Glossary

Abi an elder sister

Am’pak a blanket prepared from the bark of certain tree, preferably of pakkram (coral) tree

Am’paltak a small bamboo mat

Bandi in Garo mythology, a very powerful demigod possessing herculean strength

Borang a treehouse

Goera the god of thunder and strength; a hero

Gura an earthen vessel; an earthen jar or pot

Jal’ang a bridge

Kilkok a cotton basket

Matchru a civet

Nokdechol a door on the side of the house

Nokma a Garo chief; a Garo man who is the owner of a land and is the head of a village

Rang a gong; a bell

Rasi Horoscope

Skal a demon; a giant; an ogre; a monster; a cannibal