Plate of Radicals in Li et al 1972


This page provides an overview of Dongba radicals based on Fang (1985). Samples of the font can be found here.

1. phenomena connected with Heaven 天文類 (22/116)
mee nii mei mbaq niil meil ggvq nio neiq hei mei hei hei mei kee
/mɯ³³/(/mɯ³³ʂwa³¹/ [LD]) /ȵi³³ me³³/ /mbɑ³¹/ /ȵi⁵⁵ me⁵⁵ ɡv³¹/ /ȵo³³ ne³¹/ /he³³ me³³/ /he³³/ /he³³ me³³ kʻɯ³³/
sky sun light west bright moon month moonlight
geeq mbo ssaq see toq ssiuq
/kɯ³¹/ /mbo³³/ /za³¹/ /sɯ³³ tʻo³¹/ /zʏ³¹/
star; indicator of star names star; bright planet Three Stars constellation of dzo (hybrid of yak and cattle)
hai heeq nrur tel mbei jiq ciul mi xil jjiq teeq chel
/hæ³³/ /hɯ³¹/ /ndʐur³³/ /tʻə⁵⁵/ /mbe³³/ /tɕi³¹/ /tsʻʏ⁵⁵/ /mi³³ ɕi⁵⁵ dʑi³¹ tʻɯ³¹/ /tʂʻʌ⁵⁵/
wind rain dew drop snow cloud lightening rainbow misfortune
2. geographical phases 地理類 (18/112)
ddiuq njoq ngv lv goq jjoqnaruallua mboq lv aiq lee ddaiq
/dʏ³¹/ /ndʑo³¹/ /ŋv³³ rv³³/ /ko³¹/ /ndʑo³¹nɑ³³ʐwɑ⁵⁵rwɑ³³/ /mbo³¹/ /rv³³/ /æ³¹/ /rɯ³³ dæ³¹/
ground mountain snow mountain pasture scared mountain hillside stone cliff field
jjiq i chee meeq mbur loq ddurq nzoq chv heel ree
/dʑi³¹/ /i³³ tʂʻɯ³³ mɯ³¹/ /mbur³³/ /lo³¹/ /dur³¹/ /ndzo³¹/ /tʂʻv³³/ /hɯ⁵⁵/ /ʐɯ³³/
water South canal; to move mountain stream foam bridge nitrate lake road
3. human natures, relations, and movements 人文類 (50/341)
人文類-1: natures and relations (16/130)
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xi ssiul ssee sherq oq xi ggv zzeeq lei bbv coq ioq
/ɕi³³/ /zʏ⁵⁵/ /zɯ³³ ʂər³¹/ /o³¹/ /ɕi³³/ /gv³³ dzɯ³¹/ /le³³ bv³³/ /tsʻo³¹/ /io³¹/
human kid longevity slave man; ethnic group Guzo People Bai People human ancestor
-1
rvq mil nzeeq jje aq nzee ggv ddeeq
/ʐv³¹/ /mi⁵⁵/ /ndzɯ³¹/ /dʑə³³ a³¹/ /ndzɯ³³/ /gv³³/ /dɯ³¹/
enemy woman sit; sitting figure Indian manager body big
人文類-2: movements (35/211)
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hiul co ceel toq ndol --- niol nzil gua
/hʏ⁵⁵/ /tsʻo³³/ /tsʻɯ⁵⁵/ /tʻo³¹/ /ndo⁵⁵/ --- /ȵo⁵⁵/ /ndzi⁵⁵/ /kwa³³/
to stand to jump to kneel to lean on to fall lie to tremble to walk to step across
sseel dee lvq nziq bbaq mbi lerq nzee mbvq
/zɯ⁵⁵/ /tɯ³³/ /rv³¹/ /ndzi³¹/ /ba³¹/ /mbi³³/ /ʂə⁵⁵/ /ndzɯ³³/ /mbv³¹/
to fold to get up to lift to fly open hair to wee to speak to eat to climb
ggvq tail bal bol hai daiq ndiul rvl bbei diuq
/gv³¹/ /tʻæ⁵⁵/ /pa⁵⁵/ /po⁵⁵/ /hæ³³/ /tæ³¹/ /ndʏ⁵⁵/ /ʐv⁵⁵ be³³/ /tʏ³¹/
to bow to hit with head to paste to bring to bring knife to pull to chase to work to grow
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mgvq liaif liuq nrai nvl mei qil mil aiq lal
/ŋgv³¹/ /liæ¹³/ /lʏ³¹/ /ndʐæ³³/ /nv⁵⁵ me³³ tɕʻi⁵⁵/ /mi⁵⁵/ /æ³¹/ /la⁵⁵/
