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ʈaka‑pojsa— money
kupusur— enemy
manki— chief of confederation
ti tapiɲ— clap
kõɽo— bud
latar— under
kui— girl
baduɽi— bat
aben cilka menaʔ benaʔ— 'how are you?' (dual)
uʒu— abscess, boil
calni— sieve
meɖ̚ daʔ— tear
ote roŋ— brown
kaɟi— speech
ape hisi— sixty (60)
guɽ dandaʔ— sugar cane
ɟuluŋ— laborious
nu— drink
moʈa— thick (non-liquids)
tajer— cucumber
aril— ice
sarɟom daru— sal tree
hukum tijaʔ— 1. command; 2. to command
biliki adaːniʔ— magician
kudi— puffed rice (Deeney: small particles of grains, pulses produced when husking)
kaʔada itən— fail
geː kui— daughter of the sister of a man; daughter of the brother of a wife; daughter of the sister of a husband
roko— house fly
ʈanku— pit (fruit)
‑noʔ, ‑noʔo— somewhat, little
boja— sister
am cilka menaʔ mija— 'how are you?' (singular)
daru benga— eggplant
ɖem— dam
sida— original
bile— cat
aːdu— lower
boɟa— bundle, load
ʈoroeʔ— ashes
leka— as
cakob̚— chew
nogoɖ̚— sweet
omba— bellow of cattle
ɟuɽi — basket
‑rijo— even if
ɽogo— epidemic, contagious disease
enga— mother, female of an animal species
meɖ̚ kanɖom— eyebrow
saja— long skirt worn by women
hasu— hurt, pain, give pain, fever
kuɖlam te paiʈi— hoe (lit., spade + work)
nuː— drink
rubuŋ— bent over
uku danaŋte— secretly
rama— claw of animal; toe of bird; leg of spider; toe or finger of man (in prayers)
gus— 1. bribe; 2. to bribe
enaŋ— only after
doktor— doctor
mukui tedub̚— kneel
hebe— carry on hips
ka borsa— hesitate
paga— rope
sakom— ankle ring, bangle
sisir daʔ— dew
esu— very
gur daru— sugar cane
bodol— change; exchange
capa— print; imprint
iɖi— take
aʈa— birdlime
kamar— blacksmith
buru keɽa— wild bull
ramaŋ— finger
rubuŋ— bent over
bakai— fence, boundary
sabin paʔ— everywhere
gusija— master
pisir pisir gama— drizzle
loeʔ, loe— penis
moʈa tiʔ, moʈai tiʔa— fatten
ɟukanoʔ, ɟukanoʔo— few
piliʔ ruwa, piliʔi ruwa— reflect back
kaka hon— cousin (general)
ɟom cirgel— taste
kaː peːjane— 1. be impotent; 2. eunuch
keremeʈe uɖ̚— choke
aʈaŋa— cushion
tureʔ, tureʔe— point
cara em— feed (animals)
baire ho— deaf/mute person
bancaw— 1. save; 2. salvation
mon duku— sad
miɖen — mixed
poʈa— intestines, guts
ʔonko— child
tonɖom— 1. knot; 2. tie in knot
honor— walk
ruŋ— prod, poke
cilika— how
ri piɽi oroŋ— whistle
mesija— prostitute
sasaŋ— turmeric, a spice
taɽ taniʔ, taɽ taniʔi — musician
kuʈu— miser
hilaŋ— 1. disgust; 2. to be disgusted with
kui— girl
surpaŋ, susurpaŋ— wasp
puti olniʔ— novelist
haɽa— ox
lowa— fig
baːga— part
baːla kan sepeɖ— fiancé (male)
duku ʔɛm— hurt someone
donga calaw taniʔ— boatman, sailor
bul— drunk
bapala— make preliminary arrangements for marriage
berel— unripe
sapa— clean, clear
okoniʔ— which (singular, animate)
udur— bump, push
sadom hon— filly
en— be awake
liɟaʔ, liɟaʔa— article of clothing, clothes
unguɖ̚ te ɟowar— bow in greeting
bakai— boundary (of field)
rabaŋ— cold
tingu— stand
tetaŋ, tetaŋ tana— thirsty
taije kanko— inhabitant, resident
baʈa— grasshopper
aː colcol— beak
goːt— crowd
bapage— divorce (lit., leave each other)
baːga— share
nutum— name
ɟaŋ— bone
bijuŋ bijuŋ— dizzy
sumaŋ, sumeŋ— only
ɟiː— heart, spirit, principle of life
nir— run
capoɽa— slap
siʔ soeʔ— 1. calm (oneself); 2. (Deeney: perfectly quiet)
ɟaga— place
ɟai hon— grandchild
eto em— teach
saɟaw— decorate
ruɟi— vagina
araʔ— begin to ripen (a stage in ripeness before mata)
eparaŋ— quarrel
tab— quickly
biskut— biscuit
maraŋ comoc— tablespoon
naiki— rich
esel— fair (of skin)
saɽi— sound
hasu— illness, disease
gom lupuʔ, gom lupuʔu— wheat flour
nai— vine
nam— get, obtain
sadaj— usually
coke— frog
mora— corpse
horo niʔ— watchman
agu— bring
dõːsi— thirty (30)
bagane niʔ— gardener
lebeʔ— soft
sutkes— suitcase
kupul— guest, visitor
papari— 1. old; 2. to become old (Deeney: when used of people, used in sense of one who has been in one place or occupation for a long time)
ɟuwa buʈe— chin
honɖa— stir
laʔi hasu— stomachache
adim— tribe
tanɖa teɖub̚— straddle; stand with legs apart
ʈẽjo— wolf
pustu— poppy
gitil ʈajeɖ— desert
pisir pisir gama— drizzle
raʔ, raʔa— cry; roar
baːɽa rijaʔ— rent from
tajen— crocodile
paɖu— conquer, defeat; be defeated
sangi eraːn ho— polygamist
hõjar— father-in-law
pĩjae— weaver
miʃin bai taniʔ— machine man, mechanic
cirgel— know (someone); be aware of, recognize; be wary, cautious of
pal pojoŋ— brown
raca— courtyard
har sab̚— chase after
haja ge— handsome
takija— pillow
ponai— full moon
balbal, balbal ɟero— perspire
sanaŋ tijaʔ— agree (sanaŋ = 'desire')
disum— world
enakiɲ— that (dual, inanimate)
ɟaʈi— mat
kupul — guest

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