ফ্রাপ

fig tree, especially mock bodh tree (Ficus rumphii)


বিমুং

Cognate to Burmese မည် (many, “to be named”), အမည် (a.many, “name”) and မှည့် (hmany., “to name”).


জুমাং

head

জুমাং (dźu-maŋ)

Cognate to Tibetan རྨང་ལམ (rmang lam, “dream”), Burmese အိပ်မက် (ipmak, “dream”), မှင်စာသင့် (hmangcasang., “to walk in sleep”) and မှင်တက်မိ (hmangtakmi., “to fall into somnambulism”).

স্বপ্ন স্বপ্ন#Bengali


ওয়াক

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.


ওয়াগাম

ওয়াগাম (waɡam)

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Lepcha ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm, “molar”), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, “molar”).


খিমিল

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *mul, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/r-m(u/i/ja)l.


pakkre

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(r)ak ~ r-pak.


ta་mi་lang

From ta་ (“prefix for tubers”, prefix) + mil་ang.


ta་bolchu

From ta་ (“tuber”, prefix) + bol-chu. Cognate with Kokborok thaborchuk (“tapioca”).


kor་gus

Borrowed From Bengali খরগোশ (khorgōś), from Persian خرگوش (xarguš), from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”).


gipeng

Cognate with Atong (India) gebeng (“width, breadth”).


jakpong

jak- (“arm, hand”) + -pong (“cylindrical”). Cognate with Narua lakpo (“upper arm”).


kramchi

From gram + chi. Cognate with Tibetan རྔུལ་ཆུ (rngul chu).


lunggi

a lungi, a garment wrapped around the waist


an·cheng

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *haŋ²-ceŋ (“sand”).


ha·-

categorizing prefix for land, soil, countryside


somoi

Borrowed from Bengali সময় (śomoẏ, “time”).


king-

classifier for flat things, ears, leaves and esp. for paper and things made from paper, including books, but not cloth.


ding-

classifier for long thin things: hairs, cords, strings, pieces of cane, wire, roads, etc.


chang-

classifier for number of times, the number of times something has been done


makbil

The prefix mat-/ma- is used for many mammals.


me·tra

unmarried woman, young woman, adolescent girl


gimin

nengbeani gimin

(follows genitive case -ni) because of, due to


porikka

Borrowed from Bengali পরীক্ষা (porikkha).


ku·sik

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku(w) (“mouth”). Cognate with Chinese 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Tangut 𗋈 (*ŋwu², “mouth”).


paksam-

classifier for sides, as sides of a sheet of paper, of a coin.


pak-

classifier for halves, half an areca nut, half a fruit, half lengthwise pieces of bamboo


ka·sop

Cognate with Kokborok bwkhasobom, Atong (India) kha·sop.


do·chi

First element is do·- (“nominalizing affix for birds”)


grong

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *kroŋ¹ (“horn”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/ɡ-(r)wa-ŋ/k/t (“horn; angle; corner”).


-gipa

Nelsonni ma·gipa

suffix for kinship terms when used as a reference, not as a term of address


mikta

(follows genitive case -ni) because, on account of, for that reason


-srang-

i·angsranga


a·samo

angni a·samo


-tom-

jaktoma


dipat

ambinona dipat

(follows augmented locative -ona). until, up to, as long as


na·a

na·a . (canonical)
nang·- (in-compounds)


-nap-

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nup ~ nip. Cognate with Tibetan ནུབ (nub, “to fall (gradually), sink, to set; to decay, to decline”) and Chinese 入 (rù, “to enter”).


te·brong

From te·- + brong. Cognate with Kokborok thaihpung (“jackfruit”).


te·gachu

From te·- + gachu. Possibly cognate with Kokborok thaichuk (“mango”).


jakpa

(anatomy) palm of the hand, end of an insect leg


pakkrong

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(r)ak ~ r-pak.


