1848. 



On the Chepdng and Kusunda tribes of Nepdl. 



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Vocabulary of the language of the Chepdng. 



English. 



Chepdng. 



English. 



Chepdng 



The world 



Caret, 



Winter 



Namjung 



God 



*Nyam Ding 



The rains 



Nyamwa 



Man 



Pursi 



Grain 



Yam 



Woman 



Mini 



Rice, unhusked 



Yang 



Quadruped 



Sya 



Rice, husked 



Chui 



Bird 



Moa 



Wheat 



Kan 



Insect 



Pling 



Barley! 



Caret 



Fish 



GnaT 



Plantain 



Maise 



Fire 



MiT 



Pear 



Pasai 



Air 



Maro 



Tobacco 



Mingo 



Earth 



SaT 



Pepper 



Marich H 



Clay, plastic 



Sa lena 



Red pepper 



Raksai 



Water 



Ti 



Garlick 



Bin 



Light , lux 



Angha 



Oil 



Sate 



The Sun 



Nyam T 



A tree 



Sing-tak T 



The Moon 



LameT 



A leaf 



L6T 



The Stars 



KarT 



A flower 



Ro 



A mountain 



Rias T 



A fruit 



Chai 



A plain 



Dani 



Wood 



Sying T 



A river 



Ghoro 



Fuel 



Jharo sying 



A ferry 



Titachaparna ? (fold) 



Grass 



Caret 



A boat 



Caret 



Straw 



Won 



A bridge 



Ta 



Bran 



R6k 



Husband 



Palam 



A horse 



Serang 



Wife 



Malam 



An ox 



Shya 



Father 



Pa 



A bull 



You shya 



Mother 



Ma 



A cow 



Mo shya, 



Brother 



Hou 



A buffalo 



Misha T 



Sister 



Hou dhiang 



A dog 



KuiT 



Grand -father 



T6 



A cat 



Caret 



Grand-mother 



Aie 



A monkey 



Yukh 



Uncle 



Pang 



A jackal 



Karja 



Aunt 



Mum 



A tiger 



Ja 



Child 



Cho 



A leopard 



Mayo ja 



Boy 



Ch6 



A bear 



Y6m 



Girl 



Cho riang 



A goat 



Micha 



Kinsfolk 



Laikwo 



A sheep 



Caret 



Strangefolk 



Safng 



A hare 



Caret 



Day 



Nyi Gni T 



A hog, pig 



PiakT 



Night 



Ya 



An elephant 



Kisi N 



Dawn 



Wago 



A deer 



Kasya 



Noon 



Syawa 



A rat 



Yu 



Evening 



Nyam rama 



A mouse 



Mayo yu 



To-day 



Ten 



A manis 



Chang jung 



Yesterday 



Yon 



A fowl (gallus) 



Wa 



To-morrow 



Syang 



Its egg 



Wa-kum 



A week 



Caret 



A pigeon 



Bak-wa 



A fortnight 



Bakha yatla 



A crow 



Kawa 



A month 



Yatla 



A sparrow 



Yurkunwa 



A year-t* 



Yatang 



A lark 



Baju wa 



Summer 



Lhapa 



A partridge 



Tithara H 



* Nyam is the Sun, which is no doubt worshipped, and hence the identity of 

 terms. 



f The separate 12 months and 7 days have no names. 

 X No other grain named but wheat and rice. 



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