o [´ o:]   n. rice or millet beer, made from filtering water through fermented rice/millet. Encycl: Rice and millet are cooked and preserved in *yagii baskets after a yeast-like substance (*ipyo) has been incorporated for fermentation. o barde n. cane or bamboo basket used for distilling beer by squeezing it. Syn: barde. o khuyi haman n. (Bot.) Creeping Woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata), lit. 'sour vegetable'), a common weed eaten as a vegetable, having a sour taste. Syn: khuyi haman; o haman; akho haman . o khiiniin n. rice/millet beer brewing. o sader n. funnel-shaped material used for filtering beer during beer processing. o tantenii n. first period of the Myoko festival, during which visiting guests are entertained with food and drink and compete their host in *ayu songs. Var: o tantiidu. o tarko n. male person in charge of rice/millet beer during festivals, e.g. *murun.

o [o:]   vt-r. to work with a hoe; to hoe.

o-   See: u-.

obin   vt. (of a plural subject) to cut/till jointly (with a hoe).

obyo   adj. long. Var: orbyo; iibyo. obyoja adj. longest. obyoya adj. longer. obyo ngiiyi n. (Zool.) Rohu (Labeo rohita), a relatively large fish of the Cyprinidae family grown along with paddy in paddy fields. Encycl: together with Catla (Catla catla) and Mrigal Carp (Cirrinhus cirrhosus), it is an important component of the carp polyculture which was introduced in Ziro area in the 50's.  Syn: rohu.

 

oha   interj. wow! Usage: interjection usually either indicating surprise or excitement. Taku, oha baritotiika. 8:30 doku ka ah. Come on, Taku, wake up! It's already half past eight.

 

oho [´oho]   n. child; term of reference for child, especially son. oho bu vcn. to give birth. oho buko [´oho´buko] n. birthplace Var: oho biiko. oho ashi [´oho aɕi] n. descendant (grandchild, great grandchild, etc.).

 

oho   n.  row of barbed bamboo or wood that is pitched into the ground as cattle-deterring hedge or to safeguard against intruders.

 

oho [o´ho]   adj. tall; elevated; high. Sanii oho. Tall tree. ohoja adj. tallest. ohoya adj. taller. Tamo Obing mi ohoya do. Tamo is taller than Obing. ne oho [´ne o´ho] pron. how tall. Danyi ne ohodoku? How high is the sun in the sky? (as a traditional way of asking about time).

oho   vt-r. to feed; to nurture (animals). Alyi mi diigo ohoto. Feed the pigs! Miyu atan hii subu atan mi ronnge-ronnge alo ohodu. People sometimes feed [their] mithuns with salt. Syn: ho.

ohobo [´ohobo]   n. term of reference for someone's classificatory uterine nephews, i.e. all the persons who regard him has their maternal uncle and address him as 'aku'. This kin category includes, for a man, his sister's sons and grandsons, his father's sister's sons and grandsons, his paternal grandfather's  sister's sons and grandsons, etc. The corresponding term of address is * ya.

onyi-riinyi   adj. beautiful, as of a small thing. 

opa [o:´pa]  vt. to cut away or remove with a hoe; to hoe off (e.g. weeds).

opa [o:pa]  vt. to find something while cutting/working with a hoe.

opa   vt-r. to give up; to leave. Ngo Taki ko chakinsiine, miido huto la opatoku. I should have gone to Taki's place, [but] as it was raining I gave up the idea.

 

orbyo   See: obyo.

 

orin pagin   adj. of mixed colour, as of the sky when different shades of colour are visible. Siilo yapun si orin pagindo. Today the sky is multi-coloured.

 

oye   adv. once; one time. Usage: Hari, Bulla. Momi oye akinto! Show him/her once how to come. So oye akato! Come over here once! Hiika bije mi oye bakheto. Turn that bamboo upside down (one time). Inka hand-held fan simi buto la alyi oye helyato! that Take that hand-held fan and blow some air with it! Diiri pachi simi oye nulyan-nudato. Tidy up your personal belongings! TV simi oye parhiito. Rotate the television a little bit! Mobile so Yampi ka number mi oye telinto pe. Please dial Yampi's number for me on this phone. Var: uye. See: u-.