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 TLex example output: Northern Sotho - Chinese dictionary

TshwaneLex example: Northern Sotho - Chinese dictionary

Copyright (C) 2003-2004 David Joffe and Lorraine Liang
Pre-release, draft version: 0.1, 2004/01/17


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? a (consecutive concord) he/she then; they then 然後; (possessive) of (them/these) ; (demonstrative) these 這些; question particle; cohortative particle ("let"); negative past tense (ga re a sepela = we did not walk); present tense marker (e.g. "ke a bala"); subject concord class 6 (e.g. "manaba a a re bolaya") [2004-01-10 02:52:57]

ao (demonstrative) those 那些 [2003-09-02 22:15:46]

? ba (consecutive concord) they then 然後; (possessive) of ; (demonstrative) these (people) e.g. basadi ba = these women 這些; will be with (ke tla ba le bana); be, become [2003-10-06 05:16:42]

bana (pl noun 1/2) 小孩們, 孩子們 [2003-08-31 19:51:14]

banna (pl noun 1/2) 男人們 [2003-08-31 20:56:26]

bao (demonstrative) those 那些 [2003-09-02 22:15:14]

batho (pl noun 1/2) 人們, [2003-08-31 19:47:10]

? be /bê/ (過去式) [2003-10-06 05:17:16]

? bego /bêgo/ [2003-10-06 05:17:26]

? bile [2003-08-31 15:03:40]

bja (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) [2003-08-31 21:44:16]

bjale 現在 [2003-08-31 20:48:50]

bjalo (adverb) 如此, 這樣 [2003-09-02 22:54:54]

bjang? 怎麼, 如何 [2003-08-31 20:58:19]

bjo (demonstrative) this 這個 [2003-09-02 22:12:33]

bjona (pronoun) it [2003-09-02 22:00:48]

bjoo (demonstrative) that 那個 [2003-09-02 22:14:59]

bo (object concord, subject concord) [2003-09-02 22:57:01]

bolela /bolêla/ (verb) , [2003-10-06 05:17:48]

bona [1] (verb) [2003-08-31 20:24:58]

bona [2] (pronoun) 他們 [2003-08-31 20:24:52]

di (object concord, subject concord) 它們 [2003-09-02 22:58:13]

dira (verb) 創造, 製造; [2003-08-31 20:51:06]

e (object concord, subject concord) ; (object concord, subject concord) 它們 [2003-09-02 22:59:44]

eng? 甚麼 [2003-08-31 21:03:38]

eupša 但是 [2003-10-06 02:46:59]

fa (demonstrative) here 這裡 [2003-09-02 22:13:49]

fao (demonstrative) there 那裡 [2003-09-02 22:16:46]

fela 但是; 只有; (verb) 結束, 結尾 [2003-09-02 23:05:34]

fihla (verb) 到達; (verb) [2003-09-02 22:27:47]

? ga [2003-12-21 00:14:00]

gago (possessive pronoun) 你的, 妳的, 您的 [2003-08-31 22:08:27]

gagwe (possessive pronoun) 他的, 她的 [2003-08-31 22:08:20]

gape 再次 [2003-08-31 21:04:41]

ge 如果; [2003-08-31 21:05:30]

go ; (object concord) [2003-08-31 21:13:35]

goba (preposition) [2003-08-31 20:42:09]

gobane 因為, 因此 [2003-08-31 20:34:47]

gomme (conjunction) 而且, 並且 [2003-08-31 20:38:16]

? gona (pronoun) it [2003-09-02 22:01:09]

gore (preposition) Ke tseba gore ke swanetše go šoma 我知道我應該工作 [2003-10-06 02:47:21]

gwa (consecutive concord) 然後 [2003-08-31 21:28:34]

ile 去了 [2003-09-02 23:09:26]

? ka (consecutive concord) 然後 [2003-08-31 21:39:29]

kae? 哪裡; 多少 [2003-08-31 20:47:12]

ke (pronoun) ; 它是; [2003-08-31 20:53:59]

kgoši (noun 7) 酋長, 國王 [2003-10-06 02:47:03]

kua (demonstrative) there 那裡 [2003-09-02 22:16:58]

kwa (verb) 視覺; 味覺; 聽覺; 嗅覺; 觸覺 [2003-09-02 23:14:21]

? la (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) [2003-08-31 21:43:08]

? le (demonstrative) this 這個 [2003-09-02 22:11:37]

