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Kri, a Vietic language of Laos
N. J. Enfield, SEALS XXII, 2012
Enfield, N. J., & Diffioth, G. (2009). Phonology and sketch grammar of Kri, a Vietic language of Laos.
Cahiers de Linguistique - Asie Orientale (CLAO), 38(1), 3-69.
Enfield, N. J. (2009). Everyday ritual in the residential world. In G. Senft, & E. B. Basso (Eds.), Ritual
communication (pp. 5 I -80). Oxford: Berg.
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(a)
t:lg:j 'tail'
eg:/
(b)
~Q: 'turtle'
~Q:? 'pig basket'
~Q,: 'dry'
(c)
cam~:l 'shiny'
?um~:l? 'to hunt'
oal 'to bounce'
(d)
kau~r 'stir'
kau:l~r? 'embrace'
~r 'to run out of workspace'
(e)
care:w'green'
sare:w? 'to raise/feed'
6Ie:'Y 'four-eyed turtle'
(f)
J':l~:m 'sugar cane'
j:l~:m? 'to cry'
(g)
k~:n 'oversize'
k~:n? 'to hunt by night'
(h)
6y;p'dust'
py;p? 'tree sp. (/icuala sp.)'
(i)
cQIJ 'tree sp.'
CQIJ?'salty'
(2) Front vowels
p'j:k'
'a tadpole'
pel:f
'to plant'
'ZEk'
'(to) work'
savEe:k'
'to comb back'
pg~lJ
'to be dear'
cave:k'
'peel sth. apart'
cav~:k'
'fish sp.'
'bowl'
t:lg:J 'follow'
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(3) Back vowels
fllJ:
'bamboo sp.'
kal\}: 'fruit sp.'
kl;):
'star'
culo: 'palm sp. (iicuala sp.)'
(4) Central vowels
dcl¥.:.
'now'
h:lt:
'broken'
mb:.
'afraid'
mur~:
'disgusted'
tul:l~:
'weird'
kal{l:
'bamboo sp.'
(5)
Some minimal pairs contrasting in register
.
?,.
q:n rune
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cCt:n? 'cooked'
kar:l~:1J'sand'
kar{l:1J'sunshine'
maf~:m 'son-in-law'
kat{l:m 'crab'
kmg:. ? 'thumb'
kmEe:? 'female (chicken)'
~g:? 'clear'
~O:? 'pig basket'
~:?
~0l}:?
'fence'
'to know'
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(1)
050729b 34.27A = Phummaa,
visitor to house, village elder, main sorcerer of this village
B = McMngq, village elder, classificatory 'nephew' of A
C = Liim, B's eldest daughter, classificatory 'grandchild' of A
D = ThiIj, B's wife, classificatory 'niece' of A
A tuq~~ taa kuraaq qaa leeh
leeh
poong taa baa
what LOC path
N
OEM.UP OEM.UP flower
'What is it at the path up there, flowers?'
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baa sulaaq hanq pii naaq
qabO'O'tzrhing pii naaq=
PCL leaf
3SG
like OEM.EXT PCL
happen
'With those leaves like that, happening like that. '
7
C =pii naaq naaq
niro=
like thus OEM.EXT PCL
'Just like that.'
8
D =pii naaq nirir sulaaq hanq laa meen poong
like thus PCL leaf
3SG NEG be
'Just like that, leaves, they're not flowers. '
9
(1.0)
10
(2)
B
11
qiro=
PCL
'Yeah'
A
=hanq piit pii maO'
12
3SG plant like which
'That is planted how?'
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(0.5)
C
14
piit pii naaq
nO'O'
plant like OEM.REM PCL
'Plant like that'
OEM PCL
flower
like OEM.EXT
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B
teeq mrkaa leeh
nii
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1SG M.
DEM.UP DEM.PRX
'I, Mrkaa up there. '
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(1.8)
B
teeq kudee
teeq rooh poonq takuk hung
18
1SG yesterday 1SG uproot four
'Yesterday I uprooted/our papaya.'
19
(0.7)
B
mooe- mooe pdaah iioongq
20
one
one
CLF
'One- one banana. '
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(0.5)
A
eak piit kudee
banana
naaq=
2SG plant yesterday DEM.REM
'You planted yesterday?'
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B
=qirir
23
PCL
'Yeah. '
24
(0.9)
A
teeq dO'k-
25
lSG PCL
'1-.'
