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banam— type of fiddle
gama— rain
kuʈa— straw
alu— potato
ote— land
ɟoɽa hon— twin
anɖija— bull; a cruel, fighting person
salom— lung
hatu disum— rural area
towa akariɲ ho— milkman
ɟagar— talk
roː— dry up; wither
tisi— sesame
andoʔ— and
koʔ, koʔo— egret
tilmiɲ— sesame
coke hon— tadpole
harub̚— upside down
kimin— daughter-in-law
harub̚— cover
ɖasimi— tenth
susun— dance; make dance
bacaw— save
samil— participate
cine— sign
tala— middle, between, among
caː, cai— tea
ɟai kowa— grandson
aril— hail, hailstones; to hail
manɖa— footprint (human, animal)
gijuʔ— 1. be shy; 2. shyness, shame, disgrace
owaʔ ote, owaʔa ote— floor
maraŋ ukil— judge
aŋ— dawn
toɽa— distance
gel moja— fifteen (15)
singi — sun
keɽeʔ— strong
okon ete— where from
bul ɟənis— alcohol
udub̚ te— direct
gonaŋ siɖ̚, gonaŋ ʃiɖ̚— settle the bride‑price for a marriage
patwar rijaʔ, patwar rijaʔa— paddle
olrika, olrike— note
sẽja ho— wise
dub̚— sit
bala‑saka— prospective relations through marriage
anuwad— translation
peːʔ ejan— strong
esu leser— sharp-edged
upunteʔ, upunteʔ̚— ounce
moca— moustache
ibil— thick
oːʔl— take out (from container)
sinduri— vermillion
ajer— before
balataɖko— those who go to the house of a girl or boy to arrange marriage
aril— hail, ice, snow
ɟab ge— ugly
kaka hon onɖi kowa— younger male cousin
bale— hair
dalija — porridge
samanaŋ re— in front of
ʈoʈaŋ tijaʔ— be naked
naʔ ɟaked̚, naʔa ɟaked̚— until now
hẽ lupuʔ— bran
tajer— cucumber
indi canɖu— September
ɟoro— drip, trickle, leak
sona— gold
oʔlakadiʔ— publisher
kunkal— potter
dandəra mandəra— restless, unsettled
toraŋ— 1. exactly; 2. sure
buluŋ— salt
poesa hatiɲ niʔ— cashier
sengel marmar— centipede
bisi— 1. poison; 2. be poisoned
ɟonom, ɟonom mijanaʔ— be born
nutum— name, first name
buru amiŋ— clearing
bãsi danɖaʔ, bãsi danɖaʔa— fishing rod
sipai— policeman
maːdeɖ̚— bullock, steer
gaw mata— pus
binɖa— head pad
liɟaʔ rao— undress
maraŋ ko— elders
coʈi— fourth
ɟom— eat
keto— winnow
do:m— offering
muskil ge— suffer
boʔ bale racam— cut (hair)
era— woman
sark— shark
goɟijan— be dead
ʈajeɖ— place
enga minɖi— ewe
nikiɲ— this (dual, animate)
umi tijaʔ— falsify
bisi— poison (on arrow)
eːŋga— mother
hõjar— father-in-law
canduʔu lekatan— menstrual period
sem enga, sim inga— hen
ɖaʈate huwaʔ, ɖaʈate huweʔe— bite
aparob, aparom— wing
apir— fly
enkaː noʔ— size, shape
enga kõɽo— duck (female)
samaɽom— gold
parci— clean
singi— sun
upan, upen ɟapan tajeɖ̚— land of origin (lit., bring into being + bring into being (poetic) + place)
iʈuːlaɖ— stove
ruku ruku— shiver
aː— mouth
diriŋ— horn
maraŋ bo tijũ— elder brother
bar pa, bir pa— defecate
saː— crevice
hangar— embers
peːʔ— strength
ɖaʈa— tooth
biswas— belief
ɽaʈapaʈa— crunch
lainlain— rows
saːju— thatch
-antaː— meanwhile
hai— fish
bage— leave; resign, quit
hoba— bring
kunɖi— terraced, upland field
ɟaŋ cukaʔ— shell (of nut) (lit., seed + skin)
boːʔ bale— hair (on head)
rekəʔsaː— rickshaw
nija leka— like this
lupuʔ cini, lupuʔu cini— castor sugar
kite goɽ— jaggery sugar
cimin puraʔ— how much more
ɟaɽa— diarrhea
palʈon— soldier
ambərob— orphan, widow
sonʈeʔe— clitoris
misa, mise— once
comkaw— startle, surprise
ɟaː cuila— even
tisiɲ, təʃiŋ— today
kereʔ— rigid, strong, firm, difficult
kuli— coolie, unskilled laborer
kunɖam— back of house
meɖ̚ rapiɖ̚— blink, wink or shut the eyes
palʈi— overturn
ʈan ʈan saɽi— tinkle
karkom— bed made with rope and wood
ho ko— humans, human beings, people
ti compa— wrist
baleʔ moʈora, baleʔe moʈora— chickpea
campur— jolly, making people laugh
horo— tortoise
pan tikotejaʔ, pan tikotejaʔa— line up
ɟiu— animal
mandali— capsule worn around the neck in which medicine is kept
ɟawli— rice
kaʈa— leg
her— sow
caɽa— bald
sapaniŋ— distance
leka— count
ɟaŋ biɖ̚— sow, plant (Deeney: to plant close togehter in a nursery)
muju— calf
cereb a tijaʔ— kiss
husierte— be awake
ereŋa— bullying
rẽjo, rẽjo rẽjo— squeak (wheel)
simana— boundary; territory within a boundary
dub̚ cũnocũno— squat
honor— wander
moː— swell
gonoʔe— death
dorkas— petition; application
biɲ— snake
lekanaʔ— resemble (people)
sugaɽ— beautiful, handsome, excellent, fine
nidir— white ant
parci— holy, clean, pure
cetan— above, top
danaŋ— behind (space)
soso— 1. marking-nut tree, Semecarpus anacardium; marking-nut oil; 2. to apply marking-nut oil
tubiɖ̚— stop up
hapan— hush
pantire em— arrange
goponde— quarrel with one another
kumu— dream
eskar— only
ripiɲ— swing hands
mata— ripe
sapai tijaʔ— wash (Anna: sapa is 'clean', tapaʔ is 'wash clothes by beating against rock', abuŋ is 'wash hands and feet', naːka is 'wash hair', and capi is 'wash utensils')
kaɟi ɟuɽi— relevant

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