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Chin (Hakha) Dictionary Authored by
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abstinence - (n.) i sumnak abstract
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action - (n.) cawlcangh activate -
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Adventists - (n.) Jesuh a ttum ttha
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ailment - (n.) harnak aim - (v.) ti
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altruism - (n.) midang zawnruah alu
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antagonist - (n.) ral , pakhat le p
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appropriate - (v.) hman awk ding i
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as - (adv.) 1. tahchunhnak ah, bant
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athlete - (n.) lentecelh thiammi ,
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axiom - (n.) a hman ti i ruah ciomi
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anquet - (n.) puai tuahnak zanriah
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ayonet - (n.) benet , meithal hmur
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eholder - (n.) zohtu, hmutu behove
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themhmi an si beverage - (n.) dinmi
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ngakchiapa cu a dang dih bland - (a
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ore - (v.) nor; e.g. Hi cauk nih a
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igade - (n.) 1. ralkapbu; mi 4,000
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ulb - (n.) 1. tawba, anttam tawba;
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ypass - (n.) hrialnak lam bypass -
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candidate - (n.) rian pakhatkhat ca
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carnivorous - (adj.) sasi phun sara
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U.S.A. a pek hna ceiling - (n.) sil
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changeless - (adj.) aa thleng bal l
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chide - (v.) sik, mawhchiat chief -
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citation - (n.) mintthatnak peknak
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close - (adj.) a naimi , naih; e.g.
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collegian - (n.) college a kaimi si
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company - (n.) 1. bu; 2. chawlet bu
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concubine - (n.) nupi chun concussi
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consent - (v.) 1. hnatlakpi; 2. onh
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contingency - (n.) poipang, herhpan
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cordon - (v.) dankanh; e.g. The pol
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courthouse - (n.) biaceihnak zung i
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crisp - (adj.) 1. a hngo, fawi tein
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curious - (adj.) 1. thil um bal lo
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ak hmuh nithla a si; 2. hawikom nga
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phun a si decimal - (n.) pahra leng
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delay - (n.) tlaiternak , hnutterna
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depopulate - (v.) a rak ummi minung
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despotic - (adj.) mah duhning lawng
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die - (v.) 1. thih; 2. duh tuk; e.g
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disallow - (v.) onh lo disappear -
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colony would be a paradise, but the
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distiller - (n.) zureu chuangtu dis
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domestic - (adj.) 1. inn zuatmi sat
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a si drawback - (n.) tlin lonak dra
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lo; 3. a hnawl; e.g. This knife is
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easterly - (adj., adv.) nichuahlei
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elder - (adj.) upa deuh a simi elde
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emergence - (n.) hung chuahnak , hu
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enfold - (v.) tuam , fun enforce -
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enunciation - (n.) fiang tein chimn
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essential - (adj.) a herh ngaingaim
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ewe - (n.) tuu a pi ex officio - (a
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sal ah a tang exile - (n.) mah ram
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extermination - (n.) hloh dihnak ,
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a fair copy of the letter = Cakuat
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far-seeing - (adj.) hlapi rak hmuh
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feast - (v.) rawl danghnak i rawl t
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feud - (n.) chung dang le chung dan
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finger nail - (n.) kut tin fingerpr
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flatter - (v.) fak , chimthiam flat
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fluid - (adj.) a fak rih lomi; e.g.
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for - (conj.) zeicahtiah; e.g. His
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formula - (n.) 1. thil a sining a s
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siseh , i sum kho loin a ummi frant
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canter; 2. dawnh; e.g. We were frus
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gallant - (adj.) ralttha gallantry
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chan hi science chan a si generator
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ginger ale - (n.) aithing paihmi be
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glove - (n.) kuthruk glow - (n.) 1.
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gotten - (v.) get zoh; past partici
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gravitation - (n.) vawlei dah nih h
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grow - (v.) 1. tthan; 2. duhsah te
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H habit - (n.) tuah lengmang i zia
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handout - (n.) laksawng misifak man
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hat - (n.) luchin hatch - (v.) arti
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heavyweight - (n.) thonghthiammi pa
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e.g. Mary did it by herself = Mary
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history - (n.) tuanbia , ram kong m
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honey - (n.) khuaihliti honey bee -
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House of Representatives - (n.) Ame
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hunger - (n.) rawltam hunger - (v.)
