English-Lahu Dictionary
language: en; lhu

(vb) again
k'awꞈ (vb)

(vb) together
teˇ geh (vb)

12 apostles
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ teˇ chi nyiˇ g'aˇ

a little
a ciˉ

abandon
(vt) baˬ ve

ability to (vb)
(vb) puiˉ ve

able
1. (adv) allowed, (vb) hpehꞈ ve
2. (adv) to have ability, (vb) g'a ve

abortion
yaˇ te shawˆ ve

accept, to
(vt) heuˆ ve

accounts report
hpu caˇ lanˉ

Acts
Tcuh yaˇ

actually
awˬ tehˬ k'oˆ k'o

adultery
haˉ chawˇ te ve

afraid
(vt) kawˆ ve

after
awˬ hk'awꞈ nawˉ

afterward
awˬ hk'awꞈ nawˉ

age
awˬ hk'awꞈ

agree, to
nyi ma cawˇ ve

alcoholic
tzuhˬ yeˇ caˆ ve

all
hk'a peu-eˬ

also
htawˇ

also, aswell
nehˉ

always
hk'aˬhtaˆ kaꞈ

always (vb)
(vb) tcuhˉ ve

always (vb)
(vb) tcuhˉ ve

Amos
Aˍmoˆ

angel
mvuhˇ naw ma tcuh yaˇ

angry, to be
nyi ma g'eu ve

animal
to nuˇ to shaˆ

animal classifier
hkeh

announce, to
cawˍ nyiˍ-aˍ

announcements
cawˍ nyaˍ ve teˇ hpaˍ

apostle
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ

April
Eˉhpeˬleˬ

argue, to
g'awˬ daꞈ ve

arm
laꞈ g'awˇ

Armageddon
Aˍ maˍ geˍ donˍ

arrived at
(vb) gaˬ ve

as much as possible
puiˉ te hpehꞈ ve hk'e

ask, to
na ve

ask, to
na nyi ve

assembly
uiˍ ve hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

assignment
aꞈ piˇ ve

at this moment
chi teˇ hkui

August
Awˇguˆ

auxilary pioneer
hpai o ni g'a ga heuˇ ve

back
hk'awꞈ nawˉ

bad reputation
awˬ meh luˬ ve

banana
aˉpawˇshiˍ

baptism
baˆ tiˆ saˬ

baptism
iˉ k'aˆ tuˬ ve

beans
nawˆshiˍ

because
pa taw

because
cha ve

because of that
chi htaꞈ pa taw

become (vb), to
(vb) la ve

become, to
hpehꞈ la ve

beef
nuˇ shaˍ

before
awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ

bible
liꞈ hpu

bible reading
liꞈ hpu g'aw ve

bible student
liꞈ hpu henˇ ma

bible student
liꞈ hpu henˇ paˍ

big
uiˍ

blame, to
she piˇ ve

blessing
awˬ bon

blood transfusion
suhˍ keu ve

body of elders
uˉ peunˍ sheˇ hpaˇ awˬ moˍ

book
liꞈ

book classifier
liꞈ

both (clf)
nyiˇ (clf) (clf)

brave, to be
nyi ma uiˍ ve

bring, to
yuˬ la ve

brothers
awˇ viˇ awˇ nyi

but
yaꞈ hk'aˇ

buy, to
vuiˬ ve

can (allowed) (vb)
(vb) hpehꞈ ve

can (have ability) (vb)
(vb) g'a ve

capable of completing (vb)
(vb) gaˬ ve

care for, to
haꞈ shaˉ ve

carrot
kaˇ laˇ g'awˇ ma

chapter
kaˇ naˉ uiˍ

chicken
g'aˆ shaˍ

christian
hkriꞈ yaˇ

Chronicles
Raˍsaˍvanˍ

circuit
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ hk'a peu-e

circuit assembly
nyiˇ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

circuit overseer
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ hk'a peu-e hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

