Rohingya

/Introduction/

Alphabet
Aa  Bb   Cc   Çç   Dd   Ee   Ff Gg   Hh   Ii   Jj   Kk   Ll   Mm Nn   Ññ   Oo   Pp   Qq   Rr   Ss Tt   Uu   Vv   Ww   Xx   Yy   Zz

Consonants
"c" is pronounced as sh in shell. "ç" is pronounced as retroflex r in Rohingya words such as caça and naça meaning mat and closed. "d" is pronounced as d in Dubai. "dh" is pronounced as d in day. "t" is pronounced as t in tooth. "th" is pronounced as t in ten. "ñ" is pronounced as silent or half n such as in Rohingya words fiañs and fañs meaning onion and five. Basically it gives nasal sound to the preceding consonant. "ñy" is nasal y. "ñg" is nasal g "ts" is equal to sida. "y" is used as consonant only, not used as a semi vowel. So My must be written as Mai.

Vowels
Rohingya has two sets of vowels. The first line represent (6) soft-sound (normal) vowels and, the second line (6) hard-sound (accented) vowels. The last two-letteredvowels in each line below - ou and óu - are treated as if it is a single vowel respectively. Accented vowels are always emphasized with high tone and unaccented vowels are always pronounced as soft vowels. a   e    i    o    u    ou á    é    í    ó    ú    óu

Each vowel gives only one sound as shown in bold in the English and Rohingya phrase below:- "America on full tour" "Alemi modúr houli" - meaning International Honey Center. a is pronounced as in the word America. e is pronounced as in the word Letter. i is pronounced as in the word India. o is pronounced as in the word Long. u is pronounced as in the word Put. ou is pronounced as in the word Go.

Circular vowels
Rohingya uses at least 4 circular vowels in each set. It is like adding "i" after each vowel of a, e, o, u. You cannot add "i" to "i".) ai  ei  oi  ui   (for soft sounds) ái  éi  ói  úi   (for hard sounds) For example; Dhail (=lentil), Beil (=sun), Boi (=sit), Tui (=you) for not emphasized. Bái (=brother), Dhéil (=tree branch), Bóin (=sister), Kúilla (=open) for emphasized.

Long vowels and its variants
Rohingya uses double vowels to extend the sound in three different ways such as horizontal, rising and falling. For example; aa horizontal elongation; example Gaa (=body). aá raising up; example Gaá (=sing). áa falling down; example Gáa (=infections).

Questions
In Rohingya Language yes/no questions are created by adding "né" at the end of the sentense:
 * Sálma'ttu bilai uggwá asé né?  -- Is there a cat with Salma?
 * Sálma'ttu bilai uggwá asé.     -- There is a cat with Salma.
 * Ói, Sálma'ttu bilai uggwá asé. -- Yes, There is a cat with Salma.


 * Usman ottú bilai asé né?       -- Is there cat with Usman?
 * Usman ottú bilai nái.          -- There is no cat with Usman.
 * Nái, Usman ottú bilai nái.     -- No, There is no cat with Usman.

Relevant vocabulary
Sálma'ttu = 'with Salma' uggwá     = 'a' bilai      = 'cat' asé né    = 'is there' Usman ottú = 'with Usman' nái       = 'no' or 'there is no'

Other questions are created by USING question pronouns like:
 * hoçé - where
 * hoñótté - when
 * hone - who
 * ki - what
 * hotúkkun - how long/when
 * hoddúr - how far/how much
 * hodún - how much
 * hondila - what kind
 * honnán - which one
 * kengóri - how

Hoçé - Where
 * Tui hoçé zaibi? - Where will you go?
 * Ite/Ibá hoçé zaibou? - Where will he/she go?
 * Tui hoçé zaifaribí? - Where can you go?

Hoñótté - When
 * Ibá hoñótte zaibou? - When will she go?
 * Ali hoñótte aibou? - When will Ali come?
 * Tui añár loi hoñótte dehá goríbi? - When will you see me?

Hone - Who
 * Hone hoórde? - Who is saying?
 * Tuñí honnwá? - Who are you?
 * Tuñí haré soórde? - Whom are you looking for?

Ki - What
 * Yián ki? - What is it?
 * Tuñí ki gorór? - What are you doing?

Hotúkkun - How long
 * (Thaim) hotúkkun laiggé? - How long it took (time)?
 * Tui hotúkkun ot zaibi? - When will you go?

Hoddúr - How far/How much
 * Ham hoddúr óiye? - How far is work done?
 * Lamba hoddúr? - How much is the length?
 * Tuñí hoddúr zaiba? - How far will you go?

Hodún - How much
 * Yián hodún? - How much is it?
 * Tuñí hodún soódde? - How much you want?
 * Tuñí hodún loiba? - How much you want to buy?

Hondila - What kind
 * Tuáñrtú hondila hoor fosón de? - What kind of clothes do you like?
 * Tuáñrtú hondila ham fosón de? - What kind of work do you like?
 * Tuáñrtú hondila lageddé? - Whta kind do you need?

