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bɛ₅ [R ] int where? { Yituŋu kom bɛ? | Where is the stool? } (domain: 9.2.3.4 - Question words.)
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bore [L ] A1 v 1judge, decide a case { n bore nɔɔno bora you judge a person | n bore ni you make a promise | Sɔŋɔ tu bore se o lɔre nɔɔno jeŋa wo too wom baŋa ne na. The house owner speaks out to establish whether anyone was responsible for the death. | Yé ta-n bore mun-na bora ne mun-kikeila bora. Don't judge flour water as if it were flour balls.; Different things or people should not be judged by the same yardstick. } (domain: 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test, 3.5.1.9 - Promise, 4.7.6 - Judge, render a verdict.) 2chant, make incantations (domain: 4.2.3.3 - Sing.) [ der. borem ]
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bumburi [LL ] DE/YA n large and noisy frog { Bumburi toom nwoŋi de ni. The death of the bumburi frog issues from its own mouth. } (domain: 1.6.1.4 - Amphibian.)
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da-toore (from daa) n charred firewood
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dagara [LM ] KA/SE (from daa, gare) n 1wood bar across entry gate 2crossed pieces of wood { toone dagara wooden cross for crucifixion }
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dɔne₁ [R ] A1 v remove, take from the top of, { Ŋweeno dɔne a chebɛɔ para baŋa ne. A thief took my rooster from off the wall. }
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fɔ₁ [H ] B1 (impf: fɔe; past: fɔga) v take a piece of, take some of { O fɔge teero se o ma lɔ diga. He took lumps of mud to build a room. | Fɔ n daŋe da! Add some more! } [ idiom fɔ-n-daŋe-da ]
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gala [R ] v st be (too) long
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jege A1 v have, possess { jege puga be pregnant | jege yuu have importance, value | Ko ba jege yuu. It isn't important; it's too costly. | jege de nɔɔno have a dispute with someone | O jeŋa ba jega. He doesn't have (anything). } (domain: 7.4 - Have, be with, 6.8.1.1 - Own, possess, 9.1.1.3 - Have, of.) [ der. jejegero ]
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kateiga (der. of tei) n 1t.z. without sauce { Taalem gare kateiga. Eating t.z. with too little sauce is better than eating it with no sauce.; Half a loaf is better than nothing. } (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food.) 2incomplete, without power { pa-kateiga powerless chieftaincy }
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kwaale [M ] A1 v get stuck; be / become unmoveable, hard, unworkable { Tega kam kwaale. The ground is too hard to hoe. | n boboŋa kwaale you are stubborn } (domain: 8.2.7.3 - Wedged in, stuck.) [ der. -kɔlɔ , der. -kwale ]
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lam DE (der. of lana) n beauty, goodness { Momwɛ ná gaale ni, ko daa dae lam. When the nose is longer than the mouth, this is no longer (a sign of) beauty.; You can have too much of a good thing! } [ der. lanno ]
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leeri₁ A1 v be / become spoiled but edible (of food); be soggy, contain too much water
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lɛɛge v become watery, too liquid { n wo lɛɛge your stomach melts }
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lilwei [LR ] O/BA n blind person { Lilwei ba jege dam de o vaŋeno. A blind person has no power over his guide. | Ba lɔre lilwei o nu toone ne mo. It is at a blind man's mother's funeral that his disability is revealed.; However cleverly disguised, one's shortcomings become known eventually. } [ der. lilweeni ]
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lira₂ [R ] KA/SE (pl: liri) (der. of li) n 1medicine (traditional or western), chemical (domain: 2.5.7.2 - Medicine.) 2juju, magical object { Te se n daare mo toone lira. To die and leave (offspring) is the antidote for death. | liri tu man skilled in curing sickness } (domain: 4.9.4.1 - Sorcery.) liri-mwanno, [ liri-bu ]
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ma₂ [M ] pt with, using { O kwei seo o ma zage mena. He took a cutlass and harvested the millet with it. } (domain: 6.1.2.2 - Use.)
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milimi A1 v twist around, together { Bone twɛ daane mo pa de ŋone maa milimi daane. It is because goats have been tethered too close together that their ropes get tangled.; If you don't get on with people, keep away from them. }
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momwɛ [HR ] DE/YA n 1nose { Momwɛ ná gaale ni, ko daa dae lam. When the nose is longer than the mouth, this is no longer (a sign of) beauty.; You can have too much of a good thing! } 2life, breath [ momwɛ-dɛɛre ]
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muri [L ] X v be too small, insufficient, unimportant { O swa muri. He doesn't have much sense. } [ kamura ]
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neene₁ A1 v wean a child too early cf: nena.
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nena₁ n child weaned too early cf: neene.
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ŋwaŋa (der. of ŋwane) n pity, mercy, compassion { O jege ba ŋwaŋa. He has pity on them. | O duri bu wom ŋwaŋa. She took pity on the child. } cf: yibwona.
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patoore₁ n items (a hoe, a hen) given to family of a deceased daughter as part of funeral performance
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patoore₂ dialect of toore
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