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Wewaw

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

^
^àdå là
Down

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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^àk^ìdü
Belly

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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^àlà ke
Behind

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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^àme ye
Before

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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B
bi sà mà
But

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bu tä le ^àmå
Female goat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bu tä le t^àkwà
Goats

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
då
And

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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de gwå ^àmå
Female deer

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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de gwå t^àså
Deer

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ɣ
ɣä
Beat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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H
hä
Give

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
kå là u
Camel

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kà ye bu
Foot

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kiyà
He

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kiyà ^àɣe
Good man

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kiyà ^àɣe t^àkwà
Good men

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kiyà ɣä wi wà
He beat (Past Tense)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kiyà tu s’e p’o
Cultivator

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ko lu
Hair

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
lä
Come

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
m^à kà li
Devil

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mä°
Fire

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
ni ku
Ear

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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P
p’o ^àmå
Cow

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o ^àmå t^àkwà
Cows

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o ^àpe
Bull

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o ^àpe t^àkwà
Bulls

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o mö
Daughter

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o mö ^àɣe
Good woman

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o mö ^àɣe t^àkwà
Good women

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o mö ö
Bad girl

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’o mö t^àkwà
Daughters

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’u s’e
Child

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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p’u se ö
Bad boy

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pe
Father

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pe lä
From a Father

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pe t^àkwà
Fathers

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pe t^àkwà lä
From Fathers

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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S
sü de
Hand

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Grierson's "Linguistic Survey of India" from 1928 (CLDF lsi v1.1). Grierson, George Abraham (1928): Linguistic Survey of India. Comparative Vocabulary. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. https://lsi.clld.org Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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