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ãr ipil ko— Pleiades
bonga buru— generic term for traditional sacrifices to spirits
sunum isin— fry
baja ho— mad person, crazy person
gomke— boss, master, official
poʈom kobi— cabbage
ɟio ɟantu— animal
hasu— be sick
tanagoeʔ— jaw
naɽangaɖ hasa, naɽangaʔ hasa— clay
mala— fisherman
mani— mustard
keɽa— buffalo
noɟor— spell cast by the evil eye
cere beʈe— spark
bajɖa— castrate
loːr gaɽa— brook, stream
hon kowaʔ nurs— nanny, children's nurse
saɽi— sound, ring, play (intransitive)
kuwam, kuwɛm— chest
pureʔ ɟiliŋ tijaʔ, pureʔe ɟiliŋ tijaʔa— become longer
kaɽob̚— crab
iju— shout
uɟu— abscess, boil
laʔi ɟeɽa— stomachache
gum— winnow
ajum— hear, listen
sunum— oil
meːɖ̚ iʔ, meːɖ̚ iʔi — rust
rub̚— uproot (trees, plants)
basaŋ— boil water
cimite— when
tajom— after, later
nutum maːn— good reputation
sungal, sungel— only
muci— shoemaker
caʈi— sixth
buʈa— trunk
nim daru— neem tree
iril hisi gel apija— one hundred and seventy-three (173)
nakiʔ— 1. comb; 2. to comb
bale— entrap, ensnare
haku— fish
kuwem, kuwam, kuwɛm— chest
bir ho— forest-dwelling person
bogsiːs— reward; tip
batari— thin
hasu— illness, disease
oɽan— bathe, wash oneself
sirma disum— dwelling place of the dead
hasu— hurt, pain, give pain, fever
muci— cobbler
gerɖa— goiter
buɽa ho, bude ho— old man
aːndi— 1. marry; 2. marriage
kere meʈe təuɖ̚— choke
moroeʔ— sour
okonkiɲ— which (dual, animate)
puraʔ, pureʔ, pureʔe— more
rũ rũ, ru ru— buzz
ɖal— shield
salaŋgi— tall, high
losoɖ̚ hasa— mud
udub̚— show
abuŋ— wash
okona— where
sir— vein
lunɖa— whitewash, using cloth
kariŋ— sell
paɽaw siʈija— student
manmi— mankind
meːɖ̚ iʔ, meːɖ̚ iʔi — rust
ɟar— amuse, entice
hon ɟonom— bear child, give birth
homo— body
gasar— wash utensils
hindi— Hindi
bondo— close
gamaŋ— tickle
boda merom— male goat
eɖka— wicked
kulae— rabbit
eʈaʔ lika— on the other hand
gotaʔ— scratch
balbal, balbal ɟero, balwal— sweat
majom— blood
burbuɽiʔ — bubble
luki tijaʔ— urinate
ranɖi era— widow
pensil— pencil
ɖem— dam
uruʔ adaːn— kind, merciful
pasaː dumbu— weeds
ka satiɲ— impatient
tamba— copper
lolo— heat
hojo— air
hunɖi— store, store up
pajel— first
riping— swing hands
golgol— turn bad (milk)
nabaʔ, nawbaʔi— be pregnant (animal)
karamcaʔ— fox
bau hõjar— older brother of the wife; older brother of the husband
atu— place something in flowing water; be carried away
kolom— threshing floor
ɟire— cumin or Indian fumitory, Fumaria parviflora, plant used in masala
kuiɖ̚— kite bird
‑ɟakeɖ̚— even
hunɖijakanko— crowd
ɟapaʔ, ɟapaʔa— near, close
tata— grandfather
tela— receive or catch in one or both hands
enem— gift
kunkəl— potter
cas— cultivate, farm
uku danaŋ— hide; hide behind
ɟaːiʔ oka— nobody
aːndi— wedding (ceremony)
hanal— answer
sakam— leaf
hasa— dirt, soil
basa— reside temporarily
kaɟi keseɖ̚— point made to win argument, say something to send someone in wrong direction (lit., word + block)
goʔe, goeʔ— die, kill, dead
guni— sorcery
senger— straight
aparob, aparom— wing
bina— harp
buʈi laːʔi— umbilical cord
goʔe, goeʔ— die, kill, dead
haga— brother (in a broad sense)
ɖeɖem— sparrow
tamba— copper
nokol— imitate
ɖeɽeɖ̚— shiver, tremble, shake with cold
sẽja era— wise woman
ɽogo— epidemic, contagious disease
ikir— deep
bal— ball
saː— add
samaɽom— gold
dub̚ cũlocũlum— squat
muskil— difficult
kili— clan
ʈongaʔ, ʈongaʔa— hollow
bala era— mother of the husband of the daughter; older sister of the husband of the daughter; mother of the wife of the son; older sister of the wife of the son; older sister of the husband of the younger sister
sereŋ— rock (large)
neta— politician
ɟoka nel, ɟukanel— be shortsighted, myopic
ranɖi era— widow
naɽangaɖ hasa, naɽangaʔ hasa— clay
ʈajeɖ— place
ɟometijaʔa— food
dolal— intermediary
aril— ice
goɽa baba canɖu— September – October
aliɲ— 1st dual exclusive pronoun (he/she and I)
behos— faint, unconscious
cunɖul— point out
pukuri— pond, tank
hupu nam— process of selecting a name by placing seeds in water
ɟibon— life
hataʔ— winnowing basket
hisa, hise— harassment
mockaw— hurt oneself
mise mise— sometimes
dakara— 1. announce; 2. announcement
saram— deer
kowa— boy
bar hisi gelija— fifty (50)
ro raʈanga— uneven
ɟom nu— feast, party
uʈa— raise something or someone up
ajum— hear, listen
ɟje tatako— ancestor
suku— bottle gourd
mipijaɖ, mipijeɖ— one each
merom— goat
paileʒənəm— first-born
manki— chief of a confederation, four or five villages
tutamala cirgal— evaluate
sitaʔ, sitaʔa— morning
genɖa gaɽur— stork
badam— peanut
ranɖi— widow
ombaʔ, ombaʔa— crawl
hoba hasu— labour, labor, birth pains
dumaŋ— hand drum that is beaten at both ends
bajan, bejan— explain
hasa buː— clod of earth
tẽja— husband of an older sister, younger brother of a wife
homo ɟaŋ— skeleton
murki— earring
buʔ, buʔu— bark
buraʔ— serve
ɖai— elder sister
eːn, ɛn— wake up
rəpiɲ— indicate
anguɽi— finger

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