za /ɲa/ vr. whittle; pare; shave; trim [var. zar]

za’co /ɲaɁco/ n. tiny metal bell [syn. fa’co]

za’tu /ɲaɁtu/ n. knife

za’za’ /ɲaɁɲaɁ/ adv. slow; sluggish [syn. za’zo’]

za’ziñ /ɲaɁɲĩ/ n. fermented rice

za’zo’ /ɲaɁɲoɁ/ adv. slow; sluggish [syn. za’za’]

zaa /ɲaa/ vr. point; aim; direct

zaanw /ɲaanɨ/ n. general term for maternal uncles

zaapa’ /ɲaapaɁ/ v. insult; slander; discredit

zaazi’ /ɲaaɲiɁ/ n. honey bee

zaazi’ aláa /ɲaaɲiɁ aláa/ n. honey

zaazi’ aru’ /ɲaaɲiɁ aruɁ/ n. honeycomb

zaazo /ɲaaɲo/ n. honey bee

zabe /ɲabe/ v. frown; scowl

zacu /ɲacu/ n. lip

zade /ɲade/ adv. rude; impolite; harsh

zadu-zabo /ɲadu-ɲabo/ v. rebuff; brush off

zafañ /ɲaʎã/ n. ten years

zagó /ɲagó/ n. snout

zahw /ɲahɨ/ n. daughter-in-law (term of reference)

zaje’ /ɲaɟeɁ/ v. to make expression as when one is about to cry

zakù /ɲakù/ adj. tilted; askew

zaliñ /ɲalĩ/ v. put one’s head out; peep out

zañ /ɲã/ vr. move with the head leading

zañbuñ /ɲãbũ/ v. put one’s head into the water [syn. zañbyuñ]

zañkuñ /ɲãkũ/ n. one year (term of enumeration)

zañpo tasiñ /ɲãpo tasĩ/ n. prawn

zapa’ /ɲapaɁ/ v. criticise; disapprove

zaqa /ɲaŋa/ v. put one’s head in

zaqe /ɲaŋe/ n. one year

zaqo /ɲaŋo/ n. five years

zar /ɲar/ vr. whittle; pare; shave; trim

zar /ɲar/ vr. step on something [syn. zor]

zatañ /ɲatã/ n. snout or muzzle (of animal); edge or tip

zatu /ɲatu/ n. resting place

zazi’ /ɲaɲiɁ/ n. honey [syn. zazo]

zazu’ /ɲaɲuɁ/ n. double chin; wrinkle under the chin

zeñ /ɲẽ/ vr. chew; masticate

zeñci’ /ɲẽciɁ/ adj. tasty; delicious [syn. qeñci’]

zemw’ /ɲemɨɁ/ v. break something into pieces by chewing

zi’mo /ɲiɁmo/ n. face

zi’tw /ɲiɁtɨ/ n. a variety of maize

zi’xañ /ɲiɁxã/ num. twenty

zibo /ɲiɁbo/ n. guest

zibu /ɲiɁbu/ n. Apatani shaman

zibu heñ /ɲibu hẽ/ v. predict; prophesy; foretell

zibya /ɲibja/ adv. fast; quick

zibyo’ /ɲibjoɁ/ v. get free (as from a taboo period)

zima /ɲima/ cop. there isn’t; copula negator [ant. do]

zima’ /ɲimaɁ/ n. war; enemy

zime /ɲime/ n. general term for people living in far north

zime-yaru /ɲime-jaru/ n. rainbow

zimuñ /ɲimũ/ n. young woman

zimw /ɲimɨ/ n. female

zimw iñgya /ɲimɨ ĩgja/ n. space between the hearth and the wall on the right side while entering the house

ziñpvr /ɲĩpǝr/ n. nipple

zipá /ɲĩpá/ n. general term for people living in the plains of the south

zipá yaru /ɲĩpá jaru/ n. an aquatic plant; azolla (Azolla pinnata)

zo’ /ɲoɁ/ vr. to abstain from doing some things during ritual prohibition

zoho /ɲoho/ v. feed a baby after chewing the food

zoko ta’tì /ɲoko taɁti / n. wood louse

zor /ɲor/ vr. step on something [syn. zar]

zoxe /ɲoxe/ n. black panther (Panthera pardus)

zu’ /ɲuɁ/ v. wipe (as with a cloth or a hand); rub

zu’pa’ /ɲuɁpaɁ / v. erase; wipe out; rub off

zuu /ɲuu/ vr. prod as with a needle

zuupa’ /ɲuupaɁ/ v. remove something by pricking