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narijal ʧʰolaraʔ ʧʰuri— coconut cutter
tero din— thirteenth day
tulsi— Ocimum sanctum L.
asul— 1. tame 2. pet
alaŋ— tongue
mijaʔ— one
baplaniʔ era— married woman
misin— machine
laʔ buru— mud pile
unike ukujem— conceal another
dʒiliŋem— be tall
maraŋ deʧki— cauldron
dʒaet— 1. tribe 2. caste
tite sabemi— catch by hand
eʈaʔ hoɽke umaimi— wash another's body
seŋgel iɽiʧem— 1. blow out fire 2. put out fire
heɽe— 1. chaff 2. bran 3. rind
pʰasao— 1. falsely accuse 2. ensnare 3. implicate
baŋku— be folded
hini hoɽ— this (person)
arkʰi— 1. liquor 2. alcoholic drink
nanad— sister-in-law
nawa sekam lagam— put forth new leaves
ʧetan rakapem— raise
hae nisar— be cloudy
metraʔ radʒateʔ— pupil of the eye
ʧẽɽẽta aɽaʔkaimi— set free a bird etc.
agarbati— stick of incense
panɖra— reddish brown
soboʔem— 1. pierce 2. poke
puʈki— nose ring
pʰadpʰudakanae— wriggles (like a snake)
aleke— to us
okoe okoe— who (pl.)
adʒiri eŋgateʔ— great grandmother
ɖekʧi— metal pot for cooking rice
daʔ maɽi rendʒetem— strain out water from boiled rice
kani— bough
nawa— new
daiteʔ ar hoponteʔ— sister and daughter
mijaʔ leka— 1. like 2. similar 3. as if
ʤãhaegi— whoever
hẽde kuɽi— black complexioned girl
daʔ— water
ʧoʔ emmi— give kiss
mehdaw hasa— muddy soil
upre baha lagajem— wear flowers in hair
laha uŋut— lean forward
mũdam— bead necklace
pʰenga— cricket
baʧaona— rescue
ʧilimen— why
pahilre— at the beginning
batti— wick
huɽiŋ pʰupʰu— father’s younger sister, aunt, aunty
ol— Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
sejaʔ— rot
huɽiŋ ʈopaʔ— medium sized basket
baleʧ— newborn
ʧʰat— 1. roof 2. ceiling
ahũʈ udubkanaj— be proud
tʰaelaʔ— pocket
bin baplari— remain a maiden
etaŋ kiʧriʔ— thin cloth
kʰusni— trowel
saprao tahin— be ready
muŋ dajl— green gram, Phaseolus aureus
ar henaʔ— also
hãɖe— there
hakuraʔ ʧẽjaʔ— scale of fish
didi buɽhi— great-granddaughter
era ɖakʈar— female doctor
hoʈoʔ tak— up to the neck
harijaɽ— green
tali sekamnaʔ supet— palm leaf headband for woman
sobinte huɽiŋ— youngest
koɽa hopon— son
latar— below
dʰobi— washerman
harta— skin
rekepeteŋ— altercate
dʒodʒoana— be sour
haɽam kaɽaraʔ ɖaʈa— tusk
hãsli dʒaŋ— collarbone
haturi mukʰija— chief
landajemi— laugh (vb.)
basaŋ daʔ— boiling water
eʈaʔ hoɽnaʔ moʧa abuŋ— wash another's mouth
ale kʰatir— for us
ganɖinej— turn
dʒʰurdʒʰuri uɽugem— come off, of an earring
rugɽa— 1. leopard 2. panther
hopon herelni natiteʔ— great-grandson
ɖibri bati— lamp
ʤãhete sãʤukam— 1. be tucked in 2. be inserted
tala rarajmi— unlock
najʈorodʒen— nitrogen
gerewa— sparrows
siset— bird lime (tree gum used in trapping birds)
soʈa banam— make stick
kaneʈ biŋ— krait (Bungarus caeruleus)
kʰoda banajmi— tattoo (vb.)
hapta badʒar— weekly market
dʒedʒelettenae— be spilled
busuʔte ɖora banajem— make a rope with straw
ijam— weep
lahiʧ beɽawana— stomach upset
sasaŋ— 1. yellow 2. turmeric
das— ten
batʰua aɽaʔ— Chenopodium album L.