Honnán - Which one
 * Tuñí honnán basíba? - Which one you choose?
 * Tuñí honnán loba? - Which one will you take?

Honíkká - Any body/Any where
 * Honíkká asé né? - Is there any one?
 * Ite honíkká no zaibóu ? - He will not go any where?

Kengóri - How
 * Ali kengóri aibóu? - How will Ali come?
 * Ite eskul ekkán kengóri banaibóu? - How will he build a school?

Days
Saturday - Cónibar Sunday  - Rooibar Monday  - Cómbar Tuesday - Monggolbar Wednesday- Buidbar Thursday - Bicíbbar Friday  - Cúkkubar

Months
Arabic way 1. Mohórom 2. Sófor 3. Robiul Awal 4. Robiul Táni 5. Jomadil Awal 6. Jomadil Táni 7. Rojob 8. Cáaban 9. Romzan 10. Caawál 11. Zulkáada 12. Zulhájj

Rohingya way 1. Soit 2. Boicák 3. Zer 4. Acár 5. Cón 6. Bádo 7. Acín 8. Hati 9. Oón 10. Fuc 11. Mak 12. Fóon

Time
This morning = Aijja beínna This afternoon = Aijja Duíñjja This evening = Aijja Ázinna Today = Aijja Tonight = Aijja Raitta Tomorrow = Aiyérde Hailla / Hailla Yesterday = Goto Hailla Day before yesterday = Goto Foóuru Day after tomorrow = Aiyérde Foóuru / Foóuru) A week = Ek háfta Last week = Goto Háfta Next week = Tarfor Háfta Everyday = Fottídin (or Foittódin) Every week = Fottí háfta Every month = Fottí mác Every year = Fottí bosór

Numbers
One = Ek Two = Dui Three = Tin Four = Sair Five = Fañs Six = Só Seven = Háñt Eight = Añctho Nine = No Ten = Doc Eleven = Egaro Twelve = Baró Thirteen = Teró Fourteen = Soiddó Fifteen = Fundóroh Sixteen = Cúlloh Seventeen = Háñtaroh/Cáñtaroh Eightteen = Añçároh Nineteen = Unnúic Twenty = Kuri Twenty-one = Ekkuri ek Twenty-five = Ekkuri fañs Twenty-nine = Ekkuri no Thirty = Tiríc Forty = Calic Fifty = Fonjaic Sixty = Áith/Háith Seventy = Óttoir/Cóttoir Eighty = Ací Ninety = Nobboi Hundred = Cót Thousand = Házar 100 Thousands = Ek lák (1,00,000) 10 Million = Ek kurul  (1,00,00,000) 1 Billion = Ek kuthí   (1,00,00,00,000)

Ordinals
First = Ek lombór Second = Dui lombór Third = Tin lombór Fourth = Sair lombór Fifth = Fañs lombór Sixth = Só lombór Seventh = Háñt lombór Eight = Añctho lombór Ninth = No lombór Tenth = Doc lombór Eleventh = Egaro lombór Eighteenth = Añçáro lombór Twentieth = Kuri lombór Twenty first = Ek kuri ek lombór Thirtieth = Tiríc lombór

Direction
East - Fuk West - Fosím North - Uttor South - Doóin Northeast - Uttor-e-Fuge Northwest - Uttor-e-Fosíme Southeast - Doóin-e-Fuge Southwest - Doóin-e-Fusíme

Dimension
Length = Lamba Breadth = Fatóijjá / Baiththá / Dhák / Sáith Height = Usol / Bor Thickness = Dhaço / Mutha Depth = Mur / Mutha

Phrases
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night/Hello = Assolámu Aláikum How are you? - Keén aso? Yes = Ói No = Noó No, It is not = Noó, Yián noó Thank you = Cúkuria Thank you very much = Bicí cúkuria Please = Meérbanigori

