The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 2
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Contents
- Title Page i
- Introduction to Volume II v
- ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS xi
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ONE: The Lexicon
xiii
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0.0 AFFIXES AND SPECIAL WORDS
18
- 0.1 Noun and Noun Phrase Affixes 18
- 0.2 Verb Suffixes 24
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0.4 Adverbial Affixes
28
- 0.41 Adverbial Affixes: General, Inflectional 28
- 0.42 Adverbial Affixes: Shapes, Size, Location 29
- 0.43 Adverbial Affixes: Movement, Insertion 30
- 0.44 Adverbial Affixes: Separate, Together, Cover, Pieces 31
- 0.45 Adverbial Affixes: Time, Speed 33
- 0.46 Adverbial Affixes: Strength, Quantity 34
- 0.47 Adverbial Affixes: Personal, Human 35
- 0.48 Adverbial Affixes: Derivational 36
- 0.5 Echoes 40
- 0.6 Interjections 42
- 0.7 Kata Jik-Se, Wife-Husband Words 44
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1.0 GRAMMATICAL AND FUNCTION WORDS
46
- 1.1 Postpositions 46
- 1.2 Questions and Answers 48
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1.3 Classifiers and Measures
50
- 1.31 Classifiers, General 50
- 1.32 Classifiers, Shape 50
- 1.33 Classifiers, Time Units 51
- 1.34 Classifiers: Bunches, Bundles, Loads 51
- 1.35 Classifiers: Groups 52
- 1.36 Classifiers: Weights and Measures 52
- 1.37 Classifiers: Pieces and Parts (cf. 3.347 Portions, Parts, 0.44 Adverbial Affixes: Pieces; 5.87 Parts of Objects) 53
- 1.38 Classifiers, Miscellaneous 54
- 1.4 Conjunctions and Relatives 54
- 1.5 Demonstratives 55
- 1.6 Pronouns 56
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2.0 SPACE AND TIME
57
- 2.1 Space (cf. 1.5 Demonstratives, 1.11 Post positions: space) 57
- 2.2 Size, Fit (cf. 6.4 Shapes of the Body) 59
- 2.3 Shape 67
- 2.5 Time, General 71
- 2.6 Time Relative to the Present 74
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2.7 Time: Speed, Frequency
76
- 2.71 Frequency 76
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2.72 Speed
77
- 2.724 Slowly 77
- 2.726 Quickly 78
- 2.728 Suddenly 78
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2.8 Names of Time Units
78
- 2.81 Day Names 78
- 2.82 Month Names 79
- 2.84 Seasons 80
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3.0 QUANTITY, QUALITY, SENSORY
81
- 3.3 Quantity, Amounts, Number 81
- 3.4 Quality, Probability, etc. 87
- 3.5 Light and Vision 90
- 3.6 Sensory, Except Visual 96
- 3.7 Miscellaneous Qualities 106
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4.0 NATURE
110
- 4.2 Environment and the Elements 110
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4.3 Weather
115
- 4.32 Clouds, Precipitation 115
- 4.33 Flood 117
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4.34 Thunder and Lightning
117
- 4.342 Thunder 117
- 4.344 Lightning 117
- 4.36 Wind 117
- 4.37 Earthquakes 118
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4.4 Animals, Wild
118
- 4.40 Animals in General 118
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4.41 Mammals, Wild
118
- 4.416 Cats 118
- 4.418 Primates 119
- 4.419 Mammals, Other 119
- 4.43 Birds 120
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4.44 Reptiles
123
- 4.441 Lizards 123
- 4.443 Snakes 124
- 4.445 Turtles 124
- 4.447 Frogs and Toads 124
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4.45 Fish and Shellfish
125
- 4.454 Fish 125
- 4.458 Shellfish 126
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4.46 Insects, Bugs, Worms
126
- 4.461 General 126
- 4.462 Flies and Mosquitoes 126
- 4.463 Bees, Wasps 127
- 4.464 Spiders 127
- 4.465 Ants 127
- 4.466 Leeches 128
- 4.467 Worms, Centipedes, Caterpillars 128
- 4.468 Vermin 129
- 4.469 Beetles and Misc. 129
- 4.47 Animal Parts, Stages, Products (cf. 6.2 Body parts, human) 130
- 4.48 Animal Actions 133
- 4.49 Actions Towards Animals 136
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4.6 Plants, Mostly Uncultivated
136
- 4.63 Trees 136
- 4.64 Shrubs 142
- 4.65 Herbs, etc., Wild 143
- 4.66 Hay, Straw, etc. 146
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4.67 Plant Parts
147
- 4.670 Stem, Trunk 147
- 4.671 Branch 147
- 4.672 Sticks (cf. 5.833 Tools: Sticks) 148
- 4.673 Wood, Bark 148
- 4.674 Sap, Juice 149
- 4.675 Leaves 149
- 4.676 Buds, Flowers, Fruit 149
- 4.677 Grain, Seeds 149
- 4.678 Roots 150
- 4.679 Bamboo Parts 150
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4.69 Maturation, Ripening, Stages of Growth, Rotting and Decay
150
- 4.690 Living, Fresh 150
- 4.691 Grow, Sprout, Bloom 151
- 4.692 Unripe 151
- 4.694 Ripe 151
- 4.696 Overripe, Dry, Rotten 152
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5.0 SUBSISTENCE, ARTIFACTS
153
- 5.1 Farming 153
- 5.2 Crops, Cultivated Plants 157
- 5.3 Animals, Domestic 163
