Hèt, a particle used with verbs meaning to tie, bind, in the sense of "firmly, securely." Dut, a particle used with verbs of scratching or cutting. Tòng, a particle indicating hurry or haste. Emoke, "in a little time": mo, "space or interval of time," e-, particle of unity, as in e-jòn, e-bèng. Pulèm, "to say in joke": pu, "say," lèm, "seem, pretend." Pràn, Assamese. Pu-pa-na, "don't have to say": na, Assamese. Nàng-ta-me, ne-ta-me, idiomatic, "it will be well with you or it will be well with me," i.e. "either you or I will come off the better." Dohai, "an oath"; probably the Assamese dohai, "call for justice": seme (the Khasi smai) is also used.
Bòp, to shoot a bird or animal; àp, to let off a bow or gun.
Dòk-dòk, particles used to indicate that an event has nearly happened (with ji, future affix). To, imperative particle borrowed from Khasi, and prefixed, as in that language.
Pai-a-re "beside the hedge (pai)" = pai-a-kung. Cho-phi; the Mikirs scorch (phi) every bird or animal before preparing it for cooking. Chònghoi, reflexive form of inghoi, "to do," = "to do by themselves." A-ri-e-hòng: hòng is the generic class-word for a limb (see ante, p. 79). Ingthàn, "to cut up fish or flesh, whether raw or cooked." Chingnèk reflexive of ingnèk, to laugh, "laughing together." Chingni, reflexive of ingni, doublet of ingnèk; the verb also means "to sit."
Puthòt-adàp-lo; puthòt, "next": cf. le-thòt in adàk-vàm a-dun-lethòt on p. 114 above; the time-affix -lo is joined directly to adàp, "morning."
A-ràt, a-dèt, both Assamese loan-words; ràt is raiyat, "ryots," dèt, deh, "country." Chethòr-pre, vàng-pre, are both used for "continually coming and going, of many people"; the former expression indicates greater numbers and frequency than the latter. Pòng-ting, "a gold drum, worn on the breast, strung in the middle of a set of strings on which black, coral, and gold beads are arranged in alternate rows six deep" (Stack); in Assamese madoli. Ni, nèng, te, pinu: see the table of terms of relationship on p. 20. Apar-ta-so-se-làng: this sentence appears to be made up thus: apar, "greatly, much," ta, corroborative particle: so, diminutive particle, negatived by se, làng, auxiliary verb, "continue"; the force of it, then, would be--"the effect would not be only the poor result you see, fine though that is, but ever so much more!"