The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 2
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4.44 Reptiles
pp. 1234.441 Lizards
pp. 123a-ring-ga n. a large water lizard.
dot-mi, dot-ni n. type of lizard, about 20 cm. long, that lives in holes in trees and says, 'kak-ku', or, 'dot-me'.
ga-ra n. a small lizard with a red throat that lives in the forest.
git-u-ra n. a water lizard that is a bit smaller than an a-ring-ga.
kan-chi-dik n. small, common house lizard.
map-pru n. large long-tailed forest lizard that lives in trees.
Page 124mit-dil-wak n. jungle lizard, smaller than a map-pru, about 30 cm. long; a fat woman.
4.443 Snakes
pp. 124chi-ni-chip-pu n. a nonpoisonous water snake.
chip-pu n. snake, general term.
chip-pu-bol-gi-si n. a small snake that bites.
chip-pu-gram n. a black poisonous snake.
chip-pu-ja-da n. large snake, python.
chip-pu-ri-ti n. cobra.
chong-brang-chong-mit-chang n. a snake with rings of colors that, it is said, can be counted in such a way that if one ends on chong-mit-chang it is good luck, but if ending on chong-brang it is bad luck.
tum-rang-tum-bit-chang n. a kind of striped snake, (same as chong-brang-chong-mit-chang.
4.445 Turtles
pp. 124chep-a n. a small variety of edible turtle that lives in water, (Beng. kat-tu-a).
chi-jong n. a large turtle, larger and flatter than a chep-a, (Beng. ka-sim).
chi-jong-man-di n. a kind of turtle, a kind of chi-jong.
chi-jong-sim n. a type of black turtle, a kind of chi-jong.
gut-a-ma-ra n. a kind of turtle, a kind of chi-jong.
kang-kil-ak-a n. small kind of turtle with hard shell.
kat-tu-a n. an edible turtle, smaller than, and a different species from, chi-jong, (same as chep-a). <B
4.447 Frogs and Toads
pp. 124beng n. frog.
beng-bil-ek n. a small frog.
beng-bil-ok n. a type of frog with a high-pitched croak that is a bit bigger than a beng-bil-ek.
beng-bong n. a large type of frog, with a deep croak.
da-ling-ja˙-wek n. black water-living frog-like animal that puffs up in anger.
dip-il-ok n. frog-like animal that lives on land, even in people's houses, and that is seen and heard in the rainy season.
ga-wa beng n. a large kind of frog, (same as beng-bong).
gan˙-drak n. a white jumping frog-like reptile, about 20 cm. long that lives in trees in the forest, and makes a ga-ak sound in the rainy season.
