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ŋkẅe
ŋkɥɛ
wukẅe
n
barren woman
2.6.3.8
Fertile, infertile
ŋkẅe pe
ŋkʰɥ̥ɛ̀ pɛ̄
n
palm civet
Nandinia binotata
1.6.1.1.2
Carnivore
ŋkẅeŋ
ŋkɥɛ̃
🔊
wukẅeŋ
n
slave
syn
pouʼ
3
4.5.4.4
Slave
ŋkẅɛʼ loŋ
ŋ̀kɥæ̌ʔ lɔ̃̄
n
carmine bee-eater
Merops nubicus
1.6.1.2
Bird
ŋkẅi
ŋkɥ̥i
Adj
other
8.3.5.2.4
Other
ŋkẅɨ
ŋkɰə
🔊
mɨŋkẅɨ
n
bush country, rural area
1.2.1.6
Forest, grassland, desert
ŋkẅɨ fuu
ŋkɥə fuu
n
prince's graveyard (immature children only)
4.9.6
Heaven, hell
ŋkẅɨ kʉʉ
ŋkɥə kɯɯ
n
jungle of the dead
4.9.6
Heaven, hell
ŋkyɛ
ŋ̀kjǽ
🔊
mɨŋkyɛ
n
raffia palm
Raphia sudanica
1.5.1
Tree
ŋooŋ
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
🔊
pl:
pɨŋ
4
pɨŋ
n
human being, person
2
Person
chʉʉ ŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
tʃɯ ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
n
responsible, reliable, mature man
4.3.1.3
Mature in behavior
4.3.5.3
Reliable
kee ŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
kee ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
n
nobody
8.1.5.2
None, nothing
kʉʉ ŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
kɯɯ ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
n
youth, young man
2.6.5.1
Man
2.6.4.3
Youth
kwʉŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
kwɯ ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
🔊
n
corpse
2.6.6.2
Corpse
muʼ ŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
muʔu ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
🔊
n
big, tall, strong man
8.2.2.2
Tall
ŋgwɛ ŋooŋ
unspec. comp. form
ŋɡwæ ŋɔ̃ɔ̃
n
mankind, generation
ŋooŋ hoŋ
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃hɔ̃
n
queen
4.6.1.1
King's family
ŋooŋ mɨsugo
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃ məsuɡɔ
n
many people, human beings
ŋooŋ ndeŋʼ
ŋo ndẽʔẽ
pɨŋ leŋʼ
n
boss, someone in authority to someone
4.5.1
Person in authority
4.1.4.1
Social class
ŋooŋ ŋgouʼ
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃ ŋɡoʔu
pɨgɨ ŋgouʼ
n
cave man from ancient times
8.4.6.5.6
Old fashioned
2
Person
ŋooŋ ŋkẅɨ
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃ ŋkɰə
pɨgɨ ŋkẅɨ
n
bush dweller, person from the bush
5.9
Live, stay
ŋooŋdeŋʼ
ŋɔ̃ɔ̃ ndɛ̃ʔɛ̃
n
important person
ŋúaʼ
məŋõʔɑ̃
🔊
v
turn (around a corner)
Ŋúaʼ no pwo toŋ.
Turn to the right.
7.2.2.6
Turn
ŋuŋʼ
ŋũʔũ
🔊
mɨŋuŋʼ
n
bend, crook, curve
8.3.1.5
Bend
ŋúŋʼ
ŋũʔũ sjɛ
🔊
v
1
bend down, stoop
7.1.8
Bend down
2
bow (as in greeting)
7.1.5
Bow
ŋúŋʼ two
ŋũʔ twɔ
v
bow down head in reverence or worship
Ŋúŋʼ two nchìeʼ Mbouʼmbi.
Bow your head to pray to God.
7.1.9
Move a part of the body
ŋwaa
ŋwɑɑ
🔊
mɨŋwaa
n
bow (hunting)
6.4.1
Hunt
ŋwaaŋ
ŋwɑ̃:
ideo
the feeling of being afraid (light in the eyes)
9.2.8
Idiophones
ŋwaŋ
ŋwɑ̃
🔊
ideo
the sound of a match striking stone
9.2.8
Idiophones
ŋwaŋwanzi
ŋgwɑ̀ ŋgwɑ́ ndʒìì
n
butterfly
Papilionidae
1.6.1.7
Insect
ŋwéeŋ
ŋwẽẽ
🔊
v
land, perch
1.6.4.1
Animal movement
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