classifier for humans
g'aˇ

clear, to be (like glass)
kehˬ ve

close
awˬ paˇ

Collossians
Kawˇlawˇsehˇ

come, to
la ve

complete, to be
biˇ ve

confident, to be
nyi ma uiˍ ve

congregation
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ

congregation book study
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ awˬ hk'aw lo henˇ ve

consider, to
shawˍ nyi ve

consider, to
shawˍ ve

contribution
tanˇ ve

contribution box
tanˇ kuiˬ ta k'oˬ

Corinthians
Kawˇrenˍhtuˆ

crime
tiˇ pehˍ ve

cucumber
aˉhpehˇ

Daniel
Daˍyeˍlaˆ

day
awˬ nyi

December
Diˬseˇbaˬ

demonstrate
te maˍ ve

depression
jo suhˍ ehˍhpehꞈ hpehꞈ chehˇ ve

destruction
luˬ ve sheˆ ve

Deuteronomy
Bon maˍ ve

different, to be
peun ve

difficult, to be
haˍ ve

dig, to
duˇ ve

disciple
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ

discipline
jawꞈ maˍ ve

discouraged, to be
nyi ma luˬ ve

discuss, to
chaˬ nyi ve

discuss, to
jehˬ ve

discussion
chaˬ nyi tehˆ nyi ve

disease
naˬ beuˬ

district assembly
shehˆ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

don't (vb)
taˇ (vb)

drama
liꞈ hpu awˬ co-e hkaˇ suhˍ te ve

drug addict
awˬ yeˇ caˆ shehˍ hpaˇ

each (clf)
teˇ (clf) peuˬ teˇ (clf)

ear
naˍ paw

early
teˇ naꞈ

early
naꞈ naꞈ suhˆ suhˆ

early
naꞈ

early Christians
awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ htaˇ ve hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ

earthquake
miˬ hiˆ ve

Ecclesiastes
Cuˇ yiˍ piˇ ve

eight (8)
hiˉ

elder
uˉpeunˬ shehˍ hpaˇ

encourage, to
awˬg'aˇ piˇ ve

end
awˬ leh meuˇ

endeavour, to
coˇ caˇ ve

energetically do (vb)
g'aˇ hteꞈ (vb)

enough (vb)
(vb) lawꞈ ve

enter, to
loꞈ ve

entire
hk'a peu-eˬ

Ephesians
Eˇfeˇsuꞈ

Esther
Iˉsaˍtaˆ

even though
htawˇ

even, too
nehˉ

ever (vb)
(vb) jaw ve

everlasting life
co co taiˍ taiˍ ve a shaꞈ

every (clf)
teˇ (clf) le le

Exodus
Tawˆ k'ai ve

expand, to
uiˍ la ve

experience
hpuˇ jaw ve awˬ lawn k'ao ve

eye
mehˆ shiˍ

eye
mehˆ shiˍ

Ezekiel
Yeˍsaˍkeˍlaˆ

Ezra
Eˇzaˍraˆ

face
mehˆ hpfuhˇ

false religion
maˇ heˆ heˆ ve bon liˇ

family
yehˬ k'a

father
awˬ pa

February
Feˍbaˬvaˬriˬ

field
ti mi

field service meeting
bon maˍ ve awꞈ hk'aˇ awˬ pon hpawˬ daꞈ veˬ

find, to
ca ve

finger
laꞈ naw

fire
aˬ miˍ

first
awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ

first
awˉ lawˉ

first
awˉ lawˉ

fish
ngaˇ shaˍ

five (5)
ngaˇ

follow (vb), to
g'aꞈ (vb)

