Akoose–English Dictionary


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ntontonn3wholeCf.ntonntoton
ntóŋntóŋ1n3/4walking stick, staffBad bémbáá békɛɛnɛ ntóŋ âsógtɛn yə̌l.Old people walk with a stick to support themselves.2n.mod3/4tall, long3n.mod3/4good lookingntóŋ ḿ badn3tall peoplentóŋ ń chɛ̌dn3long, thin chinntóŋ ń kwábn3tall, lanky, handsome, beautifulntóŋ ń tɔɔsidntóŋ ń tɔɔsidn3/4long trousers
ńtoŋn3colocasia (with small tubers)Ntoŋ ḿbóó ndyééd.Ńtoŋ is nice food.
ńtoŋ ń kwadńtoŋ ń kwadn3/4common greenshankTringa nebularia
ntóŋ ń ngwɛɛntóŋ ń ngwɛɛn3/4staff of Ngwe
ntóóbnumsixAwóó eʼkə́lé ntóób.He has six thousand.Cf.éntoobɛ́
ntótódntótódn3/41hornetsPolistes sppNtótód ńwag tóma nyóod.A hornet causes more pain than a bee.2kind of ant, with fat head and abdomen, found on palm trunks and rotten trees
ntotonn3wholeCf.ntonntonton
ntɔg1n31flowers (of corn or sugar cane)Doŋge dé nkogé áchyáa ntɔg.Some sugar canes are bearing flowers.2featherCf.asyə́ŋgéetɔg
ntɔg2n3noise
ntɔgagn3noise
ntɔgedDial.var.ntɔgɔd<âtɔgn31noise (of people)2argumentMod abɛle ntɔgɔd á mítim-tê.The man made a noise at the meeting.
ntɔgɛ́nn3maintenance, providing for, support, looking afterNtɔgɛ́n ḿ mod ńlɛ́lé áte.Looking after someone is difficult.
ńtɔlńtɔln3/4tadpole (turns into esálé)
ntɔ́mɛn<âtɔ́mn3congratulation
ntɔɔbn31fibre from plants2rope (for weaving, made from young mbísɛ́l plant)
ntǔVar.ntuún31labour (negative)2perseverance (positive)Abɛlɛ ntǔ.He is doing hard labour.Ane wɛ̌d adé ntǔ áte.That friend is hard working.
ntûbntûbn3/4trap (hidden)
ntubag1n3split stick, log (used as firewood)
ntubag2<âtúbn3piercing a boil
ntudntudn3/4kind of tree, used for firewood
ntum é mbeébetum bé mbeén1/2potter
ntúnden31swellings (results of beatings), welt, blisterNtúnde ńlóné mə́ yə̌l piim.He has a lot of swellings from beatings.2nose bleedingNtúnde ńlédé mə́ á dúu.Blood came out of his nose from beatings.
ntúrɛ́n3betrayalCf.âkɛ mod ntúrɛ́