Gule word lists from Seligmann (1912)[1] and Evans-Pritchard (1932).[2]
Seligmann (1912)
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Vocabulary
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| English gloss |
Gule |
notes
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| back |
yă̄n |
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| belly |
abŭ̄n |
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| bird |
ădă̄dă̄mŭt |
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| bitch |
aumin |
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| bread |
bă̄s |
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| bull |
narĕ̄ |
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| calf |
aɖib |
no change
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| cow |
ib |
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| dates |
bŏ̄nonĕ |
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| day |
tă̄ |
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| dog |
au |
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| dust |
tufena |
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| ear |
igă̄n |
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| elephant |
gal |
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| eye |
yan |
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| fire |
kăss |
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| gazelle |
sĭ̄r |
strongly rolled r
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| giraffe |
lĕ̄ |
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| grass |
ĭe |
guttural breathing before first vowel
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| hair |
ĭf |
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| hand |
mítagamal |
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| head |
gaden |
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| honey |
gai-ĭb |
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| house |
edin |
pl. no change
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| house (centre of) |
kobédĭn |
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| hyena |
karaŋ |
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| iron |
fĭl |
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| khor (small stream) |
ră̄si |
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| leopard |
ador |
f. adormim
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| lion |
ador |
f. adormim
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| man |
gără̄wáig |
pl. gămoi
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| meat |
fŭ̄m |
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| milk |
tĭs |
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| moon |
aiyŭ̄n |
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| mouth |
ĭten |
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| night |
asemsi |
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| nose |
fufan |
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| ostrich |
akŭ̄lŭl |
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| pig |
kŭtŭrŭ |
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| pot |
kă̄nis |
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| kain |
rŭ̄s |
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| roof |
gă̄dă edin |
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| spear |
kŏsaŋ |
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| star |
kĕlu |
pl. no change
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| stick |
lŭ̄s |
pl. no change
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| stone |
ŏf |
pl. no change
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| sun |
tă̄ |
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| teeth |
sĕ̄n |
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| threshold |
ye ĕ̄din |
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| throwing stick |
bíligen |
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| tongue |
adad ayan |
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| village |
ro |
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| water |
ai |
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| wind |
mŭ̄gŭs |
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| woman |
gĕrí̆̄m |
pl. gemim
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| wood (piece of) |
wod |
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| one |
dĕdín |
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| two |
dĕssú |
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| three |
dĭnă̄mú |
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| four |
dĭkássabit |
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| five |
dŭbŭĭt |
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| six |
dĕlódĭn |
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| seven |
dilă̄so |
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| eight |
debé̆̄dig |
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| nine |
dĕmadídin |
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| ten |
derkă̄bu |
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| eleven |
derkabu dé̆din |
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| twelve |
derkabu dessú |
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| thirteen |
derkabu dinamu |
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| twenty |
derkabu déssu ă̄kŭ̄ |
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| eighty |
derkabu debedaku |
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| hundred |
derkabu ă̄shĕrákŭ̄ |
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Selected phrases
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| English gloss |
Gule
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| I eat |
auwamá̆̄s
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| thou eatest |
ănămá̆̄s
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| he eats |
ărămá̆̄s
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| she eats |
ăbămá̆̄s
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| we eat |
anagamá̆̄s
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| you eat |
awaumá̆̄s
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| they eat |
unamá̆̄s
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| English gloss |
Gule
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| you eat meat |
ana má fum
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| I eat meat |
auwa má fum
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| she eats bread |
abamá bus
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| she eats dates |
abamá bonone
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| we eat dates |
anagáma bonone
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| you eat honey |
anama gai ĭbĕ
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| English gloss |
Gule
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| I drink |
wĭsī
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| thou drinkest water |
ĭnsī ái
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| he drinks water |
ersi, irsi
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| she drinks |
ibsi
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| we drink |
ingí̄si
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| you drink |
awö́si
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| they drink |
unö́se
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Evans-Pritchard (1932)
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| English gloss |
Gule
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| abdomen |
abūn
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| Adansonia digitata (tebeldi) |
kān̄
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| back |
iyān
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| Balanites aegyptiaca (heglig) |
sŏk
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| beard |
tĭkŭn
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| beer |
asur
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| bird |
ădādămĭt
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| blood |
wāīdjo
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| boy |
adāt
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| bread (kisra) |
bŭs
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| breast |
kŭkāīan
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| bull |
nārē
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| buttocks |
ĭnŭn
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| chest |
ciān
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| chief |
ĭtĭba
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| cloth (dammur) |
bīt
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| cow |
ĭb
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| ear |
ĭgŭn
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| earth |
du
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| eight |
debēdĭk
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| elephant |
gŭl
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| eye |
yan
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| father |
bŭrnŏ
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| finger |
adŏtunun
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| fire |
kăs
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| five |
dubuit
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| food |
kŭmŭs
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| four |
dĭkasabĭt
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| giraffe |
lē
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| girl |
wādūs
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| goat |
me
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| God |
Gyŏk
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| gourd |
dēnī
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| granary |
tōīn
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| granary (entrance to) |
yātōīn
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| grass |
ĭĕ
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| grave |
suk
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| grinding-stone |
āī
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| hair |
ĭf
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| hand |
mĭt’ŭn
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| head |
gŭdĭn
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| hen |
sŏgōrŏt
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| hoe |
kuter
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| hut |
edĭn
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| hut (entrance to) |
yeedin
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| hyena |
kārang
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| iron |
fĭl
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| knee |
kukŭn
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| knife |
aderŭng
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| leg |
sumŭn
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| leopard |
adŏr
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| lion |
adŏr
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| man |
gărăwaĭg
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| meat |
fum
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| milk |
tis
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| moon |
aiyus
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| nabbak tree |
sĭŭk
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| nine |
dĕmadĭdĭn
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| nose |
fufŭn
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| one |
dĕdin
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| ostrich |
akudul
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| penis |
fŏdun
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| rain |
rūs
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| sandals |
bāīt
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| sesame |
ŭf
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| seven |
delāso
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| shoulder |
gŭdībēn
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| six |
gelōdin
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| sky |
aguĭt
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| snake |
bŭmba
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| spear |
kŏsang
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| stick |
lūs
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| stone |
ŏf
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| sun |
tā
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| tamarind |
afet
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| ten |
derkabu
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| testicles |
fādān
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| three |
dĭnamu
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| throwing-stick |
bĭlĭgen
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| tongue |
ŏdāīān
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| tree |
wŏt
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| two |
dussĭk
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| village |
ŭsmakŏro
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| water |
āī
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| woman |
gĕrīm
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