follow example
henˇ yaˬ tuˬ awˬ hk'aˇ suh g'aˬ te ve

follow, to
g'aꞈ ve

food shortage
caˇ tuˬ haˍ ve

for
awˬ pon

forever
co co taiˍ taiˍ

four (4)
awˇ

free
a hk'e leˇ

Friday
shinˉ peuˬ ngaˇ nyi

front
g'uˇ suhˍ

fruits
iˉ shiˍ

full time minister
awˬ yanˇ biˇ ve kanˉ te shehˍ hpaˇ

full, to be
biˇ ve

Galatians
Gaˍlaˍtiˆ

general classifier
maˬ

Genesis
Awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ

gift
laꞈ shawn

glass
la keh

go, to
k'ai ve

good news
daꞈ ve sha tanˇ

good news
ha lehˬ ve bon hkawˇ

gospel
ha lehˬ ve bon hkawˇ

government
laˇ htaˇ banˇ

government
laˇ htaˇ banˇ

grandmother
a pi

grape
a pehˉmeuˇshiˍ

grateful, to be
shu ve awˬ bon htaꞈ shiˍ puiˉ ve

greedy, to be
lawˇ hpaꞈ uiˍ ve

group
awˬ moˍ

group classifier
moˍ

gentry, to
uiˍ la ve

gentry, to (in number)
maˇ la ve

Habakkuk
Haˍbaˍkuˆ

habit
awˬ liˇ

Haggai
Haˆgehˇ

hair
uˉ hkeh mvuh

hand
laꞈ sheh

happen
hpehꞈ la ve

he
yawˇ

head
oˉ k'oˍ

heart (figurative)
nyi ma

heart (physical)
nyi ma shiˍ

heaven
mvuhˇ naw ma

Hebrews
Heˍbrehˇ

help, to
ga ve

him, her
yawˇ

hinder, to
htaw ve

hinder, to
hehꞈ hkehnˉ ve

hole
miˬ k'oˍ

holy spirit
daꞈve kehˬ ve Awˬ ha hpu

homosexuality
hawˇ hk'aˆ chawˇ hawˇ hk´aˆ zuhꞈ ve

Hosea
Hawˇseˍ

householder
yehˬ shehˍ hpaˇ

how
hk'aˬ hke

how do
hk'aˬ hke te

how many
hk'aˬ nyiˇ

how much
hk'aˬ ma

humble, to be
nyi ma nuˇ nehˬ ve

if
k'o

if that's the case
hk'e k'o

illustration
tawˇ pa haˉ

important, to be
awˬ lawn uiˍ

in
awˬ hk'aw lo

in order to
tuˬ

initiative
bon taˍ maˍ jawˬ ve

international assembly
laiˇ mvuhˇ miˬ hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

interview
yi leh k'aoˍ tcuh ve awˬ lawn te maˍ laˇ ve

intestines
awˬ g'uˬ tehˆ

introduce
maˆ shiˍ daꞈ jaw ve shiˍ daꞈ tuˬ te piˇ ve

investigate, to
chaˬ nyi ve

Isaiah
Iˉsaˍyaˆ

issue
awˬ lawn

James
Yaˍkoˆ

January
Jaˬnaˬvaˬriˬ

Jehovah
Yaˍhoˉvaꞈ G'uiˬ sha

Jeremiah
Yeˍraˍmiˆ

Jesus
Yeˍsuˆ

Job
Yawˇbaˆ

Joel
Yawˇlaˆ

John
Yoˇhanˬ

Jonah
Yoˇnaˆ

Joshua
Yawˇsuˆ

Jude
Yuˇdaꞈ

judgement
suhˉ jehˬ ve

Judges
Suhˉ jehˬ ve

July
Juˬlaiˬ

June
Junˬ

kettle
tu k'aw

kingdom
mvuhˇ mi

Kings
Jawˇ mawˇ

knee
hkui tcuhˉ k'u

know, to
shiˍ ve

knowledge
cuˇ yiˍ

Lamentations
Dawˇ haˍ ve

language
awˬ hkawˇ

last
awˬ leh

last
awˬ leh

last [week]
ponˬ la ve [teˇ shinˉ]

last [year]
ponˬ la ve [teˇ hk'awꞈ]

