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anakɔbayi DE/YA (dialect: anakɔyebayi) n Viper snake sp. /causus maculatus / (domain: 1.6.1.3.1 - Snake.)
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anegewɔ [LLL ] KO/TE n Daisy-like spreading plant /tridax procumbens / (domain: 1.5 - Plant.)
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aŋkete DE/YA n handkerchief (domain: 5.4 - Adornment.)
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ba₄ [M ] KA/SE (pl: 7) n neck { ba-zɔŋɔ necklace | Yuu ba koe ba. The head is not older than the neck.; Apparent seniority does not rule out mutual dependence. | ka-ba-ywolo long-necked (bird or animal) } (domain: 2.1.1 - Head.)
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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.)
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bage₄ [L ] A1 v hit hard, beat; strike, thunder (of lightning) { Doa kam bage tio kom. Lightning struck the tree. } (domain: 7.7.1 - Hit.)
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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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bakke ideo very hot (domain: 8.3.4 - Hot.)
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-balea [MM ] (der. of ba6, lae) adj bound bad, wrong { keim-balea wrong doing } (domain: 8.3.7.1 - Bad.)
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bam₂ [L ] BA (from ba) pn they { O we, bam bá vo yaga. She said they would not go to market. } (domain: 9.2.3 - Pronouns.)
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basankwea [LML ] KA/SE n Viper snake sp. [poisonous] /echis ocellatus / (domain: 1.6.1.3.1 - Snake.)
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be [L ] C3 (impf: bera; nominal: berem; 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. berem ]
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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.)
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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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benaga dialect of bonaga n donkey (sem. domains: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.) idiom benafea jaundice, hepatitis
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bera₂ [H ] -/YA (der. of bere) n pl instructions, teaching { O ba ni bera. He doesn't take instructions. } (domain: 3.6 - Teach, 3.3.3.2 - Advise.)
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bɛ₂ [L ] A2 v make an incision, cut into strips (domain: 7.8.3 - Cut.)
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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 ]
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bɛɛre A1 v oversew, make a hem, neat edge (to prevent fraying) (domain: 6.6.1 - Working with cloth.)
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bɛŋwaane mo? (der. of bɛŋwaane) int why? { Bɛŋwaane mo n ke konto? Why did you do that? } (domain: 9.6.2.5 - Cause.)
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-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 ]
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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.)
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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 ]
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bimbini₂ n grass used for weaving baskets, etc. (domain: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
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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.)
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