List of Tamil words in Enga language

by

Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;

consultant Psychiatist

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                   List of Tamil words in Enga language

                                             by 

          Dr. Varinkaval Ramsamy Annadurai; MD; DPM; 

Enga is a language of the East New Guinea Highlands spoken by a quarter-million people in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It has the largest number of speakers of any native language in New Guinea, and is second overall after Papuan Malay. The Enga contain more than 150,000 people that occupy the mountainous region ranging from Mount Hagen and westward to Porgera. Enga people are known to be sedentary gardeners that grow sweet potatoes as their staple crop. Coffee and pyrethrum are also grown as cash crops in their culture and they also keep pigs, cattle, and fowls. Pigs, pearls, shells, axes, and plumes are items of wealth and signify social occasions when exchanged or circulated. Enga clans have definite boundaries defining their homesteads across the territory and have been known to fight with each other over land, women, and vengeance. Men and women traditionally occupy different homes because it is believed that women are unclean and can be dangerous to men. The Enga culture does not include a chief or headman, but instead the wealthy men have the political and administrative control. 

Clues to read Enga words into Tamil 

Letter ‘k’ = ‘v’; v= ‘ka’; letter ‘Ra’= ‘la’.  

Add vowels then and there.

Letter ’p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted /added or exchanged. 

 Add letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there. 

A consonant letter can be read more than once.

If a same letter occurs consecutively more than once it can be read as a single letter.

By jumbling the letters of the given Japanese word, a Tamil word can be derived. 

Ref- Enga Dictionary with English index   by Adrianne Lang 

English- Enga words -Tamil 

*1. father- aya- aiyaa

*2. father- apa- appa

*3. father- apane- appan 

*4. father- asane- achchan ; eesan .

*5. father- tata- thathai; thanthai .

*6.boy / male- ane- aan 

*7. mother- ania- annai 

*8. mother- mama- amma 

*9. grandmother-apusi- achchi 

*10. grandmother- aputi- paatti 

*11. aunt/ paternal- atte- aththai/ maternal 

*12. baby- bepia- paapa 

*13. grandfather- toto- thaththaa

*14. maternal uncle- amea –maama

*15.man- akali-kaalai 

*16. salt- aipi- uppu 

*17. rock salt- aipi kuli- uppu kal / kal uppu 

18.salt spring- aipi pete- uppu thanni   uooththu ; uppu- salt; thanni- water; uooththu- spring ; letters are read more than once. 

*19.to be married/ of women - akali kitenge- kaliyaanam   kattunkka ; kaalaiyaei kattunkka; kaalai-  man .  

*20. pandanus- akueta- kaithai 

21.lily- aleambu -alli poo; alli = lily [E] ; poo- flower. 

*22. river name- alyo- oliyal/ river 

*23. fish -amane – meen 

*24. fish- pisa- paasi ; fish [E] – paasi 

*25.dog- yana-naai 

26.joint- amundii- mutti 

*27. large- pata- padaa

*28.now- epapo- eppo

29.finished- ita- mudiya  

30.stone used for sharpening- atakoi-  theettuka /to sharpen 

31.to exchange- atete pingi-  maathidunkka /change  ; maaththi thaankka  /exchange 

*32. heart /seat of emotion and thoughts- mono- manam / mind

*33. round trip to several places- awali- ulaa 

*34. moon- kana- koan 

*35. head- matena- mandai ;letters are jumbled.

*36. road- batesa- paathai/ path 

37.to tie up- buingi- pinaikka 

38.receipt- bota- oppu seettu / acknowledge receipt 

*39. up here/ close by – dalya- otti ulla 

*40. door- doa- thatti ; thadai .

41.flower / blue - dioo – uoothaa poo ; uootha- blue; poo- flower. 

*42.to give- dingi –thaankka/ polite form 

43.piece- duna – thundu 

*44. self- duna- thaun ;thaan .

45.to mourn- ee lao yae pingi- elavu vaikka/ vainkka  

*46.to cry- ae lenge- azhunkka / polite form ; azhuka 

47.eight- eita- ettu 

48.headman/ elder / elder of a church- esamana- esamaan/ master 

*49.to finish- etenge- mudinkka / polite form 

*50. gold- golo muni -koozh  ; koozhai  munn/ gold soil  ; koozhai/ koozh -  gold  ; munn- soil .

*51. go- ikoo- yaeku 

*52. water- ipa- appu 

53.stream- ipa- pannai 

*54. cane- ipakola- kazhi 

*55. wood- ita- thadi 

*56. fire- ita- thee

*57. stick- ita kuli –thadi kazhi 

58.hot – itaita - soodu  

59.hair- iti- mudi 

60.mountain- kaiti- kumidu / hill

61.mountain- manda-munn maedu 

*62. door- kaita- kathavu; ka= va; va= ka. 

*63. path- kaita- kadavu ; ka= va; va= ka ; kathi .

*64. rain forest- kakatae- kaadu / forest 

65.bush – kakatae- kuththu sedi 

*66.to whisper- kakatenge -kaathoadu kathainkka ; kaathu- ear; kathainkka- to tell 

*67. sister /address between women- kakii- akka /elder sister 

*68. sister of a woman- papee- pappa / sister/ elder sister /daughter

69.to cut- kakitenge-kaathidinkka/ polite form ; kaathuka .

*70. male of animals- kali- kaalai 

71.castrated animals -kali- kaaai illai / without testis; kaai- testis; illai- nil .

*72. stone- kana -kann

73.decoration/ neck- keleta-kazhuththai puaniya ; kazhuththu- neck; punaiya- to decorate  

*74. work/ job- kalai – kai yaal / with hands ; kai-  hand.

*75. good looking / man- kalya- kalaiya 

*76. cave- kana kundu – kan koottu ; kan kaandai .

