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majom— blood
cirgel, cirgal— feel (passively), be aware of something
soʈa— staff, club (larger than danɖaʔ)
tãɽi— plate
horo cocoeʔ— wall lizard
ɟuli— friend
suːiʔ— whistle using fingers
sal baba— November - December
kowa hon— boy
kaka hõjar— younger brother of the father-in-law
kunɖam, kunɖem— 1. back of house; 2. back of
sim hon— chicken
kui hon— daughter
ɟate— purify something or someone that has been defiled
ci— or
ɖem— dam
muli senger— straighten
esu dunaʔ— often
gauŋ hanar— younger sister of the mother-in-law
kanʈi— nail
torco— lamp, torch
gupi— herd, tend (cattle, sheep)
ɖuʈu— stump
tusil— collect rent
nutum— name
icaʔ haku— shrimp
sal— lowland field
poʈkeʔ— puffball, an edible fungus
baːɽa em— rent to
buɽi— old woman
kaɟi— matter, affair
landa sẽja— make fun of, mock
muruku— stupid
aʔ utu akariɲ— greengrocer
ɟarom— egg
ɟal— lick
kuce— wrinkle
boder aŋ hasa— fertile soil (lit., manure, fertilizer + adj. marker + earth, soil)
asul simko— fowl
ka:ni kaɟi— tell stories
bosta— sack, bag
fundi ho— white man
iɖ̚— take
baɖ̚— demand
ata— roast
kobor emtaniʔ— messenger
doːs— 1. guilt; 2. to accuse
oɽa— take a bath
auri— not yet
eton sanaŋ— curious
hasa— soil
bagasa, bagaso— box
gonok— fortune-teller
0svukh699MsB4svuCDdO— custard apple
gititija kani, akaniʔ— be lying down
haku bale— fish with rope
lungam cidu, lumaŋ cidu— silkworm
ɟiː suku— agree; pleasure
meːɖ̚, mẽːɖ̚— iron
ʈãsi— spoiled, rotten (of eggs)
enako— that (plural, inanimate)
cikankiɲ— what (interrogative, dual, animate)
aː caːb̚— yawn
miseri— candy, sweets
anadu, anagu— slope
durdur— waterfall
banɟi era— barren woman
laga— be tired
kãɽa ho— blind person
santara— orange
lusa, luse— testicle
reto peto— uneven
asora, asəra— hope
anɖije— courageous, brave
lunɖiʔ— ladle
loloʔ tan— get hot
seba— worship; serve
maraŋ ganɖa— thumb
patowar— rudder of boat
dẽwa— medicine man, traditional healer, shaman
gaw— wound, sore
ɟonoʔ— broom
gole— whistle
misi era— younger sister of a man
tarbuɟ— watermelon
rulbiɲ oŋ— rainbow
sepeɖ̚, sepeɖ ho— young man
ruku ruku— shiver
enamente, inamente— because
ʃaki— namesake
ho— man
aɟi hanar— older sister of the wife; older sister of the husband; wife of the older brother of the wife
dipli— season
simko raʔ— early, cockcrow
hijatiɲ— pity, grief
copoɖ̚— suck
hisi mijaɖ̚— twenty-one (21)
ti cipu— fist
basa— stay temporarily
esu lali— be abundant
karsa— slit throat for sacrificial purposes
kaw puzuŋ ho— stranger
saraʔ— curse
paʈeja merom— female goat, ewe or sow that hasn't had babies yet
ajer te— before
geɽe— duck
ʈuʈuka saɽi — ring a cowbell
hati — elephant
bicer— decide
hapan tain— be silent
keɽe te paraw— read aloud
rabaŋ haʃu— malaria
guriʔ uru— dung beetle
celaki— funny (Deeney: wanton, lewd, crafty)
silib— gazelle, goat-like deer
gendaɽi— stork
camaco, camaca— spoon
ciʈare— slave or servant that does not live with master
sunʈiʔ, sunʈiʔi— goiter
guni ho— sorcerer
baː— flower
sai ɟaŋ— rib
põɽoso daru— jackfruit tree
capi— wash
asul— support, provide for, domesticate, tame
muʈa— nose
suiɖ— mix
meɽemeɽe— spin
õr— skin
meɖ̚— eye
ĩjel, ĩjal— feather
ɟaw— barley
harob̚— satisfy
caʈi— 1. village sandal with only a sole and band across the toes; 2. to wear such a sandal
sisir daʔ, sisir daʔa— dew
bugiŋ, bugin de— healthy, well
hamal laiʔ, hambal laʔi— be pregnant (people)
haʈam haʈam— whisper
kaka hon onɖi kui— younger female cousin
nali— trench; drain for water
banake— frontier, border (of ethnic area)
kanʈi kilum— peg out; nail
gonoʔe— death
sowan— smell
sari kaɟi ho— honest person
beʈeɲ— startle, surprise
tanga— separate from
hara— grow (plants)
baram— dwarf
duki tijaʔ— urinate
galaŋ— plait
moe sao— five hundred (500)
cini— sugar
puːʔ— leaf cup
daru muʈu— log (lit., tree + log)
moːja— five (5)
ɟaŋ— bone
hasu— pain
hon— child
sama— empty
tamrus— guava
meɖ̚ raɟa— pupil (eye)
kosombi— prostitute
manatiɲ em— obey, observe
hon kowa— son of the older sister of a wife
bunduku— gun
laːʔi bitir— stomach (internal organ)
genɖa— snail
ginil— wall
bugin ge, bugin ma— recover
meːr— salty
kek— cake
bare— brother of a woman, especially younger brother of a woman
malgeʔ, malgeʔe— be sated
mi caʈaʔ, mi caʈaʔa— piece
har nir— run away
maːn daːn— respect
ger— gnaw
kaɖsom— cotton
karab suwan— smell bad
ija— yes
kuʈi— edge
naspati— pear
kobor— news
kadal daru, kadel daru— banana tree
dokan dar— shopkeeper
cilkete— why
basi— left over (out) for 1-2 days
roŋ niʔ— dyer
kumbu— thief
ol niʔ, ol niʔi — scribe
ɟa ioʔ bano— no one
hon ɟonom— bear child, give birth
oɟon— weight
balako— those who go to the house of a girl or boy to arrange marriage
canab— after
ɟoː cukaʔ— skin (of fruit)
ʈer— lightning
kuɖe— roseapple, jamun
adimo— tribe

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