Appendix:Nihali word list

The following word list of the Nihali language is from Nagaraja (2014: 250-332).

Abbreviations used are:

• Dravidian: Dr.
• Indo-Aryan: IA

List

Gloss	Nihali	Etymology	Page
all of a sudden	acaːnak	Hindi
end (of a cloth worn by ladies)	acaːr
to sneeze	acchi-	Dr./IA?
to dig	acci-be
all of a sudden	aḍawḍi
to burn (intr.)	aḍek
to kindle (tr.)	aḍek-kamaː-be
thick (e.g. cloth)	addo
exchange	adla-badli	Hindi
train	aggari	Hindi
sweat	agin (a ‘half long’)
to perspire	agin-be
going – while	agor-agor
to close (door)	agri-be
to catch (animal, etc.)	agur
these days	ahun
husband’s younger sister	aji
python	ajigaːr	Hindi
to vomit	ajini
to bow/hold (leg)	ajli-be
just now, soon	aju
also	ajyu
a kind of tree	akaw aːḍḍo		*
to hang something	akha-be
finger	akhanḍa
Pora festival	akkhaːji
hook	akoṛa
eleven	akra	Marathi
to thin a bamboo	alago
new moon	amso	Hindi
to select	anci-be
hello (to call attention of someone)	ane
shirt	angaːrako	IA
to bathe	angluj-be	Marathi, Korku?
to yawn	angub-be	Korku
to bend	anuj
to make to cry	aːpakamaː-be
to wash (clothes: vigorously)	apharaːṭini-be
to fly	aphir-	Korku
to make to fly	aphirkam-be	Korku
two and half	araːy	Hindi
to see, search	ara-be
stale food (left over food)	arangaːji
to remove some water from the pot, for carrying	arej-be		*
to weave (cloth)	arku-be
to leave (behind something)	arn
support (n.)	asra	Hindi
swing (n.)	asuṛ
to swing	asuṛ-be
person swinging	asuṛ-re
to turn sides (a loaf)	asur-ki
good (quality)	awal-ka	Hindi
good	ayin
gently	ayinkiben
mirror	ayna	Hindi
to break	ayomkam-be
habit	aːdat	Hindi
tree	aːḍḍo
tree trunk	aːḍḍo bunḍi
feel lazy	aːdmoskini
to fill (belly)	aːgaːn
sky	aːgaso	IA
to sweat	aːgin-	Korku	*
below, underneath	aːhi
axle	aːkhu	Korku
quickly in fear	aːlabaːla-ki
potato	aːlu	Hindi
story, tale	aːna	Korku
bad	aːnḍa
a root like potato	aːnḍij
husband staying with his in-laws	aːnḍin
for, because	aːnṭi (t)
to weep, cry (intr.)	aːpa-be
to fly (some thing)	aːphir kamaː-be
firewood	aːpho, aːpo, aːpa
innocent	aːraːni
to fall (tooth), break	aːrom
to demolish	aːromkamaː-be
idle	aːrsa
to feel drowsy	aːrsacakay
to make to stop weeping	aːrthikamaː-be
to do	aarti aːrtikam-be	IA
eight	aːṭho	Hindi
husband	aːṭo, aːṭho		*
to round	aːṭo-be
house	aːwaːr
an edible root	babra
a thorny bush	babuːr	Hindi
finger – little	backa akhanḍa
narrow passage	backa pasaːr
little, small, young	backa/baska	Hindi
child	backari	Hindi
(to be) similar	badaː-ka
to scratch	badaːr
duck	badak	Hindi
bad (person)	baḍhwa	Hindi?
cloud	badra	Hindi?
young one of buffalo	bagarpaːlso
slowly	bage-bage
silently	bageṭika
to leave, release	bakaːn-be
to bear fruit (plenty)	bakaːyram
(he-goat)	bakhra	Hindi
hand and arm together	bakko
lines (on palm)	bakko khiːr		*
wrist	bakko minḍi-jikit
palm of hand	bakko minjar
dorsum of hand	bakko ṭephrej
to clasp (hands)	bakko thapṭi-be
to cringe, withdraw (in fear)	bakkuḍi
kid	bakru	Hindi
hill	balla
hill side	balla oṭoki
otherwise	bammakey
wick	bamra
to make cloth	bana-	Hindi?
flute – a type	bancari	Hindi
to close, shut (door) (intr.)	banḍo-be	Hindi
to close (door) (tr.)	banḍo-kama-	Hindi
together	baraːbor	Marathi?
song	barow
to deliver/handover (something)	baraw-be/baro-be
to accompany	baraw-kam-be
to speak indistinctly	barbar-	IA
sickle	bardo
noon, afternoon	baripa		*
calf – (female)	basḍa	Hindi
small, thin	basel
bush, shrub	basel aːḍḍo
young one	basel hela
young(er) wife	baselkoːl
to be thirsty	baṭaːm
finger – little	baṭka akhanḍa
mango	baṭko
to check/inspect	batni-be
bee – a type	baṭṭa
wife’s younger sister	bawan	Korku?
father	baː, aːba	IA
father’s elder brother; father’s father	baːba	Hindi
paddy	baːba	Korku
paddy – a variety	baːbakodaw
after	baːdo	Hindi
to thatch (with leaves)	baːe-be
to get stuck, caught	baːki-jere(y)
earring	baːli	IA
arrow	baːn	IA/Dr.?
trunk (of a tree)	baːrbor minjar
to sing	baːroː-be (< baːrow-be)		*
monsoon	baːrsaḍo	Hindi
front part of house	baːrya	Hindi?
before	baːsta
to bark (a dog)	baːto
father (one’s own)	baːw-re
muscle, biceps	baːwṛi
today, now	baːy
woman, elder sister	baːy	Hindi
village women	baːy bawri	Hindi
a kind of bird	baːy piya
dull (knife, etc.)	bebhum
opaque, not clearly visible	beddiso
different-different	bede-bede
quickly	beḍe-beḍe	Dr.?
useless	be-ḍhang (< beṭhe-ḍhang)	Hindi
to reap	bekki-be
bael tree	bela	Hindi?
to mix	bella
oar	belsa	IA
jungle	bendi
a unit of length – thumb tip to small finger of a hand stretched	benga		*
blunt, not sharp	benitto (ṭṭ) (< beṭhenitto)
close relatives	bera
mad	beriyay
to cut (wood)	beri-be
spear	bersi	IA, Dr.?
nose ring	besaːr	Dr.?
no, not	beṭhe
inside, under	bether	Hindi
to split (wood)	bethri-be
to die	betto-be (ṭṭ)
to become sick	beymaːr-be	Hindi
musical pipe of snake charmer	beyraːng	Hindi?
to give, hand over (something)	beː-
stick (wooden/tire)	beːdo
to lose consciousness	beːhoːsi	Hindi
bad, useless	beːkaːr	Hindi
bad smell	beːkaːrghani
to get spoiled	beːkaːr-kam-be		*
excellently	beːkataːrki
to play (flute)	beːri-be
to whistle	beːsi
loudly	bhagaːn
local priest, holy man	bhagato	IA
big, long	bhagel
all big people	bhagel hela
ancestors	bhagel manṭa
stork (bird)	bhaggo	Hindi
religious singing	bhajan ḍuyra	Hindi?
vegetable	bhaji	Hindi
big	bhakka
a large group	bhakkharu	Korku
please	bhala
cold (in a person)	bhambra
sister’s son	bhanja	Hindi
earthworm	bhardhwa(ː)n
waterfall	bhat-bhatka joppo
very (intensifier)	bhayan
big, older	bhaːga	Hindi?