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uahmi minung cu a nu a si ideal - (
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imbecility - (n.) ruahnak tlawmnak
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imperil - (v.) harnak tlunter, phak
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impulse - (n.) 1. duak tiah lungthi
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incentive - (adj.) lung a thawhter
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indefatigable - (adj.) a tha a ba k
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ineligible - (adj.) aa tlak lo, upa
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ingratitude - (n.) i lawmh lonak in
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inseminate - (v.) thlaici tuh , fa
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si insure - (v.) 1. um hrimhrim seh
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internship - (n.) cu bantuk rian in
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invariable - (adj.) aa thleng kho l
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-ism - (suff.) cafang donghnak ah c
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jazz - (n.) hla phun khat, 'jess' a
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jury - (n.) biaceihnak i bia ngeimi
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kinswoman - (n.) sahlawh (nu) kirk
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lain - (v.) past participle of 'lie
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laughter - (n.) nih , nihthawng lau
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tuk caah inn thil phenhnak lei ah k
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go out in the rain = Ruahpi sur i n
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linen - (n., adj.) la , puan tahnak
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localize - (v.) hmunkhat lawng i um
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lop - (v.) cik , tan lopsided - (ad
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lurch - (v.) sawn; e.g. The drunkar
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ko 2. zohkhenh; e.g. It is hard to
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siam thiam 2. fim ngaiin cu thil le
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etrogression - (n.) hnulei i kal ch
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idiculous - (adj.) nih sawh awk a s
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oller - (n.) hriltu, a rilhtertu, a
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uddy - (adj.) a ngan a dam i sen te
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sad - (adj.) ngaihchiat , ngaih a c
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sanctum - (n.) hmunthiang, hmunzarh
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saxophone - (n.) awdawh tumnak phun
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scientifically - (adv.) science hng
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scud - (v.) khulrang in zuan, kal.
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secure - (v.) cawk security - (n.)
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self-righteous - (adj.) ka ding tia
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September - (n.) September thla. se
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sewing - (n.) thil tthitnak sewing
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sheep - (n.) tuu sheepcote - (n.) t
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shop - (n.) 1. chawdawrnak hmun. wo
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shrunk - (v.) past tense of shrink,
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silky - (adj.) pu bantuk. sill - (n
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on its eggs = Arpi nih a ti a tlumh
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slatternly - (adj.) aa filhhnawmmi.
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slovenly - (adv.) diathlang ngaiin.
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sniffle - (v.) hnar fik lengmang. s
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soften - (v.) nemter softness - (n.
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sophistry - (n.) a hmaanmi a lo ttu
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Spaniard - (n.) Spain rammi. Spanis
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speedy - (adj.) a khul a rangmi. sp
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split - (v.) cheu , ceh split - (n.
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spur - (v.) 1. hnawhchih; e.g. It i
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stake - (n.) 1. haukulhnak ca i zum
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kau; e.g. I started a fire = Mei ka
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steersman - (n.) a mawngtu stele -
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stint - (v.) i ren ngai i um, phais
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straddle - (v.) kap hnih lamh in ka
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strictness - (n.) felnak stricture
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stunning - (adj.) aa dawh ngaingaim
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substitute - (n.) 1. aiawhtu. 2. th
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sulky - (adj.) a ungmi sullen - (ad
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supper - (n.) zanriah supplant - (v
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suspend - (v.) 1. thlai. 2. hri zam
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switchman - (n.) tlanglawng kalnak
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tactics - (n.) raltuk thiamnak tact
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tariff - (n.) thil ram dang i zuar
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linh i ti chung i a thlak khi, a tu
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terms - () zoh term. terrace - (n.)
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theological - (adj.) Pathian kong c
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thousand - (num.) thong khat thousa
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tiffin - (n.) chuncaw. tiger - (n.)
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caah zu hi ding u sih tiah a titu k
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torrent - (n.) 1. ti khulrang in a
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trait - (n.) sining langhtertu hmel
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treadle - (n.) thiltthitnak seh a k
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trivet - (n.) ke thum ngei tung. tr
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tumbrel - (n.) thah dingmi thongtla
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typewrite - (v.) cattialnak seh in
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unbound - (v.) past tense of unbind
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undernourished - (adj.) rawl khim i
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ungodly - (adj.) Pathian zei i a re
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unmolested - (adj.) tonghtham lomi,
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simi. unstable - (adj.) a fek lomi
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upset - (v.) tlukter, tlu, thluk; e
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valise - (n.) hnipuan sanhnak zal ,
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a chuahhnawh. vent - (n.) awng vent
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aa thlennak nih hin mirumpa kha mis
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vitrify - (v.) thlalang i canter. v
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wafer - (n.) changreu pante, Roman
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was - (v.) past tense of is, um si.
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we - (pron.) 1. kanmah; 2. kan, syn
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siseh cuar cung aa rin vualmi. welt
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Whig - (n.) England ram politik par
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width - (n.) kauhnak wield - (v.) h
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lakah, chungah; e.g. They will mix
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woodsman - (n.) ramlak i a ummi, ra
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wrestler - (n.) aa paimi , paihthia
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tha deuh kno ko rih hnga. yew - (n.