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waddle
vca. insu-into in
vca. kode-kode in
vca. choga-choga in
waddlingly
adv. insu-into
adv.
kode-kode
adv.
choga-choga
wade through water or mud vt-r. lye
wag (tail) v. liki-liko
wage for hiring a *patan to work on one's fields n. patan ajo
wages n. injo-miijo
waist n. khiipo
waist (of females) n. biyan tiigya
waist (of males) n. au giigya
wait
vt. biyan tiigya
vt. dalya
vt. kalya
wait! interj. holyayola
wait (in ambush) vt. tulya
wake vt. miihu
walk
vi. in
vi. da
n. inniin
walk (unsteadily)
vca. insu-into in
vi-r. ja
walk (with faltering step) vi. kolya
walk out vi.
dalin
walking stick n. in-nanii
wall (of a traditional house)
n. myopii
n.
tarsi
Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) n. jojo ropo
walnut (Juglans regia) n. hiiho sanii
wander vi-r. ngo
want to do vsuff. -nan
war
n. chambyo
n. gyambo
warm adj. gubu
warm (result) vsuff. -gu
warm (oneself) vt-r. hi
warmly comfortable vi. gubu giiba
wart n. tarsii
was/were
cop. daye
cop. doye
cop. duye
was/were [do]ing (1st pers. sing.) vsuff. -ladoto
was/were [do]ing (2nd, 3rd pers. sing.) vsuff. -ladone
wash vt. harto
wash (body) vi. harsu (Hi)/hasu (Ha)
wash (clothes) vt-r. nu
wash (feet) vt. liipi
wash (hands) vt. yasii (Ha)
wash out something by splashing liquid on it adj. pyase
wasp (variety)
n. tagyan/tagya (Hi, Bu)
n. tayu
waste
vsuff. -lyu
vsuff. -kho
n. kacho
waste (esp. money)
vt. miilyu
vt. miilyu-miicha
waste something unintentionally vt. miibi
waste materials n. kacho tanii
waste product of locally made millet beer n. poi
wastefully vsuff. -bi
watch n. gori*
watch vt-r. ka
Watch it! interj. kabiidolatiika ah!
water n. yasi
waterfall n. yasi chotin
watery (beverage/food) adj. sarsii
water beetle (variety) n. yasi anii (Ha, Bu, Hi)/tasi anii (Ho)/tasi nanii (Dii)
water beetle larva n. lyebe
water bird n. yasi paje
water bubble n. pari papu
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) n. mendii
water canal n. bogo/yasi bogo
water channel
n. siigan
n. siikho
Water Hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes) n. yasi-yaru
Water Scorpion n. khange-lyange
Water Strider n. taker (Ha)/sukun-sankhii (Hi)
waterside n. siilyo
wave n. lando poniin
wave (stick, sword) vt. kiijer
wave (at someone to get attention) vt. hoye
wave/flow in upward direction vi. lyancha
waver vi-r. ja
wavering n. janiin
wax (ear) n. ruhi/yaru-ruhi
way
class. bya-
n. subu
way of (doing something)
vsuff. -ju
vsuff. -ju...-myo
n. miiju
way of living n. sanju
way of talking n. luju
way of thinking
n. henju
n. henju-henmyo
we (pl.) pron. ngunu
we (dl.) pron. ngiinyi
weak adj. hiju
wealthy adj. mingo
wear
vt-r. gii
vt. giida
wear out vsuff. -mii
wear out (clothing) vt. giimii
wear out (clothing) vt-r. bya
wear simple clothing v. giijo-giimyo
weave vt-r. chin
weave (cane or flattened bamboo) vt. leko
weaving n. chinniin
weaving tool on which a woven cloth is wound in a loom n. gorchi-nanii
weave bamboo splits, esp. in a criss-cross way vt-r. be
web (of spider) n. rimi tasun/rimbi dansun
wedding (large) n. datu mida/datii mida/santii siipa
wedding (ordinary) n. dachi mida/tama siipa
wedding (small) n. konchi mida/peja siipa
wedged (result) vsuff. -ni
weed (of paddy fields) n. aru
weed (other) n. tami
weed (variety)
n. borba tami (Hi)
n. hiiji tami
n. hiinyan tami
n. hiiyi tami
n. misan tami
n. nehan tami
n. piidi naru tami
n. tagur enso
weed (extirpate weeds) vcn. aru mii
weedy (field) adj. biiyo
weep vt-r. khe
weight n. ayi/ayi-aju
well n. sukun
well entrance n. sukun piitin
west n. larin
west facing side n. myolyi
wet
adj. juja
adj. junya
wet (cooked rice, containing a lot of water) adj. jeje
what
adj. nii
pron. nii
what!
interj. nii te
what a...! interj. niitan
what about part. no
what for pron. nii...pa
what if? pron. koda no
what is it? interj. niina si?
what sort pron. niitan
what sort/kind of pron. niika
wheel n. paji* ali
when (in the future) pron. niida
when (in the past) pron. niido
when vsuff.+post. -lyi ho
where
pron. no
pron. no ho
adv. nii
where from pron. nohokii
which
dem. nii
dem. niihii
which (one)
pron. nii
pron. niihii
pron. niihii na
while
vsuff. -rampa
vsuff. -dorampa
vsuff.+post. -lyi ho
while moving vsuff. -jo
whip vt-r. hi
whirlpool n. yasi harkhii
whirlwind
n. robari
n. milyabari
whisper vcn. budu-budu lu
whisper something secretly to someone vt. lusi
whistle through lips vt.-r./vcn. non/alyi non
whistling n. nonniin/alyi nonniin
whistle (in a leaf in order to lure an animal) vt. dingyo
white adj. pulu
white (complexion) adj. yapu
white (esp. of pig skin) adj. khapu
white (esp. of animal fur/skin) adj. tapu
white (of an egg) n. papu alyo
white hair n. dimpu
White Hoarypea (Tephrosia candida) n. imli*
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) n. aji pai
who pron. hu
who (among them/these/those) pron. hubo
who (among you/they/them) pron. hutii
whom pron. humi
whooping cough n. satu sarin
whose
pron. huka
pron. hukii
why pron. niimpa (Ha,Bu)/niimop (Hi)/niitepa (Ho)
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wide (road) adj. byaro
widow n. hiimi
widower n. tinbo
wield vt. jidin
wide (land) adj. poro
wide apart (legs) nphr.