last days
awˬ lehˬ meuˇ

law
awˬ liˇ tawˇ hkawˇ

law
uˉ pa te

learn, to
henˇ ve

learn, to
henˇ ve jawˬ ve

leave someone behind, to
cheˬ taˉ ve

leg
hkui g'awˇ

Leviticus
Oˉ k'oˍ pui ve

library
liꞈ bawehˇ

life
a shaꞈ

like, as
hk'e

live, to
teꞈ ve

live, to
chehˇ ve

long
zuhˬ ve

long ago
aˉ suhˆ htaˇ

long time
zuhˬ ve

look, to
nyi ve

loud sound
awˬ hkawˇ bvuhˬ ve

love, to
haꞈ ve

Luke
Luˉkaꞈ liꞈ

Luke
Luˉkaꞈ

Malachi
Maˍlaˍhkiˆ

mango
maˉ mo shiˍ

many (clf)
laiˉ (clf)

March
Maˆchiˬ

Mark
Maˍkuˆ

Matthew
Maꞈhtehˍ

May
Meˬ

maybe
hehˉ

me
ngaˬ

medical directive
saˍ laꞈ g'onˍ hpaw beˇ maˍ laˇ ve liꞈ

medicine
naˆ tsuhˇ

meek, to be
nyi ma nuˇ nehˬ ve

meet, to
hpuˇ ve

meet, to
hpuˇ daꞈ ve

meeting
hpawˍ daꞈ

Micah
Miˆhkaˍ

microphone
mai hk'a fo

minister
kanˉ te paˍ

ministerial servant
kanˉ g'a ga shehˉ hpaˇ

Monday
shinˉ peuˬ teˇ nyi

money
hpu

month
ha pa

more (vb)
(vb) chaweh

mouth
mawꞈ k'aw

mushroom
mvuhˬ

must (vb)
g'a (vb)

Nahum
Naˍhunˍ

nail (finger)
laꞈ shiˍ k'uˉ

name
awˬ meh

neck
k'awˍ peˍ

need to (vb)
(vb) cawˇ ve

need, to
loˍ ve

negative attitude
haiˬ ve hpawˇ lo nyi ve

Nehemiah
Neˍhaˍmiˆ

new
awˬ suhˉ

new earth
miˬ guiˬ awˬ suhˉ

new heaven
mvuh nawˇ awˬ suhˉ

news
hkaoˬ

next (clf)
awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ teˇ (clf)

next week
shawˉ teˇ shinˉ

nine (9)
k'awˇ

no
maˇ heˆ

nose
naˍ hk'awˇ

November
Noˬveˇbaˬ

now...
chi teˇ hkui

Numbers
Heh puiˉ hk'aw

Obediah
Awˇbaˍdiˆ

obey, to
na yuˬ ve

October
Awˇtoˇbaˬ

offer, to
tanˇ ve

often (vb)
teˇ hkui teˇ hkui (vb)

one (1)
teˇ

one hundred (100)
teˇ ha

one hundred thousand (100000)
teˇ shehnˉ

one million (1000000)
teˇ lanˬ

one thousand (1000)
teˇ hinˉ

onto
awˬ hk'oˆ lo

opportunity
a khwaˬ

orange
maˉ cuˉ shiˍ

other, another
awˬ kaˍ awˬ nu

ought to (vb)
cawˇ ve

outline
awˬ lawn

overseer
nyi haꞈ shaˉ shehˍ hpaˇ

paradise
hko

paradise on earth
miˬ guiˬ hk'oˆ ve hko

parents
awˬ pa awˬ e

pay, to
keu ve

person
chaw

person classifier
g'aˇ

Peter
Peˍtruˆ

pharisee
hpaˍriˍsehˇ

Philemon
Hpiˇleˍmonˍ

Philippians
Hpiˇliˇpiˆ

pioneer
hpai o ni

place classifier
kaˬ

plant classifier
cehˬ

please (vb)
awˬ bon te leh (vb)

