Chumburung – English


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waa 1v to do 2v to make 3v about 4Prep 5v 6v 7Prep to pretend 8v 9v to play music 10v 11n 12n
waa n a kind of groundnut
waa-rɔ v to put inside
waa-rɔ 1v truly 2adv
waaa Id 1noise of waves 2
waagya n 1cloth 2 3
waagyafe̱rakpa n clothes line of wood
waakpa n 1place of doing 2
waakye̱e̱ n 1watch 2wristwatch 3clock 4
waale̱ŋse̱ n 1radio 2wireless 3 4
waapo̱ n 1doer 2
waaraa n night adder; ?puff adder
waare̱e̱ v 1to get a wife for someone; to marry 2
waare̱e̱po̱ n married person
waare̱e̱sɛ Adj 1married 2
waarɔ v 1to wear 2 3
waasɛ 1Adj useful; doing 2Adj 3n
waawaa n 1a kind of wood that is cheap but the termites eat it quickly 2a fool
waayaa n 1wire 2
waŋde̱ v 1to welcome 2to show you really know someone
Waŋkaŋ P N a Chumburung village near Borai No.2; ceremonially washed
Waŋkaŋ-Yawo̱ P N a Chumburung resettlement village near Dambai, previously called Bonsuro
waŋla adv 1indeed 2
waŋŋe̱ v 1to spread (the way trees or crops spread their branches); to shine brightly (moon) 2
waŋŋe̱-rɔ v 1to brighten 2