The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 2
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4.4 Animals, Wild
pp. 363-bi-ma dns. female, of animals; do˙-bi-ma hen.
-bi-pa dns. male, of animals: do˙-bi-pa cock, rooster.
mat-bring, mat-brung, mat-bu-rung n. forest animals, esp. mammals, but not including birds or insects.
-pi˙-sa dns. young animal, occasionally used for young of plants; small example of objects: mong-ma-pi˙-sa baby elephant; jak-si-pi˙-sa little finger.
Page 364mat-cha n. tiger, leopard, any of several kinds of large cats.
a-mak rang-gol, ha-mak rang-gol, a-mak nang-gor n. langur, long tailed monkey, hanuman ape.
ha-mak, a-mak n. monkey, macaque.
nang-gol, rang-gol n. long tailed monkey, langur monkey.
bel n. jackal, (Modhupur).
ma-rak-ha n. barking deer.
mak-bil n. bear.
mat n. squirrel.
mat-chok n. deer.
me-se, mi-si n. mouse, rat.
meng-chut n. mouse-sized animal with a long nose, stink-rat, shrew.
mi-si, me-se n. mouse, rat, (see me-se for compounds).
mong-ma n. elephant.
do˙-, do˙-o, do, du˙-, du˙-u, du n. bird; specifically: domestic fowl, more broadly any bird at all. Combining form: do˙-, du˙-. cp. prefix for varieties of birds.
do˙-til-eng, du˙-til-eng n. woodpecker, red, yellow and some black, a bit smaller than a dove.
kan-chi-dik n. small, common house lizard.
map-pru n. large long-tailed forest lizard that lives in trees.
chip-pu n. snake, general term.
beng n. frog.
na˙-tok n. fish, general term.
ang˙-ki, hang˙-ki n. crab.
chot-chru, chot-chu-ru, chot-ru n. small edible snail, 1—2 cm.
na˙-tik n. edible freshwater shrimp.
jong˙-, jong n. bug, worm, insect, (A˙ chik: jo˙-ong).
gang-gu-a n. mosquito.
tam-pi-rong-reng, rong-reng n. big blue fly that eats dung, horsefly.
bi-ja n. bee.
gu-ang n. spider.
at-ching n. stinging black ants that cause itching, bigger than sim-il-chak but smaller than ket-chi-ra.
ha˙-kin, a˙-kin n. type of white ant that builds large ant hills, and that bores into and lives in the mud walls of houses.
ru-at n. land leech, smaller than a water leech.
dip-a n. bed bug.
na-sik-et n. tick, insect that bites people and cattle, and grows round as it fills with blood.
tik n. louse, head louse.
Page 365a-guk, ha-guk n. grasshopper, (see ha-guk for compounds).
ha-guk, a-guk n. grasshopper.
pak-ma-ri n. butterfly.
grang n. wing, feather.
na-gring n. cock's comb.
bu-su n. fish bone, thorn.
ja˙-skil n. claw, toenail.
ki˙-me, ki˙-mi n. tail; the projecting upper part of the top of a house post cut to fit a cross piece.
bi-ja-bit-chi n. honey, (lit. bee-juice).
bi-tip n. nest, cocoon.
do˙-bit-chi, du˙-bit-chi, do˙-chi, du˙-chi n. egg, bird's egg.
ha˙-pru, ha˙-pu-ru, ha˙-pru-tot, a˙-pru n. big anthill made by a˙-kin ants.
mik-u-a vi. cry made by any animal, meow, bleat, moo, etc.; sound, make a noise; sound, of a musical instrument or machine; squeak.
sing˙-a vi. bark, of dogs; ask a question.
bam-a vt. sit on eggs, brood.
del-a vt. sting, as bees.
bil-a vi. fly, of birds, insects, airplanes; fly about in the air, of paper, leaves, etc.
wat-a vt. let animals run loose; let go, release; send a letter, etc.; settle, finalize; fire from a job; quit smoking; supply; abandon, throw away; weigh.
