Wordlist

Parts of the Body

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
hand lha  ल्हा
left daypa  देपा
right zawa  ज़ावा
leg/foot tuti  तुति
skin tsala  तुति
belly/stomach pwah  प्वा
bone kwen क्वें
intestines arputi अर्पुति
lungs phocso/swoh  फ़ोक्स्वो
chest tsati  छाती
shoulder bwoh  ब्वो
blood hee ही
neck gawpuh गप
nose nha न्हा
mouth mhutu  महुटु
tooth wa  वा
tongue meh  मे
eye mikha  मिखा

Family Terms

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
Person/human being  Munu  मुनू
Man / Male  Mizan मिज़
Woman / Female  Misa  मिसा
Child  Macha  मचा
Father  Baa  बा
Mother  Maa  मा
Elder Sister Tata  ताता
Younger Sister  Ken  कें
Elder Brother  Dai  दाई
Younger Brother Kiza  कीजा

Everyday objects

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
road / path  len  लें
house  chen  छें
car  gadi  गाडी

Animals

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
rabbit  kharacha  खराचा
dog khicā  खिचा
cat bhou भौ
bird chakūh cha  चकूचा
sheep  phaicha  फैचा
Pig  la  फा
mouse chūh  छू:
ant  imu  ईमू
chicken  hen  खा:
mosquito  patti  पती
horse saluh  सल:
pigeon  bakhun  वखूँ

Natural Objects and Phenomena

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
moon  pu-nhi  पु:न्ही
cloud  badal  बादल
rain  wa  वा
fire mi  मि
smoke  kunh  कूह
night  bawnee  ब:नी
day  din  दिन

Numbers

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English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
one  chagu  छगू
two nigu  निगू
three swongu  स्वोंगू
four pyangu  प्यांगू
five nyagu  न्यगू
six khugu  खुगू
seven nhegu  न्हेगू
eight  chyagu च्यागू
nine  gungu  गुन्गू
ten  jhigu  झिगू
zero  sunya  सुन्य

Verbs

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
to drink  twonigu  त्वोनिगू
to eat  negu  नेगू
to breathe  saas-phereyagu  सास फेरेयागू
to smell  sungeyagu  सुन्गेयागू
to laugh  nhiligu  न्हिलिगू
to cry/to weep  kwegu  ख्वेगू
to bite  wanyagu  वान्यागू
to hear  nyenigu न्येनिगू
to see  swegu  स्वेगू
to yawn  wankhategu  वॉंखाटेगू
to sleep  denigu  डेनिगू

Verbs of Action

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
to walk  nyasuwanigu  न्यासुवनिगू
to swim  lalkhagu  लालखागू
to know/to be knowledgeable  mhashikakau  म्हशिकाकिउ
to think  bichayagu  बिछायागु
to fear  gyagu  गयागु
to say  dhagu  गयागु
to cook  khana dekyu  खाना डेकिगु

Adjectives

English Newari Newari (Devanagari)
warm  lumu  लुमू
cold khwaun ख्न्वौं
small  chirghau/ chikicharhaun/  चीचाहरौं
big  tawrhaun  तहरहौं
black  haku  हाकू
white twoyu  ट्वयु
red  nyau  न्ह्यौ
yellow mhasu  म्हासु
green  waun  वांगू
purple  pyaji  प्यजी
blue wochu  वोचु
new  nhugu  वोचु

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