to poke to connect to look to ride sad woman to fight to beat
4. parts of the human body and their movements 人體類 (37/115)
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kv mieq,nieq pol liuq ddoq hei niil merq nvl mgoq
/kv/ /mieq/,/nieq/ /pol/ /lʏ³¹/ /ddoq/ /hei/ /niil merq/ /nvl/ /ŋgo³¹/
head eye one eye (cl.) to look see ear nose mouth molar
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xil --- hee sal lua baq gei laq niil nii piq
/---/ /ɕi⁵⁵/ /hɯ³³/ /sɑ⁵⁵/ /rwɑ³³ pɑ³¹/ /kɛ³³/ /lɑ³¹/ /ȵi⁵⁵ ȵi³³/ /pʻi³¹/
tongue mouth (front) teeth breath beard neck hand breast shoulder blade
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hoq nee, nvl mei shv lv churl guaq /hol zil bbv geeq
/ho³¹/ /nɯ³³/, /nv⁵⁵mɛ³³/ /ʂv³³ rv³³/ /tʂʻur⁵⁵/ /kwɑ³¹/ /ho⁵⁵/ /tsi⁵⁵/ /bv³³/ /kɯ³¹/
rib heart to think lung diaphragm stomach pancreas intestine gut
(*)
sel bbiu liu shai mgv shee cel ua pv mei
/sʌ⁵⁵/ /mbʏ³³ lʏ³³/ /ʂæ³³/ /ŋgv³³/ /ʂɯ³³/ /tsʻʌ⁵⁵/ /wɑ³³/ /pʻv³³/ /mɛ³³/
liver kidney blood tendon meat fetus; misfortune bone male female
kee
/kʻɯ³³/
foot
5. birds 鳥類 (11/74)
mbiq vl ssi aiq al aiq
/mbi³¹/ /v⁵⁵ zi³³/ /æ³¹/ /a⁵⁵/ /æ³¹/
to fly bird-1 bird-2; rooster-1 bird-3; duck rooster-2
shol beil beiq ndv zheeq nurq gv
/ʂo⁵⁵/ /be⁵⁵ be³¹/ /ndv³³/ /tʂɯ³¹/ /nur³¹/ /kv³³/
crest crop (bird) wing claw feather egg
6. animals and insects 獸類 昆蟲等 (35/170)
6-1. 獸類: mammals (25/126)
hiu paq coq la nree lvq sheeq loq
/hʏ³³/ /pʻa³¹/ /tsʻo³¹/ /la³³/ /ndʐɯ³³/ /rv³¹/ /ʂɯ³¹/ /lo³¹/
wild animal-1 legendary wolf elephant tiger; wild animal-2 leopard dragon lion black muntjac
neeq moq u gv bvq / mof rua ee ioq bboq kee
/nɯ³¹/ /mo³¹/ /u³³ kv³³ pv³¹/, /mo¹³/ /ʐwɑ³³/ /ɯ³³/ /io³¹/ /bo³¹/ /kʻɯ³³/
livestock-1 ox (old Moso) dried bull head / corpse horse; livestock-2 ox sheep pig dog
kua lei nraiq leil gvq gaiq ee fv piq kua mai
/kʻwɑ³³/ /le³³ ndʐæ³¹/ /le⁵⁵ kv³¹/ /kæ³¹/ /ɯ³³/ /fv³³/ /pʻi³¹/ /kʻwɑ³³/ /mæ³³/
horn roe tusk musk stripes skin hair shoulder blade hoof tail
6-2. 昆蟲 insects (10/44)
niel mberq mbai leel bbi diq kee sho zo
/ȵə⁵⁵ mbər³¹/ /mbæ³³/ /rɯ⁵⁵/ /bi³³ di³¹/ /kʻɯ³³ ʂo³³/ /tso³³/
dragonfly (flying insect) bee bug small insect; worm flea gecko
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ba ba reeq nii
/pa³³/ /pa³³/ /ʐɯ³¹/ /ȵi³³/
frog-1 frog-2 snake fish
7. plants 植物類(36/151)
(*) (*)
nzeq kei sel se hail kei tiu / se to xol mbeeq rvl / rvl haiq lee
/ndzʌ³¹/ /kʻɛ³³/ /sʌ⁵⁵/ /sʌ³³ hæ⁵⁵ kʻɛ³³ tʻʏ³³ / sʌ³³/ /tʻo³³/ /ɕo⁵⁵/ /mbɯ³¹/ /ʐv⁵⁵/, /ʐv⁵⁵hæ³¹/ /rɯ³³/
wood;tree broken firewood one trunk of wood pine tree cypress chestnut tree willow fir