-chon-

. Cognate with Tibetan ཆུང (chung)(probably)

small, used with classifiers to form verbs meaning small


si·ol

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-k-ywal (“jackal”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”). Or from Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal, “jackal”). Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“jackal”) may be related to Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla) (whence Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal)). Cognate with Atong (India) sial (“jackal”).


namnika

From nam- + -nik- (“see”) + -a (“neutral unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


jakkala

From jak- + kal + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


jakkaltoa

From jakkal (“use”) + -to- (“good”) + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


-rang

mande (“human, person”) → manderang (“people”)

nok (“house”) → nokrang (“houses”)


komia

Bengali কমা (koma). Analyzable as /komi/ + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).

Taraken somoi gita porika ka·e nina amnirangko komia damo aro taraken a·songni manderangna sokatchinaba aganaha.

to lessen, reduce, come down (as a price)


i·rurata

From i·- + -rura- (“back and forth”) + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


pil·a

transform, shape-shift (to transform and return back)


busua

From busu + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


atchinga

From atching + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”). Likely a form of onomatopoeia.


-ang-

shows movement away from speaker, in that direction


gronga

From grong + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


i·a

From i· + -a (“neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker”).


amikka

someone, an unknown or hypothetical person


bagipa

which, which of several (of people or things)


biming

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miŋ (“to name, call”). .


salgipeng

From sal (“day, sun”) + gipeng (“width”).


chiga

spring, stream, pond, place where water is obtained from


chisam

From chi (“water”) + sam (“edge, side”).


ha·chik

ha·- (“earth”). Probably cognate with Kokborok hachuk (“hill or high land”).


chiret

water channel leading to or from rice fields


ha·kong

From ha·- (“earth”). Probably cognate with Atong (India) ha·khong (“valley”).

low place between hills, (wider than a ha·singsep (valley))


do·o

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *tao² (“bird”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *daw (“bird”).

Ua do·o bilenga!


wagam

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gam. Cognate to Lepcha ᰑᰨᰃᰩᰮ (fogóm, “molar”), Burmese အံ (am) or အံသွား (amswa:, “molar”).


jumang

Cognate to Tibetan རྨང་ལམ (rmang lam, “dream”), Burmese အိပ်မက် (ipmak, “dream”), မှင်စာသင့် (hmangcasang., “to walk in sleep”) and မှင်တက်မိ (hmangtakmi., “to fall into somnambulism”).

স্বপ্ন স্বপ্ন#Bengali


dakchaka

From dak (“to do”) + -chak- (“to a person”) + -a.


ki·tap

Probably derived from Assamese কিতাপ (kitap).


phrap

fig tree, especially mock bodh tree (Ficus rumphii)


chroka

chroka (present)
chrokja (negative present)
chrokkuja (not-yet-form present)
chrokama (interrogative not-yet-form present)
chrokjama (interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
chrokakon (not-yet-form potential present)
chrokjakon (negative not-yet-form potential present)
chrokenga (continuative present)
chrokjaenga (continuative negative present)
chrokkujaenga (continuative not-yet-form present)
chrokengama (continuative interrogative not-yet-form present)
chrokjaengama (continuative interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
chrokaengakon (continuative not-yet-form potential present)
chrokjaengakon (continuative negative not-yet-form potential present)
chrokaha (past)
chrokjaha (negative past)
chrokkujaha (not-yet-form past)
chrokahama (interrogative not-yet-form past)
chrokjahama (interrogative negative not-yet-form past)
chrokahakon (not-yet-form past potential)
chrokjahakon (negative not-yet-form past potential)
chrokgen (future)
chroknoa (dialectal future)
chrokjawa (future negative)
chrokkujawa (future not-yet-form)
chrokgenma (future interrogative not-yet-form)
chroknoama (dialectal future interrogative not-yet-form)
chrokjawama (future interrogative negative not-yet-form)
chrokgenkon (future not-yet-form potential)
chroknoakon (dialectal future not-yet-form potential)
chrokjawakon (future negative not-yet-form potential)
chroknabaginang (potential)
chrokjanabaginang (negative potential)
chroknajok (intentive)
chrokjanajok (intentive negative)
chrokjok (non-past perfect)
chrokjajok (negative non-past perfect)
chrokahajok (past perfect)
chrokjahajok (negative past perfect)
chrokbo (imperative second-person)
chroknabe (imperative negative second-person)
chrokkan (imperative third-person)
chrokkana (imperative third-person)
chrokjakan (imperative negative third-person)
chrokjakana (imperative negative third-person)
chrokbone (formal imperative)
chroknabene (formal imperative negative)
chrokna (infinitive)
chrokjana (infinitive negative)


rong-

classifier for round objects and fruits (including non-round ones)


kol-

classifier for holes or openings like windows and doorways.


ku·-

classifier for mouths or parts of sentences, as well as flat things like doors and gongs.


