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taben— pressed rice
pulisre espekʈar— police inspector
orem— to pull
horhoʧaʈu— lizard
ukɽumkete duɽupmi— sit on bent knee
hãɽu— black-faced monkey
balu— 1. mad 2. insane 3. lunatic
iŋ ar hereltiŋre huɖiŋ baretteʔ— I and my wife's younger brother
lutum— name
tidʒu anɖa— nit (bug larva)
matraʔ peʈija— bamboo mat
loimi— burn (tr.vb)
aɽuimi— urinate (piss)
kara hiluŋ— when
gẽda— ball
towawani— give lots of milk (said of certain cows)
lo— burn (itr.vb.)
sisa daru— Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.
ʤitao irime— make another person win
bara hupa— chameleon
gãita— mattock
kiʧriʔ— cloth
kumba— 1. hut (made of leaf) 2. cottage
matraʔ nisan— bamboo ladder
mat dʒonoʔ— broom stick
haʈiŋka(m)— 1. separate 2. divide up
sakam— leaf
seŋgelre lokete isinem— roast in fire
haɽhat marʧai— small but very pungent capsicum, bird’s eye chili
alom gamaja— prohibit
alu sekam— potato leaf
ʧʰakaoem— sieve (vb.)
gʰejla kʰeʧaʔ— broken pot
ramate rabuɽkaime— scratch with nail
hende dʒira— black cumin
horoʔem— wear shoe, hat, bangle, finger ring or earring
ʧamaʧ— spoon
ʧaʧu bera— make another crawl
bokʰa hoɽ— toothless person
aben bar hoɽke— to you both
ʈʰoʔʈʰoʔem— knock (vb.)
kiʧriʔ holeʧem— take off cloth
alaŋ— we two
dʒʰula horoʔ irikom— make another man wear a cloth
bugin kami hoɽ— faithful servant
kʰup sedaj— old days
buɽi era— old woman
baʧawejmi— save
bʰakbʰuk— twinkling vehicle lights
rabaŋ rua— malaria
sibil— 1. sweet 2. taste
or paɽaʔ— rip (tr.vb.)
kitab— book
hende ʈʰeŋgate ruwejmi— shoot with a gun
sanam— 1. the whole 2. all
seta bʰu— dog bark, a sound made by a dog
gʰejlaraʔ kʰeʧaʔteʔ— portion of broken pot
paradʒ emajmi— prize giving
heʧ ruwaɽoʔme— come back
karʧʰulte gʰeʈajme— stir with ladle
siriŋwaniʔ— singer
kuɽita haraonaj— become a young woman
aʔʧakagi— suddenly
ar ʤahãe kun— anyone else
siŋjena— be shut (door)
kaʈʈʰoʈʰki— woodpecker
paɽhami— teach
muʧraʔ bunum— ant hill
isinnaʔ— cooked
ape sobinte— from you all
ubra subrateʔ— 1. be left over 2. be saved
huɽiŋ bandʰa— small pond
mijaʔ kuɽi mijaʔ dʰiŋ— one girl and one boy
sat din— seventh day
horo— 1. turtle 2. tortoise
hoʈoʔraʔ dʒaŋ— neck bone
tetaŋniŋ— be thirsty
poʤo daru— Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B. Rob.
eranɖi dʒaŋ— castor oil seed
masʈarni— madam
ʧapi irime— make another person wash (vegetables)
guriʧ kʰad— manure
dʒotem— wipe
isinem— cook (tr.vb.)
gãjta— 1. spade 2. hoe
bʰuʈbʰuʈija— motorcycle
ihim— liver
sakupraʔ— shrunken
meʈʰija— 1. bracelet 2. bangle
mari kiʧriʔraʔ ʈukɽa— piece of old cloth
okoe— who
sar— arrow
huɽiŋ baretteʔ— younger brother
maraŋ hẽde muʧ— big black ant
hojnaj— be born
lutur bʰugaʔ— passage of ear
ʈaɽ— 1. armlet 2. ornament
daʔ tetaŋ iriem— make another thirsty
okoeraʔ— 1. whose 2. of which
togoʧ— chew
saɽu— wife's sister's husband
gandʒa— marijuana / ganja
ʤahan leka— 1. why 2. whatever
har— share of plough
get paɽaʔ— operation
sir or boloʔ— pull a tendon
sarʤom— Shorea robusta Gaertn.
