Duoluo

Introduction

Duoluo is a language of China. It is spoken in North central Guizhou Province, Zunyi county, Jianshan village; Zhijin county, Agong village; Langdai county, Zhuijiao and Ruojiao villages; Guanling county, Dingyinxiao village. Also in Guangxi Province, Longlin county, Muji village. Tu’lu is spoken in Yunnan Province, Malipo. Also in Viet Nam (White Gelao).

Dialects

Tu’lu.

The Duoluo Verb

Verblist

• bə0 daŋ55, ȥun35, wan31, ven55, zun35 -- to kill
• ɔ21 əɯ55, kəu31 m33 -- to swim
• ɕi33, ɕi55, sei55 -- to dig
• da33 hei31, ȥaŋ33, thu55 hai33 qəɯ33 hai33 -- to breathe
• dau33, dəu33, du55 -- to count
• di35 di35, dou31, təɯ31 -- to think
• do31, m55, mu33 -- to come
• dȥə55, dȥi35, ʑu31, ɕi31 -- to say
• fai31, fe35 -- to blow
• fɔ13 -- to climb
• haŋ31 qai55, qa0 ɬau35 qa35, qɔ33 -- to see
• huŋ35, m̥31, pəu53 ɣe35, pu33 -- to live, be alive
• ka0 sou31, qa31 səu55, qa31 su35, sei55 -- to laugh
• ka0 ʑau35, ta31 -- to vomit
• ka31, ka55, xɔ33 -- to eat
• kaŋ55, qu33 qu33 -- to sew
• kau55, qau33, tsuŋ31 -- to sit
• khau13 -- to lie down
• ku33, laɯ31 dzɯ35, ləu31 dzɯ35, lo35 dȥi31 -- to stand
• la55, sai55, sou31, su35 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• lau55, pə0 lau31, qa31 ləu35 -- to fear
• lə0 we55, qo31 qo31 -- to turn
• lei55 -- to open, uncover
• len21 -- to steal
• ɬi31 ɬi31 -- to choose
• lou35 ka0 dȥɔ31, tʂə31 pi55, tshau55 tsha55 -- to hunt
• lu33 lu33, zən35 -- to flow
• m31, mpa31, mu35 -- to sniff, smell
• ȵə33 hoŋ31, ȵi31 hu35, jəu31 hu35 ləu31, tsaŋ31 -- to hear
• ŋɯ31 qaɯ31, ŋka31 ŋku13, ŋu35 -- to sleep
• pai33, pi31, pi35 -- to walk
• pen33, pjai31, plai31, plan31, plən35 -- to die, be dead
• pha31 phau35, phu31 phu31 -- to fly
• phən55 -- to hide
• pi33, tuŋ35 -- to burn
• qa0 thu35, thu31, tsau31 -- to spit
• ʂai31, ta55 -- to tie up, fasten
• se13 -- to shoot
• sei55 iau31, suai33 tshəu55 -- to throw
• sen33, tʂən35, tsən31 -- to buy
• tai55, taiʔ55 -- to cut, hack
• tɔ13, tsaŋ53, tsu33 -- to bite
• ten55 -- to pound, beat
• tha33 pan33 -- to dream
• tha55 qəɯ33 -- to work
• ti31, to35 -- to fall
• vən55 -- to swell
• ʑan55, ȥaŋ33, haŋ55, zaŋ31 -- to drink
• ʔləɯ31, lou35, vaŋ55 -- to hit