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Puyi— god of dawn
Hinji— god of dawn
Ramlo— wellbeing ritual
Ramne Uyu— ancestral spirits
Riaram Uyu— evil-doing spirit
Rinte-Parte— harvest spirit
Ringte Uyu— illness spirit
Ryalo Uyu— family-blessing lord
Seki Svbv Uyu— mithun-sacrifice blessing
Si Chenga— earth deity
Si-Donyi— earth-sun almighty
Sili— modern-problem spirit
Si-Moro— judge deity
Soniyu iyu— incest-punishing spirit
Sotung uyu— bad-luck spirit
Taling Chane Uyu— sky death spirit
Tamhilo— god of fate
Tamu Uyu— fertility spirit
Tapar Uyu— longevity spirit
Tarbu debu— household goddess
Uyu Mirang— self-formed spirit
Yapom Uyu— forest-mountain spirit
Yallung Uyu— quarrel spirit
Yubu Uyu— blessing spirit
Funying Uyu— harmful spirit
aku nvgv— another's
ata— group of people
atum kwnv— person who does castration
ayuu jema bv— at sooner
baanv— person who is burning something or fixing ladder
bakbu— person who carries the things
baknv— person who carries the things
bvria— someone
bvvbu— person who possesses the things or who is holding the things
bvvnv— baby's mother
bww— he
bonyi— to address second person singular
boonv— person who is on a journey
bu— person
bulu hv— they are
bulu gv— their
bulu am— to them
chimbu— person who knows the facts
chinv— person who throws the spear
chinv— person who knows the facts
gunv— only
hv— that
hvbu— the person who said
hvv bo— That
hvye— who
hvye nyi— to whom
hvye yu— who
ho— that
ho ata— they. that group
hugu— what
isi— that
mvlww— all
mw— himsef
na— you
nam— to you
nw— he/she
nw bulu— They
nga— to me
ngaachi— my elder brother
ngaanv— my mother
ngaabu— my father
ngam— to me
ngo nv— its me
ngunu— we
no— you
no ka— you also
nonu— you all
nulv— you all
nyii— he
nyii nvngv— that man
olo— that
oloo— there
vv— there
abww-apa— tiger
abu— father
achi-amin— animal
achar-abar— remnant
addo— distant
ajar— separate
aje-amv— flippant
alin posok— wild animal
amv-alv— duplicate
amww jeema bv— reluctant act
amjin— abundant harvest
anga— infant
angin-ayok— abundant
apa-asa— scattered
apin— separation
arw— demarcation
arw-apa— separation
arw rwnam— act of making demarcation line
asa-apa— scattered
atum kwnam— castration
baba-yaya— struggling movement of worm when injure
bar— scratching ground for searching food by bird
barnv— someone who scratch the ground
bvkio-bvnyo— swirling movemnt like snake and worm
bvnyi— mythological figure believed to be the sister of svnyi(mithun)
bvpwk— green colored poisonous snake
bvrum-bvram— a type of non poisonous snake that is break into small part when touch
bvsar-bvsar— sharp pain in skin when bitten by insect
beekum— type of ritual in which a priest chants before killing a pig
beelak rvvnam— a type of ritual that sacrifices wild animal for graveyard
beelwk— chant for the ailments of someone at far away
beeluu— area where monkey lives
besok-bebok— irregular pattern marked by movement of finger or claws of bird
bwdw-rwmw— when group of people talk in low or confused manner
bokbv— a variety of wild cardamom like grass that bears fruits on the top
bokpin— separated by explosion
boobo— traditional sport in which participant swings is rope tied between two post
bumbar bvlar— spongy texture of rice grain when properly steamed
bunv— the main priest during chanting
buudw subu— mithun used for sacrifice during the burry of death body
buuki— mouse
buunv— female rat
buupu— male mouse
buuru— rat hole
byudww subu— the mithun that is scarificed during burial
chaabok— getting blessed from god through good chanting by priest
chaacha-chaya— move slowly and carefully to avoid dirt
chaada-chara— come directly to the location
chaakar— move around slowly and silently
chaari— immitate someone's chanting
chakjor— a type of cricket that makes chirping sound in evening
cham-cham— gills of fish
charkum— collect animals in a place
charlwk— chase animals into a cage or confine area
cheelw subu— Mithun sacrifice for controlling the human death
