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goɽa— ground, upland field
paɽuwar — bullying
bisijaŋ biɲ— poisonous snake
tuɽusi— tulsi, Holy Basil, Ocimum sanctum, used in religious ceremonies
haʔcũ— sneeze
ajer te— from the beginning
sari‑ɟati— truly
kursi— chair
mijãɖ̚, mijaɖ̚— one (1)
kũwa, kũwe— well
puduna— mint
haku— fish
‑eːte— since
heren— husband
acu— employ, hire, order someone to do something
pirkil bai niʔ— dramatist
sunaŋ, suneŋ— only
bame— fortune-teller
papi hon— bastard
kowa hon— son
har— drive
canɖuʔ— moon
bagan— vegetable garden
meɽe meɽe bijur— turn around
ɟoka nel, ɟapaʔanel— be shortsighted, myopic
amiɲ— clear (land for planting)
lapambi— adultery
bairi— enemy
saki— namesake
boːr— slippery
kumbu— thief
lele— bee
huɽiɲ torai— machete, cutlass (lit., little + sword)
tamba— copper
hara maraŋ— grow up
gitil disum— desert
udiɲ undi— younger brother
upuɖ— ferment (alcohol)
ɟom cakob̚— gnaw
porɟa— poor
daʔ putuːr, daʔa putuːr— foam
rengeʔ rabaŋ— poor
gole— whistle
gel arija— nineteen (19)
karbuɟ— melon
ɟobora— refuse, rubbish, trash
hende— black
hon eɽa— miscarriage
celka— example
bara bari ge— equal
uke— elbow
gur daru— sugar cane
piːt— bile
ajub— evening
baba keto— winnow, throw in air (lit., rice, grain + winnow)
gaw mata— pus
bapala aːndi— properly arranged marriage
dumbu— grass, weed
ɟira, ɟire— 1. rest; 2. to rest; to endure; to hold down (medicine)
rasi— soup, broth; a liquid that results from fermentation, on top of rice beer
owaʔ ren ko— family (for female)
riːɖ diri— grinding stone
lupuʔu— powder
muluʔ canɖuʔ— new moon
sukul— tobacco
roː— evaporate, dry up
doreja ren haku— shark (lit., sea's fish)
baba ir ɖipilĩ, ɖipilaŋ— harvest season (lit., rice + harvest + time)
peːl— fail
ɖur— quail
baba siɲ— straw
anar— pomegranate
kãɽa— blind
tesar— third
kakala— shout
lele— bee
hapaɖ̚— leech
leser pa— edge
ɟoka— measurement
haɖ̚— spicy
manɖi— food
ceːra— cute, pretty
ʈuː— squirrel with light and dark stripes
enɟinir— engineer
tiɲ— start a fire
enrejo— nevertheless
dudulum— pigeon
imite— while
ɟaiʔjoː ka— no one
ɖaɽije— beard
homo bale— hair (on body)
cirgel, cirgal— feel (passively), be aware of something
maca— raised platform
ataŋ— brain
ipil— star
hon buɽi ko— family (for males), wife and children
ɟair— gum
cina— sign
baːla kan sepeɖ— fiancé
‑eɽaʔ, ‑eɽaʔa— out
bonga tuŋ— shooting star, meteor
tunɖu banɖij— leprosy
mana— forbid
maraŋ— big
leʔ, leʔe— tongue
unɖi kui— younger sister
anadu, anagu— slope
honɖa bijur— stir around
ɖanɖom— 1. handle of tool; stem of mushroom; 2. to fit with a handle
rãsa ici— entertain (others)
eto sanaŋ— curious
aɟente— agent
kobor— message (Deeney: news)
meɖ̚ ɖapal— wink
maɟi— bug
huriɲ sir— tendon
gaɽa— river
geɽ— gnaw
ɟiliŋ— long
uru— beetle
buru amiŋ— clearing
beʔedaː— saliva
tajom— behind (time)
domkaw— scold
capal— buttock
tiŋgu— stand
eʈaʔko— other (plural, indefinite, animate and inanimate)
isitiri— iron
porɟa— landless person; poor, manual laborer
iniʔ, iniʔi — that (singular, animate)
uli daru— mango tree
busija— guest
roː— dry, withered
norom— mild, gentle, soft
loɽo— lie in wait for; set on; stalk
canɖaŋ— step
ringa— scarcity
hanɖar— see guests off
kage— no
maɖal— custard apple
kumbu— thief
enga merom— female goat
laga— be tired
puraʔ— many, a lot
kaʈa ganɖa— toe
osar atijaʔ, osar atijaʔa— widen
owaʔ— compound, house
akadaɳa— amazed
sangar ho— hunter
cakaɖ labaʔ— deceiving, deceitful
duku, duku re— suffer
kalerk— clerk
porob— festival
kija— chin
ɟibon— life
gonaŋ an— valuable
sanɖi, ʃanɖi— rooster
siku— louse (lice)
unguɖ̚, uŋguɖ̚— bend down
dudulum, dudələm— pigeon
panca— tax; rent
ɟaŋ— kernel, seed
kupul-ko— guests
gasiʔ, gasiʔi— fart, flatulate
kaː peːʔjaniʔ, kaː peːʔjaniʔi — be impotent, eunuch
sasaŋ— turmeric
keɽe— firm
suʔr sur— heart (physical organ)
dutem— intercede, go between
meːɖ̚— iron
nimin iŋ— contents
arom parom— transparent
anajer, anajar— lead
rengeʔ, rengeʔe— poor
ojuɖ̚— earwax
ɟiːŋ— grandmother
guju— hut
roːʔ, roːʔo— evaporate, dry up
tuːt— mulberry
oŋ— blow (with mouth)
sukuri ɟilu— pork
nija rijaʔ matlob— 'it means'
ɟom cakob̚— gnaw
kismis— raisin, currant
roːto canɖu— late June – early July
baʈəri— thin
ka upurum— stranger
beteʔ beteʔ— cut into small pieces
riː em— lend
geraŋ— mourning
boɟa— load, burden
kapaɟi tapaʔ— argument
bala— parent of one's son/daughter‑in‑law, to treat someone as 'bala', showing proper hospitality, etc.
hasu— illness, disease
chuku— a Rum leaf rain protector, worn over head and body like a hood leaving the front open for work, e.g. transplanting or weeding
norom— soft
meɖ̚ ɖapal— wink
laʔi ɟeɽɖa— stomachache
tẽjaŋ kui— younger sister of the wife
paɽaʔub̚— uproot

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