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n. wind; air. Sarpu daka alyi supa hankele sarpu si sapidoku. The balloon got flattened as air was removed from it.

n. name. Niika armyan niihii la pe/Niika armyan nii la? What is your name? Ngiika armyan hii Tatu/Ngiika armyan Tatu hiila. My name is Tatu.

n. (Zool.) variety of large jungle rat.

See: dije.

n. strong wind; windstorm.

vi-r. (Bot.) to grow, as of an offshoot or juvenile plant; to emerge from a tree stump or a rhizome.

n. birthplace. Var: biiko. Usage: Hari.

n. 1. occupation; work. 2. purpose.

n. mother. Usage: Hari, Tajang. Syn: ane. Note: *ane, not *ama, invariably stands for ‘mother’ in the oral literature.

n. length.