to grow	bhaːga-be
very (broad)	bhaːga (cawḍa)
elder sister	bhaːga bay		*
elder brother	bhaːga ḍã(ː)y/ḍaːy
father’s elder brother’s wife	bhaːga maːy
late night	bhaːga minḍi
pot, vessel	bhaːnḍa	Hindi
vessels, etc.	bhaːnḍa-kunḍa	Hindi
heavy, difficult	bhaːri	Hindi
price/value	bhaːw	Hindi
a kind of bird	bhaːwci
back of the body	bhaːwri
tomato	bhedra
to explode	bheki-be
to fill (intr.)	bherya-	Hindi
to fill (tr.)	bheryaː-kam-be	Hindi
below	bheteːr	Hindi?
behera tree	bheyra aːḍḍo
kite (bird)	bhilla	Hindi?
beggar	bhiːk wayni-re	Hindi
dull	bhola	Hindi
naked (children)	bhongaː-ka
snail	bhoːri
sharp (knife, etc.)	bhum
to have relation with more than one man/woman	bhum cippoka
to roam (a tiger), wander	bhum-be		*
wandering-wandering	bhum-bhum-ka
fisher person	bhuy
to fry (in oil)	bhuːjo-be	Hindi
to forget	bhuːl	Hindi
ghost, spirit	bhuːto	Hindi
also	bi	Hindi
to inquire	bica-be	Hindi
to say goodbye	bidakam-be	Hindi
once	biḍḍaːw
one	biḍi, baḍa	Dr.?
one half	biḍi aːdha
one length: distance between the extended thumb and the little finger	biḍi	byanga
length of two hands	biḍi gajjo
distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger	biḍi mukha
together	biḍikhaṭṭa
of same/similar type	biḍisãː
(e.g. dance) to extinguish fire, to blow (air)	bigi-be, bhigi-be		*
bangles	bigri	Hindi
latch	bijasari/bijaːsri	Hindi?
negative marker	biji
one place	bijjaːga
lightening	bijli	Hindi
to lift, turn out	bikama
beggar	bikkhari	Hindi?
bidi	bira	Hindi?
father-in-law	birṭom
mother-in-law	birtom napyom
one hundred	biseddi (ḍḍ)
sand	biṭil	Korku
to unroll (mat)	bitni-be
to join	biṭṭhaːw
all fall into one place	biṭṭhaːwi
village	biya
villager	biya ungaːy-re
to rise	biː-be
seed; to sprout	biːjo-	IA
to wake up (someone)	biː-kam-be
to bleed	biːkini		*
to tie (something), obstruct	bokki-be
bear (n.)	bolgo	Korku?
an edible root	bolor
cry in shame	bombo
top portion of a plant	bonḍe
a variety of fish	boṭhya
hare	boṭor	Hindi?
to get tired	boːr-be?
jujube tree	boːre aːḍḍo
grass	boːy	Korku
to drown (in water) (self)	buddo-be (ḍḍ)
to drown (some one)	buddojere-be
nest (bird)	budlic
bubble	bulbul
to slip (from hand)	buluruyj
navel	bumli
near, towards	bundi
bad, spoiled	buraːso	Hindi
to surround	burikamay
mole (n.)	buthru
a kind of grass	buṭu boːy		*
breast, udder	buːcu	Korku
to set (sun, moon)	buːdi-	IA
above (on a tree)	buːndi
cat	byarko, berko	Dr.?
to mutter	cabaːḍ-cabaːḍ
grand son/daughter	cacaːw	Hindi?
to heat	cacakkamaː-be/cackoːki
hot	cacko
hot water	cacko joppo
to taste good	cacom
blanket, carpet	caddar	Hindi
half-pant	caḍḍi-	Hindi?
to shoot (with arrow)	cagi-be
echo	caharka
tongs	cekiji
to sweep	cakhaːw-be
to climb, make to climb	caki-be, cakakamaː-be
to hear	cakni
whirlwind	cakri oːra	Hindi
thunder	calomka
stone slab, used as a lid	calphet, calphej		*
dance	cana
to dance	cana-be
to chew	caphaːt-be
slipper	cappal	Hindi
to graze	caraːw-	IA
rivulet, canal	caraːy
hot (chillies)	cark(h)a
finger – ring	carkha akhanḍa
waist	carkhat (ḍ)
black-faced monkey	carko
eyeglass	casma	Hindi
hot (weather)	caṭa
shrewd, clever	catraːy	Hindi
design/pattern on skin, etc.	caṭṭa
broad	cawḍa	Hindi
square	cawkhuṭ	Hindi
to be hungry	caːṭopaːṭ-
rat-type animal	caːco
cock’s comb	caːcu	Hindi?
to drink tea	caː-ḍelen-be
stone	caːgo, caːrgo		*
climbing (ascending) road	caːka-ḍãːy
wheel	caːko	Hindi
to ascend, climb	caːko-be
to rinse (cloth)	caːkṭo-/caːṭṭo-kam-be
knife	caːku	Hindi
to beat a drum	caːlom
to start	caːlukamaːy	Hindi
fish	caːn
to catch (fish)	caːn ceki
to dance	caːna-be
wound	caːndi
to cut (vegetable)	caːni-be
feather (bird’s)	caːpa, caːpha
an edible root	caːpiːr
torch	caːrcing	Hindi
a wild tree...	caːrumaːraːḍḍo	Dr., IA?
centipede	caːrumaːru
hunger	caːṭo
to fear	caːwak-	IA?
to be afraid	caːwgo
temple (of face)	caːwni		*
part of a house (front/back)	cecchiri
ant – red	cedri-ta
to hold, arrest, catch	cek(k)i-be, caka-be
axe	cekṭo
to cut (something)	cekṭo-be
to go, to ride (a horse)	cel-	Hindi/IA
flat-nosed	cepṭe	Hindi/Dr.?
to cut, trim	cerej-be
to make to fall, to vote	cerekkamaː-be
to run, pursue	cergo-be
to fall (from up to down)	cerk
to sprinkle	cersi-be	Korku
chilly sauce	ceṭni	IA/Dr.?
a poisonous lizard	cetyer
ancient times, formerly, previously, first	ceyni
to hit (with something), throw	ceːnḍa
iron hoe	chabbal	Hindi
1/16 of a seer	chaṭaːk	IA/Dr.?	*
a variety of grass with thorn	chaːga
chest	chaːti	Hindi/IA
to cause to eat	ceṭṭoː-be
tamarind	cicia	Korku
a kind of bird	ciciḍoke
a wild tree	ciciler
ear	cigam
ear – back side of it	cigam pasla
selfish, miserly	cikaṭo
firefly (an insect)	cikiñ
sticky substance	cikna	Hindi
snake – fast running; a species of bush; lower half of grinding stone	cilaṭi
bedbug	cile-ṭa
a kind of tree	cilir
tobacco pipe	cilom	Hindi
mosquito – a variety	cilṭyaːñ
kerosene	cimnitel	Hindi
puncture	cimṭa	Hindi?
white conductor in electric pole	cini		*
to stand, to erect (something)	cippo-be
to make something erect	cippo-kam-be
to tear	cira-be	Hindi
evening time	cirempaːr
thief	cirma	Hindi?
night	cirya
to give birth, deliver (baby)	citer bakki
engagement (for marriage)	ciṭhoːr
parting of the hair	ciṭipaːra
deer	citra
giraffe	citrangi	Hindi?
letter	ciṭṭhi	Hindi
insect found in grains	ciṭṭi	Hindi
seed of tamarind tree	ciyã	Hindi/Korku
sticky substance, sap of a plant	ciːko
urine	co ~ cyo
to urinate	co ~ cyo-be		*
pig	cogom
leaf of tree (big)	cokob
Nahals addressing Korkus	comṭa
a drop of water	copṭi
woman’s top garment	corgi
pant (long)	corna	Hindi?
blood	corṭo
cooking local stove, oven	coːle	Hindi
nose	coːn
bridge of the nose	coːndhaːnḍi
nostril	coːnpopa
salt	coːpo
house lizard	cucurumunguyt
to miss	cukaṭiñ
finger – first	cunḍul akhanḍa
to pound, powder	cuṭ(ṭ)i-be	Dr.?
