Appendix:Jejara word list
The folllowing Jejara (Para Naga) word list is from Lubbe, Priest & Lew (2022).
List
edit| English | Para Naga (Jejara) |
|---|---|
| cloud | ləⁿpwá |
| moon | kʰə̀ⁿτú |
| rain | tsɔ̀ |
| fire | ⁿpɨ̀ |
| forest | rwapfɨ́ |
| gold | ɕə̀ⁿτà |
| river | τʰə̀ràci |
| road | lwàtsɨ̀ |
| silver | τáká |
| water | cì |
| cat | ⁿpjíⁿpji |
| dog | τə́vɨ́ |
| pig | τə́wə |
| bear | τəwe |
| buffalo | tsʰəkʰəji |
| elephant | Sú |
| porcupine | ləkɨ̀ |
| rat | pə́ʑi |
| fish (type) | r̥è |
| shrimp | kɔ́ |
| ant | tsʰétsʰé |
| fly | Pé |
| mosquito | litata |
| snail | kʰə̀ⁿτɔ̀ |
| spider | ɣɨ̀rɔ |
| call (goat) | r̥í |
| chicken stomach | τaɣé |
| elephant tusk | súxa |
| feather | τaⁿpfɨ́ |
| horn | lətɕə |
| pestle | ləʑə |
| plate | pfʰɨ |
| pot | pfʰɨ́ |
| wooden mortar | tsʰɔ̀ |
| basket | pʰwe |
| blanket | tɕʰwe |
| pants | ári |
| sarong | áⁿci |
| bamboo house | ci |
| door | tɕʰə́ |
| floor cover | ákʰwá |
| floor | tútú |
| house | τə́ʑɔ́ |
| mat | pʰí |
| roof | τaɣà |
| window | tɕʰəτɔpfʰə́pfʰə́ |
| bamboo toy | sɨτʰwáτʰwá |
| drum | pùʑùʑù |
| ring | kʰwə́tʰé |
| slingshot | vɨ́pʰé |
| comb | τʰwəτʰwə́ |
| hand grenade | pú |
| paper | lé |
| radio | kwàkíkí |
| afraid | tílə |
| angry | jípwélə |
| answer | tɕwa |
| ascend | ku |
| bake | pʰɔlə |
| believe | τʰàtɕələ |
| bind together | kʰi |
| carry | lwé |
| chop | tɕʰɔ |
| come | ralə |
| correct | lwalə |
| count | cʰì mətɕelə |
| cut (tumor) | tʰwalə |
| cut (wood) | tsʰwàpʰe |
| dance | tselə |
| deep | tsʰɔ |
| difficult | tsʰílə |
| do | tsʰa |
| dry by sun | pʰu |
| eat | tsalə |
| enter | ɣalə |
| explode | pɨɕa |
| fit | cwə |
| flick | tu |
| flow | lálə |
| fly | ʑélə |
| follow | kwe |
| go up | tɕʰwá |
| go | fɨ́; ɣá; ⁿkí |
| good | kəralə |
| guard | hwə |
| kick | məcìlə |
| kill | jasələ |
| know | mətɕʰələ |
| make a hole | pfʰə́lə |
| pinned down | kwələ |
| plant | lɔ́lə |
| pour/strain | cɔ́lə |
| reserve | ke |
| rotten | tseβə |
| sell | ʑwélə |
| severed | tsʰə́ sja |
| sew | kʰwə́lə |
| sharp | tswá |
| shave | tsʰɨlə |
| shoot | cələ |
| short | məcʰílə |
| skinny | tələ |
| sleep | ʑə |
| speak | τwa |
| split | hwə |
| stand | ɕwələ |
| swallow | məʑiτolə |
| swell | pwe |
| talk | τəʑu τwalə |
| throw | wícʰələ |
| tie together | ári |
| tie | tʰílə |
| to hurt | tsʰalə |
| to hate | məjíjilə |
| to love | məsɨ́lə |
| wash (hair) | tsʰe |
| wear | ɕítɔ |
| weave | τilə |
| weep | twələ |
| whistle | hwíhwítsʰalə |
| winnow | hwelə |
| wipe | ⁿpfələ |
| bamboo (type) | pʰú |
