Rade Vocabulary

14. :6nhiang blu : Van-pliam : Grammatical pa rticles

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a. Mta boh blu : Loai tiene

: Word classes

boh hra

chi?

letter

boh blu

Ueng

word

prue blu

ctu

sentence

kdreg

doan

•

chapter

klei bip

tieng

language

anan

danh-tif

noun

boh jing

tinh-tif

adjectives

boh nga

dSng-t^

verb

boh blu mdjap

tilc-tif

complement

boh blu bi
du8m

lien-t^

conjunction,
connective

boh blu bi
mngac

trang-ti/

adverb

hrua anan

dai-danh-tJf

•

pronoun

kcun blu

mSnh-dl

•

proposition

boh blu nga

chii-tif

subject

boh blu mguQp

gicH-tl/

preposition

boh blu kdjSt

than-tJf

interjection

prue dQt

cSu ngan

phrase

boh blu kah
djug

maojtifj^

quan-tif

article

boh blu kah
djug

loai-tif

•

classifier

(Cf. Hdiphgum

: flrua anSn, hla 101)

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Grammatical Particles

14. fenhiang blu

b. Boh blu elSo prue ; Chi? dku cSu : Initial particles

tddah

neii

if

tapnSng

dSikhi

sometime

edei

rhi

then

anei le

dang nay

then, at tiiat

eiao

da

first

Sdeinan

kl

then

mbha mbhai

may- man

by chance,
fortunately

srt nik

aat

indeed

at

ci

continue

hdi

nhe

instead, indeed

tdikd

den noi

to the point that,
so much that

bhian gl8

dT nhien

of course

lui, dam

difng

donU

kdyuadah

VI, cd

because

elSo hm

trxf^'chet

at first

knong

chi CO

only

c. Boh blu bi

mngac eltio prue :

Trang-tif diu cSu;

Initial adverbs

mtam

ngay

immediately

sit nik

at han

surely

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14. Enhiang blC

i

Van-pham

phung

ao, difng

thunderously up,
down

bhSo riSo rit

thinhllnh

suddenly

sui sin

Itu lam

long time

mrSo

m5l

just

mut hao hao

v8 ao

noisily into

d. Boh blu dm boh ngS : Trc#-dSng-tif :

Preverbal auxiliaries

mrto

mdl

just then

mse mdh

cung

also

addk

con

stUl

ka

chifa

not yet

knuS

hoi nay

now, then

hdai

khdng

not

mbloh

lat nvhi

short while later

leh

xong, h^t

stop, quit, finished

am^o tudm

khdng bao gic/

never

amSo diii

khdng the

can't

e. Boh blu knhal tuc : Htu-tri-tif : Final particles

sdhak

qua

very, indeed

jih jang

ca

at all

leh

xong rbi

finished

lah

ma

indeed

leh leh

r^i

already

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Grammatical Particles

14. i^nhiane: blu

m^?

khSng?

question

sdnan he

h'a

is that so I

ka?

chifa?

yet?

edi

that

indeed

knong

thSi

only

no

nhe

OK?

han

ha, ha

surprised^
bewildered

15 ddng

trc? lai

again

jih jang

ca

at all

sdnan

vay, difdbg

indeed

srt nik

chac

surely

kdh

di

imperative

15

nffa

more

f . Boh blu mjuop :

Gi^-t^:

_?^JP9^?i^^ilS

m^ng

t!l

from

ti

y

at

h5ng

wSi

with

kd

den

to

hlam

trong

in

mbxt

vdi

with

(Cf. Yal dlie : AnSk, hla 129)

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14. Enhiang blu

Van-pham

g. Boh blu bi mngac :

Irang-tu ;' Adverbs

sdnak

At, lam

very

mhing

nhieu lam

very much

lu sdnak

nhieu qua

very

jih

h^t

completely

mtam

tiJc khac

immediately

mbtt

cung uhau

together

mang ai

nhieu lam

so much

nanao

m:.et

continually

blut

tuot

thoroughly,
completely

brff-tyri?

