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baretteʔ ar daiteʔ— his brothers & sisters
ota aderem— push in by pressing
ukʰeɽ— big wooden device for husking
huʧaʔ paʈet— broken
gamajem— 1. say 2. tell a story
duɽup-suɽup ʈʰi— meeting place
bansi ɖaŋ— fishing pole
sagaɽ gaɽi— cart
ɖʰelka— large lumps of dry clods
eŋga seta— bitch (female dog)
ote simi— plough (vb.)
laserkam— sharpen
dokan hoɽ— shopkeeper
ʈina— tin
ekla hoɽ— a single person
sondro— pus
sekamraʔ ɖãʈiʧteʔ— leaf stalk
goʤe diaje— murder
pilit pilit— twinkling earrings
hẽde dʒaŋraʔ miʔ— black-seeded dolichos bean
suliʧ giɖim— clear nose by blowing
poʈom— bundle
guli ʈʰeŋga— tip cat (game)
gulab baha— rose
neura— mongoose
oɽaʔ dʒoʔ irikum— make sweep with soft broom (in the house)
kondʒon— lap
asal kʰabaro— confirmed news
huɽiŋ mosi— mother’s younger sister (aunt, aunty)
nimi— 1. today 2. now
karete— from where
ʧoke hopon— tadpole
ʧuʈiteʔ— 1. tip 2. pointed edge
sotoʔ dʒoroʔka— salivate
tahiʔmi— remain
narʈi— 1. Adam’s apple 2. throat
aɽai— two and half
saɽi pajer— skirt of a saree
lubaʔekana— became dark
gam ruaɽ— answer
nidate— at night
datrom— sickle
nanha— lean and thin
dadatiŋ— 1. my elder brother 2. father’s elder brother’s son 3. elder cross cousin 4. my elder brother-in-law
darure sekam sagenoʔkana— a new leaf appears on a plant
hili— elder brother's wife (a joking relation), sister-in-law
daruraʔ baklaʔ— bark of tree
iŋtigi moʧa abuŋ— wash one's own mouth
moʈa— thick
bʰatidʒa— nephew (husband’s brother’s son)
bugingi soʔkana— smells sweet
koki kuɽi hopon— stammering girl
henat— near
uɽis— bed bug
oŋem— 1. blow (of wind) (vb.) 2. blow up
abuŋraʔ— washing (adj.)
sawal— question
tumdaʔ ru— drum (vb.)
basi— not fresh
kajra— banana (Musa species)
maraŋ ut— mushroom species (big in size)
nua hiloʔre— in this time
halaŋem— pick up
pandʒa— claw
sareʧekana— 1. be left over 2. be in excess
nerijal daru— coconut tree
baulimi— allure (vb.)
ʤeʈʰ sas— sister-in-law (elder)
bin buluŋnaʔ maɽi— prepared without salt (food)
ʧahe— or
ʧuɽhao— 1. tease 2. vex
bauli aguimi— seduce
haʈaʔte huɽu miʔte dʒaɽwaem— collect grains in the winnowing basket for winnowing
baharaʔ soʔteʔ— smell a flower
lutur hasu ranu— Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
aɽuʈʰãj— urinal
hatu ʈola— village part
muruk baha— Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.
hasa raŋ— brown
loha baksa— metal case
dijaraʔ batti— wick of lamp
dʒawan dʰiŋ— adult
buru— mountain
uhak— vapour
agam maraŋ— very big
raŋa— coloured
diri lebdaim— throw stone
guɽ rasi— stingy molasses
mijaʔ ekla kuɽi— one girl
lukui dʒonoʔ— kind of soft broom
guɽkakam— roll (vb.)
baklaʔ— 1. skin 2. bark
busuʔraʔ— made of straw
daʔ gamajkaj— rain (vb.)
nelmi— see
setata garedkanaje— woofing of dog
okoete— from whom
ʧẽɽẽraʔ ʈʰor— mouth of bird
giɽikam— throw
putri sakam— Croton oblongifolius Roxb.
mesa— mix
aɽguiri diaje— make another descend
kahani— story
piʈʰa— bread
luŋam— cocoon
sotoʔ daʔ— saliva
sagaɽ gaɽi— car
unike kulikajmi— ask him
kuli— ask
daru— 1. tree 2. plant
asal— 1. real 2. right 3. correct 4. true 5. sure
mat paʈija— mat made of bamboo strips
ɖubaona— sink (vb.)
dʒoraʔ bagiʧa— orchard
kumɽu— thief
upta tuŋguakana— one whose hair is erect on his head
maraŋ pʰupʰu— father’s elder sister
baplaʔmi— marry
koronʤ daru— Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
huɽuraʔ bĩɖa— bundle of paddy
huɽiŋ dʒʰula— small cloth
dʒoʔem— sweep
biɽu— anus (ass hole)
daʔ hõɽeʧem— boil water
boro— lung
gẽʈʰ tolem— tie a knot
ɖabra— barrel
rabaŋ— winter
pʰar soɽokam— attach ploughshare
haʈiŋ— 1. part 2. share (vb.)
aguim— bring it!
lubuʔ ʧaulinaʔ— rice powder
alaŋ hõjarja— we two are father-in-law and son-in-law
pasnaokam— spread
ʧun— limestone
mombati— candle
maraŋ era— elder wife
goʈa lohot ʧabanae— be drenched completely
ʤirao— sleep
bugin hoɽ— marvelous man
iŋaʔ mente— by myself
hanʤet— Solanum torvum Sw.
adʒa— paternal grandfather (father's father)
sim ʤaŋga— Elephantopus scaber L.
mesaana— blend
ʧuki— buttocks
eŋga ɖaŋra— she-cow
tʰotʰla— stammer (vb.)
aʧar— pickle
uduwaniʔ— performer
botʰɽo— blunt (of arrow, knife)
maraŋ ɖaʈawaniʔ— one with large tooth
tãɽi ʧoke— toad
horhojejmi— wait
pʰisir pʰisir— shower of rain
ɖulu— dragonfly
paɽhaoem— reading
ʧeʈua— curry spoon
duɽup suɽup— meeting
ridʒult— result
huʧaʔ eneʧraʔ— broken toy
talare— between
aba kirija— swearing by one's father (only a woman will swear by her father)
hoho irime— make another speak
masʈar— teacher
luput— 1. smooth. 2. soft, 3. tenderness
peɽeʧekana— be filled
ɖaŋra ɖaŋri— cattle
dada haɽam— great-grandfather (grandfather's father)
mat utraʔ gitil ut— kind of mushroom
gʰãs— weed
ʧariʧ— twig
paʈwa— muck worm
horhoaniʔ— watchman
koɽraʔkanaj— snores (vb.)
ota— 1. pressed, 2. flat
endris sunum— castor oil
sim anɖa— chicken egg
gadʒaral— carrot
tajom— then
dʒalem— lick
redʒaimi— rob
sabin koʧa— every nook & corner
huɽu bihen— paddy plant
ʧetan lebdajmi— throw to a height
sukɽi— pig
pʰuɽuʔ— leaf cup
astʰir astʰirte— slowly
banku— bent
miʔ kʰãɽi— measure for paddy
beda gamkam— lie (tell untruth)
kãsa— brass
dʒulem— burn (vb.)
neɖa beɖa— go around
rakapenaj— risen, appeared (of sun)
dahi— curd
ɖatunoʔkaniŋ— use a tooth twig, I am using a tooth twig
dʒãhajraʔ tajom— behind something
aminem— pluck weeds
mone— love

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