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kaɽiwaniʔ— lender
loʈpoʈao— muddy
ujuʔem— fall (vb.)
pʰuɽuʔ roʔem— sew leaf cup etc.
horomsi— bee
bʰusɽi hopon— mosquito larva
gaɽa— river
kaʈkom— crab
bohoʔte kuiɖuʔkaj— bend down head
iŋ ar herel tiŋri huɖiŋ baretteʔ— I and my wife's younger brother
maʈi sunum— sedimented oil (kerosene)
hoɽmonae— pregnant
uni tajom— 1. then 2. after that
tumul banuʔa— marrowless
ɖʰeluwa— swing
dʒobe uɽuŋ— cause to rinse
eʈaʔ hoɽke sunum odʒoʔkete malisjemi— massage oil (on another)
budʰ— Wednesday
maɽaŋ dairi dʒãwãite— elder sister’s husband
hudʒuʔraʔ din— coming days
banaoem— build
hãɽi— stone of a fruit
belna— roll down
opis oɽaʔ— office
oɽeʧ kiʧriʔ— torn cloth
met dʒali kana— cataract
eʈaʔ era— co-wife
ɖaer ar sekam— branch & leaf
ut irimi— make swallow (by another)
koɽite puime— loosen earth with spade
mũ— nose
ɖubakanaje hoɽta— one who has died being drowned, a drowned person
nua leka— this type of article (used in song)
toa nuajmi— breast feeding
ʈebul— table
huɽunaʔ heɽe— paddy husk
popro daru— Gardenia latifolia Aiton
ɖata gʰesakaniŋ— tooth brushing, I am brushing my teeth
rali— Piper longum L.
haku sapraʔ tʰeŋga— fishing rod
bor— bridegroom
kʰãdʰi dʒaŋ— shoulder blade
eɽgi— heel
dʒanwarraʔ ʧahuaʈ— animal's jaw
sitoŋ— summer
namem— get
banda— 1. lac 2. paste
towaraʔ makʰan— butter
pẽda— bottom
guʧu— beard
ʈãɽi uɖoŋoʔmi— come out
rabuɽniŋ— scrape (vb.)
erãɖi dʒaŋ— castor oil seed
dad— ring worm
hẽde dʒira— black cumin
dʒʰula gandʒi horoʔem— put on shirt, vest, etc.
kʰub raŋga— deep red
kus— Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
dʰuŋga uɖuŋgoʔ kana— smoke (vb.)
koeme— 1. ask for 2. beg
sen— leave
pan kʰili— betel
omonnaʔ— 1. sprout (n.) 2. seedling 3. offshoot
raɽeʧna— cold (of food)
sindwar daru— Vitex negundo, L.
dʰund— 1. mist 2. fog
soʔkanaj— stink (vb.)
gonoŋ— 1. cost 2. rate
samdʰi— 1. daughter’s husband’s father 2. son’s father-in-law
dʰanija— coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.
ɖʰapnita oʧoʔem— remove lid
iŋgi— myself
hojokanaj— wind is blowing
kulikum— ask
okoeloʔte— with whom
hopon era— 1. daughter 2. granddaughter-in-law
hambal— load
daʔre dohojmi— keep in water
panɖal— pendal, pendant
kʰaprojhi— skull
piti— bile
baha goʧʰiwao kae— bunch flowers
sali— wife's younger sister
ajupna— be evening
loʔenaj— be burnt
ɖãʈiʧ— stem
muɽhat— brazier
bar din— two days
bokɽa ʧauli— unpolished rice
tirio oraŋem— play a flute
sukri ʈʰoli— snout of pig
ʧun tamakʰu— tobacco & molasses
ruaɽwaimi— return back
boŋga erikum— make worship
aŋanbaɽi— kindergarten
gati— companion
kʰair daru— Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd.
haɽhattinaj— be bitter
huɽiŋ ʧẽɽẽ— tiny bird
banao irime— make another person make something
koe irime— make another beg
rumal— napkin
mojmi— make swell
sasaŋ maʧe— add turmeric
gʰesajmi— rub
pakao kajera— ripe banana
bapla kʰatir hunike metaijim— ask for a bride (a term used by boys)
am mente— for you
ʧokaʔ— husk
geleʧ uɽuŋ— pick up or take something from a narrow space
natitiŋ— my grandson (my son’s son)
ina tajnom— after that
amin— land surveyor
eʈaʔ ʈʰãj— somewhere else
seniʧar— Saturday
rohoɽem— be dried
eneʧ hoɽ— player
kũduɽam— chest (body part)
garedem— shout
dʒawan kuɽi hopon— adolescent female
gular— Ficus racemosa L.
seʈernae— arrive
pusi— cat
sattar— seventy
tʰapuem— clap (vb.)
dʒohar— bow (gesture as a greeting)
nati— grandson
leŋga— left
ʧetan aguime— bring up
nati tiŋri bahuteʔ— grandson’s wife
herel— 1. husband 2. male
teɲjaŋ— sister’s husband
katik mahina— October-November
dʒaduwaniʔ hoɽ— magician
lewetkana— bent
daʔ emaimi— give water
haturi mukʰija— village headman
no din— nine days
daʔre paerame— swim in water, said of a fish
umuʔ oɽaʔ— bath
hubgar— powerful
dʒiliŋenaj— be long
huɽu ruruŋem— remove husks from paddy grains
daru— tree
kãsaraʔ ʧaʈu— brass pot
kʰalaʔ— leaf plate
toa anuwaniʔ dʰaŋrin— wet nurse
munga daru— Moringa oleifera Lam.
kari sakam— Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.
ʈaŋga— 1. axe 2. adze
dija— small earthen lamp
alaŋ kakate— tongue cleaning
adʒari aputeʔ— great-grandfather
maraʔ— peacock
kuɽi— pickaxe
galaŋ— plait
alaŋ banar— we two
ʧiraeta— creat, green chiretta, Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall
baretteʔ— his younger brother
mandil— temple
guɽ ar tamakʰun— molasses & tobacco
nua dʒinis— this (thing)
hõdʒar— father-in-law
niminaŋ— 1. this much 2. so much
ujunaj— wrap
sedajrenaʔ dʒiw— ancestor spirit
dʒãwãi— daughter's husband
dʒahã lekate— by any means
gatitiŋ herelteʔ— husband of friend
buʧbuʧukam— pile up
maraŋ— big
sedajraʔ kahani— old stories
unku— those
nati natnitaj— grandchild
siŋkam— shut (door, etc.)
ʧinha— 1. mark 2. print
huʧaʔ ʧaʈu— broken pot
uniloʔ— by him
sobin— all
gũgu— mother’s elder sister
harden— quickly
ʤʰalap ʤʰilip— twinkling glow-worm
nawate banawem— make new
baulinaj— persuade
tut— 1. mulberry, Morus indica L. 2. berry
kõhɽa— pumpkin species (Curcubita moschata), usually grows on the roof of a hut
sakamraʔ kumba— leaf awning
darpan— mirror
napam— meet
dʒapʰar— nutmeg
maʔ ma dʒokʰa— nock (vb.)
dʒahanaʔge lutumem— naming something
ara rasi— soup of vegetable
nelnelkadiŋ— recognise, I recognised him/her/it
deʧ iri-dijam— make chew
huɽul baha— china rose
bar kʰeʧaʔ— two pieces
boŋga burunaʔ kasa tʰari— bronze offering plate
guɽu— 1. rat 2. mouse
aʔre ɖora tolem— attach string to bow

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