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Comparative lexicon of Dogon languages: video clips

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CodeSubcodeVideo content
livestock slaughter/butcher cut throat
livestock slaughter/butcher pull skin off carcass Jam pana
livestock slaughter/butcher separate skin from carcass by hand Jam loo
livestock slaughter/butcher skin carcass with knife Jam pana
body body fat diaphragm coming off sheep paunch Jam seewaaru
body function oral gaseous emission blow air into intestine Jam kOrNii piwE
body function oral gaseous emission blow water through intestine Jam kOrNii piwE
body function spit hawk(spit)
body function spit spit down in jet
body function spit spit in long thin jet through teeth
body function spit spit thick gob
body function spit spit wide spray
body function rinse mouth rinse mouth
body position tilt tilt calabash
part (animal) internal organ abomasum with fat Jam kOrNii kaa gOON
part (object) handle insert blade into pickhoe handle
part (object) handle remove blade from pickhoe
drink sip sip tea silently
drink slurp slurp tea
beverage cream of millet (diluted) cream of millet without grain Nanga seri keesi
eat handful squeeze food into handful
eat suck suck marrow
winnow/sift winnow repound millet spike residue after winnowing Nanga antoNgo toNgo
winnow/sift winnow winnow pounded grain by dropping in wind no1
winnow/sift winnow winnow pounded grain by dropping in wind no2
winnow/sift cull/clean remove heavy particles from pounded millet in water by pouring between 2 calabashes Nanga sirNE
winnow/sift cull/clean winnow pounded grain spike by shaking residue from grains Nanga bEgiri
winnow/sift sift/filter drain off liquid from cream of millet
winnow/sift sift/filter sift with sieve Nanga yaga
winnow/sift sifted flour sifted flour
winnow/sift debris residue from sifting flour Nanga sagkeNgire
pound/grind pound (dislodge grain) pound millet spikes in large mortar side view
pound/grind pound (dislodge grain) pound millet spikes in large mortar top view
pound/grind pound (grains) pound flour with water into dough Nanga jaN
pound/grind pound (grains) pound grain into flour
pound/grind pound (grains) pound grain with a little water to remove chaff Nanga pese
pound/grind pound together pound hard in mortar Nanga lipE
pound/grind pound together two women pound with alternate pestle strokes
pound/grind remove grain take out grain from mortar by hand Nanga wOguru
fire strike strike match
agriculture sowing do spot sowing in rainy season Nanga mosi garNi
agriculture sowing slash earth with pickhoe to sow
agriculture sowing sow seeds in slashes and step on them
agriculture pit sowing plant seed manure mix in slashed pit before rains Nanga sogi tEgi
agriculture pit sowing slash pit with pickhoe for planting seeds with manure before rains Nanga sogi dirNe
agriculture oversow oversow widely Nanga too jige
agriculture transplant/graft graft pineapple head
agriculture transplant/graft transplant millet shoot
agriculture weeding carry out 1st round of weeding with hoe Nanga wori
agriculture weeding carry out 2nd round of weeding Nanga samba
agriculture weeding turn over earth with daba
agriculture uproot harvest by slashing earth around plants
agriculture uproot pull out pineapple head from ground
agriculture uproot uproot by hand
agriculture uproot uproot large plant with pickhoe Nanga saa
liquid sprinkle splash water by hand
liquid sprinkle sprinkle from container
liquid sprinkle sprinkle water by shaking hand lightly
liquid sprinkle sprinkle water by tossing lightly with hand
liquid sprinkle toss water hard from wet hand
liquid scoop up ladle water with container
liquid scoop up scoop water by hand
house leak container catch dripping liquid Nanga tegire
direction up lift sheep paunch Jam dee
direction up pick up and lift rock