bbaq ssi cher ndvq qiq ceil / piel ye nv coq hei / coq xil
/bɑ³¹/ /zi³³/ /tʂʻʌr³³/ /ndv³¹/ /tɕʻi³¹/ /tsʻɛ⁵⁵/, /pʻiʌ⁵⁵/ /iʌ³³/ /nv³³/ /tsʻo³¹ hɛ³³/, /tsʻo³¹ɕi⁵⁵/
flower beautiful liquid drug poison thorn leaf tobacco leaf soybean cactus
lerl bbeiq bbeq xiq zzei ssee ciul zziuq gv
/rʌr⁵⁵/ /bɛ³¹/ /bʌ³¹/ /ɕi³¹/ /dzɛ³³/ /zɯ³³/ /tsʻʏ⁵⁵/ /dzʏ³¹/ /kv³³/ (modern: /kv³³ʐʌr³³/)
seed pod panicle rice wheat hulled barley millet zanthoxylum garlic
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ndiq / lee mol ji kueiq bbeiq piu njo (/ ei keeq) ssee bee hua jiq meel
/ndi³¹/, /rɯ³³/ /mo⁵⁵/ (/mɯ³³/) /tɕi³³ kwɛ³¹/ /be³¹ pʻʏ³³/ /ndʑo³³/ (modern: /ʔɛ³³kʻɯ³¹/) /zɯ³³/ /pɯ³³/ /hwɑ³³ tɕi³¹/ /mɯ⁵⁵/
bracken mushroom melon gourd turnip (vegetable) grass (generation; time) mugwort creeping wood sorrel bamboo
8. objects made and needed by human beings 用具類 (67/181)
8-I. agriculture (17/57)
coq gvl bei cee la zheq ndaq geel lee bbaiq kvq zhvq
/tsʻo³¹ kv⁵⁵/ /be³³/ /tsʻɯ³³/ /la³³ dʐə³¹/ /nda³¹/ /kɯ⁵⁵ rɯ³³/ /bæ³¹ kʻv³¹/ /tʂv³¹/
hoe do; work the tip of plough (n.) rake sickle flail scraper pestle
mgoq zzoq koq moq kel kel biu so jjeq
/ŋgo³³/ /dzo³¹/ /kʻo³¹/ /mo³¹/ /kʻə⁵⁵/ /tʻv³¹/ /pʏ³³/ /so³³/ /dʑə³¹/
barn manger fence dustpan basket bucket litre scale weight
8-II. carpenter (26/64)
do rerq bbaiq ko bei nrhv sa dal ggeq
/to³³/ /ʐər³¹/ /bæ³¹/ /kʻo³³/ /pe³³/ /ndʐv³³/ /sa³³/ /ta⁵⁵/ /gə³¹/
plank column wooden panel door bolt key lock case above (small table)
shuaq kuaq cheeq ze jji ceil fv tiq chai ee kua meel naq mgvq col
/ʂwɑ³¹/ /kʻwɑ³¹/ /tʂʻɯ³¹ tsə³³/ /dʑi³³ tsʻɛ⁵⁵/ /fv³³/ /tʻi³¹/ /tʂʻæ³³/ /ɯ³³ kʻwɑ³³ mɯ⁵⁵ nɑ³¹ ŋgv³¹/ /tsʻo⁵⁵/
high; high wooden shelf pile carpenter's rule vehicle saw plane drill (wooden) chalk box file
gueil biq geiq chee lo leijjiq ndiuq / ndiul bburq
/kwe⁵⁵/ /pi³¹/ /ke³¹/ /tʂʻɯ³³/ /lo³³/ /le³³ dʑi³¹/ /ndʏ³¹/ ndʏ⁵⁵/ /bur³¹/
scraper cowhide gelatin (carpenter's glue) hook hang wooden basin ladder stick / to chase rope
8-III. side-line (9/20)
leeq zal pieq xi gvl ddvq zei maq dei fv lvl jil gueiq
/rɯ³¹/ /tsa⁵⁵ pʻiə³¹/ /ɕi³³/ /kv⁵⁵ dv³¹/ /kv⁵⁵ dv³¹/ /te³³/ /fv³³ rv⁵⁵/ /tɕi⁵⁵/ /kwe³¹/
boat punishment board fishing net bellows fire sickle scissors carpet saddle dog collar
8-IV. household (14/35)
tei tei ee burl zhai ko kvq zhaiq shvq joq ssee eil lv miq lv
/tʻe³³/ /tʻe³³ ɯ³³/ /pur⁵⁵/ /tʂæ³³/ /kʻo³³ kʻv³¹/ /tʂæ³¹/ /ʂv³¹/ /tɕo³¹ zɯ³³/ /e⁵⁵ rv³³ mi³¹ rv³³/
flag manuscript to write to paint harmonica; musical instrument lute dice bell mirror
ie gueil piq ceil purq bbai gvq burl mei meel lee rua mgoq
/iə³³ kwe⁵⁵/ /pʻi³¹ tsʻe⁵⁵ pʻur³¹/ /bæ³³ kv³¹/ /pur⁵⁵ me³³/ /mɯ⁵⁵ rɯ³³ ʐwa³³ ŋgo³¹/
