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matnaʔ paʈija— mat made of bamboo strips
sansun— solitary
baha sit— petal
ʧulha— 1. oven 2. fire pan 3. stove 4. cooking pit
boŋga buru— 1. worship 2. chant mantra
iminaŋ— that much
pʰoʈo— 1. photo 2. picture
ʧuɽirmi— throw
latar aɽguime— bring down
nerijal sunum— coconut oil
hende horomsi— black bee
okoe kʰup gapam-kae— who speaks too much?
dohojmi— put
mala— 1. necklace 2. string (garland)
tumdaʔ ruimi— play a drum
oʧoʔemi— 1. withdraw 2. remove
datrom— bill hook
banajmi— make
nawa bahu— newly married girl
suluʧ— mucus of nose
gudnu haku— small fish species
bʰokraobʰokrao ijamkanae— continuously crying
ru irime— make another person beat
huɽunaʔ ote— paddy field
dʒaɽwajmi— collect
kaɽi— loan
bʰegnatiŋ— 1. my sister’s son 2. my wife’s brother’s son
pĩdʒratare siŋkaeme— cage (vb.)
ʧepʈa mu era— woman with a flat nose
guʧu haraʔkana— make beard grow
nelwajmi— 1. show 2. make see
kaɽa— male buffalo
haser kapu, bawla— Dioscorea bulbifera L.
taber— lie with face downwards
sasaŋ sunum odʒoʔ— apply oil and turmeric (a ceremony done before marriage)
dʒanum— thorn
luturtaj getekana— one whose ear is cut
hopon— 1. child 2. be small 3. be young
iʧ oɽaʔ— latrine
dʒaŋraʔ tumul— bone marrow
hau— big red ant
har si— ploughing with a plough
okoe okoeke— whom plural
apuɲri bareteʔ hopon era— my father’s brother’s daughter
ula— vomit
oʧoʔem— remove
bikʰ ɖaʈa— poisonous tooth
ranɖinaj— become a widow, she is a widow
losot banam— make (soil) muddy (after sowing)
up galaŋkam— plait hair
sesenmi— walk
ɖorate ʧukaʔta tolem— tie pot with a rope
gʰura gʰuri hora— serpentine (road etc.)
seŋgel dʒulkam— set on fire
merom hopon— young one of goat, 'kid'
nabbe— ninety
seʈerna— arrive
ʧili— what
nida andʰri— night blindness (nyctalopia)
tala nidaana— be midnight
amosjia— no moon
kaj sarije— without knowing
enris dʒaŋ— castor oil seed
sim siku— lice of fowl
hopon kumɽu— child thief
pũɽinaʔ— the white one
kʰub bulekanaj— be very intoxicated
hasa oɽaʔ— clay house
lubuʔem— powder (vb.)
ʤom bajer— camel's foot climber, Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.
ledra— 1. blanket 2. carpet 3. quilt made of rags
seja— melt
bariraʔ sinkar— aerial roots
boŋgape— worship (vb.)
kimin— 1. daughter-in-law 2. nephew’s wife 3. younger brother’s wife 4. younger brother’s son’s wife 5. sister’s son’s wife
dʒereŋga haser— white gold tuber, Chlorophytum arundinaceum
bʰaʈa— brinjal
nija sal— this year
sunum uɽuŋ— press oil (for food)
gʰaɽi— clock
rohejmi— transplant
saheb— sir
ʧuʈi aŋgur— tip of finger
dʰoti horoʔem— wear loin cloth
sagen— bud
tol irijeme— make another person tie
tʰailaʔ— bundle
seŋgel tiŋgi— light fire
tetlet— cockroach
raʧa— courtyard
kokoʧ— miser
boŋga— offering
kaɽhi— pan for frying
mũte gapam— speak through the nose (snuffle)
hasaraʔ maraŋ ʧaʈu— big earthen pot
moʈajmi— be fat
dʒaŋ— seed
mosi eŋga— stepmother
tumul huɽiŋ gija— marrowless
luwet— bend
nana— maternal grandfather (mother’s father)
ɖʰeɽʧoʔ— limp (vb.)
ulajmi— vomit (vb.)
ukuʔ kome— be concealed
hende— black
kʰãʧi— big bamboo basket
seŋgel usurem— poke fire
pʰadpʰudakana— wriggle (like a snake)
likʰa— nit
reʈʰa— be obstinate
ʧaʈaʔime— slap
popita— Carica papaya L.
maʈʰa aɽaʔ— Antidesma diandrum (Roxb.) Spreng.
guɖi— kite
maɽi— cooked rice
ʤãhaekigi— whoever, anybody
ʧoʔemi— kiss (vb.)
birraʔ ote— land of forest
eneʧ haraoniŋ— lose a game
busuʔraʔ bĩɖateʔ— bundle of straw
ɖanɖate kũbnuʧekana— bent at the waist
palki aɽaʔ sitem— pluck spinach (pluck just the leaf)
beʧem— spit (vb.)
kundri haser— Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
kiʧriʔ— 1. clothes 2. clothing 3. apparel
masalata milajmi— add spice
disa— think
karʧʰul— ladle
padpid— wriggle (like children)
began sekam— brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)
huɽiŋem— make small
amte— from you
eʈaʔke baʧawejmi— save another
puʈus— common lantana, Lantana camara L.
disa waime— remind
baʈom— button
genda baha— marigold
mat ut— mushroom species growing on bamboo
boda merom— billy goat
ukɽum— kneel down
bajer uɲem— intertwine rope
gʰaskaʔme— slip (vb.)
asul eŋga— foster mother
sejakam— make rotten
ɖaʈa hasu— toothache
guriʧ lamaʔ— sprinkle watery solution of cow dung
matraʔ ɖala— large tray of wicker work
tʰiraʔmi— 1. take rest 2. be at rest
amɽa— Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz
kʰidʒur— date palm
dʒʰali oɽaoem— spread trap
togoʧ iridijam— make chew
guʧu hojoraʔ ʧʰuri— razor
iŋ-kedu ʧuɽhaɲ kana— he is teasing me
kʰiɽki— window
atenniʔ— listener
kʰoda— tattoo
ote kʰeʧaʔ— plot
kaʈʰa batiŋ— stepfather
sijahi— ink oil
binɖa— bundle in a field
kojo bera— peep (vb.)
dʒaɽhũ— bat (animal)
koka— stammerer
baro din— twelfth day
puɽimi— make bright
um iriem— make another bath
sahan kojla— charcoal
ʈelipʰon— telephone
kʰunʈu— 1. post 2. stump 3. pillar 4. stake
kami— work
raŋa moʧari gari— red-faced monkey
amke— to you
dʒamai— 1. daughter's husband 2. younger sister's husband 3. grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband) 4. son-in-law
posta— opium poppy
ʧʰo— six
huɽiŋ pʰuɽuʔ— leaf cup (small)
dʒuluʔkana— burning
dʰakaeme— push
duɽupnaʔ— sitting- (adj.)
maɽaŋ dada— eldest brother
ʈemras— guava, Psidium guajava L.
asulejmi— tame (vb.)
ɖibri— lampstand
pue aɽaʔ— Basella alba L.
nel— look
subin koʧa— every nook & corner
iŋ ar ʤamai— I and my son in law
koir— Indian plum, Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
borsi— fire pot
tʰartʰra— shiver
nawa banaokataj— make something new
sakamraʔ pakiʈ— leaf packet
lauka ʧalaoniʔ— boatman
eʈaʔ— another
taiʔ irikum— make stay
sirmari radʒa— king of heaven
pagurkanaj— chew the cud
kaki— father’s younger brother’s wife
ʤahan— anything

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