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kutija— hut
liɟaʔ gaʔ niʔ— tailor
ɟowa— cheek
kupusur— hate
kul— send something to someone
bara babu— clerk
taːso— harvest
biliki— magic
ganɖu daka— molar
baleʔ hon— baby, infant
mijeʔ uwa renko— relative by blood
ɟobora— unclean, dirty
hon eɽa— miscarriage
otoŋ— follow
boːʔ, boʔo— head
saeːʔ ɟaŋ— rib
sarijo— believe
koʈaʒaŋ— ankle
hunɖi— pile
ɟenga— red
sonar— goldsmith
anagu, anadu— slope
mar— interjection urging someone to action
supu— upper arm
kuma— brother of the mother
dubui— anus
aː talka— palate
hake— axe
putam— dove
ʃamaŋ— forehead
bugiŋ, bugin ge— healthy, well
goso— wither
meɖ̚— eye
lambi— adultery
ɖuru— poetry
soʈa— club, cudgel, staff, larger than danɖaʔ
sekaʔ— complete
manəwa, manwa, onwa— human, human being
upurum— acquaintance
arki— distilled liquor
enamente— therefore
bai daru— banyan tree
aʈkar— sense
eneto— learn
ʈuʈka— witchcraft
tai— dwell, inhabit
a:ndi— marry
singi maskal— daylight
salagi— husband of sister of wife, brother-in-law
kondaiɖ— put branches in an earthen pot to support something being steamed
har gasar— separate paddy from plants
tupuɖ̚— pimple
doɽa— ditch
hora udub niʔ— guide
montor— mantras
pasara— barter
sona— gold
nel— see
kula— leopard, tiger, lion
lunda niʔ, lunda niʔI— painter
gadeɖ̚— green, the color of algae found during the monsoon
bala— ring ceremony before marriage; marriage relations
suluʔi— nasal mucus
bar hisi— forty (40)
taɽ— music; beat of drum; banter
esu pure ɟagar niʔ— talkative person (lit., very + many + voice + person)
ɟibon ɟuɽi — life partner (wife or husband)
novi— ninth
parca— land deeds
laŋəɽa laŋəɽate— limp
baːɽa— rent
hon kui— daughter of the older sister of a wife
cunɖi— muskrat
baba her canɖu— May – June
ɟerem— sticky
mukut— crown
aben— 2nd dual pronoun (you two)
surpaŋ, susurpaŋ— wasp
ɖali— crest
‑redo— if
tal— surface
paɽija— 1. barren, fallow; sleepless; 2. to deprive of sleep
montor adu— recite mantras
kantu— kidney
horlosi, horlosiʔi— storm
darom— meet
kaɟi keseɖ— argument
ɟobora tijaʔ— dirty
bakai— enclosure, garden
mi ruba— fistful
awʔu— belch
anɟa— quick
ot̚tol— writer
kowa— man
sereŋ— rock (large)
panir— cheese
sẽje, sẽja, ʃẽja— adult
ɟilu akariɲ niʔ— butcher
ganʈi rijaʔ saɽi— ringing sound
kirin— buy
unɖi kui— younger sister
cere beʈe— creal, the noise when wood of the tiril tree burns
nutum— name
hora sen ho— traveler
nel— see
doreja— ocean, sea
repo— shriveled, wrinkled
kuʈuri— room
sumuki— prosperity, abundance; prosperous day to do something
hatom— father's sister (paternal aunt)
roː— evaporate, dry up
palisi— police
rel gaɽi— train
ɟuʈi— defile
komɖaŋ— curve
cinaʔ— what (inanimate)
kumu— dream
botola— bottle
baba paɽa— paddy plant
hon era— daughter of the older brother of a man; daughter of the older brother of a husband; daughter of the older sister of a woman; one's own daughter
apuʔ eːk tijer— inheritance
bijaɖ— courageous, brave
kere ʈe kakəla— noise, sounds
gel hisi— two hundred (200)
karca era eniʔi— expensive
aːm ho— old man
liʈib liʈib, ləʈib ləʈib— palpitate
gamaŋoʔ taniʔ— ticklish
tata gungu ko— ancestors
era— wife
kur— hoof
onol— draw (a picture)
ɖotka— witchcraft
turui hisi— one hundred and twenty (120)
bugiŋ, bugin ge— healthy, well
ɟalom— trap
dunde— coward
bonga — demon, evil spirit
pundi ho— white man
sẽja marsal— intelligence
canɖuʔ garui, canɖuʔu garui, garui— eclipse of moon
punɖi— white
ojaɽ— swim
gamadin— rainy season
upun hisi gelija— ninety (90)
kili— clan
marmar— scorpion
tuwau— cuckoo
ɟuɽi ura, ɟuɽi ure— make friends again
kuli kaɟi— inquiries, questions
kapaɟi— argue
daʔ, daʔa— water
mamaraŋ— proud
banam— fiddle
ɖasi— servant
hapa— 1. silence; 2. quiet, still
duːm— sleep
ɟalom— 1. trap, net; 2. catch with a net
tikin manɖi— lunch
uʈa— get up
seta— dog
ɟohar— say goodbye
mi cipuɖ̚— handful
dunde— gawk
piː— field
bage eɽaʔ, bage eɽaʔa— abandon, relinquish, renounce, desert (lit., leave + away, out)
pinda, pinde— dhoti, traditional men's garment
ʈupi bai taniʔ— hat-maker
maːn manatiɲ— respect
lowa— fig
gungu— great grandparent, older brother of father, wife of the older brother of the father, older sister of the mother, great grandchild, child of the younger brother of a man or husband, child of the younger sister of a woman or wife
repo— wrinkle
ɟiliŋ bai tejaʔ, ɟiliŋ bai tejaʔa— lengthen
huɽiɲ camac— teaspoon
danaka— lakh, one hundred thousand, units of money
ara— husband of a daughter, husband of younger sister, younger brother of the husband of the daughter, younger brother of the wife of the son
honor bijur— wander around
oːŋ— blow (with mouth)
ɖonga— boat
meɖ̚ daʔ— tears
koẽ— beg
paileɟonõ— first-born
gasiʔ— fart, flatulate
taka em niʔ— treasurer
cuʈi— summit, highest point
ararut ɟo— arrowroot
ɖaːli— dal, legume stew
puːs canɖu— late December - early January
sorbot̚— syrup
baʈ kaɽa— pound
ol— write
duki laʔi— bladder
ɟija— grandmother
siŋbonga— God (both the Ho God and the Christian God, who are similar in many respects)
sẽja, sẽje— adult
pẽjae— socially defiled (after childbirth)
saptumi— seventh
ɟarom— egg
pan tijekanko— line; queue
uɟu— abscess, boil

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