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lokuñ— one day (term of enumeration)
ho'gyo-ho'fo— mixed up; mingle; intermingle; amalgamate
lula'— good speaker
zoko ta'tì— wood louse
imi i'hw'— oversleep; sleep longer than intended
ruu— chase away; drive away
laatu— catch; seize; intercept
ere'— belly; stomach
laa— take; grasp; clutch
fañso— metallic skewer
corkè— strong (as of taste)
qar— laugh; smile
su'— ladle; scoop
pyaxa— cane basket used by males for fetching firewood
la'bi'— dextral; right (side)
tapa— hear; get news or information
afañ xw— sixty
heñju— attitude; way of thinking
yasañ— firewood; wood
rwbó arò— the morning after three days
koofo'— not rounded; uneven
jijepa— really; genuinely; honestly
ne'— rub or scrape
xaqá— kneel down
baayo'— slow; sluggish
mwkú-mwdiñ— make noise
duxu-pafo— luggage; household articles
swlw— Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha)
poozó— small (of cylinderical objects)
haafiñ— fourth lunar month of the year; April
pila xugyu'— bamboo funnel for distilling pìlaa
gwwpw— goiter
piñta ahi— gourd
padu'— hop to express extremes of emotions
paro' ro'po— cock; rooster
selw— pull something in
ifo'— machete
diñxu'— skull
heñkur— regret; feel remorse for; be sorry about
pwló— lever
au'— traditional red cane belt
daara'— stiff (as of a cliff)
subu arww— mithun horn
nwpu apiñ— feast on the occasion of the birth of a newborn baby
re'ke re'bya— ladder leading to the ceiling
gwxu'— worn out dress
tudw— short
pyàpu— destroy by mistake
sukuñ pwtiñ— open space by a well
mwxo'— do something differently
alì— leg
lañpw'— shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)
lobu— skeleton
daliñ— path made by a hunter; hunting track
yofañ— dead of night
úì bar— a variety of chanting during a particular ritual
o— liquor; alcoholic drink; rice or millet beer
ami' mi'tiñ— eyelid
bu'— multiply; proliferate; procreate
raru hamañ— a variety of wild vegetable
eñku— paddy of previous harvest
hiriñ— strips of fermented bamboo shoot
alo lwpá— noon
pwzu— spoon
toñ— offer; give
peruñ yaanw— fermented soybean
armyuñ— grow (as an offshoot)
pyañ— swell, as of wound
ko'— to divine an omen by examining a chicken liver
jiji kwna— bluish
ane— mother (term of address)
je'— soften; become tender on cooked
gipiñ— close (a hinged door)
koñda— tommorow morning
goñko'— open mouth
karpo-popi alo— Saturday
medvr agyañ— altar for purification ritual
paro' lopa— stick to drive away chickens
fo'li— hilt; handle or butt of a machete
patu— cut something into two or more pieces
dormaa— salary; wage
kaxa'-karì— examine thoroughly; see in detail; finalize
la'bu— quickly wash one's hand
dañte'— beat something down; cause to fall by beating
pucuñ— mound; heap; pile; stack
paro' pai— poultry dropping
swfiñda— this evening
pì— divine an omen by examining an egg
sañxañ— rubber
neñdú— sesame (Sesamum indicum)
heñbyo— crave; desire; yearn; pine for
ho— in; at
xelo— ritual occasion in Myoko festival on which the gods are bade farewell, usually on the 15th day of the festival
tardu— a bamboo container for storing meat
kee— rub (like a tobacco in the hand)
mida— a part of marriage ceremony
yapiñ hulo— nose plug
yagw— cane or bamboo basket
domiñ-doqe'— fatigue due to change in weather
xe'— put on dress; cover
mwge'— pincers, usually of bamboo
meñdw— buffalo
sohte— roam; travel for fun
zañkuñ— one year (term of enumeration)
húì— fall
yaaje'— garrulous (of a person)
kuu— throw; hurl
beyuñ— tomato; potato
abyu-axe'— movement; motion; activity
riibu— a variety of fish; eel
xaaruñ agyañ— altar for the xaruñ god
zaanw— general term for maternal uncles
haapiñ tagyañ— fog; mist
ciciñ— loin loom
baltiq— bucket
laapyó— steal (by taking with hands)
mwxu— demarcate; delineate; separate
mwlañ— also
heñpa— recall; remember
afiñ— smart; bright; savvy
be'ri— decorative border; edge
mwyo— mix; blend
muku kuli— seed of tobacco plant
hi'ka— frisk
keeme'— taste, as of spoilt fat; rancid
hwjo— a variety of bamboo
swro— this morning
iñgya— space between the fireplace and the side wall of a traditional house
pwta'— a variety of tree; wild pear (Pyrus pashia)
tape— pumpkin
lii— challenge, as in potlatch
hubo-hulo— almost; roughly equal
nwtepa— why
axáa tayú— mature; elderly
be'hu— spongy; springy; cushiony; resilient
karmú— look with anger or disapproval
lamu'-layu— pinkish (color)
nesú— granary
apó— body
dañ— beat (with a stick)
sa ci'ri— a variety of antique sword
akì amù— dog's hair
cáa— split; slit
sañca— grow up
luku'— shoe
swtiñ— bear; Himalayan black bear
keembe'— taste, as of spoilt fat; rancid
joca— lift or carry up ant. jolo
nañbo— push something across
subu sih'— pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water
dema— naughty; disobedient
kwmì— poison (esp. of snake); snake venom
bátè— thick (of mud or liquid)
nwzi— you two; second person dual pronoun
piñbú tuxa— each and every person
swgañ— irrigation channel
surúu— deceptive; crafty; treacherous
zaqe— one year
itú— small; short
xuu— old
eñjañ— rainy season
katiñ— compare; analogize to; equate to
ci'— hurl (as a javelin)
xaq— bed; cot
mi'be'— blink; wink
pake— cross; intersect; crisscross
iqiñ— purple yam (Dioscorea alata)
xe'liñ— take off; uncover
koro— saw syn. aarí
swloda— today
lw— plant
zañpo tasiñ— prawn
piro— swampy land; marshy area
swzañ-swlò— now a days; these days
nañko'— push open
akì talañ— dog of brownish color
oho búu— give birth
kvrv talo— mirror
tazi' pamw— corn powder
behe— bamboo shoot
néesu— wrestling
leñ— collect, as honey
yorsiñ— dry chili
cogiñ— squat; crouch
atañ— group; crowd
párxw— twist; spin; twirl
byañtuñ— big and thick (esp. of flower)
manw peruñ— a variety of bean; French bean
mwnù-mwna— worthlessly; uselessly
katu— kick (as a cow does)
byaa— ruin; disintegrate
túpi'— break something fragile by kicking
laama— few; not many
pyo— catch by pinching with a pincer
xwjañ-xwro— bowels
kumur— grasshopper
mwdu'— destroy; damage
paì— a variety of bird
cuu— move with head forward
gyáa— spread (esp. seeds or sand by throwing)

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