? lego [2003-08-31 15:03:40]

lena (pronoun) 你們 (general), 妳們 (female), 您們 (respectful) [2003-08-31 20:55:37]

leo (demonstrative) that 那個 [2003-09-02 22:14:26]

lona (pronoun) it [2003-09-02 21:57:29]

mang? [2003-08-31 20:10:11]

mme ; OR gomme [2003-08-31 20:39:52]

mo [1] (demonstrative) here 這裡 [2003-09-02 21:25:22]

mo [2] (object concord) , [2003-09-02 23:34:13]

modimo 在上面 [2003-08-31 20:16:15]

moka 全部; 整個 [2003-09-02 22:34:42]

mokgwa (noun 3) 方式, 方法 [2003-09-02 22:38:26]

mola [2003-08-31 21:45:31]

mongwe 另一個; 其它 [2003-09-02 23:19:02]

monna (noun 1/2) (noun 1/2) 男人 [2003-08-31 19:53:46]

moo (demonstrative) there 那裡 [2003-09-02 22:16:31]

morago (preposition) 後面, 以後 [2003-08-31 20:42:26]

morena (noun 1/2) 先生 [2003-08-31 22:03:12]

mosadi (noun 1/2) 女人, 女子 [2003-08-31 20:45:07]

motho (noun 1/2) [2003-08-31 19:43:51]

na ; (verb) 下雨; , , [2003-09-02 23:25:40]

ngwana (noun 1/2) 小孩, 孩子 [2004-01-17 14:27:10]

nna (pronoun) 我 /wǒ/ [2004-01-17 14:29:08]

no [2003-09-02 23:26:02]

o [1] (subject concord) , , ; (object concord, subject concord) ; (subject concord) , [2003-09-02 23:29:00]

o [2] OR wo [2003-09-02 23:30:16]

ona (pronoun) them 它們 [2003-09-02 22:08:53]

pele 在前面; 優先, 最先 [2003-08-31 20:21:17]

pelo (noun 7) , 心臟 [2003-08-31 19:56:47]

ra (consecutive concord) 然後 [2003-08-31 21:39:43]

re 我們; [2003-08-31 22:11:41]

rena (pronoun) 我們 [2003-08-31 20:33:17]

? sa (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) [2003-08-31 21:43:45]

? se (demonstrative) this 這個 [2003-09-02 22:11:49]

selo (noun 7/8) 東西 [2003-08-31 21:53:11]

seo (demonstrative) that 那個 [2003-09-02 22:14:39]

šetše 已經 [2003-10-06 02:46:56]

sona (pronoun) it [2003-09-02 21:59:37]

swanetše (verb) 應該 [2003-10-06 02:46:30]

taba (noun 7) 事件, 事情 [2003-09-02 22:24:11]

thoma (verb) 開始 [2003-08-31 19:57:32]

tla 將可能; (verb) [2003-08-31 22:01:39]

tlo [2003-08-31 22:00:56]

tloga (verb) depart 離開, 起程 [2003-09-02 22:22:06]

tša (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) [2003-10-06 02:46:33]

tše (demonstrative) these 這些 [2003-10-06 02:46:37]

tseba (verb) 認識 (motho), 知道 (tsebo), 懂 (tsebo) [2003-12-21 00:18:04]

tsebe [1] (noun 7) ear 耳朵 [2003-09-02 21:39:21]

tsebe [2] negative of know 不知道 : ga ke tsebe 我不知道 [2003-09-02 21:41:27]

tšeo (demonstrative) those 那些 [2003-10-06 02:46:41]

tšona (pronoun) them 它們 [2003-10-06 02:46:44]

? wa (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) [2003-08-31 21:42:32]

wena (pronoun) 你 (male), 妳 (female), 您 (respectful) [2003-08-31 20:31:28]

wo (demonstrative) this 這個 [2003-09-02 22:11:17]

wona (pronoun) it [2003-09-02 21:56:38]

woo (demonstrative) that 那個 [2003-09-02 22:14:13]

ya (consecutive concord) 然後; (possessive) ; (verb) [2003-08-31 21:57:09]

ye (demonstrative) this 這個; (demonstrative) these 這些; (imperative) go [2003-09-02 22:06:10]

yena (pronoun) , [2003-08-31 20:27:27]

yeo (demonstrative) this 那個; (demonstrative) those 那些 [2003-09-02 22:07:03]

yo [1] (demonstrative) this 這個 [2003-09-02 22:31:43]

yo [2] (= ya + go) (verb) [2003-09-02 22:31:35]

yona (pronoun) it ; (pronoun) them 它們 [2003-09-02 22:25:56]

yoo (demonstrative) that 那個 [2003-09-02 22:11:09]