-prak

Sakprak baksis man·gen.


chiking

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj.


gittam

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum. Cognate with Tibetan གསུམ (gsum), Burmese သုံး (sum:).


A·chik

Garo people, especially the ones who live in Garo Hills.


uano

Singular (proximal)
'this' (proximal)
Plural (proximal)
'these' (proximal)
Singular
'that'
Plural
'those'
ia (nominative proximal)
iarang (nominative proximal)
ua (nominative)
uarang (nominative)
iako (accusative proximal)
iarangko (accusative proximal)
uako (accusative)
uarangko (accusative)
iana (dative proximal)
iarangna (dative proximal)
uana (dative)
uarangna (dative)
iani (genitive proximal)
iarangni (genitive proximal)
uani (genitive)
uarangni (genitive)
iachi (instrumental proximal)
iarangchi (instrumental proximal)
uachi (instrumental)
uarangchi (instrumental)
iano (locative proximal)
iarango (locative proximal)
uano (locative)
uarango (locative)
ianoni (proximal)
ianona (proximal)
iachini (proximal)
iachina (proximal)
ianoniko (proximal)
iachiniko (proximal)
iarangoni (proximal)
iarangona (proximal)
iarangchini (proximal)
iarangchina (proximal)
iarangoniko (proximal)
iarangchiniko (proximal)
uanoni
uanona
uachini
uachina
uanoniko
uachiniko
uarangoni
uarangona
uarangchini
uarangchina
uarangoniko
uarangchiniko


greng

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *kreŋ³ (“bone”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɡ-r(w/j)a(ŋ/k) (“bone; skeleton”).


ki·me

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mei, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *r-may (“tail”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj. Cognate with Atong (India) di•may, Burmese အမြီ (a.mri), Tibetan རྨེད (rmed), Nuosu ꂪ (hmy), Chinese 尾, Mizo mei, Chepang मेः (meʔ), S'gaw Karen မဲၢ် (meẖ).


dal·a

dal·a (present)
dal·ja (negative present)
dal·kuja (not-yet-form present)
dal·ama (interrogative not-yet-form present)
dal·jama (interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
dal·akon (not-yet-form potential present)
dal·jakon (negative not-yet-form potential present)
dal·enga (continuative present)
dal·jaenga (continuative negative present)
dal·kujaenga (continuative not-yet-form present)
dal·engama (continuative interrogative not-yet-form present)
dal·jaengama (continuative interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
dal·aengakon (continuative not-yet-form potential present)
dal·jaengakon (continuative negative not-yet-form potential present)
dal·aha (past)
dal·jaha (negative past)
dal·kujaha (not-yet-form past)
dal·ahama (interrogative not-yet-form past)
dal·jahama (interrogative negative not-yet-form past)
dal·ahakon (not-yet-form past potential)
dal·jahakon (negative not-yet-form past potential)
dal·gen (future)
dal·noa (dialectal future)
dal·jawa (future negative)
dal·kujawa (future not-yet-form)
dal·genma (future interrogative not-yet-form)
dal·noama (dialectal future interrogative not-yet-form)
dal·jawama (future interrogative negative not-yet-form)
dal·genkon (future not-yet-form potential)
dal·noakon (dialectal future not-yet-form potential)
dal·jawakon (future negative not-yet-form potential)
dal·nabaginang (potential)
dal·janabaginang (negative potential)
dal·najok (intentive)
dal·janajok (intentive negative)
dal·jok (non-past perfect)
dal·jajok (negative non-past perfect)
dal·ahajok (past perfect)
dal·jahajok (negative past perfect)
dal·bo (imperative second-person)
dal·nabe (imperative negative second-person)
dal·kan (imperative third-person)
dal·kana (imperative third-person)
dal·jakan (imperative negative third-person)
dal·jakana (imperative negative third-person)
dal·bone (formal imperative)
dal·nabene (formal imperative negative)
dal·na (infinitive)
dal·jana (infinitive negative)


-tai-

grongtaigen!

again, indicates that the verb action has been done before.