| bamboo shoot | sɨ́ |
| bamboo | áɣa |
| cane/rattan | τə́rí |
| coconut | kʰosusù |
| firewood | sɔ̀ |
| ginger | ɕɔ |
| grass | rwá |
| leaf | sɔ̀ɣà |
| mushroom | tɕwè |
| paddy rice | áʑá |
| paddy rice | pʰù |
| pine tree | kìsɔ̀ |
| thorn | ləsɨ |
| apple | sɔ̀pwèpwèsù |
| cooked rice | tswà |
| liquor | làxɔ́ |
| papaya | sápʰɔsù |
| type of spice | pʰàpʰa |
| armpit | xɨtɔ́ |
| breast | ⁿci |
| buttocks | pfə̀tɕʰí |
| cheek | ⁿkutsɨ́ |
| chin | məkʰá |
| ear | ⁿτa, ⁿτà |
| excrement | cʰə́ |
| eye | ⁿtsətsí |
| eyebrow | ⁿtsəτə́ⁿpfɨ́ |
| eyelid | ⁿtsəpfɨ |
| face | tsilù |
| flesh | ɕá |
| forehead | cé |
| hair | kúⁿpfɨ́ |
| hand | kʰwə́ |
| heart | kʰəra |
| heel | məcí |
| intestines | rɨτu |
| knee | məcʰə́ |
| leg | lí |
| liver | məsè |
| mouth | ⁿtswè |
| navel | pəjə |
| nose | ⁿτàpá |
| rib | tʰə̀rì |
| saliva | məkʰácí |
| thigh | pʰɨ̀ |
| tooth | xa |
| I (1SG) | à |
| my (1SG POSS) | a |
| you (2SG) | ɲə |
| female teacher | swatsɨ́ |
| male teacher | swapa |
| father | apa |
| mother | atsɨ̀ |
| son-in-law | aⁿpupa |
| answer | ʑukʰwá |
| class | japəτʰe |
| enemy | rə́pa |
| festival | pwé |
| name | ⁿtsɔ́ |
| promise | hjahji |
| Sunday | ⁿpárí |
| year | pwè |
| yesterday | ⁿcɔɕe |
| ten | τəra |
| many | hoʊ́ ɕahə; τatɨtɨ̀ |
| some | kʰə́rə́ |
| blunt | ɕwáɣa |
| crispy | zɔ̀ɣa |
| delirious | τùτùzɨzɨ́ |
| fat | jɔ̀jɔha |
| green | τapəɕiɕì |
| hard | tʰáɣa |
| light | τə́ɣə |
| long | ɕələ |
| rough | swəswəɣa |
| round | wə́ⁿpèɣa |
| scattered | tépàɣa |
| shiny | pjáɣa |
| smooth | pjɔpjɔha |
| various | r̥amár̥à |
| wet | pʰjáɣa |
| drying leaves | zə́ɣa |
| loosely | xexéha |
| scolding manner | τʰə̀τʰə̀ɣa |
| when | kwáτihɔ |
| plural | =-rə̀ |
| “do not V” | ma- V -βa |
| “just V” | =-hwi |
| “said that” | βeði |
| end of sentence | =-ði |
| “if so” | ðahi |
| future tense | =-je |
| present tense | =-lə |
| question | =-lè |
| reported speech | =-hɛi |
| verb plural | =-ⁿce |
| this | há |
| agree | tɕaná |
| before starting work | hoʊ́ hoʊ́ |
| right! OK! | tɕʰoʊ́ |
| to work together | həloʊ́ |
| when angry (men) | anə anə |
| when angry | pɛi |
| when disappointed | wɛi |
| when feeling cold | sɛi sɛi |
| yes | tɕamə |
References
edit- Lubbe, Melissa, Priest, Tiffany, Lew, Sigrid (2022) “A Preliminary phonology and Latin-based orthography of Para Naga (Jejara), Northwest Myanmar”, in Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society[1], volume 15, number 2, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISSN, page i-xxiii.