Jinghpaw Laika Kanu

 

A  a          Ă  ă           E  e          Ē  ē           E`è

I  i            O  o           U  u          AI            AU

AW            OI               B           CHY           D

G               GY             H                J                K

KY             HK            HKY             L               M

N              NG              NY            P             HP

HPY          R                 S              SH              T

TS             HT            W               Y               Z

 

 Jinghpaw Laika ka masa 

 

Jinghpaw laika kanu hpe Ingalik hku n'sen shapraw

A=Reads as in America	Ă=Reads as in thug	E=Reads as in set	Ē=Reads as in seed	È=Reads as in say
I=Reads as in genie	O=Reads as in low	U=Reads as in fool	AI=Reads as in island	AU=Reads as in how
AW=Reads as in law saw	OI=Reads as in soil	B=Reads as in back	CHY=Reads as in parachute	D=Reads as in Dog
G=Reads as in God	GY=Reads as in Guinea	H=Reads as in Holland	J=Reads as in Jesus	K=Reads as in King
KY=Reads as in Circuit	HK=Reads as in cook	HKY=Reads as in Queen	L=Reads as in Lord	M=Reads as in Manila
N=Reads as in Now	NG=Reads as in ding	NY=Reads as in New	P=Reads as in Pin-Pong	HP=Reads as in part
HPY=Reads as in Philosophy*	R=Reads as in ring	S=Reads as in Sing	SH=Reads as in smash	T=Reads as in think*
TS=Reads as in ?	HT=Reads as in Town	W=Reads as in wow	Y=Reads as in Yes	Z=Reads as in Zebra

 

Jinghpaw (Ga san)

1. Hkau hte gaw gărahku shăga ai báw rè kün?

    How will (I) call you, Hkau? (Male to Male).

2. Ning hte gaw gărahku shăga ai báw räi kün?

    How will (I) call you, Ning? (Female to Female).

3. Hkri hte gaw gărahku shăga ai báw rè kün? 

    How will (I) call you, Hkri (Male to Female).

4. Tsä hte gaw gărahku shăga ai báw räi kün?

    How will (I) call you, Tsã (Female to Male).

5. Hkau gaw hpabáw kăsha tä?

    What Kăsha, (whether Lăhtaw, Măríp, Nhkum,

    Măran or Lăhpai) are you, Hkau?

6. Hkau gaw gărakáw nga ai rai tä?

    Where do you live, Hkau? (Male to Male).

7. Ning gaw gărakáw nga ai rai tä?

    Where do you live, Ning? (Female to Female).

8. Hkri/Tsa, Ntä Măsha ni gaw kăja nga má nï?

    How are your Family Members, Hkri/Tsä?

 

Ga hkring, ga sa bang ai lam

	Ãã = as in take, fake, cake		Gã Shăga (talking), Mănã (fool); compare with Gã Shăká (testament)
	Ää = as in spur, slur		Agä! (surprise), Hkáhkü (upstream), shăgä (calling)
	Áá = as in Thug, plug, duck		Ndäng-nlá (throes in laden); compare with Ndang-Myi'nla (mind of spirit)
	Ẽ ẽ = as in sphere		Shăgrẽng (well-prepared)
	Ĩ ĩ = as in seeing		Shămyĩng (Naming, taxonomy)
	Ï ï = as in Ski		Mănï (yesterday), Ma-ní (the day before yesterday), Mä-ní  (past a few days)
	Í í = as in Skip		Shingníp (shade), shăní (the day)
	Õõ = as in spore, spoke		Mõ! Htēn mát sai gaw! (Mõ! it's broken!); an  interjection or exclamation!
	Öö = as in Enjoy, boy		'ninghtöi (date), nhtöi (light)
	Óó = as in Shot, dot, got		Tau-lók, Táwk-lók.
	Ũũ = as in Flu		Mănũ (melt, worm); compare with Mănu (Price), Mănü (appropriate or convenience)
	Üü = as in too		Mănü (appropriate or convenience); compare with Mănu (Price), Mănũ (melt, worm).
	Úú = as in slope		Mănú-măná (aplenty or as many as),

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Wä wă (wa ă) Wa wá wá rē ai.

         My father's teeth are of irregular pattern.

• Nă (Ná ă) Na nã ná ná wa!

        Your ear takes time to hear.

        (We use the last vowel as a short form "Nă" instead of

        "Ná ă" or "Ná").

• Nă nä Na nã nít nï.

        Is your ear (able to hear)?

• Nă nä 'Ján ná mát sai.

        Your girl have lingered around.

 

Jinghpaw, Duleng, Hkáhkü, Hükong hte Sinli ga

• Nang gărade sa ai räi

        Where are you going? (Common Jinghpáw).

• Nãng tëngmăgä shä ãi ma

         Where are you going? (Duleng of extreme North).

• Laika htï nga ai

        I am reading "a book" (Common Jinghpáw).

        I am counting pages (its meaning in Singpho of India).

• Läika hpãt taw ngä ai

        I am reading a book (Singpho of Arunachal).

        I am murmuring a book (its meaning in Hkáhkü

        of common  Jinghpáw).

        "Ngai laika ru taw nga ai" means I am counting books

        in Common Jinghpáw.

 

Matsing : N'dai laika ni hpe Kachinstate websaik kaw nna labang da ai. Laika ka lajang ai wa - Scientific Advisor (2003)

Shajan pa lap

Jinghpaw laika hte ga ni hpe sharin la ga 

1) Jinghpaw Laika ka masa 

2) English - Kachin Dictionary

3) http://www.kachinstate.com/jinghpaw_laika.html

4) http://www.kachinstate.com/learning2.html

5) http://www.kachinstate.com/learning3.htmls