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pwge— barbet
jojuru— a fruit bearing creeper (Silene sp.)
hukw-makw— impulsive; impetuous; reckless
bwle'— slippery; oily; greasy; slimy
du'— throb; beat (as of heart)
goñ— utter; emit
nalò— push down
hwbyw— bamboo branch
afa'— lick; lap
jiji jixo— dark blue
sarli— millet seed preserved for the next season
mwcvr— innovatively; ingenuously
mwnì— prune; trim
kofuñ kolo— primordial time
yau— a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs
adiñ— add; include; incorporate; admix
le'— lop off
tooko— prop; support; post
fañ— bless
surù— coarse sand
taxe— tick
milò— husband
xú— cut off; prune
apañ keemañ— male dragonfly
dùukuñ— sit together
ziñpvr— nipple
tazi' aru'— corn ear
ci'— move fast (as a fish do)
apyu— spread (a mat) on the floor
rw'— cut into pieces with sawing or slicing movement
subu sih'— pond or puddle where mithuns gather to drink water, here dry
yasi pari— common kingfisher
rwxw afiñ— the evening after four days
pwjiñ— moth
tai hamañ— a variety of vegetable (Amaranthus spp.)
lwkè-lwbè— twist one's feet around
fo'ro— sharp edge of the sword
soy tarw— sweater
padiñ swko— confluence of two or more streams
mwpó— cut accidentally with some sharp edge
du'— offer something for sale; market
jañ— be trustworthy, as the omen of chicken liver or egg might be
fapu pufe— an ordinary customary white shawl
medvr— purification; purification ritual
dacañ pwcañ— metallic pot
re'ke abya— ladder leading to the ceiling
kako talo— mirror
yamu'— ashy (color)
yaa— rot; decay; decompose
lwca— lame
aì— raw; uncooked
còofa— limp
áamì atúu— kitten
iñduñ— go around; wander; roam
marpu— corn silk
harpuñ— inner thigh
qwkw— mine; first person singular genitive pronoun incorporating a copula function
ceñxo— scab (of a wound); crust
ápù— wrap (into a sphere)
kinw— bitch
abañ— burning pain
pahiñ— liver
nwsiñ-nwmañ— flora; plants
kadi— stare; gaze; ogle
meci'-mei— search minutely
apa'— to give up; to let go
wpw'— sweep
kwri du'nw— businessman; broker; agent; middleman
yata— color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side
rò— spy; observe furtively; keep an eye on
fiyo'— portion of meat which is the extra fat covering of the stomach
alw'— insert; put
taku-tamu— a decorated bamboo stick used during penw procession of Muruñ festival
eñtw— paddy harvest
sañxe page— a variety of bead
pyarmo— feathers, usually of leaves, of an arrow; fletching
sarpu'— balloon; bladder
wrañ— storage space usually built outside the main wall of the house
amú— to tell a lie
ámè— mate
yamu mwri— charcoal; embers
tacañ— wood-boring insect
ya'lañ— boneless portion of red meat
la'so go'he— one unit of la'so, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger
ayò— night
kormo— seed
icu-abu— quantity
ákótá— one more
katì— review; re-examine; re-evaluate
barde— cane basket used for distilling rice/millet beer
dutiñ— wooden block for sitting on
bipiñ— mat of animal skin
alóo— bamboo flooring support
adiñ— head (anatomical)
aziñ ziñpvr— nipple
alo apiñ— lunch
mipá sarse— an early ripening variety of millet mainly grown in paddy field bundhs
tago alì— a wooden tricycle used a children's toy the wheels of which are of tagó tree trunk
haasiñ— dry (esp. over a fire)
zipá yaru— an aquatic plant; azolla (Azolla pinnata)
haalo— August-September; ninth month of lunar year
ko— throw out (from the mouth); throw up
ra'— bind; strap; fasten
ala' la'pù— fist
hwki— stillbirth
dazi alo— Sunday
guqa— lie down (esp. of quadruplets)
xomyú— tapering
pw'pa'— sweep away
pote'— full
amiñ— docile; obedient; sumbissive; deferential
ke'sí— scissor
lw'— shed, as leaves do from the trees
nariñ-kari alo— Wednesday
pwtiñ— an open space
cañdw metw— an agricultural ritual of the Apatanis
ce'ce'— stubborn, obstinate
mubu'— gun
ayóo zacù— upper lip
kwce— break by hitting or punching
heñko-heñpe— confused; perplexed; baffled
arò— morning; daybreak
mwsi'— take one's turn in doing something
golu— lie
buulì— variety of rats seen after bamboo flowering in large numbers
noñ— call (esp. an animal)
ita— brick
liñ— exit; go out
miyu-mima— human beings
iñgo-mwgo— task; job; chore; assignment
twle'— a variety of garlic
hágw— escape; run away; flee
haspatvr— hospital
tapañ dafi— east
imi nw'te'— catnap; doze
yo bade— ceiling rack for storing meat
more pai— laughing thrush
roñxe— six times
nar pwcañ— earthen pot from the water of which a newborn is bathed for the first time
bwyo— weedy; full of weed (of a field)
no hopa— for where
tarxw'— break something with hand
artiñ bwliñ— testicle
sa— rope
hwro hamañ— a variety of eggplant taken as vegetable
haapahe— to a large part; a big quantum; big amount
ta'zó— small (of flat objects); thin; narrow
kafa— wait; watch
subu sa— cane rope for mithuns
xwwtw— ascites
pya'se— wash by splashing water
ajiñ— friend; company; mate
hefu— forget
darw'pa— cleanly; purely; clearly
dula— rope to tie dogs
taciñ— understand; comprehend
la'cañ— ring
ciru'— pocket; pouch
jojvr— green june beetle
paxu' itú— a dance usually performed before harvest
ke— write
taxw— squirrel
la'riñ— a hoop earring worn by women
wrww— horn
axáa— old; aged; elderly
sadi-sapa— plantation
abi'— complete
úì pami— goose pimples
arí— price; cost; charge
aláa— juice, broth
oho gw— be pregnant
mwpya-mwsa— scatter; disseminate; sprinkle
húro— awaken; arouse; wake up
i'mvr— sleep deeply
ácì— very; to a high degree
cuuku— upside down
tapyò— melodious; nice to hear
byaazó— narrow (esp. of path)
twmiñ— Common Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia)
tamì— weed
ami'-aguñ— design; motif; pattern (esp.in embroidery)
pacu— chick
asw— line; long narrow mark
leñ— filter; sieve; sift
icu— few; some; scant; meagre
sumu— giddy; dizzy; vertiginous
nwrw'— adequate
heñju-hemyo— character; disposition; temperament
salw'— push something in
akó-abi'— everyone; everybody; every person
ice— few; some; scant; meagre
háa— smoke dry
swtw ahi— elephant tusk
lwhiñ— toe nail
xirki— window
gokvr— circle
úì tazi'— cobra lily (Arisaema sp.)
lwxwñ— dirt on the feet
gasu— have verbal quarrel
kwjv— interjection of calling “lets go”

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