Tsou

Introduction

Tsou is a language of Taiwan. It is spoken in West central mountains southeast of Chiayi, Alishan (Mt. Ali) area.

Dialects

Duhtu, Iimutsu, Luhtu, Tapangu, Tfuea.

The Tsou Verb

Verblist

• tmalʉ

• *-(m)u-pánaʔə, *-pánáʔə, póno, pnáa, pono -- to shoot
• **k-um-áənə, *-káə́nə, ána, bónʉ, bonə -- to eat
• *čalíri, eacéi, raciri -- to dream
• *cawa, cócvo[i], cocvo -- to laugh
• *-cəkə́ɬə, úso, oh-, uh, uso -- to come
• *c-um-ə́vərə, eusúhci, rusuxci -- to grow
• *-kaliɦi, máe, miya- -- to dig
• *-karawu, misíʔsi, tuokoro -- to scratch
• *-kíta, aíti, baíto, baito -- to see
• *k-um-áracə, bóecʉ, borcə, eoeóca -- to bite
• *-ɬaŋužu, eu|húŋzu, ruxuŋzu -- to swim
• *-lə́mə́kə, emʉ́a, emʉ́mʔʉ, məmʔə, tmuxcu -- to plant
• *liámə, toesóso, torsoso -- to fly
• *macáyi, mcói, mcoi -- to die, be dead
• *ñiSáwa, eunsóu, runsou -- to breathe
• *-pacáyi, *-pačáž, opcoi, poh- -- to kill
• *-táŋísi, *t-um-áŋisi, móŋsi, moŋsi -- to cry
• *-táʔíθi, *t-um-áʔiθi, t-m-éʔsi, tmeʔsi -- to sew
• *tútuɦu, *-tukútúku, *-tuku, muutu, reobako, smízi -- to hit
• *-valí, eéluʉ[i], redə -- to sniff, smell
• *vazáʔə, bochío, bocxio -- to know, be knowledgeable
• *ʔaɬúpu, t-m-aseíti, tmasriti -- to hunt
• *-ʔučípi, eansoúa, raansou -- to live, be alive
• aacʔóhu, apci -- to split
• amʉtʉ[a] -- to hide
• bohi-, tmorcə, tprəcŋə -- to cut, hack
• capo, tisifóu -- to climb
• coecónʉ[a], corconə -- to walk
• cúeu[a], priʔi -- to cook
• eácʉ[i], racʔə -- to stand
• epiri, esbʉtʉ[a] -- to choose
• euoféoʉ, ruofroʔə -- to swell
• eusúhŋu[i], rusuhŋu -- to sit
• hávi, merpuucu -- to blow
• hióa, raahioa -- to work
• ho-, runzou -- to burn
• maávo, maavo, paávi -- to open, uncover
• maepoeísi, smorʔisi -- to tie up, fasten
• maínca, mainca -- to say
• máʔmi, toʔtohəŋə -- to think
• meoʔroi, meoeói -- to steal
• mihía, mxino -- to buy
• mímo, mimo -- to drink
• miúnu[i], tmaykukuruŋu -- to turn
• moheóvcu, moxrovcu -- to flow
• msímo, msimo, sínvi -- to chew
• m-tokʉ, mtokə, toʔso -- to throw
• oeŋʉ́tʉ, orŋətə -- to sleep
• oevói -- to lie down
• respəcə -- to suck
• roasau -- to yawn
• skóeu[va], smoro -- to fear
• s-m-úeu, smuru -- to stab, pierce
• s-m-upeu, smuprə, spuéni -- to count
• supeohʉ[i], suproxə -- to fall
• teabuto, travto -- to vomit
• tiarpoxə, tieópʉ[i] -- to hold
• tispəcə, tvóeʉ -- to squeeze
• tmadə, t-m-alʉ -- to hear
• tmʉepósʉ[a], tmərposə -- to spit
• zotpúu[i], zotpuʔu -- to pound, beat