Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 48
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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AMONG
ANDAMAN
all night, (adv.) .... gärng-doga (da). inanimate objects ....ig-lög len ; ôngWe danced all night: meda garug-dôga kôire. pålen. See near and search. Whom do you
all right, (interj.) ... Õno! See App. iv. consider the best among those men ? kat'ad
allow, (v.t.) 1. permit.... titân (ke). bila tek ngô mij'ab-bêringa lúake? I will See let and permit. 2. to go... ep-tig- distribute the food amongst you: do ng'diot lai (ke).
udt walke. It is not the custom amongst almost, (adv.) nearly.... lagi-tek; I us: m'diot kianwai yāba. Tura is now living almost struck (with arrow) the centre of the among the aborigines at Little Andaman: coconut: wai dôjedir loktár-len lagitek paitire. mina achitik pdtang-len önge l'olpaichalen
alone, (adj.) 1. lonely.... jiba (da). büduke. The child is seater among the 2. solitary, single .... ab-aba-tôl (da). women: abliga chan l'akatlôglen akadóike. 8. apart, separate ... iji-lā (da). See ! there is a centipede among those arrows:
along, (postp.) . . . . löringa ; ya. Search ig-bddig! kato delta l'iglôglen kdrapta (da). along the shore: igöra löringa-len diake. among, selves, ... Oyut-bad-bêdig. Why alongside, (postp.). .., pêbadi.
are you quarrelling among yourselves ? aload, (adv.) .... Skan-gary.
michalen ng'oyut-bad-bédig dna-langmóbce?
amorous, (adj.) ....ig-nima (da). already, (adv.) .... entoba; I have already seen it: wai dó l'entoba ldre. Compare
amuse, (v.t.) .... i-jaja (ke). See game
and play. He is amusing his own children: &entobare (elder brother), tõba-tek (meanwhile), tõlaba (wait a little !)
öl ekan Agala-len ijdjake.
anoestor, (s.) 1. ...ot-maia. Thy Ancesalso, (conj.) .... bêdig; 81-bêdig;
tors, ng'ot-maiaga; our ancestors, m'totBåte. Give me a bow, algo some arrows, beads,
maiaga. 2. early, remote ... chauga-tabantwine and tobacco : den kdrama man, edte
ga (da); tõmola. A long time ago in the lelta, edte chalem, ešte mõla, edte chaka. See
days of our remote ancestors: artăm cháugaLeast. 2. (adv.) See moreover.
ta-banga l'idal-len. alter, (v.t.) .... gôlai (ke).
anchor, (s.) ... kana (da), lit. that which although, (conj.) ..... @dais. Although
forbids the canoe to drift. See forbid. the Chief was angry with me still he spared
anchor-rope, (s.) .... yoto (da). my canoe : edaia maiola d'eb ijirelre drek dia
anchor, (v.t.). .. kâna-l'en tölpi (ke). róko-len ôt-tid-dúbure.
kâna-l'entôlpi (ke). altogether, (adv.) wholly . . . . rêa-tek. See
anebor, (v.i.) be at .... a-täti (ke). entirely and quite. . .
anchorage, (8.) 1. for boats ..... ong (da). always, (adv.) 1. constantly, incessantly
There is a good anchorage near our landing.... ông-tâm ; ông-tâm-tk; ar-tâm-tek.
place ; metal pala-len lagiba ông bêringa (da). See excellent, 2. throughout all time./..
2. well-sheltered , , ,, tòng-mugu-la kian-wai. 3. daily :... årla-len; ar lalen
(da); Anchor your canoe in the well-sheltered Irialen. See write. 4. from time immemorial
anchorage; ngia robo tong-migu-lia-len kana....arla-dilurêatek. 5. continually,
l'entõlpi (ke). See bay and calm. habitually....ig-lòinga ; Öko-järanga.
ancient, (adj.) -.Ar-tâm (da). ambush, (v.t.) shoot from an .... and, (conj.) .... bêdig; ôl-bêdig; eâte. ik-chopat (ke).
See also and feast. amiablo, (adj.) .... öko-dûbunga (da). Andaman Islands, (s.) .... êrema (da). See ambidexter, (adj.) ....ig-kõri (da). world. The prefix d in the following place
among, amongst, (postp.) 1. with ref. to names is used euphonically for er (place) in animate objects .... tek; diot; ôt-paicha- construction. 1. Islands of N. and N. W len; akut-løglen; diot-løglen. 2. with ref. to 1 of N. Andaman .... el-Akd-chåriør (da).
o, indolent: 0, polo : d, pot : o awful: di, boil