plural
teˇ hpaˍ

pollution
awˬ paˇ awˬ kui canˬ ve awꞈ ceuˬ htaꞈ te luˬ ve

pork
vaꞈ shaˍ

positive attitude
daꞈ ve hpawˇ lo nyi ve

potato
yaꞈyiˉshiˍ

pour out, to
ngeuˍ baˬ ve

pour, to
ngeuˍ ve

power
kanˇ paˆ

pray, to
bon law ve

prayer
bon law hkawˇ

preaching
penˬ k'ai ve

prepare, to
gu ve

presentation
te maˍ laˇ ve

price
awˬ hkanˉ

priest
paw hkuˇ

problem
pan haˉ

produce fruit, to
awˬ suhˍ nawꞈ la ve

promise
ka tiꞈ

prophecy
tcuh kaˍ paˍ tawˇ hkanˇ

Proverbs
Tawˇ naˉ ve

provide, to
gu taˍ laˇ ve

Psalms
Chiˇ mvuh ve

public talk
hpawnˍ daꞈ ve teˇ g'aˇ leh laˬ hpehꞈ ve

publisher
bon maˍ shehˍ hpaˇ

punish, to
ciˍ yanˍ ve

question, to
na nyi ve

radish
g'awˇ ma hpu

read, to
g'aw ve

reader
g'aw shehˍ hpaˇ

reason
awˬ lawn

reciprocal (vb)
(vb) daꞈ ve

regular pioneer
hk'aˬ htaˆ kaꞈ hpai o ni te ve

religion
bon liˇ

remaining
awˬ leuˉ

report
kanˉ hto ve

report (field service)
kanˉ hto yuˬ keu

respond, to
tawˇ yaw hk'awꞈ piˇ ve

responsibility
awˬ vuiˬ

responsibility, to give
awˬ vuiˬ pfuhˍ ve

responsibility, to take
awˬ vuiˬ pfuhˇ ve

return visit
ca k'awꞈ guiˇ ve

Revelation
Hpeuꞈ maˬ ve

review
maˇ nyi nyi te leh hk'awꞈ ve

righteous
hteˇ ve cawˇ ve

Romans
Roˉmaꞈ

rope
aˉ hkeh

round thing classifier
shiˍ

ruined, to be
luˬ ve

rulership
uˉ peunˍ ve

Ruth
Ruˉhtaˆ

same
hk'a shuˍ

Samuel
Saˍmo-eˍlaˆ

Satan
neˇ haiˬ Saˍtanˍ

Saturday
shinˉ peuˬ hkawꞈ nyi

say, to
k 'oˆ ve

search, to
ca ve

section classifier
tawn

see, to
mawˬ ve

self
awˬ to

self
a shu yawˇ awˬ to

send, to
feu ve

September
Sehˆteˇbaˬ

service
kanˇ te ve

service meeting
kanˉ te tuˬ hpawˍ daꞈ

seven (7)
suhˍ

shake, to
hiˆ ve

she
yawˇ

shirt
aˉ poꞈ

should (vb)
(vb) cawˇ ve

shoulder
laꞈ k'aˉ

show example
daꞈ ve henˇ youˬ tuˬ te taˉ ve

sign of last days
awˬ lehˬ meuˇ ve awˬ heˆ

similar, to be
suhˍ daꞈ ve

sin
venˇ baˆ

six (6)
hkawꞈ

so
hk'e te leh

some
teˇ hpaˍ hpaˍ

song
liꞈ hkawˇ

Song of Solomon
Sawˉlaꞈmonˍ k'a muiˬ

sound
awˬ hkawˇ

special assembly
teˇ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve

special pioneer
shu htaꞈ maˇ shuˍ hpai o ni

spirit of world
miˬ guiˬ ve awˬ han

start (vb), to
tanˬ (vb) ve

