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tabu

n. (Zool.) snake, in general. This category encompasses not only snakes, but also monitor lizards. gyoyi tabu n. (Zool.) Common Indian Monitor (Varanus bengalensis), a large lizard with an elongated neck an a forked tongue. tabu choka haman n. (Bot.) unidentified

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yara

n. variety of loosely woven cane basket used by males for carrying firewood. Syn: yasan-yara. Yara raye/rahe. One *yara basket.

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supyu

See: supuyu.

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tachi

n. (Bot.) variety of cane having a very large stem, used esp. by the Nyishis.

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yarbin

vt. (of a plural subject) to persuade someone collectively.

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suro-nesu

See: nesu-suro.

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tader

n. (Bot.) Pleioblastus simonii, one of the strongest bamboo species, found only in Talle Valley. The shoots usually sprout in April .

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yari

n. loincloth of cotton traditionally worn by grown-up males to hide private parts. See: ahu; sarbe.

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suru

adj. deceiving; deceptive. suru donyo n. rascal; scoundrel; traitor. Var: suru dornyo. See: lyolyi chochi.

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taje-tanye

vi. to scuttle; to scurry; to act in a hustling manner; to run hastily.