-eng-

Anga cha·a; Anga cha·enga


-rong-

Anga uako grongronga

habitually, indicates that the verb action is done regularly.


aganchaka

aganchaka (present)
aganchakja (negative present)
aganchakkuja (not-yet-form present)
aganchakama (interrogative not-yet-form present)
aganchakjama (interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
aganchakakon (not-yet-form potential present)
aganchakjakon (negative not-yet-form potential present)
aganchakenga (continuative present)
aganchakjaenga (continuative negative present)
aganchakkujaenga (continuative not-yet-form present)
aganchakengama (continuative interrogative not-yet-form present)
aganchakjaengama (continuative interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
aganchakaengakon (continuative not-yet-form potential present)
aganchakjaengakon (continuative negative not-yet-form potential present)
aganchakaha (past)
aganchakjaha (negative past)
aganchakkujaha (not-yet-form past)
aganchakahama (interrogative not-yet-form past)
aganchakjahama (interrogative negative not-yet-form past)
aganchakahakon (not-yet-form past potential)
aganchakjahakon (negative not-yet-form past potential)
aganchakgen (future)
aganchaknoa (dialectal future)
aganchakjawa (future negative)
aganchakkujawa (future not-yet-form)
aganchakgenma (future interrogative not-yet-form)
aganchaknoama (dialectal future interrogative not-yet-form)
aganchakjawama (future interrogative negative not-yet-form)
aganchakgenkon (future not-yet-form potential)
aganchaknoakon (dialectal future not-yet-form potential)
aganchakjawakon (future negative not-yet-form potential)
aganchaknabaginang (potential)
aganchakjanabaginang (negative potential)
aganchaknajok (intentive)
aganchakjanajok (intentive negative)
aganchakjok (non-past perfect)
aganchakjajok (negative non-past perfect)
aganchakahajok (past perfect)
aganchakjahajok (negative past perfect)
aganchakbo (imperative second-person)
aganchaknabe (imperative negative second-person)
aganchakkan (imperative third-person)
aganchakkana (imperative third-person)
aganchakjakan (imperative negative third-person)
aganchakjakana (imperative negative third-person)
aganchakbone (formal imperative)
aganchaknabene (formal imperative negative)
aganchakna (infinitive)
aganchakjana (infinitive negative)


-ming

(inflectional suffix) forms the comitative case


han·cheng

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *haŋ²-ceŋ (“sand”). See ha·- (“earth”).


namengama

Equivalent to nama + -eng- + -ma, lit. Are you being good?


kusi ong·a

Likely borrowed from Bengali খুশি (khuśi, “"happy"”) + ong·a.


nang·ko mitelbejok

Equivalent to na·a + -ko + mitela + -be- + -jok.


chalaia

Likely borrowed from Bengali চলা (cola).


poraia

Likely borrowed from Bengali পড়া (poṛa).


kema ka·a

Likely borrowed from Bengali ক্ষমা (khoma) + Bengali করা (kora).


da·a

Da·o skul re·angna nanga.


-tang-

own, Used to form intensive and reflexive forms of nouns.


kam ka·a

Likely from Assamese কাম (kam) + Assamese কৰ (kor).


ka·a

Likely from Assamese কৰ (kor) or Bengali করা (kora).


bebe ra·a

Likely from Bengali ভেবে (bhebe) + Bengali রাখা (rakha)


golpo ka·a

Likely from Bengali গল্প (golpo) + Bengali করা (kora)


namengaba

Equivalent to nama + -eng- + -ba, lit. Being good.


