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Kelghah— Don’t; Stop:
Plgharn— Vein
Kurund— Searched
Nuh Kelgh— Creek
Key ellta — fingernail
Kurpin— (To) search
Paka— Display of dead
Pilma — bee
Bulgh Balgh— Scatter
Pa— Move/go/push
Pulga boh— Sacred control at singsing/Moka ground
Teglang— Bright
Lghong— Thorn
Mong— Trouble
Kera poo— feather
Maena Molgha— Sit down
Amb Quima— Bride price
Kay— Good
Kang Amb— Young married woman
Kera kuri— Yellow bird of paradise
Kuta— salt
Kung— pig
Mundmong— Afraid
Kiem pamba— Fern
Mein amb— wife
Quip Kaip— Discourage/lose heart
Kung kooh— Mumu rocks
Key Paemb— Thumb
Pang T'de— hair
Keimb — worm
Kit pulg kundul— So greedy
Balgh— Apron/Traditional covering to front waist area for males
Nu Mundum— Large gathering (like a sea of people)
Ing tika— Truth
Nanga— My or mine
Kumaia— Pitpit
Koma toa— (to) carry
Meing— Container
Kumayiah— Pitpit
Namblgha— What
Telem— Does
Quipa— Hang up
Mae Kana— Look Down
Kurr— sweat
Ange— Thanks
Mae Kamb— Clay
Kepa— Uncle - mum's brother or men from mum's side
Ka— Rope
Ei tep melgh— Like that/this
Anum akel— Younger mother/aunty
Lghroa (de tok)— (to) slap
Ditng— drum
Tumbalgh— Mouth instrument
Pek (toah)— (to) Peel
Bin— Bean
Moe (tereng/tekmelgh/ting)— Worship
Aiem— breast
Pamba— Fern
Nuu nuh waka lgekem eh— Are you thirsty
Kii— Hand
Kanta— Cover/Paint/splash
Airnemb— Lazy/tired
Tep keak— ash
Ya Kunda— Over here
Bram-bra— Vibrate/reveberate
Taka neken— Carefully
Lgapa nga lgapa— Grandfather
Kamb— Count
Pora— Finish; Completed
Kerr— cracking sound
Nemb tina— Why
Olgha La— Lift
Walgh Pakey— Shirt
Mat ken kenimelgh— See you sometimes
Tek tok— (to) wrong
Alther— Again
Maie— Soil/land
Kalgha— Cook
Komnga— mountain
Unt Pena— Forest
Maem— Blessing
Kumngha— Rope
Mentil — pain
Ing mong— word
Miem— Make; create
Ku Palgh — mosquito
Mong kona— grave
Kulghrum— Died
Kung min— Pig fat
Ip— ant
Lgapa akel— Younger uncle
Hui Oh— Welcome
Keimin— In law - In relation to wife and husband's brother or vice versa
Buur melg— Aeroplane/helicopter
Punha emah— Forest bush for gardening
Terlgherr— Cartlidge
Kanker— Seeing
Kelgh— Small
Lgopa kepa— Cuscus
Unt kang— Tree bark
Pemb— lie (down)
Kera mulga— chicken egg
Pang Koya— skull
Kung mint— meat
Ilgh lgepa— second
Nguh nokem— Having toothache
Ena pela— sun bathe
Kupa— cloud
Ing gep nekem
Key ambelga— hold hands
Nu lgheea— wash
Lghoo kokia— Rafters
Tomba— Will happen
Nuh moimbelg— Water hole
Elgh Ing— speech
Mae Poimbra— Black ground/clay
Tulgh wei— Far away
Koilgpa— In law - In relation of wife to husband's dad, also husband to wife's mother
Api — paternal grandmother
Tep tok— (to) wrong
Bou toh— (to) plant
Nunga— Your
Polg olg— Small intestines
Oh Lgherem— Grew
Lek hoe— (to) celebrate or value
Kanep Kelghpa— Reckless;
Mendtah-dtha— Touch
Olgha polgh— On top
Lghoo— house
Kundul Kalghadil— Brown
Be toa/tok/turum— (to) Write
Kaspel— Potato
Mema— blood
Kolga tekmelgh— Sad singing
Nuh kendpa— Drinking water source
Nuu urr okum eh— Are you feeling sleepy
Uol— Mud
Tepan— Summer
Tepan akel— January
Ungn— Brother
Kur yamb— ghost
Nug Meint— Gums
Kiakiah— Transparent and white
La— (to) Take
Gulgh galgh-lga— lightning
Tendlghim— Sizzle
Kuur wagl— Evil spirit/disease
Tung tekem— (it is) Sweet
Lgetak wah— Speed it up
Lghee Olgh omb pukem— diarrhea
Paka— Post/long wooden column
Kii mintil tekem— Hand painful
Lghtpa Lghtpa— Very Quickly
Kanep kelghpa— Knowingly
Oh Lghemba— will grow
Tapan — rain season
Mong kundul— Red eye
Tumbtul— Night
Turulgh— Flea
Piep— Lid
Bulgh ming— back
Kera patu— duck
Engnul— Yellow
Taep— Care
Noi kunda— Over there
Lghimb— Spit
Engkek pamb il— nine
Temba— (will) happen
Bou ulgh— Native/original practise
Kanda— Alright
Olgh Walgh ing— Whisper
Kanep— See
Nuu tekem melg nat— How are you feeling
Kaplgha— No worries
Lghema— Flea
Mukk— Blue
Tapor— Spade
Oy-elgh — spring
Ku Palgh mulg— mosquito larva
Boy— Dozing (off)
Delwa Toah— Perforating (meat, food, etc)
Lgho mong— Raindrop
Mehlgh— Object
Tangpa— Dawn
Purul— Sting
Teltkel— three
Bou— Original/native/culture
Era-a— disbelief (about something)
Teil tolem— Slippery
Nonda— Mushroom
Popolg tekem— Unhappy
Minmin talgh— Couple
Maena Molghep— Sat down
Urrkumb— Dream
Lghoo timint— House centre post
Nggorman— Tusk
Terem— (it) happened?
Mong tiep— Corner of eye
Wilwil— Bicycle
Ing tunta— (to) talk to

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