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Ayigwei n Ewe (person) (domain: 4.1.9.8 - Family, clan.)
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dwi [H ] DE/YA (pl: dwoa) n 1seed, descendant, clan, lineage { wo-dwoa seeds | men-dwoa millet seeds | nɔn-dwoa tribes, people groups | dwi tiina descendants | dwi-gɛ tiina people of a different lineage, race; Gentiles | O nwoŋi Ajaŋwe dwi dem wone. He is from Ajangwe's lineage. } (domain: 1.5 - Plant.) 2type, kind { Konto dwi lana. That kind is good. } idiom dwi dwi,
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gwe [M ] v make a slight mark on the body { n gwe nɔɔno jara you provoke someone to fight } (domain: 7.7.7 - Mark, 4.8.1 - Hostility.)
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gwea [H ] KA/SE n fish-hook (domain: 6.4.5.3 - Fishing equipment.)
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gweeli [L ] A1 v indicate disapproval in a rude manner (domain: 3.2.5.9 - Approve of something, 4.3.7.1 - Impolite.)
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gweene₁ [L ] v be roused, excited { Nabea kam gweene mo. The bull is in a charging mood. | n wo gweena you are envious } (domain: 4.3.6.1 - Lack self-control, 3.4 - Emotion.)
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gweene₂ [H ] v pluck feathers (domain: 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something, 6.3.6 - Poultry raising.)
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gweeni [L ] adv leftward, unusual, unconventional, strange manner { Na ba duri gweeni. Water doesn't flow uphill. } (domain: 8.5.2.3 - Right, left, 8.3.5.3.4 - Strange.)
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gweeni-gweeni [HH ] (der. of -gwei) ideo raw (domain: 5.2.3.2 - Food from animals.)
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gweere v inscribe (domain: 3.5.7.1 - Write.)
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gweeru [L ] O/BA n leopard, panther { Ba zeŋe gweeru ba vei pɛ sɔŋɔ ye pɛ sɔŋɔ bia daa bwia? While they carry a leopard to the chief's house do the chief's children ask what it is?; With patience curiosity will be satisfied. } (domain: 1.6.1.1.2 - Carnivore.) [ gweeru jana ]
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gweeru jana (from gweeru, jana) n scarcity (domain: 8.1.7.2 - Lack.)
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gweese A1 v nudge, touch somebody lightly in order to alert him/her (domain: 7.3.2.9 - Push, 3.5.6.1 - Gesture.)
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gwei₁ [L ] A2 v harvest, cut off heads (of millet) (domain: 6.2.5 - Harvest.)
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gwei₂ [R ] DE/YA (pl: gwoa) n cola nut (domain: 1.5 - Plant, 5.2.6 - Stimulant, 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds.)
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-gwei [M ] DE/YA adj bound 1fresh, unripe, raw, uncooked { kekan-gwei unripe kekana } (domain: 5.2.3 - Types of food, 8.3.7.8.4 - Preserve, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants.) 2empty, vain, useless (domain: 8.3.7.9 - Value, 8.1.8.1 - Empty.) [ yere-gwei , der. gweeni-gweeni ]
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-gwoo (pl: -gweeru) adj bound 1unripe, immature (of fruit), fresh, uncooked { sa-gwoo unfermented pito } (domain: 8.3 - Quality, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants.) 2incomplete, unfinished { wo-gweeru half-done things } (domain: 8.3.7.4 - Mediocre.)
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kagoa [MM ] KA/SE (pl: kagwe) n bush land where there are no people or farms { kagoa yuu wilderness | kago-kwia dry desert } (domain: 1.2.1.6 - Forest, grassland, desert.)
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nagweene [LH ] DE/YA n gnat, biting insect (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.) cf: nanzara.
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yere-gwei (from yere, -gwei) n an empty name (domain: 9.7 - Name.)
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