ali paga
widen vt. miiro
wife n. mihi
wife's brother n. atobo
wife's brother's son n. atobo
wife's sister's husband (term of reference) n. barbo-lyibo
wife's sister's son n. atobo
wife's relatives n. nyimii nyanii
wiggle (in the mud) vi. rabe/rabe-ralyi
wild animals n. siidin-siire
wild banana tree n. kulu
wild banana leaf n. kulu anii
wild cherry n. semo/sembo (Ha,Hi)
wild creeper (variety) n. jojuru/jojiru (Ha)
wild game n. siidin-siire
Wild Karanda (Carissa spinarum) n. jinke-jilin
wild kiwi (Actinidia sp.) n. entii tari sanii (Ha, Hi)
wild kiwi fruit n. entii tari ahi (Ha, Hi)
Wild Pear-tree (Pyrus pashia) n. piita sanii
wild pig (Sus scrofa sp.) n. siire
Wild Sesame (Perilla frutescens.) n. tanin
wild taro/yam n. yaru
wild taro/yam (variety)
n. yapun yaru
n. yasi yaru
wildcat (variety)
n. siipu
n. siiso
n. siiyin
will be [do]ing vsuff. -ladokindo
will [do]
vsuff. -chi
vsuff. -ken
vsuff. -kin
vsuff. -talyi
will have been [do]ing vsuff. -ladokindoku
will not [do]
vsuff. -malyi
vsuff. -tema
win vsuff. -min
win a victory over v. miimin
wind n. alyi
windstorm n. alyi aro
wind yarn/thread into a ball by means of a spinning wheel vt. alin
wing n. ale
wink vt. miye
winnow
vt-r. ju
vt-r. khe
winnower made of bamboo or cane framework n. yapyo
winter
n. dorii/dorii piilo
n. tapin piilo
Winter Melon (Benincasa hispida) n. kumra*
wipe
vt-r. nyu
vt. tipa
wire (esp. metallic) n. sosin
wish (to do) vsuff. -nan
wish for vt. hembyo
with
post. agin ho
post. agin pa
with (by means of) part. lo
with discernment vsuff. -cher
with gusto vsuff. -ji
with one's eyes open adv. kiila-kiila
with whom pron.loc. huka agin ho
witness in loans n. narbonii
wobble vca. insu-into in
womb n. niimin
woman n. nyimii
women tresses bundled and rolled into a ball on the top of the head n. dilin
wood (esp. firewood) n. yasan
wood louse n. nyoko tati
woodthat is undried or unfit for burning purpose n. yasan sale
wood splinter n. yakho
wood wasp n. tagyan/tagya (Hi, Bu)
wooden beam n. jombii
wooden board used for draining rice while cooking n. hurta
wooden logs used as border around the fireplace n. piirii
wooden lock of a
door n. arkonanii
wooden meat tray n. yo sampya
wooden mortar used to grind rice and millet n. yaper
wooden plank n. santa
wooden slab or flatten bamboo split n. pata
woodlice n. tuke tabyo
woodpecker n. tarsin
Woody Vine n. sanii taro
work (soil, field) with a hoe vt-r. o
work/task (yet to be done) n. miigo
work/study (yet to be done) n. rigo
working group comprising farmers having their fields in the same area n. aji lenda
working group comprising farmers having their bamboo and pine groves in the same area n. bije lenda
world
n. doha
n. doha-dolo
n. dodi-dolo
n. siichan-miido
n. supun
worm (generic) n. tiyo
worm (variety)
n. dorgii
n. empya tiyo
n. tader
n. aki tader
n. tarpin
worn out vsuff. -mii
worn out adj. rengii (Ha,Hi)/renge (Bu)
worthy adj. gordu
would vsuff. -tii
would not be able to do vsuff. -ladiima
wound
n. une
n. une tare
vcn. une miigii
wow! interj. oha
wrap vt-r. apu
wrap (into packet)
vt. a'nga
vt. nga
wrestle
vt-r. ne
vt. neka
vt. nesu
wrestling n. neniin
wriggle v. kosi-kolyi
wriggle (in the mud) vi. rabe/rabe-ralyi
wring
vt. hijan
vt. hikhii
wrinkle
n. sikun-siri
n. lyikun-lyiri
wrist n. lange (Ha)/langer (Hi)/langa (Bu)
write
vt-r. ke
vt. keka
vt. likhi*
write (again/re-write) vt. keti
write (for someone) vt. kebi
write (in a casual way) vt. kemin-keyin
write (in advance) vt. kemyo
write (on someone else's behalf) vt. kebi
write (some more) vt. kebyan
write (till completion) vt. kenye
write (wrongly)
vt. kegya
vt. kegya-kelya
vt. kekha
writing n. keniin
writing board n. keta
writing utensil n. kena-nanii
wrongdoing n. miigya-lugya
wrongly vsuff. -gya
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