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Vocabulary of the Lepcha Language. 



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wild dog, sitoom 



deer, siveen 



elephant, tengmoo 



father, abo 



mother, amoo 



brother, eng 



sister, anom 



son, akup 



daughter, te yeu 



eldest brother, anum 



younger brother, eng chumbo 



uncle (maternal) anen 



ditto (paternal) akoo 



aunt (maternal) azong 



ditto (paternal) aneu 



cousin, namkup 



husband, gudosum 



wife, kusiyeu 



paddy, zo 



rice, zo-yeu 



barley, mong 



wheat, kroo 



flour, krootu 



yams, bookh 



milk, neene 



butter, mor 



salt, vom 



pepper, sukar 



garlic, mungoo 



spirits, arok 



beer, chee 



tobacco, tamka (Hindi) 



sugar, (no word) 



pawn, (ditto) 



bread, (ditto) 



cotton, kirup 



sheep wool, lenk amuel 



hair, achom 



road, lorn 

 bridge, reep 

 ridge, bleoo 

 jungle, puszok 

 spring of water, oong 

 rock, long 

 tree, koong 

 grass, piay 

 bamboo, po 

 ratan, roo 

 belly, tubok 

 tongue, alee 

 thigh, alum 

 leg, atong 

 foot, tonleok 

 heel, tuntong 

 arm, pok-chom 

 hand, akuli 

 finger, kuzseok 

 nail of ditto, punchi 

 thumb, kudom 

 knee, tukput 

 eye-brow, mik-miong 

 eye-lash, mik-chiom 

 elbow, kurtoo 

 far, tongdom 

 child, ong 

 horn, aron 

 hoof, atet 

 hide, atoon 

 bow, silee 

 arrow, chong 

 sword, paieuk 

 gun, sidermi 

 gunpowder, jai 

 ball, dieu 

 stockade, gree 

 soldier, vik 



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