List of Tamil words in Southern Lisu language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
Southern Lisu is spoken in Southwestern Yunnan, Shan State of Burma, Thailand.
Clues to read Lisu words into Tamil;
Letter ‘k’ =’v’;’v’= ‘k’.
Add /change vowels then and there.
Add /delete letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there.
Letter ‘p’ and letter ’s’ can be retained/ deleted/ added or exchanged.
A letter can be read more than once.
if a letter occurs consecutively more than once it has to be read only once.
Ref;
Southern Lisu Dictionary by David Bradley
English- Lisu- Tamil
*1. father- baba- appa
*2. give aslap- thi batshaa- adi poadu; adi- beat.
3.large pot- ba- paanai / pot
4.small earthenware pot- bo-paanai; munn paanai; munn- soil; paanai- pot.
5. insects and worms- bedi- poochchi pottu
6.female sexual organ- tubi- pundai; letters are in reversed order.
*7. beautiful -be- pa/beauty
*8. suitable- da- oththa;thoaatha ; letter is read more than once.
*9. stick- da- thadi; letter is read more than once.
10. vagina- tubi–pundai; letters are in reversed order.
*11. stick of wood- sw kada- kattai /wood
12. dance- tfhe- aadu
*13.by oneself- da- thaanae
14.of his own volition- ji da ji- thanichchaiyaa; letters are jumbled.
*15. draw water- da- thanniedu; thanni- water; edu- take/fetch.
16.big- da- peththa
17.walking stick- da no- nadai thadi; letters are jumbled; nadai- walk; thadi- stick.
18.level- de- mattam
*19. flat- dede- thattai
*20. pounded- de- idi / idiththa
21.fold- do- madi
* 22. push over- do- idi
*23. body- do- thadi
* 24. tree trunks- do- thadi
*25. human body- godo- kattai
26.flat country- myde- matta munn; munn- land.
27.complete / perfect- de – mudi
*28. wear/ put on- do- uduththu; letter is read more than once.
29.epidemic/ plague- do- thotthu noai/ infectious disease; thoththa- to catch; noaei- disease.
30.left over- do- meethi
31.uncovered- di- moodaathu
*32. cursed- do- thitta /curse
*33. bottom- do- adi
*34. underneath- te-adi
35.make spirit offering- te- padai / offer
36.complete- do- mudi /to complete
37.enough- do- poathum
38.beg- de- yaasiththidu
*39. clean- de– thoouya /pure; thaei /thudai – to clean.
*40. acceptable- de- yaeththida /accept
41.small of the back- doga- muthuku- /back
42. news- do- seithi
*43. rotten one- jidodo- uoosida
*44. walnut- wodo – vaathaam
45.blind- tfho- pottai; letters are in reversed order.
46. hollow in the ground/ cavernous – du – oaattai / hole
47. blunt- du–mottai
48.serving bowl- du– undai
*49.shake- dy- aattu
*50. shaky– dydy- aaddida
51.dig- dy – thoandu
52.bury – dy - puthai
53.say /speak- dw-voathu
54. limping slowly with stick- tago; thaanki nadakka /limping
*55. only- ti- oththai; letter is read more than once.
*56. alone- ti- oththaiyaa; thaniyaa
57.count tu- ennidu
58. erect/ straight/ upward- ta- nattamaa
*59. carry in arms- tae- edu;anaiththidu /hug
60. compare- tae- oppidu
*61. plate- tetsi- thattu
*62. clever- te- thaatti
*63. sewing- te- thei
*64. packed tight-te- adaiththtidu; thini
65. stuff into- thoi – thini ;adai
66.lame- to-pa nondi
*67. layer- to- yaedu
68.equal- te- oppu udiaya
69.spit out- ti- thu thu; thuppu.
*70. beat- ti- adi
71.another- ti- maththathu
72.immerse in water- ti- nanaiththidu ; thoaiththidu
73.distilled liquor- ti- pattai; thanni; thaem; thaen.
*74.set fire- to- thee idu; thee- fire; idu- make.
*75. oppose- to- ethiththidu
*76.dip in sauce- to – thoaiththidu
77.bulging- to to- mutta; pudaiththida
78.. blind- tfho- pottai; letters are in reversed order.
79.bulging- thothole- pudaiththal
80.sting/ snake - tho–theendu
*81. give adrink- to- thanni thaa; thanni- drink /water;thaa- give
*82. sulk- tutu - uoodida
83.weights- tuj – edai /weight
84. bud- tho - mottu
85.playing cards- tu -seettu aattam; seettu- card; aattam- game.
86.plant- tw – nadavu / planting
*87.sow- tw- thoovu
*88. wear a skirt- tw- uduththu /wear
*89.run- ty- oaadu
90.jump- ty – thaandu
91.place- tha- idam
92.very quickly – ty –sattunnu;pattunnu.