direction up pick up mortar
spatial relation inverted turn paunch inside out Jam puro duluwo
fun/song/dance wrestling wrestling tournament Douentza 2007 JH
take/get pick extract marrow from bone
commerce reduce thin out millet sprouts
commerce reduce trim off kidney fat in side carcass Jam see gama
vision show point finger at sb
attach/rope knot move sliding knot up and down
attach/rope knot tie knot at tip of intestine Jam kaa muNo
attach/rope knot tie man's knot Nanga arNamOO
attach/rope knot tie simple knot that is undone with a pull
attach/rope knot tie sliding knot
attach/rope suspend hang up carcass on hook Jam kOrO
attach/rope untie undo simple knot with a pull
attach/rope untie untie man's knot
attach/rope untie untie sliding knot
attach/rope rope make cord by rolling hand to twist strands
attach/rope rope make rope by braiding 3 cords
attach/rope rope untwist fibers of cord
attach/rope fray unbraid rope into 3 cords
hold hold up hold up dangling fat with ganglion Jam jelgee jine
cover lid put lid on jar
cover lid take lid off jar
cover cover opening cover opening of jar with cloth
cover cover opening remove cloth covering jar
cover sheathe/unsheathe sheathe knife
cover sheathe/unsheathe unsheathe knife
mix/stir/shake mix mix by hand stirring millet in cream Nanga mOgO
mix/stir/shake shake jiggle intestines with water inside Jam kOrNii mONO
mix/stir/shake shake flag flap in wind
press/squeeze lean lean on others shoulder
press/squeeze wring clean out sheep intestine by wringing Jam pOrNO
push/pull/throw pull/drag drag sheepskin Jam bumo
push/pull/throw pull/drag reel in intestine Jam waaja
roll/fold roll up roll up mat
roll/fold roll up unroll mat Nanga mEndiri
roll/fold fold fold up rope in equal arm lengths
roll/fold fold fold up towel
roll/fold fold unfold rope length by length
roll/fold fold unfold towel
roll/fold rumple bundle up rope Nanga pundo Jam muno
roll/fold rumple unbundle rope in 1 motion Nanga punduro Jam minirNE
sweep/trash broom sweep
sweep/trash gather trash sweep into pan Nanga bara
sweep/trash brush aside brush shoe to side
hit hit beat with stick
hit hit tap Maggi cubes with knife handle
hit hit tap paper
hit bump bump tree
hit butt butt head
hit elbow elbow verb
hit punch/rap punch
hit punch/rap rap with knuckles
hit poke poke with fingers
hit poke snap fingers against
hit slap slap
hit kick/trample kick
hit kick/trample remove foot after stepping on sb
hit kick/trample step on sb
hit kick/trample step on slime
hit strangle strangle
hit whip (verb) whip verb
cut sever cut off sheep foot
cut sever cut off sheep head
cut chop chop
cut incise cut open belly
cut incise incise skin surface on belly
cut slice/strip cut by slicing
cut peel peel
break break break bone for marrow
break break break bones to remove sheep head Jam pEErE
break break break stick in half
break crumble crumble Maggi cubes in fingers
break snap snap thread
scratch/scrape scour scrape testicle w knife Jam kOOjO
twist/pinch twist twist end of pestle in mortar Jam nininye
dig dig dig pit in ground
motion flip flip pail
motion flip turn Maggi cube onto side
fall pour pour tea back and forth
fall pour pour water into mortar
put put put down cup
put put put down rock
put put put pail right side up
put put put winnowed grain into mortar
put arrange lay out sheepskin on ground Jam arawa
wash/bathe wash wash knife with water Jam sumo
sharp/dull sharpen whet 2 knives against each other
sharp/dull sharpen whet knife back and forth on stone
sharp/dull sharpen whet knife by pulling over stone Jam nErNE or kaajE
sharp/dull sharpen whet knife on stone leading with blade Jam nErNE
sharp/dull sharpen whet knife on stone with 2 hands leading with blade Jam nErNE
straight/crooked stretch stretch out sheepskin Jam saara
hot/cold ventilate fan sb
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