List of Tamil words in Gbari language - Nigeria

by

Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;

consultant Psychiatist

doctorannadurai60@gmail.com

www.drannadurai.com

Clues to read Gbari words into Tamil;

letter ‘k’= ‘v’; ‘v’ = ‘k’.

Add vowels then and there.

Letter ‘p’ and letter; ‘s’ can be retained /deleted/ added or exchanged.

 Add letter ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there. 

 A letter can be read more than once.

 If a letter occurs consecutively more than once, it has to be read only once.

Ref;

A Dictionary of Gbari language- Roger Blench / Musa Doma /Kaduna /Abuja

English - Gbari- Tamil

1.rotton- bodoe- uoosi poaeida 

*2. walk- da- adi edu 

3.satisfying-  da- thaniya 

4.be sweet- da- iniththida; letter is read more than once.

*5.to take- da- edu

6.soak- da- nanaiththidu

*7.say- da- oaathu

*8. urinate-  ce epa- uchchaa poa ; uchchaa-  urine; poa- pass.

9. covering- bure- urai 

10.father- dada- thanthai; thaathaa- grandfather.

*11. butterfly - dambi -thumbi  

*12. strike- de -adi 

*13.  steal- de- edu 

14.  shake- de- aattu 

15.  that other- dede- maththathu

*16. tailoring- deki - thaeikka 

*17. grinding of guinea corn- dekwo- idikka

*18.to sharpen- di– theettu 

*19. sharpened- didi– theettiyathu 

*20. beat- du - adi 

*21. beat the drum- dyi- thattu; letter is read more than once.

22.thresh corn - du– soottadi 

23. break- do ya – udaiya 

24.leak- du ya- - sotta; oaattaiyaa /with hole

*25.eat- dyi– thuei 

*25. fire burns- dyi ena- - thee pun- thee- fire; pun- sore.

 27.machet- eda-patta/sword 

*28. cloth- ede- - aadai - clothe; udai – dress; thuni- cloth

 29.garment with long sleeves- ede bwadodo -paavaadai thuni; paavaadai- long skirt; thuni- cloth.

*30.  alcoholic drink – ede – pattai;thaem;thaen.

*31. river- edna- thanni /water 

 32.place to fetch water - edna- thanni edu/ take water; edu- take; thanni- water.

*33. heart- edu - ithayam 

*34. hole- edu - oaattai

*35.lie- efu - poei 

36.convulsion- elu– ezhuppu 

*37. kick- eta- uthai; etti uthai

38. grass- ete- - poodu 

*39. wound- eti - adi

*40. tree- eti – thadi/ timber 

41.arrow- etse- udu 

42. running- etsi– oaattam 

*43. mother- eya– aaya- mother/ grandmother 

*44. exclamation expressingfeeling of relief- fa- appa 

 45.to go out looking for animals -fa da- poaeidu/ go 

 46.to stick together- fedo – ottu /stick 

*47.to join/ tie- fnado- pinaiththidu