ʤeʤelet ote— slippery ground
bir hora— hill road
maɽaŋ guŋgu— father’s elder brother’s wife
hurkuʧaʔmi— rinse mouth
kʰub luput— very soft
busuʔraʔ binɖateʔ— bundle of straw
pʰar— ploughshare
guma— Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng.
ʧili agu— what for
malik— 1. boss 2. master 3. landlord
siriŋ— 1. sing 2. song 3. music
urgum koʔmi— get warm
hoɽmore boŋga kʰoda— mole on the body
hape— 1. silent 2. quiet 3. mum 4. calm
usul— 1. tall 2. long 3. high 4. deep
haɽhat— be hot, of chilis etc.
matkom— Madhuca longifolia (J. Koenig ex L.) J.F. Macbr.
miʔ kʰeʧaʔ— one piece
towa roʧem— milk (vb.)
noɽo hidʒuʔmi— come here
lalʈen— 1. lantern 2. lamp
kaeaje— reject
gaɽha— pit
sakamraʔ kʰalaʔ— leaf plate
ipil uɽuŋ— stars to appear in the sky
huɽiŋ raŋga muʧ— small red ant
rehetteraʔ ʧuʈiteʔ— end portion of root
ʧoke aɽaʔ— Centella asiatica (L.) Urb
sokɽa— canal
uni— that one
tiraʔ garhan— line on the palm of hand
rohoɽ irime— make another person dry
huɽu— paddy
huɽiŋ gamla— small pot
oɽaʔta pũɽikan— apply whitewash
hasa rã— brown
ruruŋkete ʧokaʔte oʧoʔem— threshing
didi buɽi— grandfather's mother
nanha— thin
dʒahan kami banuʔa— unemployed
bakaraʔ rama— toenail
nelejmi— see
gasarkam— clean cooking vessels
ekais— twenty-one
matraʔ ʈopaʔ— bamboo tray
hende gohman— king cobra
gʰorna— wattle
hora— 1. path 2. street 3. road 4. way 5. direction towards
ɖaʈate ger— bite
masri dajl— 1. masur pulse 2. lentil
diri laser— sharpening tool
mona— swell
nao din— nine days
ruaɽmi— return
ʧʰuri— knife
anɖa— chicken egg
busuʔraʔ gẽʈʰ— small knot made of straw string
kami kaʧa— pay received for work
sat— seven
dʒãhete latar— below
kʰeʧaʔ ʧandu— crescent moon
ʤãharigi— wherever
getem— chop (vb.)
dʒilu— 1. meat 2. flesh
ʧabʰuk— whip
kalar— neckband
sutam— thread
hopontake hebejmi— carry a baby
tahiʔlenaj— stayed
pʰupʰu hanhar— father-in-law’s sister
ʧapʈa muri hoɽ— man with a flat nose
eʈaʔre doho— put aside
leŋga ti— 1. left 2. left hand
odʒʰa— 1. shaman 2. herbal healer 3. priest
aɽujmi— make urinate
huʧaʔ ʧauli— broken rice
lupu sakam— new leaf
aputeri aputeʔ— his father's father
huɽiŋ— 1. small 2. little 3. petty
tiŋguʔme— stand up
iŋge— myself
lembo— lemon
dʒaruɽi— need (vb.)
eranɖi dʒo— castor fruit
raŋga hasa— laterite
da tetaŋ ranu— Byttneria herbacea Roxb.
eʈaʔ hoɽke odʒoʔjemi— massage another
lipir lipir— sticky
puimi— loosen earth with spade
gasi ʧem— pass wind; fart

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