sting (of scorpion)	cuṭiñ
musk rat	cuṭli
moth – a thin variety	cuːryakaːnḍro
to make to urinate	cyoːkamaː-
to bury	dadaw		*
left hand, left-handed person	dakhriya
breath	dam	Hindi
upper arm	dand	Hindi
sound of cock	daray
tailor	darji	Hindi
door frame	darjo	Hindi
door	darjo kiwaːr	Hindi
to go in search of (a person)	darom
handkerchief	dasti	Hindi?
harrow	dawra	Hindi?
elder brother	daːda	IA
beard	daːḍi	Hindi
to shave	daːḍi arku-be	Hindi
money	daːm	Hindi
needle – thick type	daːman	Hindi?
full moon (day)	daːnḍi puñu
handle	daːnḍo	Hindi
stick	daːnḍya	Hindi?
itching	daːḍo
to be in heat (animal), to bleat	daːraː-
to pound (spices)	daːr-be		*
gram	daːri	Hindi?
rough, thick	daːṭo/i
immediately	ḍabbal-ki
to belch, belching	ḍakaːr- (d)	Korku
to rob	ḍaka-jere-be	Hindi
a vegetable similar to cucumber	ḍangara
hibiscus flower	ḍapphu phuːl
muddy water	ḍawra joppo
brother	ḍay
to rob	ḍaːka-	Hindi
a small drum	ḍaːkho	Hindi
big basket – for keeping chicks	ḍaːla	IA
to be	ḍaːn-	Korku?
clitoris	ḍaːna
branch (of a tree)	ḍaːngo	Hindi
way, path, road	ḍãːy/ḍa(ː)y
ten	deccho (ḍ)	Hindi
an edible root	dej babra
bud (flower)	deti
evening (sun god setting)	dewtaːbuːdi	IA
interest (money)	deːḍi		*
big vessel for storing water	ḍecki	IA
frog	ḍeḍḍa
to drink	ḍelen-be
to cause to drink	ḍelenkamaː-be
log of wood	ḍengra
threshold	ḍewri	IA
a snake – non-poisonous	ḍeːnḍu
a kind of bird	dhabla
dung (animal)	dhabra	Korku
a snake – non-poisonous	dhamin/dhaman	Hindi?
plantation – sugarcane (garden)	dhanḍey baːri	Hindi?
sugarcane rod	dhanḍey piːṛi
bank of river	dhapri
dam, tank, lake	dharaːn	Hindi
adopted child	dharampaːlso
generous man	dharom maːnso
earth	dharti, dherti	Hindi/IA
strong	dhaṭṭo
to wash (cloth)	dhaw	IA
to cure	dhawni
sharp	dhaːr	Hindi?	*
to sharpen (a knife)	dhaːrkam-be
distant/far	dhaːwa
gum tree	dhaːwra
bumblebee	dheḍne
to push	dhekli-be (ḍ)	Hindi
to stop, to be enough	dher
earth	dherti
earthquake	dherti ekhaːy	Hindi
wall	ḍhepi
curd	ḍhẽyã	Hindi
to turn	ḍhere
loose	ḍhila(ː)y	Hindi
mosquito – large type	dhoknaːn
lips	dhondru
a bamboo basket	dhoṭu
to cheat	dhoːkhaː-be	Hindi
hollow (of a tree)	ḍholla	IA
cow	ḍhor	Hindi?
cattle (pl.)	ḍhoṭṭa	Hindi?
cow herd (one who tends cattle)	ḍhoṭṭa caraːw-re
to wash (body)	ḍhoː-be	Hindi?
drum (musical)	ḍhoːl	Hindi	*
fog, mist	dhũãr	Hindi
heartbeat	dhuk-dhuk	Hindi/IA
dust	dhulla (ḍ)	Hindi?
field’s end	dhuraː
to be late	di-ay	Hindi?
to wish, to be in love with	dil jerey
paw, claw (animal)	ḍimba
day	din	Hindi
sleep (n.)	diskom
show	disoːki	Hindi
lamp, light	diwa	Hindi
a poisonous root	diwi
day	diya	IA
to look good	diːso-ka	Hindi
thread	doːra	Hindi
to milk	(duːdo) doho-be
a vegetable (used in distilling liquor)	dokka
and	ḍo	Korku
bull, ox	ḍoba	Korku
to ferment (something)	ḍobba-jere (o ~ a)
a puddle of water	ḍobla		*
skeleton	ḍoḍhor
to hiccough	ḍoko
giraffe	ḍojri
to be drowsy	ḍoklaṭine
to wear (cloth: lady)	ḍokom-be
to sit and beg	ḍokore
flood, to flood	ḍokso (d) so ḍoku
leaf cup	ḍokuma
boat	ḍong	IA
red ant	ḍonga	Korku/Hindi?
ant – a type	ḍonga kokoyñ
forest, hill	ḍongor	Hindi
buttock	ḍophor
marigold flower	ḍopphu
to carry (a load, etc.)	duri-be
red-faced monkey	ḍugi
woman – old/aged	ḍukri	Korku
grandmother	ḍukrimaːy	Korku
lizard (monitor)	ḍuma
to see stealthily	ḍutni-be
smoke	duy	IA	*
milk	duːdo	Hindi
milk tooth	duːdomenge
second	duːsra	Hindi?
fly (n.)	eḍ(u)go
to pain/ache	eden- (ḍ)
to drink (liquor)	egato
to remove	eger
to shave	eger-kama
boy, son	ejer
to shake (in the breeze)	ekhaːy
fingers separately	ekhel-ekhel
alone	ekhelka
to spill	ekher-be
together	ekkel
creeper	eli
my father	emba
my mother	emmay
brinjal	engaːn
my	enge
burning charcoal	enge(ː)r
my child	engepaːlso
match stick	engerkaːri
me	eng-ki		*
bee	epṭa
beehive	epṭaːwaːr
to remove (water)	erte-be
he, that person (visible)	eṭe(y)
they	eṭla
he (distant, invisible)	etre(y)
to go	eːr-, eṛe
last week	eːrhihaːt
last year	eːrisaːl
calf muscle; pit	gaḍḍa, gadda	Hindi
liver	gadri
snail	gagolbay
carrot	gajre	Hindi
net, trap	gal	Hindi
braid	galam
to dissolve	galaṭine
to cut (by saw)	ganḍa-be
to bury	garay
neck	gardan	Hindi
lumps of clay	gargada
stone/pebble	garga-ṭa
testicle	gargaṭaːl
to castrate	gargaṭaːl koṭṭo		*
penis	gaṭaːl
bundle	gaṭṭha	Hindi
much, a lot	gayra
cart (bullock)	ga(ː)ra, gaːṛi	Hindi
cheek	gaːl	Hindi/IA
referred to Korkus by Nahals	gaːngrya
hailstone; eyeball, a type of soil	gaːra	Hindi
cart driver	gaːra khedaː-re
hailstone	gaːrgoṭi	Hindi
funnel	gaːrni	Hindi?
to string	gaːṭhi	Hindi
to vanish	gaːyab	Hindi
ass	gedri	Hindi
useless, unworthy	gegeliya, gengeliya
maize	gele	Korku?
bylane	geli
to commit mistake	gelti-jere	Hindi
to crawl (as a baby)	gener
rhinoceros	genḍa	Hindi
useless, unworthy	gegeliya, gengeliya
enough	genjo		*
fishing hook	geri, giri	Hindi?
the string tied to the neck...	getha
dog and bitch in union	geṭhyaːy
supporting beam of the roof	geyi
slow(ly)	geyra
slowly	geyraː-ki
to discover, find, get	ghajjareoil
extraction mill	ghana	IA/Hindi
fragrance	ghani	Hindi?