*77.to meet/ on road- kandanyingi- kandidunkka  /to meet 

78.to find- kandao nyingi- kandu adainkka 

*79.to see/ look /to know - kandenge –kandidunkka 

80.tongue- keke- naakku 

*81. hard/ strong- keto- ketti ;kadmai . 

*82. king-kini –koan  

*83.to wrap around- kitutu nyingi- kattunnkka/ to wrap   

84.little/ small- kole- kullam 

85.badly/ wrongly-kopeta-   kettathaa 

86.many / much- koto- mikuthi 

*87. flute/ bamboo- kululu-kuzhal 

*88. flute- pupi –peepei / slang; pipe.

*89.owl-kutama- koattaan 

*90. pond- kutaepa- kuttai  

91. quail-kyoaki –kaakkai / crow 

*92. strong- kyoto- kadumai 

93.shoulder-latai- thoal ; letters are in reversed order. 

*94. exclamation of surprise- mama- yamma

*95. good looking / woman- malya- mallal/ beauty 

96.place name- Mata Kale-  Maada Kualam -village in Madura , Tamil Nadu .

*97. edge- duu- ottu 

98.time- mate- amathi ; time [E] = amathi ; letters are in reversed order.

99.place /location- mate- muttam ;  idam ;letters are in reversed order. 

*100.skull- matena kuli – mandai kalam; kalam- vessel; mandai- head; letters are jumbled. 

101.meat- misa- maamisam 

*102.cloud- mole- mazhai / rain/ cloud

103.sting- kato pingi – koththuka/ snake; kadikka/ insect.

104.place name-Mondopa- Mandapam /a place in Tamil Nadu.

*105.slowly- moo lao- mella 

106.dumb- muuma- uoomai 

*107.we/ us- naima- naam/ we; nam/ ours.

108.place name- nali- nizhal/ place 

109.name/ man’s- Nanna- Nannan 

*110.sun- yakina- koan 

*111.house- kulape- kulam 

*112.vegetable- okae- kaai 

113.jew’s harp- olaiyole- mayil  yaal / peacock shaped harp  ; yaal- harp ;mayil- peacock.

114.to fly/ birds-- paenge -paaika 

115.to complete- otenge- mudinkka / polite form; mudikka .

*116.near – pakao- pakkam

117.to ruin- pakatapu- kettu   poaka /to get  ruined  

*118.to go- pee- poa 

*119.to go-penge- poankka / polite 

*120.rot- pelyai- paazh 

*121.tree stump- tundu- thandu /stem 

*122.to do / make- pingi- pannuka 

*123.to wear- pingi – punaika 

124.temple of head- pinyete- neththi 

*125.to break- pitingi – poattu udainkka 

126.place name- poketa- kudi / village 

127.strongly- puu lao- palama ; palam [Skt] 

*128.saliva- soo- echchi 

129.milk- susuu- susi/ breast 

130.gift- take- kodai; letters are in reversed order.

*131.to strike- takingi-thaakku 

132.grass- yuli -pul

133.song- tapu – paattu ;letters are in reversed order.

*134.hole- tii- oaattai 

135.scar/ white- tili –theeththal / scar ; thazhumpu / scar .

*136.hook- uki- kokki 

137.that- utupa-athu 

*138.body- yanu- uoon

139.bone- koli- alakku ; letters are in reversed order. 

*140.cup -kapo – koappai 

141.cut [n] – tete-thundu ; thundi/ to cut .

*142.ear- kale- kuzhai 

143.ear- pierced- kale tii-kuzhai  thaiththal / kuththuthal ; letters are jumbled; kuththuthal- piercing . 

*144.deaf- kali keta – kuzhai  kaetkaathu ; letters are read more than once; kaetkaathu- cannot hear.

*145.deaf- kale potae – kuzhai pottai ; pottai- deaf /slang   

*146.fat- tuku –thokkai 

147.hair- yomandi- mandai mudi ; mandai- head; mudi- hair. 

148.hole /eaten by insects- kalu kalu- kuzhi  kuzhiya / full of holes; kuzhi- hole.  

149.leaf- lipu - izhai 

150.lid- tomo- moodi ; letters are in reversed order; moodu- to cover.

151.lie in wait- isoo katenge- kaathidunkka ; kaaththu kidankka 

*152.moon- mae- ma 

153.moon- wate-vithu 

*154.mist- mulu pana – pani mazhai  /snow fall ; letters are jumbled; pani- mist .

155.photo- boto- padam 

*156.powder-pautaa – podi 

*157.rain drops- talya- thuli /rain /drop 

*158.rat- yul- eli 

*159.trouble- salopele- sallu pullu 

160.woman- enda-pendu  

161.bag- pausa- pai 

*162.beautiful- sayalo- saayal / beauty 

163.bier- yakita- kattai ; katti .

164.bundle- tumu – moottai ; letters are in reversed order. 

165.car/ jeep- kato – sakadam 

*166.cloth- sili sili- seelai 

167.confluent-satenge- santhikka ; letters are jumbled.

*168.consume- nenge- unnuka 

169.coward- pa kall – koalai 

*170.cow- bulomakao – paal makai ; paal- milk ;makai- cow. 

*171.food- nee- uoon 

*172.go inside- koko penge- akam poankka ; akam – inside.

*173.get married / women -kali penge- kaliyanam pannuka; kaliyanam- marriage ; pannuka-do.

*174.head/ top- sao- uchchi 

175.joined together- pyakatae – onna koodida ; koodu- join 

176.joined together- pyasetae-  onnaa saenthidu ; saenthidu- to join .

*177.menstrual blood- tatama- thooma 

178.oppose- atete pingi- eththidunkka 

179.stab- kapu katenge- kuththunkka / to stab 

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