English-Kumaoni

English-Kumaoni

I	Mi/mei/mai
He	Wou/ull/wu
She	Wu
You	Tu, ter
It	Ya
This	Yo
That	Wo
A	A
Come(You come)	Aoh/tu aa
Came	Aai
Will come	Uul
Open	Khulul, kholna
Opened	Khol halo
Will open	Kholul
Sit	Baithnou
Walk	Chalul/hituul
Eat	Khan
Drink	Pihnn
Win	Jitan
Go	Jaan/janai
Run	Bhagun/daudun
I go	Mei janai
He goes	Wu jaanau
He eats an apple	Wu saib khanau
He is eating an apple	Wu saiba khanu laag rau
He ate an apple	Ull saib khei haaali
I saw the film last week	Mi/meyl pichadi hafta picture dekhi
She came by bus yesterday	Wu byal bus/gaadil bati aai
They went to the mosque	Wou masjid gyein
He slept the whole night	Wu sarii raat sito
He wrote well in the examination	ull pariksha me bhal likhoh
He has eaten	Ull khaiy halo
He had eaten	Wu khaiy goh
He had gone	Wu neigoh
He had come	Wu aeigoh
He will eat	Wu ab khaal
He will go	Wu jall
He will come	Wu aall
What is your name?	Teyr nam key chu?
What	Ke/kei/key
Your	Ter/tumhar
Name	Nam
What did you do?	Tumul kei karouh/tumul key kar rakhoh?
What should I do?	Miki ke karun chann?
What can I do?	Mai key kar sakoon?
What are the questions?	Prasan/sawaal key chin?
What were the questions?	Key sawaal/prasan chi?
What is written in the letter?	Chitti me key likh rakho?
What you had been told?	Tumun key batan rakchii?
What will be the answer?	Uttar kei houl?
Why did you come?	Tum kile aachaa?
Why did you sleep?	Tum kile sitchaa?
Why did you tell him to go?	Tumhul ukki jaan lizi kile bolo?
Why did he bring the bag?	Wu jhoval liber kile aa?
Why did she pay the money?	Uul dabal kiley dii?
Why did they sit there?	Uu wahan kiley baithi?
Why do you drive the car?	Tull gadi kile chaley?
Why are they late for the meeting?	Wu meeting lizi der kile krnai?
How did you come?	Tum kassi aachaa?
How did you sleep?	Tum kassi sitt chaa?
How did you drive?	Tull gadi kasi chalaei?
How did you write?	Tull/tumhul kasi likho?
How many apples are there in my hand?	Meyr hatham kattu saibe chin?
How many did you take?	Tumul kattu li?
How much did he pay you?	Ull tumunki kathu paisa/rupei dien?
How much distance to go?	Kathuh dur jan chu?
How was the journey yesterday?	Beyi yatra kas chii?
Which way did you come?	Tum ko wal baat aachaa?
Which is your favourite colour?	Teyr manpasand rang key chu?
In which room did you sleep?	Tum koh waal kamra me sitchaa?
Which story did you tell?	Tumhul ku wall katha/kahani sunei?
Which is the sweetest fruit?	Sabse mitha fal kochuu?
Which is the best newspaper in Hindi?	Ku wal akhbar hindi m sabsey bhal chuu?
Which Indian state has the largest population?	Ku wal rajya  janshankyan sabsey jad chi?
Where did you come from?	Tu khan batii aacha?
Where did you sleep?	Tum khan sith chaa?
Where should I go?	Miki khan jana chain?
Whom should I contact?	Mei kahu sampark krun?
Is it a book?	Key yo kitaab chu?
It is a book	Yo ek kitaab chu
Is it the answer?	Key yo uttar chu?
It is the answer	Yo uttar chu
Will you come with me?	Key tu mer dagad aalei?
I shall come with you.	Main tumhr saath/dagad oul.
Can you give me your pen?	Ke tu mekei apun pen di sakchein?
Yes, of course.	Haan, kile ney
Do you love me?	Ke tu mehu/meki pyar karchei?
Yes, I love you.	Ha, mei tuhu pyar karun
Can you lift the box?	Ke tu dabba utha sakchey?
Can you write the exam?	Ke Tu pariksha likh sakchey?
Did you have your lunch?	Tuul khanha khei haalo?
How are you?	Tu kas chai?/ Kas cha tum?
I am fine	Main bhal chun/thik chu

About Kumaoni language: Kumaoni is the language of Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, a region in the Indian Himalayas. It is one of the Central Pahari languages. Kumaoni is spoken by over 2 million people of Indian states of Uttarakhand, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Dialects include Kali Kumaon, North-Eastern Kumaoni, South-Eastern Kumaoni, Western Kumaoni, Askoti, Bhabhri, Chaugarkhiyali, Danpuriya, Gangoli, Johari, Khasparjiya, Kumaiyya, Pachhai, Pashchimi, Phaldakotiya, Rhau-Chaubyansi, Sirali, Soriyali, Baitada (Soradi), Dotiyali etc. (Reference: Wikipedia)