Ian lh\

litUe by little

blxiSo

mot chut

a little

amSo difi

knSng noi

not able

difi

difc/c

•

able

hjang

rieng

alone

m3e

nhif nhau

alike

emift

tcltH

gently, slowly

hjan pan

mot minh

lonely

(Cf. Yal dlie :

Boh pral, hla 135)

h. Boh blu kah djul :

Loai-t^ ; Classifiers

klei (hrian^

bai

lesson

wal (tac)

bai

flat expanse

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Grammatical Particles

14. Enhiang blu

giA

bSc

step

phung

bay

flock, herd

cap

hi

bunch

hlSo, ring

bo

set

bit (bur)

bui

bush^ thicket

boh (mtih)

biJc

wall

boh (jhifng)

cai (ban)

general classifier

pok (siap)

canh

wing

hlSo

cap, <Xdi

pair

ana (kySo)

cay

tree, plant

boh (hdruom
j9hg)

ohiec (gily)

one of pair

boh (edeh)

chiec (xe)

vehicle

epul

chom, dam

cluster, group

boh (cuT) ~

~ ngon, dinh^
chom (nui)

mountain

kmru (boi^

chum (trai)

bunch

tal

chuyen

trip

kdrec

chifdng

chapter

drei

con

living beings, etc.

boh (hbei)

cu (khoai)

bulb

klei (kblr^

cuoc (hop)

meeting

pok (hdruQm
hr^

cu6n (sach)

book

bul

cuon

roll

aruat (hat)

dieu

cigarettes

cong

dlnh (nui)

sum -nit

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14. Enhiang blu

Van-pham

knuh (iriJigsO

doa (hoa)

flower

kgan (adi^

gian (phong)

room

grSng

giay

row

asar

hat, vien

grain, pill

klo

hon

stone

mbah

khau

mouthful

kcun

khuc

section

asar

vien

pill

pok

td, la, ban

sheet, leaf, script

tal (ao)

iSp (ao)

layer

kc/ha

_ maeng, cue

small pieces

mn^ng

mon

sum^. item

phung

m^

tray

kmru

mui

section of fruit

be (bram)

mui (ter^

arrow

ksir

nai

hand of bananas

be (kdien^

ngon

finger

58 (mnuih)

ngifcfi

people

hrun

h

beehives, nests

boh

qua

fruit, ball

aruat

scfi

hair, thread

boh (sang)

toa

building

pok (mdh£^

t^m

board, hide

(Cf. Yal dlie : Wang, hla 126;
Rup, hla 127)

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Grammatical Particles

14. Snhiang blu

i. Boh bill mdue bi duom ; Lien-

-ttf: Connectives

hong

vSi

with

leh anan

s

va

and

mse

nhif

like

biadah

ma, nhiihg

but, and, which

mse sdnan

nhif do

like that

amSodah

hoac, hay

or

krfyuadah

VI

because

mse sc^nei

nhif vSy, nky

like this

hlam brS

chifng

about

nang ai

d6, khoang

about

pioh

dl, cho

to, in order to

ciang

dl

in order to

kd

cua

belonging to

difti

nao

whatever

ya mn9hg

cai nao

anything

hlue

theo

according to, with

j. Boh blu kdjat : Ihan-tif ;

: Exclamations

bdih

cha

surprise

kieh

ua (nhiJhg tieng
dung ^ chl sd
ngac-nhien)

surprise

lui

th6i

say no more

pap mnai

t8i nghiep

pity, sympathy

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14. Enhiang blu

Van-phaiBi

iyiSh (rua)
m-an leh
mang ai

th8i, du

thay ke, khong
sao

mild dissatisfactiOH
thatTs enough
never mind

hdil

dil

hey!

k. Boh blu emuh : Van-tii : Intei'rogatives

ya nga

tai sao

why

ya mnShg

cai gi

what

ti

dSu

where

singa?

tai sao?

why?

le

van-tif

interrogative

si

the nao, sao

how

nbn

khi nao

when

dum

bao nhieu

how much

ka

chifa

yet

mo?

kh5ng (dung
cuoi moi cSu
hoi)

question

1^

©a da : Van van : Miscellaneous

mta

thiJ

kind of thing

klei

chuy§n

episode

bliif

ikn '

time, occurrence

phung

cac

plural, group

dum

miy

pL, as for them

dada

vSn van

etcetera

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Dan-Tgc Thilu-s6 Vift-Nam

Cuon 7

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RADE VOCABULARY

Y -Chang Nie Sieng

Vifn Chuyen-Khao Ng5-H9C

Summer Institute of Linguistics

Huntington Beach, California

1979