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hago— matter; subject; affair
xw'ko'— unbolt
pili— playground; open field
paro' patvr— cage for chicken
laako— a crossed stick in front of the entrance to signify the performance of a ritual in the household
har— cut (esp. meat); dismember
guli— bullet
tamù— a deity
ta'mú— betel
xaci— ceiling rack for storing meat
kapuñ— strange; bizzare
abba— father; daddy; papa
mwra— effigy in an agricultural field to scare away birds
luxwñ-lumwñ— speak in a confused way; speak nervously
harje'— run over (esp. by a vehicle)
qa'— tie; bind
haaso haaso— slowly; sluggishly
paro' pabya'— young chicken
tipi— thumb impression
a— an interjection at the end of a sentence to emphasize or reinforce the statement made
joo— pay as wage
qwfañ xwko hamañ— a variety of vegetable; centella; gotu kola (Centella asiatica)
sulú— fence
cuuxa— small bamboo container over the fireplace
yarlo— calm someone down
mwjù— ways of doing; custom
bije twgya— a flowering plant found in the bamboo gardens
buupiñ swnw— twin; siblings
tapa'— ignore (listening)
apuñ— among
haatiñ— node (as of bamboo)
apyáa— tracks made by small animals
dooli— sickness; fever
kofo'-koco— bent; not round; irregular
sorò— thick (of objects like a thread)
bebu'— gun
je'ta— flattened
pacu yagw— a small cane basket used as a measure of grain
male— luggage; load; baggage
akó koñtw'— only one; alone
poli— seed
luhu-luha— provoke; tease
gwrw— spring action noose trap
mwmiñ— win
de'lo— frame of a basket, etc.
zi'xañ— twenty
mwdó— rain; weather
nwka— your; second person singular genitive pronoun
zatañ— snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip
la'du— a forearm span; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of a forearm
mwtù— beginning
nwji yanw— leaves of ghost tree
kasw-kape— ignore; pay attention to
kone koñtw— only one; lonely
tali yordu— a variety of chili
swpya— dhole; Asiatic wild dog
kv— okay; yes; affirmative interjection
je'me'— flat; deflatted
tw'— pound, strike
subu zaazi— lichen around bamboo nodes
haaya— hungry; famished; starving
luxa'— speak wrongly
zimuñ— young woman
mwdiñ-kwliñ— intentionally
mwsì— do something secretly
apóo— put cloths on cloth holder
neha— man; human beings
bwfe'— soft; spongy; pliable
lwci— left (leg)
wro o— beer prepared in large scale for occasions like Muruñ ritual
fa'co— tiny metal bell
mwji— a variety of tree having a very bitter taste
narikol— coconut
putu— mountain
neñpyo— good smell
supuñ piñta— beer container used during rituals
haaci— east
susumomo— disappointed; dispirited; downcast
zima'— war; enemy
nw'— prick; stab
fa'ge'— catch (fire)
aliñ— make something round; wind a quantity of yarn or thread into a ball (esp. by using a kind of spinning wheel)
peñbe— snow
pi'— bear; put up with
pé— distribute; dole out; apportion; allocate
gw— wear clothing; pregnant; bear (fruit or leaves, of a tree)
pixw— spindle used for spinning thread from cotton
heñjuñ— comfort; ease; luxury; opulence
úì peruñ— a variety of bean
aha'— hang something
kv— interjection to draw attention
lwgyu— claw
he'i— a portion of meat
defañ-rwcañ— bell used by priest during rituals
rúu— shed (as trees do of leaves)
yu— chant an ayú
kacvr— see meticulously
cíku— pocket; pouch
armyañ— name
pw'— sweep; clean
zaapa'— insult; slander; discredit
yaabuñ— dull (of a person)
suh— spring
yasi paje'— water birds
siiñbo— large-sized larvae of dragonfly
adú— make noise
nago— ritual hut in the middle of a village
pariñ— combination of two or more colors
mwdiñpa— intentionally
gaambw— border; brim; boundary
hurbu— pipe, usually of bamboo or wood, to conduct water from one field to the other
po'— grow (as horns do)
abu'— coddled; pampered
zatu— resting place
taarò— many; large numbers
jar— fly; soar; glide
la'piñ— back of the hand
lwgo'— cracked sole; cracked feet
pata-pabya— spotted
le'ca— cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals
qwwla— owl
abúr— unlucky; unfortunate; jinxed; ill-fated
une gwkor— scar
tapúu— a color pattern of a mithun, of overall white color
paka'— depression; dent; trough
pwsa leñda— a variety of highly decorated and colorful skirt for young girls
yar— persuade; coax; convince; win over
ma— no; exclamation for negative response (esp. to a request or order)
karv— transparent; see through; translucent
lwyi— footprint, esp. of animals
ma'bo— son in law (term of reference)
myamya pwro— plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate
pamyo— injury; encumbrance
atúu— progeny; young; offspring; baby animal
dwho-luho— offending
ama'— feed (esp. the hired laborers)
yarú— ear
payu— glue usually of plant origin
ata— aunt (term of address)
mwbo-lubo— participate; assist; support
goñpiñ— close mouth
óò— till (with spade); dig; plow
sár— rip; tear
kahi'-kaso— look after; take care
goi'dado— wholely, entirely
hubur— pipe, usually of bamboo or wood, to conduct water from one field to the other
cizu'— soot; impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of wood
pesu'— hornbill
kwdiñ— knock; bang; thump
iñrw'— meet; meet up with; run into
gyo— hurt or kill accidentally
hadw— be angry
batiñ— hedge; cattle barricade designed for humans to climb over it
dwmw nanw— side dish
hoopa— therefore; for
mwmiñ-mwhiñ— do something without a purpose
tatá— color pattern of mithun bull, described as overall black with a white spots on either side
cwgw-caga— lean and thin
tolw'— pour something in
rwbó afiñ— the evening after three days
háako— entrance
ce'— press or squeeze; sandwich; compress
amañ— roof
neñke'— thirteenth lunar month of the year; December-January
roñ— break relationship; avoid (esp. a relation); antipathy; abhorrence
zu'pa'— erase; wipe out; rub off
rì alo— the day after tomorrow
qwra— variety of a migratory fish
tapañ-kara alo— Tuesday
hokoda— in that case; that being so; then
rwxw alo— four days hence
párww— twist; turn around
runw— madman; lunatic; maniac
sor— slip; skid
pya'— splash; throw (water)
qarpa— laugh at; make fun of; ridicule
ga'tiñ— block by holding
arlv— hard; firm; rigid; strong
apw-asó— area; dimension
ajiñ— befriend
ura— inside (as of a house)
mwró— enlarge; widen
aziñ— breast; milk
bañs garw— bus
taku'— cucumber
rori— spectacles; eyeglasses
la'ke— cross or fold one's arms
pwjo— a moment ago
bóì— track made by large game
laliñ— footprint
hokw— from
hwka' hamañ— a variety of edible fern
yo yaxo— skewer (for meat)
tace— divide; distribute
pe'— lay a trap; entrap; ensnare
dwrañ-sañxañ— a variety of edible berries
cuca— an element of a ritual altar
atw'— keep; store; retain; hold on to
o barde— cane basket used for distilling rice/millet beer
pilañ-pisañ— light yellow

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