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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
|