Search results for "gwi"

gwi [M ] A2 v 1turn away, upside down, inside out { Tete veiru mo gwi o tete. The night visitor turns himself away. | n gwi nɔɔno yiga you turn someone aside | n gwi nɔɔno boboŋa you dissuade someone } (domain: 7.2.2.6 - Turn.) 2turn one's head round (domain: 7.2.2.6 - Turn, 2.1.1 - Head.)
Comments (0)

 

gwia₁ KA n left { gwia tu left-handed person } (domain: 8.5.2.3 - Right, left.)
Comments (0)

 

gwia₂ [M ] KA/SE n Yellow-billed Shrike (bird) (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
Comments (0)

 

-gwia [H ] KA/SE adj bound 1raw (domain: 5.2.3 - Types of food.) 2left-handed { nɔn-gwia left-handed person | yini-gwia extreme poverty } (domain: 8.5.2.3 - Right, left.) [ jagwia ]
Comments (0)

 

jagwia KA/SE (from ja-, -gwia) n left hand (domain: 8.5.2.3 - Right, left, 2.1.3.1 - Arm.)
Comments (0)

 

nabɔŋɔ n mother's home village, mother's family { Nɔɔno ba mae jagwia o bere o nabɔŋɔ. One does not use the left hand to point to the mother's village. | Kabaa ba nabɔŋɔ jega. A slave has no mother's family. }
Comments (0)

 

sane₁ A1 v wash the hands { N sane je n dwei. You wash your hands before you touch (something fine). | Jazene sane jagwia ye jagwia sane jazene mo. Right washes left (hand) and left washes right.; There is need for mutual support. }
Comments (0)

 

yini-gwia (der. of yiniga, -gwia) n extreme poverty
Comments (0)