Mak

Introduction

Mak is a language of China. It is spoken in Guizhou Province, northwest Libo county, Yangfeng, Fangcun, Jialiang, and Di’e villages; some in neighboring Dushan county.

Dialects

Chi, Ching (Cham), Hwa, Lyo, Mak. Dialect differences are minor. Similar to Ai-Cham (See: Ai-Cham).

The Mak Verb

Verblist

• a:ŋ1 -- to open, uncover
• bən5, ȵ̊ok9 -- to stab, pierce
• dai3, ʔdjai3 -- to buy
• du:k10 -- to vomit
• du1 -- to tie up, fasten
• ȡui1 -- to swim
• fin1 za:n1 -- to dream
• gɯn1, wit8 -- to throw
• ha3 -- to kill
• i:t8 non4, ta3 pu4 ha3 -- to yawn
• jun1 -- to stand
• kau5 du6 -- to see
• kut7S -- to burn
• kwa:i4 -- to scratch
• kwət8 -- to dig
• la:u4, taŋ1, təp7S -- to grow
• lak7 -- to steal
• lau5, tok7, tok9 -- to fall
• le6 -- to choose
• lu:i1 -- to flow
• l̥u1 -- to fear
• mə2, si:ŋ4, siŋ2 -- to think
• na:k8 ʔdoŋ1 -- to hunt
• nak8S -- to hit
• nat7S -- to squeeze
• ne5 nun2 -- to sleep
• nun2 -- to lie down
• nun4 -- to sniff, smell
• ȵa:i3, ȵam3 -- to chew
• ȵe3 -- to cry
• pa:i1, sa:m3 -- to walk
• pan5 -- to turn
• peŋ5 -- to shoot
• pəu1 -- to swell
• pin1 -- to climb
• sa:k9 -- to pound, beat
• sa:p8S, te5 -- to cut, hack
• si:n1, tsin1 -- to eat
• sut7 -- to suck
• ȶa:ŋ3, van2 -- to say
• ȶ'a1, ȶhiŋ5 ȶha1, hai5 -- to hear
• tai2 -- to hold
• ȶam3 -- to bite
• taŋ1, thau5 -- to come
• tem1, zu4 -- to plant
• thiu5 -- to spit
• tip7, tip7S -- to sew
• ȶu1 -- to laugh
• tuŋ1 -- to cook
• ve4 -- to work
• vi:n3 -- to fly
• ʐəm3 -- to drink
• ʐəp8 -- to breathe
• ʐəp8, po5 -- to blow
• ʐu3 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• zui6 -- to sit
• ʔȡai5 -- to count