to smell ghaniant – very small type	ghani kokoyñ
round and round	ghanimani
to embrace	ghapta- (ṭ)
chicken pox	ghaskarang
to search	ghaṭa-be
sunshine	ghaːm	IA
sunny day	ghaːmodin
scar	ghaːy	Hindi?
for (the sake of)	ghelya	Korku
metal pot	ghem(b)la	Hindi
to surround (a place)	gheramaːr-be		*
clock, wrist watch	gheriyaːl	Hindi
frequent	gheri-gheri	Hindi?
to fold	gheri-kam-be
babul tree’s thorn	ghokru moːr
deer	ghoṭari, ghoṭaːri	Korku
bump	ghoːr
to shake (body)	ghunganus ghurkoṭor
bandicoot	ghuːnso ondor
to go for defecation	ghuːrka
many, longtime; as an intensifier	gidaːr
very bad person	gidaːr-niːc-manso
a red fruit	gingiso
to feel hot	giraː germipoor
man	girbo	Hindi
red ochre	giru	Hindi
eclipse	giryaːn	Hindi
younger sibling	giṭa	Korku
brother (dl.)	giṭabom
bun of hair	gobṭi
top stone of a grinding	goḍaːl
stone tattoo	goḍay		*
an edible root	gogḍu
a kind of bird	gogṭi
to bend (body)	gokhru-jere-be
to heap	gola-	Hindi
earwax	golga	Korku
a sling, catapult, bow	golor
with	gon
to roll (e.g., mat)	gonḍi-be, gunḍi-be
bride-price	gonom	Korku
male calf	gora
calf – (male)	gora paːlso
buttermilk	gorsi	Hindi?
deer (antelope)	goṭari (or gotari)	Korku
pumice stone, to rub	goṭor
referred to Nahals by Korku	goyraːku (-ku ‘pl.’ in	Korku)
round	goːl	Hindi
beam	goːl	Korku
to accumulate	goːlaː-kam-be	Korku
bunch – (banana)	goːnḍa
kidney	gudliya
yellow (of egg)	gulpha		*
button	gunḍi	Hindi
for	gunta
to tickle	gunṭlij
jaggery	gur	Hindi
bones of hand, thigh, leg, etc.	gursa
to thread (a needle)	guṭu-be
fault	guỹ
brain	guːḍo
winter	hagam
to call	hakko-be
to get ready to say something	hala
to torture	halhal-kaːmo-jere
light (not heavy)	halka	Hindi
pot – metal – big	hanḍa	Hindi/Dr.
to defeat	haraṭini	Hindi
turmeric	hardo	Hindi?
to be lost	harpi-be	Hindi?
to wander	harpo
to bite	haru-be
there	haṭ(i)ka
there	haṭin-ki/hin-ki, houtin		*
to break (stick, etc.)	haṭu-be
level road	hawan-ḍãːy
no/not	hayom
this much	h(i)yan
to smile, laugh	haːgo-be
this	haːn
a space between two rows in a vegetable field	haːri
market	haːto (ṭ)	Korku/IA?
all	he(ː)la
this much, a handful	helle-helle
to send	hem-be
this	here(y)
elephant	hetti	Hindi
this (dem.)	hithis
work	hi-ka(ː)m
to feel cold	him-	IA
cold	him(ka)
this horse	hi-maːw
tap (water)	hinal
to flow	hinal
to aim	hindyaːn		*
here, this side	hinga
here	hin-ki
to stop	hippo-be
they two (those two)	hiṭkel
lines on the palm	hiːr
to hiccough	hokuṭ-	IA
to shake	holoy-be
to walk on all four limbs	hombo-hombo
to need	hona-	IA
deep	honḍa	Dr.
to identify, find	hora
Holi festival	hori tiwaːr
a kind of bird	horya
owl	horyaːr
that thing	hoṭa
there	hoṭka, haṭil, hutin-ki
that much	hoṭyan
discarded skin of snake	hoːla/i
owl	hoːlya
identical (shape)	hubehu
innocent	hulya
with	hun (as in ne-hun ‘with you (sg.)’)		*
accumulation of mucus in chest	hunḍa
to cook (food)	hundaːr-be (honaːr)	Korku
to gore, bite, attack with paws	huru
clever	hussar	Hindi
to turn around oneself	ikhat-	Korku
to treat (someone)	ilaːj-kam-be	Hindi
husband’s younger brother	ilur	Korku?
to be	imni
we	ingin
sickle, to cut	iraː
two	iraːr
to stir, mix, roast	irkaːr-be
that	iṭi, hiki, hotaw
here	iṭika
bride’s and bridegroom’s father	iway	Hindi?
two books	iːr pustok	IA
two brothers	iːrḍaːy hiṭkel
two sisters	iːrgiṭa hiṭkel
to pinch	iːsa-be	Korku	*
twenty	iːso	Hindi?
quickly	j(h)aldi, jeldi-jeldi	Hindi
to rape	jabraːy	Hindi
heavy	jacom, jacyom
spider	jagli malaːy
web of a spider	jaglimalaːñ aːwaːr
dog – male	jagṭo-naːy	Dr.?
wound	jakam/jekhmi	Hindi
birth	jalom	Hindi
to descend, climb down	jalu-be
descending road	jalu-ḍãːy
to make to descend	jalukamaː-be
rust	jambo, mongo	Hindi?
rust (n.)	jango	IA
to get rusted	jango peṭe(k)-be
fever	jara	IA/Hindi
crab	jaran
young	jawaːn	Hindi
son-in-law	jawaːy	Hindi
one’s own son-in-law	jawaːy-ja
fat (man)	jaːḍa (manso)	Hindi
root	jaːḍi	Hindi
everything	jaːkaji		*
net	jaːli, jaːla	Hindi
buy, pick up, take (anything)	jaːm-be
blackberry	jaːmbu	Hindi
to measure	jaːmobuyer, jaːm-re
to know	jaːn-	Hindi
to pound (rice, etc.)	jaːta-	Korku?
confluence (of streams)	je(ː)nḍ-paraːy
jaw	jebrya	Hindi?
poison	jeher	Hindi
waist-band	jemka
to walk (on all four limbs)	jeneːr-kini
to remain, become, happen	jere(y)-
right hand	jewna	Hindi
skirt	jhaggha
to stagger (due to intoxication)	jhaka-jhoko
peacock (male)	jhallya	Korku
flag	jhanḍa	Hindi
mushroom	jhap(p)on
to cover	jhapna		*
to sieve	jharni-be	Korku
lid	jhaːpo, jhakkan	Hindi
to hold, catch	jhel-be
to rain (continuously)	jheri-	IA/Dr.?
to greet	jheːli-	Hindi
spring, brook	jhira	Hindi?
a kind of bird	jhoryaːnta
swing	jhuri	Hindi
a bet, to bet	jid; jit-kamay
sister	jiji	Korku
tears	jiki(t) aːṭo > jikinnaːṭo
to suffer from sore eyes	jiki(t) bi
eyelid	jiki(t) kaːpri
eye-sand	jiki(t) sili
retina	jikiggaːra
eyelid	jiki-raphid
reddening of the eyes	jiki-rataːy
eye	jikit
eyelash	jikit bhuy-bhuy
eyebrow	jiki(t) ṭapne
earthworm	jilnguyj, jingluyt
a little, a little-little	jiri-jiri
very little	jiːsa		*
I	jo
gum	joggo
hut/field hut	jopḍi	Hindi?
water	joppo
whirl-pool	joppo ikhat (ṭ)
to fold (hands)	joratim-be
bamboo – a thin variety	joːr
a pair	joːri	Hindi
loudly	joːrki	Hindi
to stagger (due to heavy load)	jugu-jugu
name, to name	jumu, jyumu
broom	junu
bamboo	juːḍo
a bunch of flowers found in forest	jyoːti
soul	jyu	Hindi
to bake	jyuci-be
to put/serve (food)	ka(ː)m-be
garbage	kac(a)ra	Hindi
rough (road)	kacca	Hindi
strong	kaḍakko	Hindi?
