Akoose–English Dictionary

abudmebudn.mod5/61desertedAbud á hóm.Deserted farm.2uncleared bush3isolated clump of trees, grass

âbudv.auxmuch, be much; have muchAbudé kón awén.He planted a lot of beans.Bǔd mesáá apád.Pluck a lot of plums.

abuden5kind of fern (hung in farm to forestall theft of crops, believed to give gonorrhoea to those who steal from it)

abudɛkoŋn5kind of banana (short, hard in middle)

abugDial.var.ofabog

âbúlv1enter head first2run into3escape, flee, run awayAne mod abúlé á ahín-tê.The man fled into the bush.Awí mwaád abúlé.His wife ran away.âbúled-edvcause to enter, force into, push intoBúléd nló á ekob é móto boŋ ényên chǒm éche édé á mǒto-te.Put your head inside the vehicle and you will see what is inside the car.

âbule áte-ev.phshake in dancingBebaád bébunle áte á mesáke.The women are shaking in the dance.

âbúled-edDer.of âbúlvcause to enter, force into, push intoBúléd nló á ekob é móto boŋ ényên chǒm éche édé á mǒto-te.Put your head inside the vehicle and you will see what is inside the car.

abum1mebumn5/61stomach; abdomen; bellyAbum áwag mə́ áte.His stomach hurts.2seat of emotion, thinking, etcNlém ḿbóŋ mə́ á abum.She is happy.Awóó eʼkul á abum.He has a lot of tricksabum dé ekoneekoneabum á ndábmebum mé ndábn5/6family, family group descended from the same father, larger than pwɔ́g e ndáb, smaller than túmbéCf.atúmbéetúmbe2ndábpwɔ́g e ndábtúmbé

abum2n5cut (in tree to make it fall in a certain direction)Hɛ́ bə́ abum bwâam.Make a good cut.

âbúmɛn-ɛnvcover oneself withAbúmné ebúmé.She used an umbrella to cover herself.Cf.ebúmé

âbunv1scramble for something2fight for somethingAbune ahín.He is fighting for the land.

âbúnedvbe concerned

abúúmebúún5/61faeces, excrement, dung, diarrhoeaAbúú á nyag dén.This is cow dung.2punishment, curseAbúú á mwǎnkum áwag.The curse/punishment of Mwankum is terrible.mbon e abúún9rectum

âbuuv.auxbe much, have muchabuun.mod51much2manyAbuu á bad áte də̂ ákə́ə́ boŋ ábáá bad.It was because of the many people that he was afraid.3muchnesseʼbuun.mod14many

âbwáavhold (a child), carry with two handsâbwáad-edvcause to hold (a child), cause to carry with two handsBwáád mə́ mwǎn á mekáá.Let him carry the child in his arms for her.âbwáaned-nedvhold (a child for); hold forAbwáánédé mə́ mwǎn.He held the child for her.

âbwáad-edDer.of âbwáavcause to hold (a child), cause to carry with two handsBwáád mə́ mwǎn á mekáá.Let him carry the child in his arms for her.

âbwaam ásēDial.var.âbaam ásēv.phcower down; bend down (usually in fear)

âbwáaned-nedDer.of âbwáavhold (a child for); hold forAbwáánédé mə́ mwǎn.He held the child for her.

âbwábed-edvstrollAbwâbte mekuu á dyad-tê.He is strolling in the town.

âbwágvroam, stroll, take a short walk, pass throughAbwágé á eʼkone-tê, ákwɛltáád yə̌l meláá.He roamed on the hills and wounded his body with stones.Bebaád bébwág me á nzag-tê.Women are passing through my farm.Abwágáá mə́ á nzag-tê, ánané kém.He was strolling in the farm and chased the monkeys.Cf.ebwágɛ́bwákéâbwáge-evstroll forâbwáged-edvmake to walk aroundMeléedɛ abwágtɛ bɛ̌ndem áte aá bébɔnɛ mepab.The teacher is making the students to move to and fro to pick up papers.âbwágɛn-ɛnvstroll withAbwágné mwǎn á dyad-tê.He strolled with the child in the town.mebwágédn6stroll, journey, voyageAne mwǎn adé mebwágéd áte mbéb.That child is always travelling.

âbwáge-eDer.of âbwágvstroll for

âbwáged-edDer.of âbwágvmake to walk aroundMeléedɛ abwágtɛ bɛ̌ndem áte aá bébɔnɛ mepab.The teacher is making the students to move to and fro to pick up papers.

âbwágɛn-ɛnDer.of âbwágvstroll withAbwágné mwǎn á dyad-tê.He strolled with the child in the town.

âbwédv.auxmanageHéé ábwédé âpɛ hɛ́n?Where did he manage to pass to get here?

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