- 5.4 Cooking and Eating (cf. 5.2 Crops, 3.68 Taste and Smell) 164
- 5.6 Buildings 179
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5.8 Objects, Tools, Artifacts
186
- 5.81 Things in General, This and That 186
- 5.82 Furniture (cf. 6.591 Bedding) 186
- 5.83 Tools (cf. 5.43 Cooking and Eating Equipment) 187
- 5.84 Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Gear, Weapons, (cf. 4.49 Actions Towards Animals) 189
- 5.85 Basketry and Bamboo Objects, Parts, Methods (cf. 5.639 Bamboo Building Materials) 190
- 5.86 Vehicles 194
- 5.87 Parts of Objects (cf. 1.37 Pieces and Parts; 3347 Parts of Objects; 5854 Basketry: Parts) 194
- 5.88 Materials 197
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6.0 HUMAN BEINGS
198
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6.2 Body Parts
198
- 6.21 Body, General 198
- 6.22 Head 198
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6.23 Limbs
200
- 6.233 Arms 200
- 6.235 Hands and Fingers 200
- 6.237 Legs 201
- 6.238 Feet and Toes 201
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6.24 Torso
202
- 6.241 Neck 202
- 6.243 Back and Hips 202
- 6.245 Front of the Body 202
- 6.249 Genitals 203
- 6.25 Hair (cf. 6.561 Bodily Decorations, Hair) 203
- 6.26 Hairless, Bald (cf. 6.552 Naked) 204
- 6.27 Body Parts: Internal Organs 204
- 6.28 Bones 205
- 6.29 Body Parts: Skin, Fluids, Body Dirt. 205
- 6.4 Shapes of the Body (cf. 2.3 Shape, 9.34 Positions of the Body) 206
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6.5 Clothing and Adornment
209
- 6.52 Clothing 209
- 6.53 Dressing, Wearing 211
- 6.56 Ornaments, Jewelry, Bodily Decoration 213
- 6.57 Washing and Grooming (cf. 3.71 Cleanliness, Mess) 214
- 6.58 Body Dirt and Mess (cf. 3.716 Dirty) 215
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6.59 Cloth, Cloth Objects, Sewing, Bedding, etc.
215
- 6.591 Bedding 215
- 6.594 Thread, Cloth 216
- 6.598 Sewing and Weaving 216
- 6.6 Kinship and Family 217
- 6.7 Life Cycle 225
- 6.8 People 228
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6.2 Body Parts
198
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7.0 HUMAN QUALITIES: MIND, INTELLECT, EMOTIONS
231
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7.1 Language
231
- 7.11 General, Language and Dialect 231
- 7.12 Oral Language 231
- 7.13 Language: Logic, Accuracy 232
- 7.14 Language: Speed, Fluency 232
- 7.15 Voice Quality, Volume 233
- 7.18 Names, Naming 234
- 7.25 Untruths, Lies 234
- 7.26 Jokes 235
- 7.27 Insults 235
- 7.28 Written Language 236
- 7.29 Non-Language Use of Voice (cf. 9.44 Mouth Gestures, 3.62 Hearing and Sound) 237
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7.3 Speech Acts
238
- 7.31 Converse, Discuss 238
- 7.32 Question, Answer, Reply 238
- 7.33 Agree, Promise, Pledge, Refuse, Reject 238
- 7.34 Inform, Explain, Describe, Reveal 239
- 7.36 Accuse, Challenge, Demand, Scold, Harass, Object (cf. 8.32 Quarrel and Get Along, 836 Threaten and Fight) 239
- 7.37 Advise, Encourage, Warn 240
- 7.38 Request, Invite, Tempt 240
- 7.39 Misc. Speech Acts 240
- 7.4 The Mind 240
- 7.5 Human Qualities 243
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7.7 Emotions
244
- 7.721 Joy, Happiness 245
- 7.722 Like, Love, Affection 245
- 7.723 Lust, Desire, Greedy, Selfish, Generous 245
- 7.725 Desire, Want, Hope, Try 246
- 7.726 Need, Must 246
- 7.741 Sympathize, Pity 247
- 7.742 Sorrow, Regret, Sadness 247
- 7.743 Lonely, Miss 247
- 7.744 Dislike, Disgust 247
- 7.745 Shame, Shyness, Embarrassment and its Lack 248
- 7.746 Brave 248
- 7.748 Proud, Boastful 248
- 7.763 Startled 248
- 7.764 Fear, Worry (c.f. 9322 Tremble, Shake, Shiver) 249
- 7.766 Anger (cf. 8.32 Quarrel, Get Along) 249
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7.1 Language
231
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0.0 AFFIXES AND SPECIAL WORDS
18
- TWO: Survival Word List 335
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THREE: Intermediate Word List
345
- 0.0 Affixes and Special Words 348
- 1.0 Grammatical and Function words 353
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2.0 Space and Time
356
- 2.1 Space 356
- 2.2 Size, Fit 356
- 2.3 Shape 357
- 2.5 Time, General 357
- 2.6 Time Relative to the Present 358
- 2.7 Time: Speed, Frequency 358
- 3.0 Quantity, Quality, Sensory 359
- 4.0 Nature 363
- 5.0 Subsistence, Artifacts 366
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6.0 Human Beings
372
- 6.2 Body Parts 372
- 6.4 Shapes of the Body 374
- 6.5 Clothing and Adornment 374
- 6.6 Kinship and Family 375
- 6.7 Life Cycle 377
- 6.8 People 378
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7.0 Human Qualities: Mind, Intellect, Emotions
378
- 7.1 Language 378
- 7.3 Speech Acts 379
- 7.4 The Mind 379
- 7.5 Human Qualities 379
- 7.7 Emotions 380
- 7.9 Sleep, Consciousness, Fatigue 380
- 8.0 Social Institutions 380
- 9.0 Verbs 382
- FOUR: English Index of Mandi Words 391
- References 457