Appendix:Sinyar word list
The following word list of Sinyar is from Boyeldieu (2013).
List
[edit]| English gloss | Sinyar |
|---|---|
| bee, honey | sìmír |
| black | kìttì |
| buffalo | kàjìbìl |
| come | uwe / weeɲ |
| deep | cuggol |
| dry | arfa |
| ear | ùrà |
| leaf | ìi |
| elephant | kártí |
| foot | gwàar |
| leg | kàffà |
| grass | kàanà |
| head | sùɓó |
| hunger | mùsù |
| kill | wii |
| long | ʃùggòl |
| moon | kwànjà |
| neck | kwàalà |
| new | sìyèer |
| night | dìkìttì |
| nose | ɲàrmá |
| person | cé / céè; ƒítì |
| place | dì |
| placenta | kàɗù |
| plait, to | urɓa / urmba |
| rain, to | weeri (-ooru) |
| red | abbal |
| rope | kwàár |
| smoke | úʃú |
| snake | nɖùbbòl |
| steal | maggal / mangal |
| stone, grindstone | gòl |
| wet | wicce (-ucce) |
| beget | wiʄe / wiɲe |
| bird | wèl |
| breast | mbàár |
| die | wille |
| dog | ɓìsì |
| drink | iya |
| eat | wiɲ |
| eye | kwòm |
| fire | fòɗù |
| fish | kwùnjó |
| grease, oil | ìbì |
| horn | kòjjù |
| hot | uŋŋa |
| I | màá |
| know | ugol / ungol |
| make a pot | uɓa / umba |
| meat | ìjjà |
| mouth | tàar |
| name | èerè |
| ox, cow | ìccà |
| seed | kùfò |
| sharp | affa |
| skin | ànnà |
| seep | suɗo / sunjo |
| three | mùʈʈà |
| tree | kàggá |
| two | róò |
| who? | ɗèe- |
| goat | fìyà |
| gruel, porridge | fìryà |
| hair | fìí |
| warthog | fòɗú |
| sun | dkàjjà |
| water, thirst | kùjá |
| urine | wèrjí |
| tie, to | wirja / wirnja |
| 1S | màalé, (màá) |
| 2S | ìllé |
| 3S | nàalé, (nàá) |
| 1P.du | cìngé |
| 1P.ex? | cìyé |
| 1P.in | cèesá |
| 2P? | sìngé; sèesá |
| 3P | nìngé |
References
[edit]- Boyeldieu, Pascal. 2013. Sinyar and SBB (Central Sudanic): genetic relationship or contact? Paper presented at Linguistique diachronique et reconstruction : méthodes, acquis, avancées récentes. Labex EFL. 1-6 July 2013.