sim ta anɖa ataj— lay egg, said of a hen
sarhul porob— Sarhul Festival
tala baretteʔ— middle brother
tãti— low caste people, a weaver caste
tihinte— from today
kʰub ʧetan— top
eʈaʔ eʈaʔ lekan baha— various different flowers
sibilna— be sweet
adʒi— paternal grandmother (father's mother)
pãɽe— Brahmin (male)
harijaɽ biŋ— green vine snake, Ahaetulla nasuta L.)
rabuɽ— scratch to
pʰaʈajer— broken open gap (like in a wall after earthquake)
gẽʈʰ tol— string together
nidir bulum— white ant hill
lahate— before
sukɽi oɽaʔ— pigsty
geto— Muslim
dʰũdʰur— dense fog
eʈaʔeni— second
maʔgaime— animal offering
ʧʰiʈkawajmi— sprinkle
koʈeʧ herel— blacksmith (male)
rimil umbulkaj— cloudy
budʒʰaejmi— make understand
bajer kamimi— make rope
dʒargi— rain
aʔnaʔ ɖora— bow string
atu— pour
ʧet majna— March-April
riɽiŋ pitiŋ— lean and thin (characteristic of a human)
bʰugaʔena— be pierced
kaʈʰaɽ daru— jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
badam— almond
sahajem— avoid
miʔ saʔ tome— be aside to
daruraʔ nisan— wooden ladder
ʤahã lekate— as if
balbalnaj— perspire
towa— milk
birraʔ huɽiŋ hora— narrow path in the jungle
sakoʈ— narrow
huɽiŋ kʰanʧi— small size basket
birid— awaken from sleep
baru daru— kusam tree
botoremi— threaten
gapammi— argue
utu getraʔ dʒinis— vegetable cutter
tajomanaʔ— latter
ɖaɽu— wooden ladle
tʰakaw— be tired
seŋgel dʒuruʔ akanale— warm oneself by the side of the fire
baha mala— string (flower garland necklace)
uiju bera— drop blood on earth for god
kʰub ɖʰer— 1. very many 2. very much
hola— yesterday
kagadʒraʔ ɖʰer— large quantity of paper
soʔ sunum— scented oil
masiri dajl— 1. masur pulse 2. lentil
pʰika— 1. leaf pipe 2. cigar 3. biri
ʧʰo din— six days
egereme— abuse
ukujim— 1. conceal 2. cover (vb.)
baleʧ hopon— baby
berel ul— raw mango
dʒʰagɽaimi— quarrel (vb.)
maraʔ ihil— peacock feather
tubetem— 1. push into 2. plug 3. stuff in
talwarnaʔ kʰoliteʔ— sheath for a sword
ʧʰatraʔ ʧetanteʔ— roof top
utem— swallow
gitilte peɽeʧeka— filled with sand
laha ɖiŋ— pile of tubers
gulab raŋraʔ— rosy
tajnom sam— behind
sikua— carrying yoke
ʧẽɽẽ— bird
kʰabla— 1. small piece of cloth worn over men’s privates 2. towel
dali— 1. unmovable 2. stiff
kʰista hapenam— cool down after being angry
dʒoŋɽao— wrinkles
salajmi— 1. select 2. separate out 3. choose
dabuɽi kajmi— scolding
galaŋkam— 1. tie knot, hair, turban 2. plait 3. braid (vb.)
dʰiŋ banaonaj— become a young man
ʧẽdli— plough beam
leŋga ti aŋ— left side
ʧʰiʈkaowana— spray (vb.)
aba— father
mamu— mother’s brother (maternal uncle)
dʒʰurdʒʰuri— lower earring for female
laha tainom uŋut— lean forward or backward
okoe mente— by whom

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