pipe fan broom comb bamboo horse (for exorcism)
9. eating and drinking 飲食類 (21/116)
kual kuaq ha hiu bbiuq gei bbv bbv zzeiq bbiuq maq
/kʻwɑ⁵⁵/ /kʻwɑ³¹/ /hɑ³³/ /hʏ³³ bʏ³¹/ /ke³³/ /bv³³/ /bv³³ dze³¹/ /bʏ³¹/ /mɑ³¹/
bowl bad meal tsampa cup pot spoon flour butter
tvl cei shee nji ree ssoq ei sherq tvl nur
/tʻv⁵⁵/ /tsʻɛ³³/ /ʂɯ³³/ /ndʑi³³/ /ʐɯ³³/ /zo³¹/ /e³³ ʂər³¹/ /tʻv⁵⁵/ /nur³³/
quark salt fat liquor medicine liquor wine urn chopsticks teapot milk
durq guaq mi
/ʈur³¹/ /kwa³¹/ /mi³³/ (/mi⁵⁵/, /mɯ³¹/, /hʏ³¹/)
chopping board tripod stove fire; hear (mature / below / red ; low)
10. clothes and decorative pieces 衣飾類 (25/77)
gv moq pieq see lei nda jji bbeeq lei ssa
/kv³³ mo³¹/ /pʻiə³¹/ /sɯ³³/ /le³³ nda³³/ /dʑi³³/ /bɯ³¹/ /le³³/ /zɑ³³/
hat braid cloak pocket clothes belt pants shoe
ddaq neel kail peiq goq keeq durl zhol
/da³¹/ /nɯ⁵⁵/ /kʻæ⁵⁵/ /pʻɛ³¹/ /ko³¹/ /kʻɯ³¹/ /ʈur⁵⁵/ /tʂo⁵⁵/
to weave spindle wool flutter linen needle string knot awl
jjo laq burl ngvq haiq iol waq xo luaq choq bie
/dʑo³³/ /la³¹ pur⁵⁵/ /ŋv³¹/ /hæ³¹/ /io⁵⁵/ /wɑ³¹/ /ɕo³³ rwa³¹/ /tʂʻo³¹/ /piə³³/
bracelet ring silver gold jade turquoise coral black jade shell
11. weapons 武器類 (9/50)
mgaiq / rur / ndal pieq liuq zeil tal lee see lee mei joq rho laq churl
/ŋgæ³¹/,/ʐur³³/,/ndɑ⁵⁵pʻiʌ³¹/ /lʏ³¹/ /ʂo³¹-2/, /tsɛ⁵⁵t‘ɑ⁵⁵/ /rɯ³³ sɯ³³/ /rɯ³³ me³³/ /tɕo³¹/ /dʐo³³/ /la³¹ tʂʻur⁵⁵/
knife spear iron/axe arrow bow trap for tigers to throw stones gun
12. buildings, numbers, movements, etc. 建築、數目、動作等
12-I. buildings 建築 (7/23)
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jjiq gvl jjiq uei zzeeq rhaiq tal ---
/dʑi³¹/ /kv⁵⁵ dʑi³¹/ /we³³/ /dzɯ³³/ /dʐæ³¹/ /tʻɑ⁵⁵/ ---
house tent village helmet city/town pagoda circle
12-II. numbers 數目 (8/21)
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ddee nii seeq ua ceiq dvq geeq ---
/ɖɯ³³/ /ȵi³³/ /sɯ³¹/ /wɑ³³/ /tsʻe³¹/ /tv³¹/ /kɯ³¹/ ---
one two three five ten thousand ten thousand (possible meaning) square (indicator of particular pronunciation)
12-III. movements 動作 (18/67)
heel hee i ol mgaiq tol zhual zeel zee mbiu
/hɯ⁵⁵hɯ³³/ /i³³/ /o⁵⁵/ /ŋgæ³¹/ /tʻo⁵⁵/ /tʂwɑ⁵⁵/ /tsɯ⁵⁵/ /tsɯ³³/ /mbʏ³³/
to surround to leak to dump to hold to pave to piece (with the lines as an indicator) to block to bundle to split (small circles as indicators of items)
nerl nziu kai cherl naq kvl purq ga shel
/nər⁵⁵/ /ndzʏ³³/ /kʻɛ³³/ /tʂʻər⁵⁵/ /na³¹/ /kʻv⁵⁵/ /pʻur³¹/ /kɑ³³/ /ʂə⁵⁵/
to subdue to splash to break generation black curve; year to open good (Tibetan letter) to speak (Chinese character)
13. Hieroglyphs used in the Jo-K'a district only 若喀字類 (50)
This chapter collects special glyphs spotted only in Ruke Dongba branch.
