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kowa hon— boy
sepeɖ— young man
maskal— light
nama sepeɖ̚— groom (lit., new + young man)
hanar— mother-in-law
mala— fisherman
munde manke— chief (lit., chief of tribe + chief of confederation)
ɟuːr— 1. smooth; 2. make smooth
towa taui, towa taʔi— milk (cows, goats)
saɽi— sound
cu:ʈija— summit, highest point
ɟilu— meat
tupuɖ̚— pimple
koca— corner
suɖ, ʃuɖ̚— 1. roughly-made well; 2. to dig a well
diku mage— January
doɽoʔ— nod with head
buɽa ho, buɽe ho— old man
curi— knife sharpened on both sides
kakaru— pumpkin
ʈupi— hat
gosoʔ ogunɖa— trample; pulverize with hands
aː— mouth
hapa— 1. calm (oneself); 2. (Deeney: quiet)
enredo— if that is so, if that is the case
kaʔ— crow
kãɽa ho— blind person
ajerete— already
iriːl — younger brother of the husband; younger sister of the husband
kabi raɟ— chemist
moe hisi mijaɖ̚— one hundred and one (101)
babata— itch
canɖuʔ, canɖuʔu— month
taŋan— separate from
kaɟi bai— plan
era dasi— female servant, midwife
buru— mountain, hill, jungle, forest
sisir daʔ— dew
mõɖa— mask
rabaŋ canduʔ— winter
hambal— heavy
oʈo— sty, stye (on eyelid)
ladi— load
udub, uduʔ— show
dosora canɖu— late September – early October
ai hisi gel turije— one hundred and fifty-six (156)
haɖ haʈiɲ— slice
doneja— cilantro, coriander
pẽjae— weaver
ni:— this (singular, animate)
singi paŋ— daytime
raga coga— rough, severe
belun— balloon
atom— father's sister (paternal aunt)
boʔ, boʔo— head
hapanum— young woman
parkom— bed made with rope and wood
arandi sonpon— in-law
landa— laugh
munu— ancient, original
hamal laiʔ, hambal laʔi— be pregnant (people)
galaŋ— plait
ɟaːniʔ, ɟaːniʔi — any (singular, indefinite, animate)
harob— sate, satisfy (sometimes to the point of boredom)
gel irlija— eighteen (18)
hondor kul— say goodbye
ɟaː nao ka— nothing
ɟaː cilkate— in any way
uku danaŋ kaɟi— secret
harob̚— satisfy
haʔcũ— sneeze
sõr— soar; throw a javelin or any long, thin object
borsa— encourage, courage
sapaniʔ— cleaner
aː daʈa— spell caused by flattery, mantras, or other spoken words
po poeda— semen
enka— like that
baredo— otherwise, else
cuilaw ka renga— never
hoʔtir— snore
doneja— coriander
tanga, taŋan— separate
karab suwan tana— bad-smelling
aĩja— self
sab‑siːʔ— funeral
ape— 2nd plural pronoun (you, 3 or more)
cilike ci— example
guju— hut
sabin ge, saben ge— all
tol— fasten, bind (load) (Deeney: tie up, block)
disum— world
buʈi— navel
ɟĩja, ɟĩje— humid
candi— silver
ote dokol— earthquake
hajam— language, whisper
hari gowari— beseech strongly
rumpa— bunch
ranɖa ho— widower
didi— vulture
cikete— why
seʔr liɟaʔ, seʔr liɟaʔe— rag
bar pa — 1. bowel movement; 2. to have a bowel movement
ɟoɟo daru— tamarind tree
pase— trap animal
puti— book
gaw— wound
puɽuwa— wrap up
mi bita— length from tip of thumb to finger
ɟaː mente— if (Deeney: for any reason)
doja ɟaŋ— spine
boɽa— blurry, muddy (of water)
ɟuːr— smooth
ɟiɖ̚, ɟi dəkɛn— be alive
lungam, lumaŋ— cocoon
gonca— baby sling, fold of a garment
ɟai kui— grand daughter
ɟiːŋ— grandmother
kowa hon— one's son
baɽam— dwarf
sobdoʔ— word
neloʔ— seem
dẽwa— sorcerer
urgum en tija— warm oneself
lutur buʔ— pierce (ears)
ɟoɲ ɟoɲ— pointed
kobor em— inform, notify
haga misi ko— brothers and sisters, used to address a group of people
ur, ũr— skin
baʈa— grasshopper
landa inuŋ— joke around
busuʔ— straw, nest
nubaʔ— dark
pundi ho— white man
narijal— coconut
eʈaiʔ— another person
ɟerem akanaʔ— sticky
diku— non-tribal
esu barije— cute, very good (mostly for kids)
supu sakom— arm bracelet
muiʔ— ant
kakəla— 1. noise, sounds; 2. shout
ambaratu— guava
moɽa— corpse
tuɽaʔ, tuɽaʔa— point, spot
kanɖi— blunt
danɖaʔ— cane, walking stick, stick
dasi— slave or servant that lives in master's house
bindiram— spider
keseɖ̚— close, shut
ɟajiko— grandchild
huriŋe— smaller
põɽoso— jackfruit
bakara— apricot
dje tata ko— ancestors
ajub̚ manɖi— evening meal
tẽjaŋ kui— sister-in-law
ɟagda— swamp, marsh
gel apija— thirteen (13)
asi— ask for, request
ʈanku— stone, pit
sũ— hiss
haku— fish
ɟangi— beam, rafter
udub̚ kar— complain about someone
aril— hail, ice, snow
hili— wife of an older brother
sukuri— pig
mistiri— mechanic, craftsman, mason
torai— sword
sampadak— editor
miraʔ— dusk, twilight
dorkar— 1. necessary; 2. want
tara singi — afternoon
ur— dig
ragam— scratchy
eŋa— mother
caɽa— bald
liʒap tolkaj hafənum— fiancée
dipil— carry (on head)
moʈora— pea
reɟa— coolie, unskilled laborer
binijur— winding
kupusur— enemy
maraŋ bo tejo— elder brother
sapaŋ— pant
sala sareʔ— exclude; select some to be left behind
doreja ɖipa— island
paɽija— fallow; sleepless
gowa la— milkman
udur— push
meɽemeɽe bijur— turn around
dosi— 1. blame; 2. guilty; 3. be guilty
piɖ̚ taila— gall bladder
ɖaʈate huwa, ɖaʈate huwaʔ— bite
rimil saɽi— thunder
sursa, sursə— mustard
badai— congratulate
gomke— owner, master, boss
cur— surround; gush

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