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bachono KO/TE n stone slab set in the courtyard for pounding shea-nuts before frying them to make shea butter (domain: 5.2.1 - Food preparation.)
bakeira [HH ] KA/SE n boy, lad, youth [male up to marriageable age] (domain: 1.6.1.1.1 - Primate, 1.6.7 - Male and female animals.)
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be [L ] C3 (impf: bera₃; nominal: berem₃; past: bega) v mature, ripen (of fruit, grain); become cooked (of food); grow up (of people) { Wea bega. It has reached mid-day | Wea wó be-m. You will be late. } (domain: 6.2.5 - Harvest, 8.4.6.5.2 - Old, not young, 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food, 2.6.4.6 - Grow, get bigger.) [ wɛ-bere , der. berem₂ ]
bebele A1 v 1shake (domain: 7.3.1.3 - Shake, 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.) 2bother, worry somebody (domain: 4.3.4.6 - Meddle.)
beinnu [R ] -/TE (infl: bwoŋo) n pl faeces, dung, flatulence { Naao ná jaane n kwo, n ná nɛ ko beinnu, n wó duri mo. If a buffalo has killed your father, if you see its dung, you will flee. | bein-lɛɛro fresh faeces | Bein-lɛɛro mo zaŋe bein-dwonnu lwom. Fresh faeces evoke the smell of old faeces.; New events may bring back unpleasant memories. } (domain: 2.2.8 - Defecate, feces.) [ bein-kɔŋɔ , na-beinnu , nabein-bibilu , der. bein-gwoŋo ]
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bɛ₄ [L ] int what? { O ke bɛ mo? What did he do? | Bɛ mo ye o ke konto? Why did he do that? } (domain: 9.2.3.4 - Question words.) [ der. bɛŋwaane ]
bɛɛre A1 v oversew, make a hem, neat edge (to prevent fraying) (domain: 6.6.1 - Working with cloth.)
bɛŋwaane mo? (der. of bɛŋwaane) int why? { Bɛŋwaane mo n ke konto? Why did you do that? } (domain: 9.6.2.5 - Cause.)
-bɛɔ [M ] O/BA (dialect: -bwɛɔ) adj bound adult male of animals and birds { chebɛɔ rooster | Zuŋ-bɛɔ ba jege pwogo. A male bird has no nest.; The unmarried man has no home. | Bena-bɛɔ ba keeri kodwoŋi teo ne. A male donkey does not bray in another's territory.; One does not challenge people on their home ground. } (domain: 1.6.7 - Male and female animals, 2.6.4.4 - Adult.) [ chebɛɔ ]
bibigi [MM ] A1 v shake, quake (domain: 7.3.1.3 - Shake, 7.2.2.8 - Move back and forth, 1.2.1.7 - Earthquake.)
biini₁ [H ] A1 v get/ make dirty, defile, spoil (domain: 5.6.1 - Clean, dirty, 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 7.9.1 - Damage.) [ der. biin ]
bimbini₂ n grass used for weaving baskets, etc. (domain: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
bobo [M ] A1 1v begin to, start to { O bobo se o lɔ sɔŋɔ. He began to build a house. } (domain: 8.4.6.1 - Start something.) der. boboa, 2v found, establish { Navɛ bobo Paga kuri. Nave founded Paga. } (domain: 9.1.1.1 - Exist, 8.4.6.1.1 - Beginning.) 3v aux do first { O bobo o vo yaga. He first went to market. } (domain: 8.4.5.1.2 - First.)