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pasindekaniŋ— 1. elect 2. select
sara— wife's younger brother
dʒawãe— brother's/sister's daughter's husband
regʰu ʈikaʈ— postal stamp
gʰoŋ— raincoat
mae— mother
boŋgajmi— 1. sacrifice 2. slaughter
maɽaŋ aba— 1. father’s elder brother 2. mother’s elder sister’s husband
topajemi— bury a dead body
tʰartʰara— shiver
madkomraʔ koẽɖi dʒaŋteʔ— seed of mahua
tuɽ— squirrel
eʈaʔ peʈaʔ raŋ— 1. motley 2. many-colored
beda— 1. bluff 2. liar
kʰidʒur daru kaniteʔ— bough of date palm
banar dʒoha— both cheeks
kʰanʧi— big basket
boŋga rakapenaj— rising of the sun
pʰita— ribbon
rugɽa— leopard
ʧʰolaʔeniŋ— 1. scratch off 2. pare
nanha banaomi— make thin
hatʰa ʤoɽi— Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy
huɽiŋ galaŋ— pigtail (hairstyle)
nimiʔ tak— up until now
hanakar— 1. that side 2. there 3. in that direction
gohal— buffalo shed
guŋgʰu hanhar— sister-in-law of father-in-law
okoeke— 1. to whom 2. to which one
rabaŋ— cold
siris daru— kind of tree fruit of which is used in cleaning head (Albizia Lebbeck)
uni hoɽ— that person
saram dʒilu— twelve horn deer
sakoʈ gali— narrow lane
eskar hoɽ— a single person
soŋraʔ huɽiŋ kʰanʧi— small measuring basket
goʧwaniʔ— murderer
bʰigini— niece (husband’s sister’s daughter)
ɖʰes miŋ— accuse
disajem— memorize
ɖʰilem— loosen
piʈu— money
bulkete gitiʧekanaj— has gotten drunk and gone to sleep
landawaimi— be laughed at by others
kʰeʧaʔ ʧauli— broken rice
gared— shouting
sekawajmi— warm another by the side of the fire
hilaʔme— shake, be shaking (itr. vb.)
ʤʰap ʤʰip— twinkling star
ale— we (pl excl)
kularaʔ pandʒa— claw of tiger
resetem— 1. crush 2. brew beer
namajmi— search
ʧini— sugar
matraʔ kʰãʧi— bamboo basket
tʰalka— sole of foot
raheɽ dajl— yellow pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan)
got irime— make another person pluck
huɽiŋ aŋgur— little finger
kʰub bidʒut— very bad
ʈikaʈ oɽaʔ— booking counter
nirmi— run
ʧaprasi— peon
topaʔekana— planted
pũɽi irime— make another white, e.g., a house
ukuimi— 1. conceal 2. cover (vb.)
moʧa haɽhat— burning bitter sensation in mouth
daʔre ɖʰer dʒug duɽupmi— sit in water for long time
ʧetan rakap— lift up
mũ bʰugaʔ— nostril
bedam— almond
matraʔ duer— bamboo door
paka oɽaʔ— concrete house
dʒiliŋ muniʔ— long nosed
perwa— pigeon
tali— lock
dʒaŋ— bone (n.)
sap irijemi— make another hold
beda kuɽi— liar (female)
lohot ote— wet earth
sodʒʰem— make straight
beʧ— spit
lahare— at the beginning
bandar loɽi— Cassia fistula L. Note: 'bandar loɽi' means 'monkey’s tail' in Hindi
pandʒra— rib
rohoɽ kuiɲa— sand well
nir— 1. run 2. race
aɽisoʔkanaiŋ— I am bored
ruaɽ— return
sukri— pig
bar ʈaka— two-rupee coin or note
bidʒut— 1. nasty 2. bad 3. ugly
tutem— 1. uproot 2. extract (vb.)
hohojkanaj— call
gopo akʰriŋniʔ— confectioner
hanka nunka— topsy-turvy
maraŋ lahiʧniʔ hoɽ— pot-bellied person
haɽhai— two and half
karejete— 1. of which place 2. from where 3. from somewhere
nua— 1. this 2. this one
sari kem— recognise
ʧʰahnim— thatch, cover top of kumba hut with leaves or straw
tʰapa tʰupu sesenkanaj— walk of young baby, toddle, s/he toddles
otere topadijaj— bury
aguime— bring
tala aŋgur— middle finger
disakete gamem— think first then speak
rawi— Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.
raʧa— courtyard (space in front of the door of a house)
maʧa— loft
nandajemi— laugh (vb.)
alaŋ rurupuwalaŋ— we two shoot at each other
tulŋgi— bier (funerary stretcher)
kae daɽijena— 1. lose 2. be defeated
busuʔ ɖora— rope of straw
hapete taihiʔkaku— keep silent
rakap— acclivity
eʈaʔ hoɽke rabuɽkaimi— scratch another
raepan— Smilax zeylanica L.
kiʧriʔ sobot— wash clothes
koɽi— 1. spade 2. hoe 3. mattock
maraŋ lahiʧ— big belly
niʧekana— be opened
kasa— pungent
uni ʈʰi— at
dirkʰa— wooden plank
era herelre baginakin— 1. leave 2. abandon 3. divorce (vb.)
huɽiŋ matnaʔ kʰanʧi— small bamboo pot
ʈaɽaŋ ʈuɽuŋ— tong of clock
baha gotem— pluck flower
duɽupkete tʰiraʔmi— 1. take a rest 2. sit for rest
kambal— 1. wrapper 2. kind of thick cloth for winter 3. blanket
derina— be late
bar dadaja— two brothers
oɽaʔniʔ herel— owner (male)
eranɖi daru— castor plant
dʒogaɽem— 1. manage 2. preserve 3. lay aside 4. take care
lohotem— get wet
dʒodʒom kʰatir piʈi kuwajmi— beg for food while crouching down
uʈʰao kʰatir— lift (vb.)
aɽai din— two and half days
gosuwaona— 1. shrivel 2. be contracted 3. fade 4. wither
dundu— owl
ʧandan— sandal
kami hoɽ— 1. worker, 2. servant
datromte irem— reap with sickle

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