personal possessive) 3  
anemn^µ


 

 gaeko barsha last year 2  
angari


 

 ahile now 3 Amcauke?

hear this word in sentence 2
badhi dherai a lot/many 2 Amcauke - badhe?
bahu


 

 bãs bamboo 3  
bakh


 

 sungur pig 3  
bakha mato clay 3 Camling - b^kha
bakTaµ kat shoulder 2 also bakTaµkom?
baµa kaka/saanobaa (?) uncle 3  
bat:wa gãs grass/weeds 2  
bhe   arrow 3 Talibhe is bow and arrow, see Tali
bhe:chup adhuwa ginger 2 Camling - bechhu
bhen jaraa root 3
bhewa


 

 kira bug 3  
bhorok


 

 bhaguta bullfrog 2 hear this word in sentence 18
bhuru dhaaraa hill 2 Amcauke - bhorhu; himal (mountain) is uchhala bhorhu (?)
biro korsani chili 2 also birosi (?)
buk peT stomach 3 back rounded u?
buµwa


 

 phul flower 2 Camling identical
buwa daai older brother 3  
chanu miTho tasty 2  
chawa


 

 paani water 3 Amcauke - chha:wa; Camling - wa
chha choraa son 1  
chhachhi chori daughter 1 chhachhi also kids, topa chhachhi old people (?)
chhaµgara bakhra goat 2 goat meat - suµsa; see Zincali bacria
chhintolen


 

 parsi day after tomorrow 2  
chhoku sisnu nettle (plant) 2 also chokko, chhok^ (?)
chhuk


 

 haat hand (and arm) 3 laµchhuk extremities, see laµ
chhummuli naito navel 2  
choµwa


 

 chaara bird 2  
chu:yu musaa mouse 3 also chut:yu, chu:yo
chuk:Taµ chuchundra vole (?) 2 also chukTaµ (?)
chuna kaki/saanoaamaa (?) aunt 3  
chuµwa chiso cold 2 Camling - chuµa
chupaµ


 

 saano small 3 also chuppaµ; Amcauke - chitko

hear this word in sentence 17
chut boso fat (noun) 2  
dhabe


 

 khukri Nepali knife 2  
dabet hearth 2 dabe: (?)
daµgen drying rack 2  
dema Thulobaa uncle 3  
demka


 

 kahile when 3  
deµsi pachhaDi behind 1  
dewa Thuloaamaa aunt 3  
dhole shaman’s drum 1 Nepali?
di ke what 3 also de (?)
din


 

 phul egg 3 wadin/wachha-odin chicken’s egg

hear this word in sentence 4
do


 

 mukh mouth 3 Camling - dyo
doralo   back (body part) 2  
duachha


 

 ketaa boy 3  
enkama

prithwi earth 3 also enkam
hakta taato hot 1  
halapat


 

 rato red 3 rare/being lost
haµ raajaa king 3 Camling - h^
hande ahile now 1 waµari
haµhoµ pradanmaantri prime minister 2  
hoµkhu


 

 khola river 3 hear this word in sentence 3
he edi if 2 used before the first clause of a conditional (like Nepalli 'edi') however, Nepali 'bhane' is also always used (as in Nepali, between the first and second clause)

hear this word in sentence 6
helawa bãadar monkey 2  
ho:wa chhala, bokra skin/peel/bark (noun) 2  
hok haawaa air 2 Amcauke - mukshu (?)
hu ragat blood 3 Amcauke - ha
iawa


 

 satthi friend 3 toµhip close friend (?)

hear this word in sentence 12
jari paani rain 2 nepali?
jhara sabai all 2 Camling - jara/jhara; Amcauke - TakTuk (?)