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16.  phüphü
  descriptie of the sound made by smoke as it billows up/out
mikhe khe-phüphü pra-e/we
  ‘smoke is billowing out/up.....’ (ideophone untranslated)
17  püpü
  descriptive of the sound of breaking wind at the anus
18 krükrü
  descriptive of the sound of teeth chattering
oho kozhü krükrü-oe
‘teeth chattered krükrü....’
19.  khokho
  descriptive of shivering because of cold etc.
kotsüha lo amo kho kho-ie
‘(somebody) shivered because of cold’
20.  vüvü
descriptive of
  (i) the sound of an object being pulled on the ground
osü/osa koro vüvü ie
(ii) the sound of paddy being winnowed
oho vu vüvü-we
‘paddy is being winnowed...’
21.  krokrokro
  descriptive of the soundof erected earth structure giving way
odo ala krokrokro-we
the field ridge is giving way....’
ami krokrokro-ie
‘(the) land is sliding krokrokro’
22.  kru_ókru_ó
descriptive of the sound of part of a house (zinc, asbestos sheets etc.) making noise when wind blows.
23.  hümbe hümbe
descriptive of the lowing of cows
otu tukrü momo/pimo hümbe hümbe-we
‘(the) cow is lowing hümbe hümbe...’
24.  lülü
descriptive of a house shaking in nonserious way
ocü alü lülü-ie
‘(the) house is shaking......’
25 lala
descriptive of the sound of house shaking in a serious way
ocü alü lala-we
‘the house is shaking lala’
26.  toto
descriptive of the sound of the gallop of horses
korü-no atu toto ta-ie
‘(the) horse went galloping’
27.  prķprķ
descriptive of
(i) the sound of slapping
(ii) the sound of heavy hail stones
kopha prķprķ pi-i-e
‘(he) slapped (somebody)....’
pirü ho-kro shu prķprķ-we.....’
‘hail stones came down....’
28.  pri#pri#
descriptive of
(i) the sound of clapping
oba kopha pripri-we
‘(he) is clapping pri#pri#
(ii) descriptive of the sound of hail stones, not very heavy
pirü ho-kro shu pripri-we
‘hail stones came down pri#pri#....’
29.  ginging
descriptive of the ringing of a bell
bel da ginging-we
‘(the) bell is ringing ginging’
30  tata
descriptive of the sound beating people
a-no pfoyi da tata pie
‘I beat him.....’ (ideophone not translated)

 

 

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