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chega₁ [M ] KA/SE (pl: che₂) n truth, right, correct { che-taro one who tells the truth | Ko ye chega mo. It's true. | O ke chega. He did well. | O jege chega. He's in the right. | Chega jei ye ŋɔne mo Truth place is a sore.; Truth is painful. } (domain: 3.6.5 - Correct, 3.5.1.3 - True, 4.7.5.5 - Witness, testify, 8.3.7.7 - Right, proper.) cf: chekke.
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ga₁ [M ] B2 (impf: gɛ; past: gɛa) v 1fail, miss, come short, lack { Amo kwaane a ga. I tried and failed. | Sabu ná gɛa, mini mo wó di. When money fails, fire will succeed. } (domain: 6.1.3.3 - Fail.) Agɛboŋa, 2remain, be incomplete { Ko gɛ da fuga. There are ten days left. } [ der. gɛɛ , der. gɛɛre ]
ko₁ [L ] C1 (past: koga₁) v dig { Ba ta wo koge bɔɔne. They haven't yet dug a hole. | Ba ko bu-doa bɔɔne ye o tiina jei mo. The parents sit by while the grave of their only child is dug. }
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kɔ₂ [M ] B1 (impf: kɔe; past: kɔga₁) v break, pull off { Chwoa yalei kɔe nakwe tampɔgɔ. Two thighs break the elder's bag.; Abuse of privilege has its consequences. } (domain: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart, 7.9.1 - Damage.) [ der. -kɔga , der. -kɔgɔ ]
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lei₁ [M ] B1 (past: leiga₁) v tie up, suspend, hang, tether { Siseiri sem leigi tio kom yuu ne. The bats hung in the tree. | Nabwonu ba jaane o boŋo o diini o lei guŋu yuu. A weak person does not tether his goat on a kapok tree.; Know your limitations. }
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lɔ₁ [M ] B1 (impf: lɔe; past: lɔga₁) v 1break, crack, smack, cut open { Boŋo kolo na lɔɔre to mo lɔe kambi. Even the goat which treads carefully breaks the pots. | lɔ n puga confide } (domain: 7.8.2 - Crack.) 2change money into smaller coins / notes (domain: 6.8.6 - Money, 7.8 - Divide into pieces.) 3mark, demarcate { lɔ siseini mark a boundary | lɔ nɔɔno kwaga ne betray someone } (domain: 7.7.7 - Mark.) [ der. lɔm₁ , der. lɔm₂ ]
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su₂ [L ] C1 (suga₁) v wash (the face) { N sugi n yia na? Have you washed your face? | Wɛ mo su baleiga yia. It is God who bathes the eyes of the lizard. }
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tega₁ n 1ground, earth { tega baŋa the earth | tega poore day breaks | tega yi night falls | tega kweere late into the night | n gwo tega you rise early } 2earth_shrine { tega tu earth guardian, land-owner } [ te-kampare , te-laao , te-lɛɛro , te-pora , te-pwoŋa , te-seŋa , tega-gero , tega-veilu , der. tega ne ]