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Gule word lists from Seligmann (1912)[1] and Evans-Pritchard (1932).[2]
| English gloss |
Gule |
notes
|
| back |
yă̄n |
|
| belly |
abŭ̄n |
|
| bird |
ădă̄dă̄mŭt |
|
| bitch |
aumin |
|
| bread |
bă̄s |
|
| bull |
narĕ̄ |
|
| calf |
aɖib |
no change
|
| cow |
ib |
|
| dates |
bŏ̄nonĕ |
|
| day |
tă̄ |
|
| dog |
au |
|
| dust |
tufena |
|
| ear |
igă̄n |
|
| elephant |
gal |
|
| eye |
yan |
|
| fire |
kăss |
|
| gazelle |
sĭ̄r |
strongly rolled r
|
| giraffe |
lĕ̄ |
|
| grass |
ĭe |
guttural breathing before first vowel
|
| hair |
ĭf |
|
| hand |
mítagamal |
|
| head |
gaden |
|
| honey |
gai-ĭb |
|
| house |
edin |
pl. no change
|
| house (centre of) |
kobédĭn |
|
| hyena |
karaŋ |
|
| iron |
fĭl |
|
| khor (small stream) |
ră̄si |
|
| leopard |
ador |
f. adormim
|
| lion |
ador |
f. adormim
|
| man |
gără̄wáig |
pl. gămoi
|
| meat |
fŭ̄m |
|
| milk |
tĭs |
|
| moon |
aiyŭ̄n |
|
| mouth |
ĭten |
|
| night |
asemsi |
|
| nose |
fufan |
|
| ostrich |
akŭ̄lŭl |
|
| pig |
kŭtŭrŭ |
|
| pot |
kă̄nis |
|
| kain |
rŭ̄s |
|
| roof |
gă̄dă edin |
|
| spear |
kŏsaŋ |
|
| star |
kĕlu |
pl. no change
|
| stick |
lŭ̄s |
pl. no change
|
| stone |
ŏf |
pl. no change
|
| sun |
tă̄ |
|
| teeth |
sĕ̄n |
|
| threshold |
ye ĕ̄din |
|
| throwing stick |
bíligen |
|
| tongue |
adad ayan |
|
| village |
ro |
|
| water |
ai |
|
| wind |
mŭ̄gŭs |
|
| woman |
gĕrí̆̄m |
pl. gemim
|
| wood (piece of) |
wod |
|
| one |
dĕdín |
|
| two |
dĕssú |
|
| three |
dĭnă̄mú |
|
| four |
dĭkássabit |
|
| five |
dŭbŭĭt |
|
| six |
dĕlódĭn |
|
| seven |
dilă̄so |
|
| eight |
debé̆̄dig |
|
| nine |
dĕmadídin |
|
| ten |
derkă̄bu |
|
| eleven |
derkabu dé̆din |
|
| twelve |
derkabu dessú |
|
| thirteen |
derkabu dinamu |
|
| twenty |
derkabu déssu ă̄kŭ̄ |
|
| eighty |
derkabu debedaku |
|
| hundred |
derkabu ă̄shĕrákŭ̄ |
|
| English gloss |
Gule
|
| I eat |
auwamá̆̄s
|
| thou eatest |
ănămá̆̄s
|
| he eats |
ărămá̆̄s
|
| she eats |
ăbămá̆̄s
|
| we eat |
anagamá̆̄s
|
| you eat |
awaumá̆̄s
|
| they eat |
unamá̆̄s
|
| English gloss |
Gule
|
| you eat meat |
ana má fum
|
| I eat meat |
auwa má fum
|
| she eats bread |
abamá bus
|
| she eats dates |
abamá bonone
|
| we eat dates |
anagáma bonone
|
| you eat honey |
anama gai ĭbĕ
|
| English gloss |
Gule
|
| I drink |
wĭsī
|
| thou drinkest water |
ĭnsī ái
|
| he drinks water |
ersi, irsi
|
| she drinks |
ibsi
|
| we drink |
ingí̄si
|
| you drink |
awö́si
|
| they drink |
unö́se
|
Evans-Pritchard (1932)
[edit]
| English gloss |
Gule
|
| abdomen |
abūn
|
| Adansonia digitata (tebeldi) |
kān̄
|
| back |
iyān
|
| Balanites aegyptiaca (heglig) |
sŏk
|
| beard |
tĭkŭn
|
| beer |
asur
|
| bird |
ădādămĭt
|
| blood |
wāīdjo
|
| boy |
adāt
|
| bread (kisra) |
bŭs
|
| breast |
kŭkāīan
|
| bull |
nārē
|
| buttocks |
ĭnŭn
|
| chest |
ciān
|
| chief |
ĭtĭba
|
| cloth (dammur) |
bīt
|
| cow |
ĭb
|
| ear |
ĭgŭn
|
| earth |
du
|
| eight |
debēdĭk
|
| elephant |
gŭl
|
| eye |
yan
|
| father |
bŭrnŏ
|
| finger |
adŏtunun
|
| fire |
kăs
|
| five |
dubuit
|
| food |
kŭmŭs
|
| four |
dĭkasabĭt
|
| giraffe |
lē
|
| girl |
wādūs
|
| goat |
me
|
| God |
Gyŏk
|
| gourd |
dēnī
|
| granary |
tōīn
|
| granary (entrance to) |
yātōīn
|
| grass |
ĭĕ
|
| grave |
suk
|
| grinding-stone |
āī
|
| hair |
ĭf
|
| hand |
mĭt’ŭn
|
| head |
gŭdĭn
|
| hen |
sŏgōrŏt
|
| hoe |
kuter
|
| hut |
edĭn
|
| hut (entrance to) |
yeedin
|
| hyena |
kārang
|
| iron |
fĭl
|
| knee |
kukŭn
|
| knife |
aderŭng
|
| leg |
sumŭn
|
| leopard |
adŏr
|
| lion |
adŏr
|
| man |
gărăwaĭg
|
| meat |
fum
|
| milk |
tis
|
| moon |
aiyus
|
| nabbak tree |
sĭŭk
|
| nine |
dĕmadĭdĭn
|
| nose |
fufŭn
|
| one |
dĕdin
|
| ostrich |
akudul
|
| penis |
fŏdun
|
| rain |
rūs
|
| sandals |
bāīt
|
| sesame |
ŭf
|
| seven |
delāso
|
| shoulder |
gŭdībēn
|
| six |
gelōdin
|
| sky |
aguĭt
|
| snake |
bŭmba
|
| spear |
kŏsang
|
| stick |
lūs
|
| stone |
ŏf
|
| sun |
tā
|
| tamarind |
afet
|
| ten |
derkabu
|
| testicles |
fādān
|
| three |
dĭnamu
|
| throwing-stick |
bĭlĭgen
|
| tongue |
ŏdāīān
|
| tree |
wŏt
|
| two |
dussĭk
|
| village |
ŭsmakŏro
|
| water |
āī
|
| woman |
gĕrīm
|