mouth	kaggo		*
to quarrel by mouth only	kaggo-kaggo ṭaːgu jhagra
above, top of something	kajaːr
to carry on shoulder (e.g. baby); to adopt	kaka-be
comb (n.)	kakheñ	IA?
to comb hair	kakheñ-be
wild buffalo	kakhrya
people (pl.)	kalaṭṭa
wife’s elder brother	kalaṭyel, kalaṭṭṭel
egg	kalen
noise	kal-kal
noise	kalma	Korku
a Naha:l person	kalṭo
to prepare, causative form	kama
to do	kama(ː)y-be
daily wage	kamaːyka	Hindi?
labourers	kamaːyka-hela
coarse woolen blanket	kamra
a type of fly	kandro
one measure (to measure grain)	kangen
for the purpose of	kanṭhi		*
to tremble (in fear)	kapaṭini-	Korku
to take a vow	kaphonki
butterfly	kapli(ñ)j	Korku
winnowing basket	kapor
to sleep	kappo-be
plastic sheet	kapur
earring	karanphuːl
to get hurt	karatfoam
(soap)	karbu
bitter gourd	karela	Hindi
an edible fruit	karjo
to sell	karpi-be
seller	karpi-re
pitcher	karsi	Hindi
butcher – (cattle)	kasay	Hindi
to steal	kasto-be
to be silent	kaṭam
to silence (someone)	kaṭamkam-be
horse gram (unsplit)	kaṭhan	Hindi
horse gram (split)	kaṭhandaːḍi
beautiful	katharnaːk
haircut (short)	kaṭhin		*
blacksmith	kaṭhita
armpit	kaṭhla	Korku
tortoise	kathom (ṭ)	Korku
catechu	kattha	Hindi
sickle – big type	katti	IA/Dr.
blue-necked bird (nilakanth नीलकंठ)	kaṭṭha
to embrace	kaṭu-be	Korku
tile(s)	kawlu
crow	kawra	Korku/Hindi
mango – unripe	kawra
what (is there?)	kay-kay
scissor	kaysi	Hindi
moss	kãwũr
glass	kaːc	Hindi
to taste bitter	kaːgo
mother’s younger sister’s husband	kaːka	Hindi
paper	kaːkaḍo	Hindi
father’s younger brother’s wife	kaːki	Hindi
cucumber	kaːkri	Hindi
tinning of brass vessels	kaːlso-ka	Hindi	*
work	kaːmo	Hindi
fly; mosquito, a type, found in forests (in rainy season)	kaːn
onion	kaːnde	Hindi
tuber (a root)	kaːndo	Hindi?
fly, n (big size – green colour)	kaːnḍro
cotton	kaːpso	Hindi
anklet, wristlet	kaːra	Korku/Hindi?
match-stick	kaːri dandra
match-box	kaːri	khoka
insect like cockroach, which can fly	kaːri roroyc
saw (n.)	kaːrṭo	Hindi?
a god in forest	kaːrya deːwta	IA?
elder brother’s wife	kaːryom
a balance (weighing)	kaːṭa
bamboo shoot	kaːṭe
an organ in living being (kidney of a lamb?)	kaːṭu
flesh	kaːw
to say, repeat	kaːyni-be
lizard	kekhem(e)re	Korku	*
to cook	kela-be
female calf (cow’s)	kelli
less, a little, a few	kemṭi, kemti	IA/Hindi
to reduce (e.g. price)	kemṭi-ki	Hindi
iron frying pan	kere(y)	Korku
to scratch (back, e.g.)	kersi-be	Korku
to dry, evaporate	keṭṭo
to extinguish fire	ketto- (ṭṭ)
louse	keːpe
banana	keːre	Hindi
plantation – banana	keːre baːri
powder of chana dal	keːri
tree, a kind	keːsa aːḍḍo	Hindi
to cut with sickle	kha(ː)nḍo-be
messenger	khabor maːnso	Hindi
to itch, scratch	khaju-	Hindi
mortar – for pounding	khalbatta	Hindi
shoulder	khanḍa	Hindi
to carry on shoulder	khanḍa-	Hindi
floor	khara	Korku/Hindi?
empty	kharaːṭi
to clean floor with cow dung	khara saroːb-be		*
to clear one’s throat	kharkhormany (anim.)
herd, family, lot of people	kharu
blacksmith	khaṭi
butcher (sheep, goat, fowl, etc.)	khaṭki	Hindi/Kannada
family	khaṭla
wooden swing	khaṭli
wooden frame (for carrying the dead)	khatre
word(s)	khaṭṭa	IA
fertilizer	khat	Hindi
to water remaining in pits of river beds	khawnḍor
shoe	khawre(y)
eggs of lice	khawrya
sour	khaːṭa	Hindi
to get itching sensation (body)	khaːju	Hindi?
empty	khaːli	Hindi
salty	khaːraː	Hindi?
to drive (cart), to drive away cattle	kheda-be (ḍ)	IA
while	khenṭo	Korku	*
to drag, pull	kheriː-
to pull out, drag	kheri-kam(a)-be
threshing floor	kheryan	Korku
field (land)	kheːto	Hindi
to get angry	khijnail
(iron)	khila	Hindi
pulley, water wheel	khilaːri
chips of wood	khincra
anger	khiːjo	Korku
lines	khiːr	Hindi?
to fix (an agarbatti on the ground)	khobaːki
thumb	khoḍḍu akhanḍa
stem (of a plant), stump	khoḍe
area behind the knee	khoḍo-khoḍo
plant (e.g. banana)	khor
to remove, extract	khor
valley	khora	Hindi?
scabies	khorju	Hindi
sickle – to remove grass	khorpi	IA
very, very much	khoːb(o)/khoːp	IA
(intensifier) bamboo door	khuḍu, koːḍo		*
to stop (rain)	khullahump
(on a bull’s back)	khunḍul
elbow	khunu	IA
leg, foot	khuri	Korku
toes	khuri akhanḍa
big toe	khuri khoḍḍu akhanḍa
ankle	khuri minḍi jiki(t)
sole of foot	khuri minjar
top (front) of foot	khuri tephrej
peg, stump	khutra, khuːṭa	Korku
to roast (mahua flower in preparation of liquor)	khuyũ	Korku
to play, enjoy	khyaːl-kambe
window	kiḍaki/kherki	Hindi
chisel	kikra
price	kimmat	Hindi
wheat, kneaded flour	kinko
rich	kirsan
to winnow	kita-be
cartridge	kiṭhil
fuel, charcoal, jackal	ko(l)lya
hunchback (person)	kobbuy		*
pigeon	kobḍhur	Korku
bend (not straight)	koca
to walk, go	koca-be
cuckoo	kohal	Hindi
a bird	koher
fowl, hen	kokhor
ant	kokoyñ
cock	komba	Korku
early morning	komba daray
from	kon
hoe	koplya
concentrate (of e.g. liquor)	kora(ji)
to keep	kor-be
purse	koṭhor, kotra	IA
intestines	koṭor
to beat, pound	koṭṭo-be (tt)
to pluck (mango, etc.)	koyni-be
to bring	koː-be
snake	koːgo
discarded skin of snake	koːgo hoːli
discarded skin of snake	koːgo onol
(old word) venom of snake	koːgon jeher		*
single-stringed musical instrument	koːke
womb	koːko	Korku?
woman, wife	koːl
dog – female	koːlnaːy	Dr.
women (pl.)	koːl-ṭa
room	koːne	Hindi?
to take away/out	koːr-be
eardrum	krej
heavy, to improve (health)	kubaːy
hunchback	kubḍya
walking stick	kubri lakṛi	Hindi
to whisper	kucu-mucu maːnḍi-be
pickaxe – single sided	kudari	Hindi/Dr.?
