dao. A heavy bill used by Nagas both as a weapon and for agriculture.
deo-bih. Literally “spirit-poison.” The juice of a certain root formerly used by Nagas for poisoning fish. The practice is now prohibited.
genna. A very common Naga-Assamese word and one used in various senses. (1) A Naga ceremony; (2) = “forbidden” (e.g. “It is genna to take the head of a man of your own village”); (3) = “tabued,” as Angami kenna, of which the word is a corruption (e.g. “my house is genna to-day”).
jhum. Naga cultivation (see description on p. 45). Also used = a field which has been cultivated in this way.
khel. A division of a village (see description on p. 24).
lengta. The small apron worn by the men of most Naga tribes.
machan. A bamboo platform.
madhu. Rice beer.
mithan. Bos frontalis (domestic) and bos gaurus (wild).
morung. The “bachelors’ hall” in which the boys and unmarried men of a khel sleep.