26
(1.1)
A
teeq laa tirr pHt tuq~~
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1SG NEG get plant what
'1haven't planted anything. '
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(1.1)
A
hak teeq kooq edang mlaa
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PCL 1SG be.loc only
PCL
'I've just been doing nothing. '
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(0.4)
A
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CLF
iioongq nO'O'
teeq teeq laa pHt
banana
ECH.banana 1SG 1SG NEG plant
'Bananas and what-not, II haven't planted. '
papaya
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Kri (060808d:5.53-)
Kri women at Mrkaa
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D
T66I,
Khammouane, Laos, Aug 2006, talking about 'Video CD' players.
leeq coo leeq ci
leeq hoo
take PRT take PRED take
Joonq
TPC.LNK
decent
(If one is going to) get (a VCD player), then get (one but at least) get a decent (one).
(1.0)
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E
qaaHES
Um
(0.5)
lirangq naaq
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story
hanq laa
DEM.EXT 3SG
NEG
Those stories are not(0.5)
hanq laa
35
3SG
NEG
They are not[hanq laa
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3SG
NEG
They are not37
A
[hanq laa lap
3SG
NEG reliable
They are not reliable
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E
hanq laa lap
3SG
NEG reliable
They are not reliable
(0.3)
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hanq laa haj
3SG
NEG good-looking
They are not good-looking
(1.5)
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plooq lam phO'O'ntuq~~ naaq
only
LP
seeh
INDEF DEM.EXT DEM.ACROSS
There is only 'Lam Phoen' and whatever
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lam sing lam tuq~~ naaq
LS
L
seeh
INDEF DEM.EXT DEM.ACROSS
There is only 'Lam Sing' and whatever
(0.6)
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lirangq paj paastory
COP 3PL
(Those) stories, they-
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qaa
PRT do/make HES
They do um-
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D
mak plooq ksek laaw
like
only
CD
Lao
(1) only like Lao videos.
45
E
qO'O'
INTJ
Yeah
46
D
ksek thaj hanq deeh mak
CD
Thai 3SG
NEG
like
Thai videos (1) don't like.
47 E
deeh
NEG
No.
(0.7)
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D
ksek lirangq ksek thaj pii paa jaa ( ) hanq laa mak
CD
story
CD
Thai
like 3PL
FeZ
3SG
NEG like
Thai videos with stories like (those of) aunty's lot. (1) don't like them.
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E
deeh
NEG
No.
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(1.0)
teeq kooq prak hanq teeq deeh leeq qaa sdii (.) khaaw dam naaq
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ISG
have
money 3SG
ISG NEG take
RES CO
white
black OEM.EXT
(If) I had money I (would) not take um a black and white CD set.
(2.7)
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A
khaaw dam ci
white
qaleengq mooc liIimgq haar liIiIngq=
black PREO look
one
story
two
story
(With) a black and white (CD set, one can) see one or two stories (only).
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E
=hak longq haj pajbut
CLF
nice COP
But the ones that are nice arelongq [tak)
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CLF
paj haj
correct COP nice
The ones that are correct are nice.
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B
[naaj)
MeZ
Aunty
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B
piin sulaaq laa
give leaf
PRT
Please pass some leaf
(1.0)
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B
naaj=
MeZ
Aunty
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A
=pii qaa
like RES
Like um(0.5)
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B
piin sulaaq
give leaf
Pass some leaf
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E
sulaaq quu kuloong leeh,
leaf
LOC inside
sulaaq, quu khraa seeh
OEM. UP leaf
LOC store
The lea/is inside up there, the leaf, in the store.
(0.7)
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mooc cariit
one
hanq
backpack 3SG
(There's) a (whole) backpack.
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(5s; B walks inside)
OEM.ACROSS
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A
qaajh aa
INTJ
Hehe
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E
moon- tuq~~
want
INDEF
(1) want to- what
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qoorkluuh caawq qan pareeng ckhanq, teeq
still pound
rice
eat
evening
really
. I SO
(1) really (must) pound rice for the evening mean, 1(must).
(1.8)
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teeq mO'Dmee laac qaa nii
ISO
want
nii
kuu hanq boom
make strips CT DEM.PROX DEM.PROX SUB 3S0
1 want to make these strips until they're finished.
finished