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salgom— turnip
tẽjaŋ kui— sister-in-law
tapaʔ, tapaʔa— wash clothes
daʔ bale, daʔa bale— draw water
diri— small stone
lob em — 1. bribe; 2. bribe, give secretly
gonoʔe— death
ka paiʈi otijaʔ— prevent
bas gaɽi— bus
ɟilu— flesh
bida budi— knowledge
luki laʔi— bladder
iril hisi gel aje— one hundred and ninety-seven (197)
rengeʔ ho, rengeʔe ho— poor man
ɟoː— fruit
hasa— dirt, soil
peːʔ ejan— solid, strong
hasa— dirt, soil
candu lekantan— menstrual period
majom— blood
hara marəŋ— grow up
bicel— judge; decide
canɖuʔ— moon
lele daka— bee hive
me:r— bitter
daru— 1. tree, plant; building timber; 2. to develop into a plant or tree; to use as building timber
dinɖa, ɖinɖa— virgin, unmarried woman
ajar pa— front
rẽjo rẽjo— squeak (wheel)
sutui— shirt
bumburi— rash or measles-type skin disease
bajer— string
caba— finish
roko— house fly
ada, adaʔ, adaʔa— ginger
gaʔe— phlegm
sabaʔ— bland, insipid, tasteless
anajar niʔ— leader
rengeʔ, rengeʔe— hungry
baɟar— town, city
ɟom— eat
tokor— bump, push (bicycles and cars)
ɟataʔ— everywhere
dubui— anus
tul— carry (in arms), lift up
ɖaɽije— moustache, mustache
ote dokol— earthquake
ũɽ— skin, hide (animal or human)
cikanko— what (interrogative, plural, animate)
ɖibiri— lamp, torch
hai— fish
tuman— thank
kunkəl— potter
boder— manure, fertilizer
leper— amaranthus
mi ganɖa— unit of four things
kamrak— starfruit, carambola
baɽam— dwarf
naiki ho— rich man
sosta— inexpensive, cheap
tajn— crocodile
lodom— valley (Deeney: level place on top of a hill)
dudulum, dudələm— pigeon
cakaɖ kaɟi niʔ— liar
panti— row
ɟagada— marsh, swamp
cakaʔdor— traitor
tajen— crocodile
okon te— where to
ɟaːiʔ rijo— someone (with emphasis)
baː bakai— flower garden
tabəl— table
tupu— dip in water
canɖuʔ garui, canɖuʔu garui, garui— eclipse of moon
ɟaːnko— any (plural, indefinite, animate)
sasan diri— stone placed on ground over grave
geraŋ— groan, wail, mourn loudly; scream
soɽopo— path, road, highway
borca— lance, spear
casi ho— farmer
atu— leave
ɟaːnaʔ rijo— something (with emphasis)
neja— this (singular, inanimate)
uɽuʔ— think
gitiʔ, gitiʔi— lie down
rutu— flute
ɟĩja, ɟĩje— humid
rasi— juice
bũwal— cause to float on to top of water, to rise up to the surface of water
cotni— sauce, chutney
gai— monkey
pataː rasi— sap
sajob— term of respect (for judges, officers, bankers, soldiers, businessmen, etc.)
kanʈi kilum— nail
enga sim— hen
kadal— banana
ɟem— jam
suːr— shelter someone
susuŋer— soldier
balu— bear
maskal— light
rasid— receipt for land taxes
gonok— fortune-teller
lolo— hot
gaja— gay man
laʔi hasu— stomachache
ɖuliɖ̚— dust
haʈiɲ— divide
gijuʔ gamaŋ— shame, shyness
holoŋ— flour
balbal, balbal ɟero— perspire
gel turije— sixteen (16)
tabla— tabla drum
hon ɟai ko— descendants
kaɟi— talk
udur— bump, push
aril— ice
nokol— copy
diku tiril— Pasandu tree, Coromandel ebony, black persimmon, Diospyros melanoxylon
aril— ice
pola— ring (on finger)
boro ici— pretend (Deeney: frighten)
isin tiʔ caʈu— cooking pot
gungu— wife of the younger brother of the father; younger sister of the mother
daru masala— cinnamon (lit., tree + spice)
bugin ge, bugin ma— recover
leser— sharp
losoɖ̚, losoɖ̚ hasa— mud
gaːdi rakab̚— heap up
goɽa— upland field
pampal— butterfly, moth
gitiʔ, gitiʔi— lie down
iʔiʔ— excrement
banda— pond, tank
geɖ̚— cut (trans)
ɟota— shoe
cuʈke— hill
dumbu— grass
uku uku— hide-and-seek
oʔonko— child
baːla saka kan hapanum— fiancée (female)
ipe pijuŋ— firefly
denga— help
umbul— shadow
tanar doɽa— shoulder blade
merom ɟilu— mutton
kuwɛm ɟaŋ— breastbone
lutur— ear
saː— crevice
akiɲ— 3rd dual pronoun (the two of them)
dubi— dung heap; compost; garbage dump
boʔo ɟaŋ, boʔ ɟaŋ— skull
boroe niʔ— coward
busar, buser— loosen
sanɖi maraʔ— peacock
sereŋ— rock (large)
uruʔ beʈa, uruʔu beʈa— remember
mokor canɖu— January
poʈa— intestines, guts
lanɖija, lanɖije— lazy
ote— land
hoʈoʔ ʈoːʔwaː, oʈoʔ toʔwa— throat
ɟĩja, ɟĩje, ɟiː— humid
huriɲ sir— tendon
apu— father
huɽiɲ noʔ, huɽiɲ noʔo— few
kereʈe kakəla— noise, sounds
rabaŋ hasu— malaria
bindiram ɟalom— web
capu cirgel— touch
cuiti canɖu— late March – early April
duti — dhoti, traditional men's garment
goɟijanaʔ— be dead
popoʔɛdaː— semen
capi— wash utensils
umbul— shadow
ɟoʔ, ɟoʔo— sweep
artat— flour
gitil ʈajeɖ— desert
ɖeɽeɖ̚— shiver, tremble, shake with cold
nama— new
kamar— blacksmith
niʔ, niʔi — open
bonga— ghost (visible apparition)
gitil goɽa— desert
era— woman
sirma— sky
kolowaɖ̚— give a loan
manda— blow nose
suku suwe— peace
canab— back (of something)
gaw mata— pus
kupusur— enemy
bugin ge, bugin ma— get well
huɖgõ, huɖgã— action of cow snorting and kicking back
sagen— sprout
huriŋ bai tijaʔ, huriŋ bai tijaʔa— make smaller
geɟera— obstinate
bãsi— to fish; fishing pole, fishing hook
sĩʔ— foul smell, stench

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