Household Items
Gór = house Sáman = items Gór or sáman = household ems

used in the kitchen
ooin = fire faní = water Sulá = stove Geés = gas Dargwá = fire wood hána = food Decci = dish gúroni = dish cover borton / sóaon = plate golóic = glass gaála = bowl hoddá = curry cup fiala = tea cup finic = tea plate bát = cooked rice dhowá = wooden tool used to take cooked rice into plate sálon = curry almali = wooden cupboard in the kitchen sábun / sábon = soap besón = basin fáik = water tap hani = rag dostorhána = table cloth camic = spoon zúl = curry soup / curry water cúrha = curry soup súp = soup áñdhdhi = bone keñça = fish bone mas = fish gusto = meat kela = banana gula = fruit sanni = salad moris = chilli nun = table salt fiañs = onion roóun = garlic ada = gingar tel = cooking oil mosólla = spicy items óloiddá = yellow rañdó = cook sóroot, thándhaá = cold gorom = hot dani = container (eg. nun or dani = salt bottle) boróf = ice boróf ór fethi = refrigerator raáis kúkar = rice cooker precar kúkar / frecar kukár = pressure cooker tondul = oven maikruwéif = microwave oven átfúsoní = towel for drying wet hand gula gala = kinds of fruits sóbzi = vegetables dat kílani = tooth peek hát dúoní = hand wash bowl zog = jug flas = plus fúuroin = sweeper faám = pump kuñsani = sweeper mes = table saá = tea saá fata = tea leaves siní = sugar modú = honey andha = egg ruthi = bread dut = milk mithái = chocolate miçá = sweet hóro = soar tita = bitter zál = hot (due to hot chilli) gíi = ghee isamas = shrimp hoñsi = lemon fan = bittle faça = grinding rock uñta = grinding roll of rock beg = bag dhula = basket doo = knife súri = kitchen knife kuçoni = cutting plate kuñrani = slicer ficóni = grinder ficóni micín = grinder machine gúñçoni = hand mixer decci dholoni = dish washing wires uzón =weigh soil = rice roc = juice dhail = lentil dhañçi = handle botol = bottle galén = water gallon sáta = dust sátar gadhdhá = dust bin sábon or faní = liquid soap foóum = foam centhár = slipper habos or rul= paper roll góuçi = clock kesi = scissor dóroni = holder bór = heavy fatol = light uzu = straight behañ = not staright usol = high bañçí = short thaim = time minóth / miníth= minute

Name of Diseases
Kensar =cancer Bor Biaram = Colara

Sul zórer = hair falling Sul fager = hair graying Sul fúaná = dry hair Sulot sussuri = dandruff Talu = bald

Matá hóñrar = headache Matá thon-tho-nar = head pain Matá bór óiye = head heavy sensation Matá ek dhák síri zargói = severe one sided head pain Matát kúth marer = poking pain in the head Matá furer = head burning Matá gúrar = head stiring sensation Matá gorom óizagói = heating in the head Matá thók-thók hoñrar = hammering pain in the head

Gaa hoñrar = body cramp Gaa bic óiye = body pain Gaa sissiar = body pain Gaa írirar = body pain Gaa moth-moçar = body brittle sensation Gaat zor = fever Gaalama = heavy motion

Baáre zar = frequent motion Dat thon-thonar = toothache Feth hoñrar = stomach pain Gaa furer = body burning sensation Gaa zoler = body burning sensation thándhi = cold sína zoler = chest burning niác than = breathing difficulty feth fúlar = stomach fullness dañra sissiar = back pain dóra = waist pain añçú bic = knee pain siní biaram = diabetes

Súañfira = sudden unconciousness Áta = decéntary Lou Áta = blood decéntary Dhák baijjani = pain in the rib Hórai = urinary infection Thúiththa biaram = piles Dhónu Thokkor = sudden squeez-treat with ATS Zulantai = sudden stomach squeez caused by cold Baái uçá = food poison Kurus = skin becoming white feñsara = skin infection fúra = pimple with puss góoñsi = little pimple due to heat bic thúañ = painful pimple gula = dangerous pimple luti= pimple Bat = skin deep infection formed puss inside Beng bat= another kind of skin deep infection Fisála = blockage at both side of the throat Thúañ = watery pimple Zor Thúañ = watery pimple after fever Soru = a kind of skin infection Fúla = body swelling Dóoñni = difficult in breath taking hañc = cough hoo = vomiting Gola fúla = neck swelling Finak = extra flesh in the nose. Cóccúl = eye infarction Añma = eye sight blurring Añccwá = blur Fakkwá = infection between fingers and toes Ketur = eye related dieses Doout = a kind of skin infection Sammwa Doout = a kind of skin infection Dóra = waist pain Maiccáta = Cánni = tooth decay

Humen shelters
áñis = small roof attached to the side of a house for poor family living bacá = a small temporary bamboo shelter bildhíng =building duan = shop eskul, eckul = school fonjahana = small religious teaching shelter gañt = a digging or hollow górr = house/home gudam = house made of mud, a warehouse to store goods hóla = a temporary work place used while harvesting agricultural products kuthá = house made of bricks usually refer to buildings kondhoul = disaster safe building kúñdah = cave lamba thambu = long shelter house modorósa = Arabic or religious school mosóit = mosque thambu = tent thék gór = small home thong= small shelter but high usol bildhíng = high rise building usol kuthá = high rise building

Calling to family members and relatives
óma = oh mother óuma = oh mother maá = oh mother maaré = oh mother mamá = oh mother mamáni = oh mother maóu = oh mother óumaaré = calling mother (while in distress)

óba = oh father óbaá = oh father babá = father babáre = oh father óubaaré = calling father (while in distress)

óbu = oh elder sister óubu = oh elder sister bubú = oh elder sister buburé = oh elder sister bubuní = oh elder sister bubuniré = oh elder sister (while in a hurry)

bodda = brother óubodda = oh brother boddaré = oh my brother

sañsa = father's brother jeçá = father's elder brother hakku = father's younger brother hála = mother's sister mamu = uncle mami = uncle's wife fúu = father's sister