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
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 |