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Agɛboŋa (from ga 1 fail, boŋe) n stupid person (domain: 3.2.1.4 - Stupid.)
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bwolo tega (from bwolo, tega 1 ground) n plain (domain: 1.2.1.3 - Plain, plateau.)
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chega₁ [M ] KA/SE (pl: che) 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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cho₁ [M ] B1 (impf: choe; past: choga) v grind e.g. flour
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choga₁ past of cho v ground
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daga₁ [H ] v st be many, enough, great { Ko daga. It is plenty. } [ der. dagem ]
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fo₁ [L ] C1 (impf: foa; past: foga) v urinate, pass water [ der. fea ]
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ga₁ [M ] B2 (impf: ; 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 ]
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ko₁ [L ] C1 (past: koga) 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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koga₁ past of ko v dug
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kɔ₂ [M ] B1 (impf: kɔe; past: kɔga) 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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kɔga₁ past of v broke
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lei₁ [M ] B1 (past: leiga) 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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leiga₁ past of lei v tied up
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lɔ₁ [M ] B1 (impf: lɔe; past: lɔga) 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. lɔm , der. lɔm ]
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lɔga₁ past of v broke
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luga₁ [H ] KA/SE (pl: lwi) n bush fowl, francolin, partridge (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
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nuga₁ KA/SE (nwi) n oil, fat (domain: 5.2.3.3.5 - Cooking oil.) [ der. nu-tura ]
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peiga₁ [H ] n greeting { Ba ke da-peiga. They greeted one another. }
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puga₁ [R ] (pl: pwi; stem: pu-) n 1stomach, belly, pregnancy { n jege puga you are pregnant } (domain: 2.6.3.1 - Pregnancy, 2.1.8.2 - Stomach.) 2protection { n zo nɔɔno puga you go to someone for protection } (domain: 4.4.4.5 - Protect.) [ puseŋa , der. kapua ]
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sɔ₁ [L ] C1 (sɔga) v weave { n sɔ ni make an agreement } [ der. sɔɔm ]
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su₂ [L ] C1 (suga) 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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suga₁ su v washed
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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 ]
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