hair	kuguso
lock	kul(u)po	IA
potter(s)	kumbhaːr-ta	IA
key (of a lock)	kunji	IA
cloth, lady’s	kupra	Hindi
unripe	kura
chair	kurci	Hindi	*
to shout	kurey-be
ear ornament for men	kuruko
boulder	kurup
bin for grain storing	kuṭhi	Hindi
fruit of a tree gives itching sensation by rubbing	kutru
water well	kũy, kũhi	Hindi
fruit of mahua tree	kuːca
tomorrow	kyaːm(p)
long	lamba	Hindi
to burn	lampṭa-	Korku
a god (for a day during Holi festival)	langka
cripple	langra	Hindi
to kneel (on ground), to brood	lapa-jere-be
to crawl (on belly)	lapa-jere-kini
to bend	lapuyt-be
to bend (something)	lapuyt-kama-be
coconut	laren
rolling pin	laṭni
sweet potato	latru
good cloth	lattha-kapra	Korku	*
to kick	laṭṭo-be	Hindi
to get tired	lawaːypan-
metal	lawṭi	Korku
line in middle of the tongue	layrikhil
you (pl.)	laː
rope (made of fiber)	laːḍen do(ː)ra	Hindi
tongue	laːñ	Korku
skirt – long one	laːnga	Korku?
drainage	laːngi
to burn	laːw-be
row (like – one row)	lehen
one hand/palm (finger together)	lenger
an insect (found in forests)	leñyar
female servant (of a queen)	lewnḍi
to draw water (from a well)	leːnju-be
sharp	lici-lici
to write	likhaṭini-be	Hindi
to auction	lilaːmi-	Hindi
to call (someone by hand)	liwiiron; lokhanḍo	Hindi	*
to stir with a spoon, to mash into pulp	lokhoḍ-
to press (mango, etc. – to take out the juice)	lopoṭkam-be
to knead (flour)	loːkha-be	Korku
incense	lubaːn	Hindi
smooth (e.g. cloth)	lumosor (kupra)
garlic	lusun	Hindi
to give	ma-	Korku
soot	maccho
but, even	maka
cockroach	makḍi	Hindi
bael tree	malkaːn
seed of bael fruit	malkaːnbiːjo
frog	manabhaːdo
we (pl.)	maney
crocodile	mangaːr	Hindi/Marathi
people belonging to drummer group	mangrya
people	man-ta (ṭ)
difficult(y)	marṭhay
burial ground	masanti	IA?	*
good, fine	masta/o	Hindi?
good (water)	masto joppo
nice/delicious (preparation)	masto-masto
lentils	masur	Hindi
to be intoxicated, get dizzy	mata-be	IA/Dr.?
vote	maṭṭo	Hindi?
to be silent	mawn-jere-be	Hindi
footprint	mawri
to track (trail of a wild animal)	mawri aːra-be
mother’s younger sister, stepmother	mawsi	Hindi
type of bee found in forest	maytko-ṭa
owner, god	maːlik	Hindi
mother’s brother	maːma	Hindi/Korku
mother’s brother’s wife	maːmi	Hindi/Korku
honesty	maːn	IA
word, language, to speak	maːnḍi(-be)	Korku
rain	maːnḍo
liver	maːndom (ḍ)
costly	maːnga	Hindi	*
mole	maːso
thigh	maːto (ṭ)
horse	maːw
mother	maːy	Korku?
mahua (tree/flower)	maːyko
anthill	mecher
sheep	menḍa	Hindi
tooth	menge
gum of tooth	menge kaːw
to make to play	mer(o)kama:-be
near	mera	Korku
a green vegetable	methi	Hindi
plain (land)	meyndaːn	Hindi
sting of bee	meːkha
to play	meːra
god, son of Ravana (Meghanand)	meːygo
barber	mhaːli, maːli	Hindi
a long dry fish	micini
to meet	milaṭin-	Hindi
where	min, minga
evening, night	minḍi
ankle joint	minḍi jiki(t)		*
owl	minḍi kaplij
somewhere	mingaː-ka
inside, between	minjaːr, mijaːr
finger – middle	minjaːr akhanḍa
when	miran
chilly	mirca	Hindi
central pole of threshing floor	miryaːn
which thing	mi-samaːn
machine	misan	English > Hindi
how much	mi-yan
a unit of length between thumb and the little finger	miːṭu
elbow	mokhne ‘knee-(cup)’
krait (snake – small, poisonous)	momo
heel	monḍa
jasmine flower	mongora	Hindi
tattooer (one who puts the tattoo)	mongya
female genitalia	morako
bundle of peacock feathers	morsa		*
pestle	mosor	IA
footprint (while walking)	mowri
triangle	moːḍdhaːri
dirty	moːngo
thorn	moːr
three	moːṭho	Dravidian
day after tomorrow, three days	moːṭhodin
moustache	mucha (s)	Hindi
wedding necklace of black beads	mucku	Korku
a measure of two arms length	mukha
trunk (of a tree); stick	munḍa
first child	munḍaːl paːlso
ring	munḍi	Korku
groundnut	mungosengo
mongoose	munguso
cock’s comb	muri
firewood bundle	murigaṭṭha
small variety of mosquito	murktij
radish	muːra	Hindi	*
fist	muːṭhi	Korku/Hindi?
face	mwaːr, muhaːr, mohar	Korku/Hindi?
to feed	myarkam-be
to take	na	Korku
bathing/washing place	nahni	Hindi
to lick	naka-be	Dr.?
nail (of finger)	nakkho	Hindi
son	nana	Dr.?
sons, boys, children	nana-ṭa
plough	nangaːr	Hindi
cobra	nango
who	nani
someone	nanika, naninka
whom	nanin
whose (book)	nanin (pustok)
someone or other/anyone	nanin-ka-bi
anything	nankagto
why	nan-ki
mother-in-law	napyom
soft	narom	Hindi	*
nurse	narsakoːl	Hindi
nose ring	nathni	Hindi?
snub-nosed	naṭṭa
nose ring	naṭṭho	Hindi?
nine	naw	Hindi
new	nawa	Hindi
new skin (e.g. as of a snake)	nawhaːji
bridegroom	nawra
breakfast	nayri
you two	naːko
four	naːlk(h)o	Dr.
what	naːn
Adam’s apple/throat	naːra
trachea (windpipe)	naːra ponga
nerve, vein	naːri, naːsa	IA
another	naːri-ka
umbilical cord	naːrikaːṭo
nerve, blood vessel	naːsa
nose thread (for cattle)	naːtha	IA?
beam	naːṭo
dog	naːy	Dr.
an animal similar to hedgehog	naːyar-saːyar		*
thou (you, singular)	ne
to wear (dhoti – men)	nesna-be
bride	newri	Korku
scorpion	neygo
sting of scorpion	neygon cuṭiñ
ash	neːto, nieṭo
lemon	nimbu	Hindi
white ant	nindir
to enter	nitto-be (ṭṭ)
wild cow	niːl	Hindi?
green	niːla	Hindi
grass – green	niːla boːy
neem tree	niːmbo aːḍḍo	Hindi
to remove (weed)	niːnḍo-be
how	nu, nawki, nusaːn
why	nuwa(ː)y
to lift	ocal-be (a > o)	Marathi?
to carry a load	oja-be	Hindi?
light	ojor
plough	okhar	Hindi
to put, save, keep	okki-be
hiccough	okuṛ-		*
what matter?	okun
snake’s outer skin	ola
to make wet	olaː-kamaː-
cooked pulse	olaːn
to be wet	olaːy
fungus, to develop fungus	olki
rat	onḍor	Marathi
stripes (as on tiger)	onol
yet to daybreak	opon
air	ora	Korku
duststorm	ora dhunḍi
millet	oro	Korku
jowar roti	oro sokra
to apply (something on face, etc.)	orpo
to return (from a place, point)	orta-be, wortaː-
wall	oṛaw
to boil (water)	oson-	IA
to boil (tr.)	osonkamaː-be
dwarf	othra	Korku
end part of lady’s garment used temporarily to keep some odd things	oṭṭhya		*
to pullout	otti-be (ṭṭ)
son’s wife, younger brother’s wife	owaːri
to beg	oyni
beggar	oyni-re
buffalo	oːḍow/oḍaw
mortar – paddy pounding	oːhan
carpenter	oːri
medicine	oːs	Hindi?
