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THE NON-LUSHEI CLANS

Lu

Thado.

Head

English.

Lui ......
... Old ............

Lum ..... Lung ...... Mai ......
... Hot, as water ... Heart disposition .. ... Face .........

Maiche Man ......
... Vegetables ...... Price .........

Mang . ..... Mang ......
... Dream ......... ... To lose, to be spoilt

Mao ...... Me ......
Woman ......... ... Fire ............

Me ......
... Tail ...........

Me ...... Me-hol Me-khu Me-tai ...... Mel ...... Min ..... Min ...... Mi ......
Mit ......
... Cloud ........ ... Charcoal ......... Smoke ......... ... Widow ......... ... Appearance ...... ... Name ......... ... Ripe ........ ... Person .........
. . Eve

Mol ......
... Hill .......

Mom ...... Mu ...... Mu ......
... To chew ......... ... Hawk ......... ... Beak .........

Mu ......
... To see ........

Mul ...... Mu naul Mut ..... Na ......
... Feather, hair, fur,.. ... Moustache ...... ... To sleep ......... ... Leaf .........

Na ...... Na ......
... Nose .........
... Hi ...........

Nai .....
... Near ........

Nal ... ...
... Slippery ........

Nam ......
... To smell .........

Nam ......
Nau ......
Nem. ...
... A strap for carrying loads ......... . . . Younger brother or
sister
.. Soft.. ..

Nga ......
... Five and Fish

Lushai and Remarks.
Lu. Common to all Chin and Old

Kuki dialects. ^ Cf. Manipuri,

Luchingba, principal.
Hlui; also in Beteh.
Lum.

Lung; also in most Old Kuki dialects.
Hmai. Manipuri, Mai, and Beteh,

Hmai.

Mai, a pumpkin.
Man. Common to Manipuri, Chin,

and Old Kuki dialects.
Mang; also in Manipuri.
Mang, to die out; Mang ang, to be

upset in mind. Manipuri, Mangba,

to lose; Manghalba, to spoil.
Mo, a bride, daughter-in-law.
Mei, another universal word.
Mei ; also in Manipuri.
Ro-mei, haze.
Mei-hol.
Me-khu.
Hmei-thai.

Hmel, face, appearance.
Hrning. Manipuri, Ming.
Hmin.
Mi. This word is found in all the

dialects under consideration.
Mit, which with very slight varia-
tions is found in all dialects.
Mual, a hill, a spur of a hill.
Hmom, to put into the mouth wholfe.
Mu.
Hmui, beak, upper lip. In most Old

Kaki dialects, Mur.
Hmu. Similar word used in all Old

Kuki dialects except Anal, Purum,

and Lamgang.
Hmui.
Hmui hinul.
Mut, lie down, sleep.
Hna. In Manipuri and Beteh, Na.
Hnar. Manipuri, Chin, and Old

Kuki very similar,
Na, pain. Manipuri, Na.
Hnai. Manipuri, Nakpa ; Chin and
Old Kuki dialects, Nai or similar
words.
Nal. Manipuri, Niilba, slippery,

smooth.

Nam. Manipuri, Namba; Beteh,
Num.

Hnam.

Nau. Found in Manipuri and in
many Old Kuki dialects, some-
times Nai.

Nem ; also in Beteh.

In all Chin, Old Kuki dialects, and
Manipuri.