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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
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.
kotsü
ha 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
o
ho 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.
kr
u_ó
kr
u_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.
pr
i#
pr
i#
descriptive of
(i) the sound of clapping
oba kopha pripri-we
‘(he) is clapping pr
i#
pr
i#
(ii) descriptive of the sound of hail stones, not very heavy
pirü
ho-kro shu pripri-we
‘hail stones came down pr
i#
pr
i#
....’
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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