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chuli [H ] A1 v 1taboo, forbid { Paga tiina chuli nyenno. Paga people taboo (killing) crocodiles. | Ko chula. It is forbidden. } (domain: 4.9.5.6.1 - Taboo, 5.2.3.5 - Prohibited food, 3.3.4.2 - Refuse permission.) 2hate, dislike { O ba chuli nɔɔn-nɔɔno. He doesn't hate anyone. } (domain: 4.3.3.1 - Hate, ill will, 3.4.2.1.2 - Hate, detest, 4.3.2.1 - Despise someone.) [ der. chulu ]
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diga [L ] KA/SE (pl: di) n 1room, family courtyard { di-nia / di-pɔrɔ married woman's first (outer) room | di-yuu married woman's second (inner) room } (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.) di-nia, di-yuu, kara-diga, 2nuclear family { diga tiina, diga-nia close family } (domain: 4.1.9.8 - Family, clan.) [ digabu ]
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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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ji C3 (impf: jira; past: jiga) v 1turn into, become, transform { Ba sɛ se ba ji Paga tiina. They agreed to become Paga people. } (domain: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state.) 2pretend, act { O jiri o we ko ye bworobworo. She is pretending that it is bread. } (domain: 3.5.1.3.5 - Real, 4.2.5 - Drama.) [ der. jirima , der. jiru ]
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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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sabu [LR ] KO/BA (pl: sabia) n money, coins, bank notes { Sabia lage ya tiina yiga mo. Money seeks its own people.; Wealth generates wealth. } (domain: 6.8.6 - Money.) [ der. sabu-dale , der. sabu-leinnu , der. sabu-nu , der. sabu-pwoŋo , der. sabu-seŋa ]
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sɔŋɔ₁ [R ] (pl: sam) n 1house, compound { sɔŋɔ tu head of house | sɔ-dwoŋo former house | Amo ba lage konto tu ba jege sɔŋɔ. The one who doesn't get along with others has no house. } sam-yiga, 2kin-group, lineage { sɔŋɔ tiina relatives, house people | sɔ-fɔrɔ large house } [ sɔ-dwoŋo , sɔ-yuu ]
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tiina pl. of tu n pl 1) people linked by common origin people linked by common origin Paga tiina Paga people sɔŋɔ tiina relatives diga tiina close family 2) parents 3) owners
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tu₃ (pl: tiina) n 1person, owner, parent, relative; person owning or responsible for somebody or something { tega tu land-owner } (domain: 4.5.1 - Person in authority, 2 - Person.) 2character { ŋwaŋa tu a merciful person } (domain: 3.1.1 - Personality.) 3denoting ordinal numbers { fuga tu tenth } cf: teiru, tei. [ liri-mwa tu ]
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