square (used for worship)	oːṭa
chin	oːṭha	Korku
platform around a tree	oːtla
wall and floor meeting point (= corner)	oːṭo
guest	pa(ː)hun	Marathi
to lift up	pacol-be
to kill	paḍa-be
roof	padre
turban	pagri	Hindi	*
welcome (guests)	pahuncaːri	Hindi?
arm (upper)	pakhra
armpit	pakhraːko khoḍḍokhoḍḍo
peacock	pakin (f)
definite, good	pakka	Hindi
body	pakor
plot	palaːt	English > Hindi
fan	pankha	Hindi
knitted bamboo	para
river	paraːy
screen	parda	Hindi
to press/iron (cloth)	pareskam-be
family	pariwar	Hindi
cot	parkom
cotton	parti	Dr.
behind, previous	pasla
leg – rear	pasla khuri
last year	pasla saːl
behind – far behind	paslang
to dry (intr.), wither	pataːr
grass – dry (straw)	pataːr(i) boːy		*
dry	pataːri
to dry in the sun	pataːr-kamaːy
kite – (paper)	patan(g)
a thorny bush	pataṭi
thin (smooth)	pateːr (ṭ), paːtier
to dilute	pateːr- (ṭ)
footpath	paydal ḍãːy	Hindi
tail	paːgo
flute – a type	paːhuy	Hindi
wing (bird’s)	paːkha	Hindi
to stress oneself	paːkhoːr haṭu
bone	paːkṭo
main beam used in building house	paːl
leaf (of tree)	paːla	Korku/Hindi?
lamb (sheep/goat)	paːlso (menḍa-, seri-)
betel leaf	paːn	Hindi
plantation – betel	paːn ṭaːnḍa	Hindi
white	paːnḍer	Hindi
to fall (something)	paːnḍi-be
to lift leg, cross over	paːnḍo-be
all	paːr	Hindi/Mar.?	*
crowbar	paːr	Dr.
cotton	paːraṭi	Dr.?
eagle (bird)	paːrdya
striped leopard	paːsona tembrya
next year	paːṭ(o)saːl
old, elder	paːtha (ṭ)	Dr.
to come	paːṭo
flute – a kind	paːwi
step	paːyri	Hindi
five	pãːsõ	Hindi
head	pe(ː)ñ
to abduct, elope	pejak-kamaː-
to run	pejko-be
shin of leg, calf of the leg	pendri	Hindi/Marathi?
saliva	pephrya
to sit	peṭe-be
to tear (intr.)	peṭek
to tear something	petekkamaː- (ṭ)
to make to sit	peṭekkamaː-be
torn pants	peṭko corna
anklet	petti	IA/Dr.?
to squeeze, wring	peṭṭo-be		*
yellow (ripe) banana	pewri keːre	Hindi
pila rang	pewriji	Hindi
anklet	peyjom
to conceal (intr.)	peyko
to conceal (something)	peyko kama
silently	peyko-peyko
to conceal oneself (hide)	peyku jere(y)
a dish prepared using millets	peːjo	Korku
parrot (bird)	peːpo, peapo
beam – long one	pha(ː)ṭa	Hindi
spade (to remove weed)	pha(ː)wra	Hindi?
bunch (cluster)	phani	Hindi
to divide (property)	pharikamaːy
a trap (for mouse)	phaṭ(a)ka
slipper – female only	phaṭaːkri cappal	Hindi
gate	phaṭko	Hindi
knife – vegetable	phaːwsi
to blow nose	phẽkam-be
morning	phejer	Korku/Hindi
ground nut	phellya biːjo
vine	phendra		*
to remove, open, clean	pher-be
to come to heat (animal)	pherni-ka
foam	pheːso
mild, wild (?)	phika
to settle a payment	phittakamaːy
to bear fruits	phorouter
covering of seed	photre
to splash (water)	phuḍu-phuḍu
to swell (as seed)	phulaṭine
finger joint	phuli,/bakko-phuli
darkness	phuṭkaːre
flower	phuːl	Hindi
spleen	piya
to jump	pinḍa-be
star	piphinjor	Korku
girls, daughters	piratta
daughter, girl	pirjo	Korku
fallow land	pirto-jaga	Hindi/IA
money lender	piːcuːṭa, picuhela	IA?
joint(s), ankle bone	piːṛi
jacket	po(ː)lka	Korku
soot	popoːri		*
Pora festival	poːra tiwaːr	Hindi
bucket	poːra, pawra
bird	poe; pyu
pelvis	pollu
to come to an end; to end	polor
hole	popa	Korku
to become a hole	popa-be
to make a hole	popa-kam-be
black	popor
lungs (a part in the heart)	popsa	Hindi
to rear (cattle)	posi-	Hindi
sack	pota (ṭ)	Hindi
to knuckle	poṭekkamaː-be
bag – plastic	potṛi	Hindi/IA
to suffer from cholera	poːpeːr
belly	poːpo	Korku
crimson-breasted barbet/coppersmith (bird)	pukpuk
full moon	puñu	Hindi
father’s sister	puphu	Korku?
all, total	pura	Korku	*
to complete	pura-be	IA
orphan (man)	puri manso	Korku
orphan (girl)	puri pirjo
to send, persuade	puri-be
book	pustok	Hindi
to escape from pursuit, miss	pusuy
cracks in the foot	puṭaːy
measles, chicken pox	puṭhkiri
to wipe away/out	puːco-be	Hindi
to worship	puːjo-be	Hindi
bridge	puːl	Hindi
father’s younger sister	puːphu	Korku?
orphan	puːri	Korku
petal(s)	puːrti-puːrti
good	puːr, puar
to come	pya
cold	rabaːn	Korku
cold water	rabaːn joppo
to cool (something)	rabaːnkamaː-be
juice	raccho	Hindi?
line	rakkil	Hindi
carpenter’s plane	ranḍa	IA	*
to cook (vegetables)	ranḍa-be
stains (e.g. on tooth)	rangi	IA
to dye (put colour)	rango-kamaːy
to blink	raphid-be
time of death, to die	rawon-bi
a wild thorny bush	raymunya
honey	raːcco
to wait for	raːkhom-be
prostitute	raːnḍ, raːnḍi
widow	raːnḍo	IA
widower	raːnḍwa	Korku
blade – shaving	raːpi
red	raːṭa	Korku
whole night	raːtoguːso
parrot – big variety	raːw̃ã
to mix with water, make a paste	rekki-be
clear (good) water	reṭhe joppo
tight	reweḍḍi	Korku
churning rod	rey
without any reason, unnecessary	rikaːm	Hindi?
empty	rita	Korku/IA	*
to stop	rokaṭiñkam-be	Korku
to cook (by frying)	romki-be
daily	roːjo	Hindi
pit (for planting)	roːpo
rupee	rupya	Hindi
six	saha	Hindi/Marathi
true	sacco	Hindi
whole (night)	sadra (minḍi)
a type of thorn	sagaːka
engagement (for marriage)	sagay	Hindi
good, real, true	saja-(ka)	Hindi
to open up	sakit
sugar	sakrya	Hindi
to scrape off	sala-be	Korku
a kind of lizard	salla
quietly	saltul
relation	samanda	Hindi?
an animal of horse type – in wild	samboːr	Hindi
leg – front	samma khuri
front (in)	samma-(ki)	Hindi?
year after next	sammaki paːṭoka saːl		*
clean/neat place	sapaːyjaga	IA
to clean	sapaːykam-be
ladle – flat type	saraːy	IA
to rot	saratin
length between a man’s extended arms	sare moːtho bakko
vertical	sarka ubaː
to straighten	sarka
to clean (floor with cow dung), polish	saroː-be
plain land (suitable for cultivation)	sawaːn
a tree	sawri aːḍḍo
step wife	sawti	Korku?