-tok-

Namtokengama?


nang·na namgipa sal ong·china

Equivalent to na·a + -na + nama + -gipa + sal + ong· + -chi + -na


a·-

(categorizing prefix) land, soil, countryside


mande-

classifier for the height of a human being.


ge·-

classifier for any object which does not fit into any other classifier


a·sel

Ia obostara sani a·sel ong·a?


mikraka

Tusipekaoni basako na·a mikrakgen?

When will you wake up from deep slumber?


nabaa

Sal nabaa


teng·sua

Asikrang teng·suenga


-tang

Na·a an·tangko sawa ine chanchia?


bari-bagan

From Bengali বাড়ি (baṛi, “home”) + Bengali বাগান (bagan, “garden”).


apchona

From ap + -chon- + -a. Related to chona.


jonai

Possibly related to Bengali জোনাকি (jonaki, “firefly”).


songsar

Possibly related to Bengali সংসার (śoṅśar)


so·ota

so·ota (present)
so·otja (negative present)
so·otkuja (not-yet-form present)
so·otama (interrogative not-yet-form present)
so·otjama (interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
so·otakon (not-yet-form potential present)
so·otjakon (negative not-yet-form potential present)
so·otenga (continuative present)
so·otjaenga (continuative negative present)
so·otkujaenga (continuative not-yet-form present)
so·otengama (continuative interrogative not-yet-form present)
so·otjaengama (continuative interrogative negative not-yet-form present)
so·otaengakon (continuative not-yet-form potential present)
so·otjaengakon (continuative negative not-yet-form potential present)
so·otaha (past)
so·otjaha (negative past)
so·otkujaha (not-yet-form past)
so·otahama (interrogative not-yet-form past)
so·otjahama (interrogative negative not-yet-form past)
so·otahakon (not-yet-form past potential)
so·otjahakon (negative not-yet-form past potential)
so·otgen (future)
so·otnoa (dialectal future)
so·otjawa (future negative)
so·otkujawa (future not-yet-form)
so·otgenma (future interrogative not-yet-form)
so·otnoama (dialectal future interrogative not-yet-form)
so·otjawama (future interrogative negative not-yet-form)
so·otgenkon (future not-yet-form potential)
so·otnoakon (dialectal future not-yet-form potential)
so·otjawakon (future negative not-yet-form potential)
so·otnabaginang (potential)
so·otjanabaginang (negative potential)
so·otnajok (intentive)
so·otjanajok (intentive negative)
so·otjok (non-past perfect)
so·otjajok (negative non-past perfect)
so·otahajok (past perfect)
so·otjahajok (negative past perfect)
so·otbo (imperative second-person)
so·otnabe (imperative negative second-person)
so·otkan (imperative third-person)
so·otkana (imperative third-person)
so·otjakan (imperative negative third-person)
so·otjakana (imperative negative third-person)
so·otbone (formal imperative)
so·otnabene (formal imperative negative)
so·otna (infinitive)
so·otjana (infinitive negative)

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.


ta·-

Categorizing prefix for varieties of tubers


diktom

a large, round, open-mouthed earthenware pot, used for brewing rice beer


rongdik

earthenware storage pot with no neck and a large mouth, used to store rice


du·dap

a raised earthen platform forming a fireplace in an old-style house


gitchi

a small narrow-bladed hoe, for weeding and digging up roots


gan·sang

platform for an old-style bamboo house, platform for sleeping made from boards of bamboo


nokkap

house site, place where a house can be built


do·-

Categorizing prefix for types of birds and things related to birds


joma

(intransitive) to be ill, suffer, have a fever


-man-

Baju, saljatchi ong·manaha!


jotton

Probably vaguely related to Bengali যত্তন (jotton).


jikgala

to divorce, lit. to get rid of one's wife


-najok

Bia katangnajok!


-gija

Iano andalbegija

(literally, “This place is not being very dark”)

negative nominalizing suffix, the one who does not


-cheng-

chi ringchengbo


-so-

Na·a re·so


-bat-

cha·batna


-kal-

Anga nang·na bate neng·kala


-gimik

Aro a·agimikon ku·siksan, aro aganani apsan ong·achim

And the whole Earth was of one language, and of one speech