Akoose–English Dictionary


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echumbulɛbechumbulɛn1/2fleabane, kind of weedConyza sumatrensis
eʼchumtéd<âchum2n.mod14smelling, stinking, rottingNzɛ́ abagé mə́ eʼchumtéd éʼ nyam?Who gave him rotting meat?
eʼchunn.mod14age, oldness, old ageNyub éesaá áyə̄le eʼchun.Gray hair does not mean old age.áʼchun-têexpin old age
eʼchuun141honeyEʼchuu bê éʼmáá abɛ́ áte.There is honey in the hive.Sêhudɛ eʼchuu.We are harvesting honey.2beehive
echwáleʼchwáln7/8tree, with thorns and hollow, succulent trunk, resembling papaya, holes are made so bees can nestCylicomorpha somsiiEchwál éewóoʼɛ́ nhoŋ áte.An echwál tree is hollow.
echyáaeʼchyáaDial.var.echáa<âchyáan7/81birth2birth ceremony
edCntx.var.t1sfxcausative verb stem suffix (extension)âchumed,cause to smell.
edésfxverb suffix indicating perfect aspect in minor verbsadyédé,she has eaten.
eʼdel<âdeln.mod141weight, heavinessEʼdel bé metámbé éʼtómé eʼdel bé benyɔpyɛ̂.Shoes are heavier than socks.2importance, dignity
eʼdeltedn.mod14heaviness
edɛ́moDualaedɛmon7fashionCf.abɛ́âbɛ́-dédebɛ́
edəə́dəŋeʼdəə́dəŋn7/81spirit2shadowSyn.edogédogedəə́dəŋ é mbébeʼdəə́dəŋ bé mbébn7/8evil spirit
Edəə́dəŋ éche Ésáán.pr7Holy Spirit
edibeʼdibn7/8lakeNchóm a edib awě adé á ebwóge awóó ngíne tóma mmwaád a edib.The male crater lake is more powerful than the female lake.Cf.edíbmendíbmmwaád a edibn1female lake (one of the two crater lakes on Mt Mwanengubanchóm a edibbechóm bé edibn1/2male lake
edíbeʼdíbn7/81stream, riverÉchê edíb ékə́lé áte.That stream is big.2(body of) watereʼchɛ bé edíb,depth of the water.Cf.edibmendíb
edib é mmwaádn7female lake (on Mt Mwanenguba)
edib é nchómn7male lake (on Mt Mwanenguba)
edibɛneʼdibɛn<âdib2n7/8seal
edibnedeʼdibned<âdiben7/81opener for bottle, can, etc2key3catch of door
eʼdiimedii<âdiin14/6seat, place, positionEʼdii éʼ mod ambáá bə̂ bê.That is a seat for an important man.Eʼdii béebooʼɛ́ me hɛ́n.This seat is not good for me here.
ediídiŋgeeʼdiídiŋgen7/8picture
edíímwɛn7end of year, period of staying at home, has been replaced by Christmas