start, to
tanˬ ve

starvation
meuꞈ ve kaˆ ve

stomach
awˬ feuˉ k'oˍ

stress
hpehꞈ bawˬ ve

study, to
henˇ ve

succeed, to
awˬ hpeꞈ laˬ ve

Sunday
shinˉ nyi

symbolic
awˬ heˆ hpehꞈ ve

table
hpeu lawˇ

take and (vb)
yuˬ (vb) ve

take, to
heuˆ ve

talk
bon maˍ hkawˇ

taxes
hpaˇ shiˉ

teach, to
maˍ ve

tell & explain, to
hto maˍ ve

tempt, to
beˬ ve

ten (10)
teˇ chi

ten thousand (10000)
teˇ meunˍ

territory
kanˉ hk'aˇ awˬ ti

thank you
awˬ bon uiˍ jaˇ

that
oˇ ve

them
yawˇ hui

theme
awˬ lawn lonˉ

there
oˇ kaˬ

therefore
hk'e htaꞈ pa taw

these
chi teˇ hpaˍ

Thessalonians
Hteˇsaˍlawˇniˆ

think, to
dawˇ ve

this
chi ve

this [week]
chi [teˇ shinˉ]

three (3)
shehˆ

throat
hk'awꞈ hk'aw

Thursday
shinˉ peuˬ awˇ nyi

time, instance
pawˆ

Timothy
Tiˆmoˉseˍ

tired, to be
heuˬ ve

Titus
Tiˇtuˆ

to start (vb)
tanˬ (vb) ve

together
teˇ geh

together (vb)
hpoˆ (vb)

tomorentry
shawˉ pawˍ

tonight
yaꞈ puiˉ haˉ

too
htawˇ

tools
awˬ hk'eun

tooth
tceuhˬ

trick, to
beˬ ve

true religion
awˬ tehˬ ve bon liˇ

true worship
awˬ tehˬ uˉ k'oˍ pui ve

truth
awˬ tehˬ awˬ na

try to (vb)
(vb) nyi ve

try to (vb)
(vb) lawˇ ve

try, to
coˇ caˇ ve

Tuesday
shinˉ peuˬ nyiˇ nyi

two (2)
nyiˇ

types classifier
ceuˬ

unbaptised publisher
baˆ tiˆ saˬ maˇ hkanˍ htaˇ bon maˍ ve

universal issue
awˬ lawn hk'a peu-e

until (up to)
hk'a gaˬ

until (vb)
(vb) ceh ceh

us
ngaˬ hui

use, to
yehˇ ve

vegetables
g'awˇcaˉ

verse
kaˇ naˉ ehˉ

violence
hehnˇ ve awˬ ceuˬ

visit, to
ca guiˇ ve

volunteer
nyi ma pfuhˇ ve

waist
cawꞈ cehˍ nyi

wait, to
law ve

want to (vb)
(vb) gaˇ ve

war
bawꞈ daꞈ

warn, to
shaˍ tiꞈ ve

watermelon
teh hkaˉ shiˍ

way
awˬ hk'aˇ suh

way to (vb)
(vb) hk'aˇ

Wednesday
shinˉ peuˬ shehˆ nyi

week
awˬ shinˉ

welcome, to
haꞈ yuˬ ve

what
aˬ ma

what
aˬ htoꞈ ma

when
htaˇ

where
hk'aˬ kaꞈ le

who
a shu

why
aˬ htoꞈ ma pa taw

wicked things
haiˬ ve awˬ ceuˬ

wickedness
haiˬ ve

will
a loˍ

wisdom
cuˇ yiˍ

wood
suhˆ

words
tawˇ hkawˇ

work
kanˉ

worried, to be
nyi ma haw ve

written announcement
cawˍ nyiˍ-aˍ liꞈ

year
awˬ hk'awꞈ

yesterday
aˉ nyi

you
nawˬ

you (plural)
nawˬ hui

Zechariah
Zaˍhkaˍriˆ

Zephaniah
Zeˍhpaˍniˆ

both (clf)
nyiˇ (clf clf)