shadow, shade	sayin	Korku sayli
bicycle	saykal	Hindi
soap	saːbu	Hindi
wife’s sister’s husband	saːḍ(u)bhaw	Korku/Hindi?
leaf – big	saːkom	Korku
year	saːl	Hindi
bark (of a tree), skin (of vegetables)	saːli	Hindi?
man – old/aged	saːna	Korku	*
joints	saːnḍa	IA
back part (of e.g. house)	saːnḍi	Korku
to swell (as when beaten)	saːri
breath	saːsõ	Hindi
seven	saːto	Hindi
yesterday	se
to sneeze	seko(n)	IA
to flow (water – slowly)	sele-sele
reflection (of self)	selki
to stretch (back)	seltaːn-jere-be
rheum of nose	sembḍu	Hindi
cow dung	sena	Korku
mushroom grown in cow dung	senajhapon
sharp; tree’s branch	senḍa
finger – little	senḍa akhanḍa
goat	seri	Marathi?
to feed	seṭṭo kam(aː)-be
apple	seːp	Hindi?
a kind of grass	seːpya
liquor	siḍu	Korku
pubic hair	sika	Korku	*
hunt	sikaːr-	Hindi
soil, clay, mud	sikal	Korku
cigarette	sikrut	Hindi
hawk (bird)	sikrya
to slip (foot)	siliri
to sew, stitch	sim-be
mucus	simḍu	Hindi
chicken dung	simic’	Korku?
horn	singi	Hindi
tailor	sipi	Hindi
teak wood	sipna	Hindi
rib cage	sipra
blood vessel, vein	sira	IA
only	sirap	Hindi
lamb (young one of goat)	siripaːṭo
dream	siwna	Hindi?
to get a dream	siwn
a wooden rod fixed to the yoke	siwol
straight	siːda	Hindi
to learn	siːko-be	Hindi
cliff	siːl	Korku	*
to pierce (someone)	sobo-be	Korku
to pierce (self), a thorn	sobo-jere(y)
to think	socatini-be	Hindi
to get wrinkled	soga-soga
to wash (cloth)	sokko-be
Indian bread, food	sokra	Korku
to take care of someone	songo-be	Korku
to pretend	songo-ḍhongo(ka)	Hindi
together, friend	sopti (ṭ)	Korku
even then	sorkaːn
to become stale (food)	soroːḍi-	Hindi
nature (one’s)	soːba
to take care of a child temporarily	sroːngo		f
to absorb (like cloth)	suluṭ-	Korku
to smoke	suluṭ-be	Hindi
to understand	sumjo-be	Hindi
pod of the beans	sunḍu
box	sunduko (ḍ)	Hindi
be silent	suñjerbe
winnowing pan	supra
garden lizard	suralij
to go on exile	sutti-jere		*
midwife	suyni	Marathi?
thread – a thicker variety	suːto	Hindi
needle	sũːy	Hindi
dog and bitch together	taggeṭhey naːy hiṭkel
parasitic growth on tree	tabbu (ṭ)
shoulder	tagli (ṭ)
shoulder bone	tagli paːkṭo
to be pregnant	tahaːri
strength	takḍo	Hindi
trouble	takliːpo	Hindi
rainbow	tamko loḍeyc
become stiff (as when one dies)	tangi
cruelty	taraːso	Hindi
hyena (an animal)	tarsya (ṭ)
banana plant	tawra
between two (persons/groups)	taːgo
to divorce	taːgo bakaːn-be
to woo (boy-girl)	taːgo bhulla-jere
to embrace	taːgo ceki-jere
quarrel between two groups	taːgo jagṛa-	Hindi	*
rice, paddy	taːndur	Marathi?
palm tree	taːraːḍḍo	Hindi?
to throw	taːr-be
oil	tel	Hindi
to press hard, get suffocated	tengki-jere
to collapse (due to weakness)	terey
temple (of face)	tewre	Korku
sharp	teːjo	Hindi
fat	teːm
plate	tha(ː)ra	Hindi?
again	tha(ː)ri
to place (something)	thaːw
cripple	thanḍa-thunḍa
to slap	thapra-be
clap	thapṭi
moon	thenḍej	Korku
lunar eclipse	thendejgiryaːni	IA
to chatter	thenmaːnḍi-ka
a little	thora	Hindi
to weaken (health)	thorpe
to spit	thuki-be	Hindi	*
a kind of drum	timki	Korku
squint-eyed	tircha	Hindi
to borrow	tirinchima
third	tisra	Hindi
afternoon	tisrapaːr	Hindi
festival	tiwaːr	Hindi
to carry (in hand)	tiw-be	Korku
arrow	tiːr	Korku
tur gram	toːri	Hindi
pigeon pea (tur dal)	toːridaːli	Hindi
knee-cup	tongre (ṭ)
taste hot like pepper	tora
fruit of mahua tree	tormbya
squirrel	tuːr
to eat, chew	tyeː-be (ṭ)
wrist	ṭabbo
weighing instrument	ṭagra
to place on (e.g. a vessel on oven)	ṭaka-be
challenge	ṭakkara
to collide	ṭakkara-be	Hindi
coitus	ṭakkhocu
to shave off	ṭaklya-kam-be	Hindi	*
rhythm of the drum	ṭaːkli
tobacco	ṭaːmko	Hindi
shell (e.g. mango)	ṭaːpu
vessel	ṭembya	Korku
wife’s younger brother (brother-in-law)	ṭeyã	Korku
tiger	ṭeːmbrya	Korku
to deceive	ṭhagankama
to taste (food)	ṭhawa-be
forehead	ṭhekri	Korku
wrinkle	ṭhikri golaːy
to knit one’s brows	ṭhikri ṭoːl golaːy
pillar	ṭhuni	Korku
pickaxe – both sided	ṭikaːso	Hindi
vessels one above another	ṭiphrinj	Korku
to cook (rice)	ṭoka
to kiss	ṭoki
to stumble	ṭokoṭ-kamaː-be	Korku
bamboo basket	ṭopla
to glue, stick	ṭopti
to get desire (for something) (as pregnant women)	ṭoṭo		*
to check (something)	ṭoya-be
skin	ṭoːl
wild area with thick vegetation	ṭoːpo
to embrace	ṭu-be
to ripen (fruit)	ṭugaṭ-
we two	ṭyeːko
straight	uba
to make erect	ubaːkispinal
cord	ubadaːnḍhi
vertebral column	ubadaːnḍhi paːkṭo
tall	uca	Hindi
rough land	uca oṭhraː
to pull, to rob, to massage	uḍi
to open	ugaːr-be
light (not darkness)	ujuri
to tell lies, to exaggerate	ukra
another day	ukumi-ka-din		*
to call (someone)	ulaso-be
up side down, opposite	ulṭa	Hindi
to fall	ulṭaː-	Hindi
to cause to fall	ulṭa-kama-
to measure	umaːn-be	Korku
age	umbor	Hindi
summer season	unara	Korku/Hindi?
to stay, remain, live	ungaːy-be, hungaːy-be
to wear (shirt)	uri-be
towel	urmaːl	Hindi?
to shake (body – vigorously)	urraːn-
to rub, to brush	uruṭ-be (ḍ)	Korku
front part of the house	usri	Korku
pillow	usta
husk	utaːr
there	uṭka
day before yesterday/day after tomorrow	utni
movement in the belly	wal-wal
marriage	warari		*
to lift up	waso(ː)l-, wosol-
to float/swim	weːr-, ueːr-
to keep, arrange	wokki-
to have concern	yukhaṭine

References

• Nagaraja, K.S. 2014. The Nihali language: grammar, texts and vocabulary. Manasagangotri, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages. →ISBN.