14. Tibetan words phoneticized in Moso script 古宗音字類 (32)
This chapter collects Tibetan words attested written in Dongba glyphs.
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15. ceremonial rites and tools (19/94)
--- roq rv noq biul ee ka mei geeq nol ggv roq ga leiq
--- /ro³¹ rv³³/ /no³¹ pʏ⁵⁵/ /ɯ³³/ /kʻa³³ me³³ kɯ³¹/ /no⁵⁵/ /gv³³ ro³¹ ka³³ le³¹/
start symbol sacred stone auspicious eight treasures good mythical animal livestock god to bless
biuq se meel kai chaiq tiq kel qiq kual bbieq bbeiq kua bber dderq
/pʏ³¹ sə³³/ /mɯ⁵⁵ kʻæ³³ tʂʻæ³¹/ /tʻi³¹ kʻə⁵⁵/ /tɕʻi³¹/ /kʻwa⁵⁵ biə³¹/ /be³¹ kʻwa³³/ /bər³³ dər³¹/
sacrificial wood bamboo chip for exorcism bamboo fork bamboo thorn wooden plaque iron priest's hat prayer beads
ddvq zhee ze lerq fvl ssei nda keq xioq mgv do ma
/dv³¹ dʐɯ³³/ /tsə³³ rər³¹/ /fv⁵⁵ ze³³/ /nda³³ kʻə³¹/ /ɕo³¹/ /ŋv³³/ /to³³ ma³³/
vajra board bell conch drum incense bar wooden stunt for funeral dough statue for ghosts
16. ghosts and spirits (19/96)
ceeq ddvq trerq la nree chel ceeq leiq chel
/tsʻɯ³¹/ /dv³¹/ /tər³¹/ /la³³/ /ndʐɯ³³/ /tʂʻə⁵⁵ tsʻɯ³¹/ /le³¹ tʂʻə⁵⁵/
ghost du ghost ter ghost la ghost nzhi ghost ghost of misfortune ghost of hell
()
() til rua mi ceeq mbeeq dol ndoq mo
() /tʻi⁵⁵ rwa³³/ /mi³³ tsʻɯ³¹/ /mbɯ³¹/ /to⁵⁵/ /ndo³¹/ /mo³³/
female ghost playful ghost ghost of fire ghost of infertility to ghost ndo ghost water demon
() i ddal ssaq shvq ()
(//) /i³³ da⁵⁵/ /za³¹/ /ʂv³¹/ (//)
ghost king (figure of a sitting ghost) ghost of hunger za ghost shu ghost animal ghost
17. to mba and Dragon Kings (5/99)
do mbaq paq shvq saq ddal ni
/to³³ mba³¹/ /pʻa³¹/ /ʂv³¹/ /sa³¹ da⁵⁵/ /ȵi³³/
Dongba priest witch "shu" sada shu ni shu
18. gods (10/121)
onl heiq roq seiq () ddoq
/õ⁵⁵/ /he³¹/ /ro³¹/ /se³¹/ (//) /do³¹/
o god hai god god of male god of female god with iron crown do god
bbeiq ddai dua geq ie maq oq
/be³¹ dæ³³/ /twa³³ kə³¹/ /iə³³ ma³¹/ /o³¹/
bedan dergo yuma god of harvest

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