*93. knock- thae- thattu; idi
*94. speak- the- oaathu
95.aside/ apart from- the lae –athu allathu
*96. this- tho – ethu
97.tie knots- tho – mudi idu
*98. near- thi- otti
99.seat- ti – idam
*100.paper/ book - tho yw- - yaedu
101.tread on- the- mithi
*102. take a step- tho– adiedu; adi- step; edu- take.
103.steps- tho–padi
104. make a path- thu–thadam /path
*105. thick- thu – thadiththa
*106. pierce- thu–thei
*107. drill- thu – oaattai idu; oaattai- hole.
108.command- thy– aanai idu
*109. body- godo- kattai
*110. owl- gugu- kookai
*111.wild ox- katha- kada maa
*112.back pack basket- kathu– koodai/ basket
*113.dry season - kathe- koadai/ summer; kaainthida-dry
*114.bird’s crest- koto- kondai
*115.elder brother- koko – kaakkaiyan
*116.dance- kwatfhe- kooththaadu
*117.a dance- kwatfhe- kooththaattam
*118.village- ka- kaam
*119.copulate- kha- oaakka/fuck
*120.curse- dzo– thittu; yaesida; letters are in reversed order.
121.blow of wind- dzo – adiththida
122.edge- dzo- ottu
123.alchohol- dzo– thanni; pattai
124.rub against- dzi– thaei
125.butt- dzi – idi; moathu.
126.attach- dzi – saeththidu; letters are in reversed order.
127.stretch / lengthen- dzi – neettu
128.parrot- dzi– thaththai; letter ‘t’ is read more than once.
129.drops- dzo – sotta; letters are in reversed order.
*130.crack- tfo –udaiya;oaattai; udaippu.
131.repeatedly - tfiku- adikkadi; letters are read more than once.
132.grip in hand- tfi- pidi - letters are in reversed order.
133.cave- yakhu- kukai
*134. mother-ama - amma
*135. something dirty – ae ae- aayee
136. we- anu- naam
137. when- athae- eppoathu
138. goat- atfhi- aadu
139. knife- atha- pattaa
*140. fire- ato- thee
*141. stove /furnace- atppho- aduppu- oven
*142. father- abe -appa
*143.- aby- paappa
144. le down- jita- padu
*145. do- je- sei
*146. incense sticks- fada- paththi
147.telling baby to urinate or defecate- fa- pee poa; pee- shit; poa- go/ pass.
*148. burn the joss sticks- fa da toa- paththi yaeththu
149.suffer- fatfo- paadu padu
*150. snake- fu- pa
151.green and healthy / crops- fa- pasumai
*152.forehead- natshi- neththi
153. urine- zi- uchcha
154.run away - tfhe- oaadi poaeidu
*155.over the top- ze- uchchi /top
*156. frightening- ze- achcham- fear
157. small one- za- sinna
*158. young man- zagulae- kaalai
159.ancient- ly -palaiya
*160.awaken - ly – ezhu
161. be full- lu- muzhumai
162. sorghum- lu- soalam
163. bowl- lokw- kalam – letters are in reversed order.
164. rain- li – pozhi
165. tiger- la- puli
*166.flames- atolalo- thazhal
167. male tiger- lapha - aan puli- letters are in reversed order.
*168.flames- lali- azhal
*169.cow- ni- aan
170.make a hole- tfu – oaatati idu/ poadu; oaattai- hole.
171. ice- ni – pani
*172. you- nu – nee
*173.dog- na- naai
*174.water- nam –annam
*175.afternoon- molo- maalai /evening
176.land- mi- munn
177.close a door- tfi- adai; poottu- letters are in reversed order.
*178. small bell- mene- mani
179. moustache- me tsi- meesai mudi- meesai- moustache; mudi- hair; letters arejumbled.
*180. large one- ma- maa/big /great
181. heart- nima- manam / soul
182. land of the dead- mami- mayaanam
183.reach /arrive- tshi- adaiya
184. pieces of cloth - tsha- thundu thuni; thundu- piece; thuni- cloth.
185. slap- tsha- adi
*186. hot water- zitsha- sudu thanni- thanni- water; soodu- hot.
187.lake- tsolo – thollam
188.clan / tribe- tso- thinai
189. kindling- tso – thoondu
190.water- tso – thann
192. body hair- tsi– mudi
193. tune a musical instrument- tsi- meettu; isaiththidu – letters are in reversed order.
194. contagious / sickness- tsi– thoaththa / contagious
195. tie on/ marry- tsa – mudi; mudichchu idu
196.eat- dzu-thuei
197. do wring/ mistake- tfhu- thappu /wrong; thappupannu; do mistake; pannu- do.
198. weave cloth – tfhi- neithidu
199. buttocks- jitfhidu- sooththu
200. foot- tfhi- adi; paatham; letters are in reversed order.
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