12)
|
ro is used
for branch of tree.
|
tharve ro-ni
|
‘two branches of mango tree’ |
|
13)
|
mu occurs
with nouns denoting paddy, rice and seed. |
| chok i-mu |
‘one paddy’ |
cha
mu-ni |
‘two rice’ |
| an i-mu |
‘one cooked rice’ |
| lek i-mu |
‘one seed/bead in a necklace’ |
|
14)
|
be
denotes piece. |
| ita be-ni
|
‘two pieces of brick’ |
| be-ni
a-ita |
‘two pieces of brick’ |
| i-be |
‘one piece’ |
| the
pi ibe |
‘one piece of wood’ |
|
15)
|
cum occurs
with burning or half-burnt things.
|
| the
i-cum |
‘one firewood’ |
| chigaret i-cum |
‘one cigarette’ |
|
16)
|
cha is used for necklaces which are made of glass or seed and
big. |
| lek cha
-thom |
‘three big necklaces’ |
|
17)
|
hum occurs
with nouns denoting cot, house, vehicles, etc. |
| palo
hum-ni |
‘two cots’ |
| palo
hini |
‘two cots’ |
| hem i-hum |
‘one house’ |
|
18)
|
than occurs
with nouns denoting cloud and meat. |
| ihun
e-than |
‘one cloud (piece)’ |
| ok ethan |
‘one piece of meat’ |
|
19) .
|
krois
used with nouns denoting road and street |
| tovar kro-ni
|
‘two streets’ |
| chorok ali ekro |
‘one road’ |
| chorok ekro |
‘one road’ |
|
20)
|
jay occurs
with the word ‘field’. |
| hidi e-jay |
‘one field’ |
| hidi jay-ni |
‘two fields’ |
|
21)
|
lo
also is used with hidi ‘field. |
| hidi lo-ni
|
‘two fields’ |
| lo-ni
a-hidi |
‘two fields’ |
|
22)
|
roy occurs
with the noun ‘river’. |
| laroy
|
‘river’ |
| la e-roy
|
‘one river’ |
|
23)
|
bi is used
for tank or pond. |
| labi
|
‘pond’ |
| la
i-bi |
‘one pond’ |
| la bi-ni
|
‘two tanks, ponds’ |
|
24)
|
cho is used
with the noun cigarette. |
chigaret i-cho
|
‘one cigarette’
|
|
