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homon kui— daughter of the brother of a woman
cakaɖ̚— 1. false, deceiving; 2. a lie; 3. to deceive
ɟaːnaʔ, ɟaːnaʔa— any (singular, indefinite, inanimate)
idaŋ— early morning, early evening
ɟaː cimin— how ever so many
aratanɖi— son-in-law
nuː— drink
ale— 1st plural exclusive pronoun (we, 3 or more, excl. you)
meːɖ̚ iʔ— rust
caɽa— bald
ɟoʈo kula, ɟoʈo kule— lion
hatom hanar— sister of the father-in-law
saeɖ̚— breath
buɽi era — old woman
ãr ipil ko— Pleiades
muluʔ canɖuʔ— new moon
oroŋ— blow in order to play a flute or other wind instrument
esu kom— lesser
kom ge— lack
mamu— mother's brother (maternal uncle)
heben— bitter
hojo— wind, air
hasu— pain
bijaɖ̚, bijeɖ̚— jealous
meɖ̚ rapiɖ̚— eyelid
siʔ soeʔ, siʔi soeʔe— silence
rãsa rãpãsa— entertain (oneself)
unguɖ— bend down
horlosi— storm, whirlwind
suntiʔ, suntiʔi— goiter
ringa, ringə— drought, famine
canɖaŋ— step
gitil— sand
kowa dani— sorcerer (male)
kui hon— girl
ape cilka menaʔ peja— 'how are you?' (plural)
cokaʔ, cokaʔa— pod
bəlakan sepeɖ— fiancé
ipil— star
saɽi liɟaʔ— sari
ada— feel, experience
nir— run
coke hon— tadpole
gae— phlegm
leʔ, leʔe— tongue
anɖoʔ misaʔ— again
anɟa: anoʔ— quickly
ɟeʈe singi — summer
sosta‑bosta— inexpensive, cheap
haːʈo— market
lule langara— cripple
sark— shark
leboe— flexible (Deeney: to bend down under a weight, e.g. a tree branch, carrying pole, bent bow)
teɟ pata— bay leaf
sonar— jeweler, jeweller
bai niʔ— builder
ruː— beat a drum
pista— pistachio
ɟaɽa— diarrhea
ringa, ringə— drought, famine
saki— namesake
diuri— priest
ub— pubic hair
tangi — wait
ɟatara— pilgrimage
mutuɖ— fragrant smell
aril— hail, ice, snow
hurin hoɲ— toddler
ti ganɖa— finger
ɖagi— burn, scar, stain
uruiʔ— 1. be tight; 2. tighten
gaɟar— carrot
dagi— burn, scar, stain
lar roŋ— light (in colour, color)
cara— bait
banɟi era— barren woman
gitil goɽa— desert
sususuŋger— soldier
ɟonoʔ— broom
mockaw— hurt oneself
maɖ— bamboo
poca— escape
gati— friend (in songs)
sukul tagoeʔ— chew (tobacco)
sengel sabejana— catch fire
gotom — curdled milk
anɖoʔ mise, anɖoʔo mise— again
bal— burn
karla— bitter gourd
imin iŋ— contents
sai— camp
malgeʔ— be sated
citəri— partridge
ɟaːiʔ— anyone
suluʔi— nasal mucus
lici— lychee
saː— crevice
somaj— time
kaɟi— lecture
nel guɽu guɽu, nel guɽun guɽun— gawk
bala— father of the husband of the daughter; older brother of the husband of the daughter; older brother of the wife of the son; father of the wife of the son
darije— beard
keɽe kaɟi— strong, loud voice
reʔɖ ranu, reɖ̚rano— medicine
atagom— harrow, a heavy plank of wood used to level paddy
sẽja— wise, wisdom
okonakiɲ— which (dual, inanimate)
ɟati— race, tribe, caste, kind, type
hilaŋ— disgust
kõɽə hon— duckling
uriʔ gaɽi— cart
rigasaw calaw niʔ— rickshaw driver
cuʈu— mouse
kimin— wife of a son, wife of younger brother, younger sister of the husband of the daughter
sangar ɟalom— hunting net
kagaɟaə, kagaɟo— paper
homo gaʔ doktor— surgeon
ektiar em— authorize
kakaː rambaɖ— praying mantis
paɟama— trousers
panipol— water nut
losoɖ̚, losoɖ̚ hasa— mud
saikəl— bicycle
reɖ̚, reʔɖ̚ ranu— medicine
basijam— breakfast
ponai, ponaiː— full moon
uriɲ undi— younger brother
ɟoro— drip
ote ɟoka— acre
nubaʔ— dark
gawa— witness
soja— spoil (food), rot, decay, decompose
mula, mule— radish
buru gena, buru koca— valley, slope of hill
ganɖu— stool
uɽuʔ— think
eʈaʔ tijaʔ, eʈaʔa tijaʔa— another thing
gitil— sand
gamadin— rainy season
cikanaʔ, cikanaʔa— what (interrogative, singular, animate)
kulsur— kick
kokor— owl
ɖuliɖ̚— dust
papari— old
concoɽ— restless, unsettled
kaʈa dojapa, kaʈa buʈə dojapwa— heel
ketɛ— armpit
dãri— witch
ɟar— amuse, entice
ũt— camel
kowa hon— son
guʈi marci— pepper
kuma hõjar— brother of the mother-in-law
ʃajəɖ̚— breathe
kamar— blacksmith
genɖa— snail
gangai— maize
kaɽa— blind
oɽa— bathe, wash oneself
ɟonom, ɟonom mijanaʔ— be born
hõʔ so— swan, goose
kita, kite— date
nutum sui— signature (lit., name + signature)
sangar tanko— hunter
ɟansiɲ— yellow leafless parasitic creeper found on certain trees
reɖ̚, reʔɖ̚ ranu— medicine
sitar— sitar
baɟigar— gypsy
roʔ, roʔo— butt with horns
hatu disum— rural area
ɟuːr ge— smoothness
ʈoʈa— naked
gaw rijaʔ dagi— scar
mon duku— sad
asul— support
saeɖ̚— breathe
cakaɖ— false
doja— back
ɟeʈe singi — summer
siɽimi— bean
singi— day
laʔ lisil, laʔ isin— bake
ote leka— acre
araŋi sõmon— in-law
tataŋ— grandfather
meːɖ̚ iʔ, mẽːɖ̚ iʔ— rust
ɟiɖ̚, ɟi ɖakən— be alive
paʔ poe— muddy
sanaŋ— want, desire
sarsər— fingernail
kudi— small particles of dust
uʈa, uʈe— raise something or someone up
sarʈongaʔ— quiver
ere— omen
bar hisigelija— thirty (30)
ʈokeʔ, ʈokeʔe— stumble
puraʔ, puraʔa— much, many, very
guti malci— salt
umi tijaʔ— blame (Deeney: to spread a negative reputation)
hola— yesterday

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