Gelao, Green

Introduction

Gelao, Green is a language of Vietnam. It is spoken in Ha Giang Province, Yen Minh district, Dong Van district, Pho La and Dong Van communes. Also in China (Hagei).

The Gelao, Green Verb

Verblist

• ai33, məj31 -- to climb
• bləw33, p'au24 -- to fly
• ɕi33, haj53, t͡sej35 -- to dig
• d͡ʐu33, naŋ53 -- to tie up, fasten
• hɒ33, ho35, klei55 -- to open, uncover
• ha35, pʰʲaw33 -- to burn
• ha35, xɒ33 -- to eat
• han24 -- to blow
• han55, haŋ53 -- to drink
• ka53, təŋ53 -- to pound, beat
• ko35, qɒ33 tsu13, vaŋ53 -- to see
• lau44, lo31 -- to fear
• law53, sa33 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ləɯ55, ŋə53 -- to cry
• len13, ləŋ53 -- to steal
• lo33 -- to turn
• m`54 pe53, pan33, ŋaw53 pe53 -- to dream
• man55 -- to shoot
• maw53, mpa31 -- to sniff, smell
• m̥e33, tsəɯ33 -- to throw
• mo53 d͡ʑu33, mu33 -- to come
• ni33 -- to chew
• nte31 ti35, pləɯ55, plu35 -- to live, be alive
• nt͡ʂaŋ33, tsaŋ31 -- to hear
• ŋaw53 -- to lie down
• ŋaw53, ŋka31 -- to sleep
• ŋe31 -- to hide
• pa24 -- to hit
• pai33, paj35, vu d͡ʑu, vu13 -- to walk
• pe35, pi33, tse24 -- to sew
• pen33, pəŋ35 -- to die, be dead
• pʰie53, vəɯ44 -- to swell
• plau24, plo53 -- to split
• sen33 -- to buy
• t'a44 -- to work
• tai55, təj53/31 -- to cut, hack
• taŋ24, taŋ53 -- to cook
• taŋ53 -- to fall
• tau24, to53 -- to bite
• t͡ɕʰe31, ts'e44 -- to choose
• t͡ɕz`33 -- to squeeze
• təɯ31 -- to count
• təɯ31 -- to think
• tʰaŋ35 -- to plant
• tʰu53, tsa24 -- to spit
• ti53 -- to vomit
• tsa31, tu53 -- to sit
• tsu24 -- to scratch
• ven44, zəŋ31 -- to kill
• ʑəɯ31, li31 -- to grow
• ʑoŋ35/13, ku33 -- to stand
• ʑu31, nd͡ʒz`31 -- to say
• ʔlaj35, klai33 -- to flow
• ʔme53, vla13 -- to hold