cheeru haalin— scratching of cheeru from the bottom of a cooking vessel
cheepiar— a type seasonal bird that start appear in April-May
chia— small quantity of meat given to the other party as introduction during Nyida
chido— priest is chanting with egg
chigak— start chanting with an egg
chikum— throw the sticks or wood into a particular location
chimpu-chia— categories of meat given in Nyida
chindum subu— a category of mithun given to bride party in nyida
chinlv yaado— know something more than someone
chinlv yaachok— know better then any other
chiro— chanted with egg
chuuka— small loosely woven crafted bag kept above the hearth in a traditional kitchen
daalo-dali— romantic folk song that depicts how unmarried girls and boys propose each other
dakyii-rvbi— when every one stand in queue
dama-damja— walking slowly
damdo— sexually assaulting as in animal
damdo— chanting by priest
damjin— correct something by chanting
darhar— separation
darkak— ritual of cleaning the soul or body by chanting of priest
dvba sunam— when two person share the food
dvkyum— intoxication due to foods
dvlam-dvlam— movement of large number of objects or large group of animal
dvlin— piece of bone when stuck to esophagus while eating meat.allo dvlin(bone stuck in esophagus
dvnuu— eat one by one slowly
dvpak— system in which an animal is slaughter and its meat are distributed among the relatives .This is done when a person needs helps
dvpi sonam— The ritual in nyida in which Groom's party are invited by various house holder in the village and chanting in group is done for bringing prosperity to the house owner
dvu— sudden fall of a rice grain from mouth while eating foods which is believed to be a good indicator for a person because he is going to have a chances of eating meat soon
dwgw— activity related to hunting of wild animal in jungle
dwk-dwk— work strongly or with dedication
dwktv-dwknv— make something painless or senseless by giving constant irritation
dwwkak— cleaning of an object or someone's soul by chanting of priest
dwwli— back fats of pig carcass
dwwrw— making demarcation by planting post along the boundary
dwbv paatv— tiger of high mountain
dinpum— bunch of meat that is meant for whole family unit that took part in nyida and other rituals
dor— count the number of animal
dorgo— giant earthworm
doodar— to sit somewhere for few day hour or days to get fresh up or as quarantine
doogi— dependant
duja-duma— kick slowly
du lul— gathering of spiritual power by priest during chanting
dumbu— male deer
dumgar— decoration of feather like things in headgear
dumgar garnam— making decoration in headgear
dumnv— female deer
dumpik piknam— Deer hunting technique in which hunter mimics the Deer sounds by blowing a folded leaf to attract them toward the hunter
dumsin— traditional measuring equipment for measuring the quantity of grain. It is made of bamboo which is about one foot long
duu— nicotinic plant that is used in pipe smoke after drying
gamje-gamv— bite slowly or lightly
gara subu— category of Mithun given to bride's party as price in nyida
gv— pregnant
gvyam-gvyam— rythmic movement of animal or trees
gwwbo— work more than required
gwgw-gaga— movement of the body when we do something
goju— bow like structure made of bamboo that is bent by strong rope to catch birds and rat if triggered
gokrv— shout in group after killing a wild animal
gotak— an instrument made of bamboo for catching birds
gook— sliding knot at one end of the rope for catching or tying an object
goor— extra part of traditional house meant for rearing pig and poultry
gooying— seasonal insects that is abundant during the month july-august
goyi— a type of vegetable that abundantly grow in winter
gumdu-pvrv— rearing and management of domestic animals
gumpa— pigsty
gumtak— bamboo or wooden plank used for making the floor of pigsty
gumrv— portion of the traditional house that is meant for pigsty
guyin— likely to catch fire

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