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bam-peno [MM ] (from bane, peene) n patience, forbearance { Bam-peno tu mo vare varem pa wea bera. The patient person hoes through to the heat of the day. } (domain: 4.3.1.5 - Patient.)
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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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bimbini₂ n grass used for weaving baskets, etc. (domain: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
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bobwea [LM ] -/YA (der. of bwɛ) n pl issue for consideration (domain: 3.2.1.1 - Think about.)
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bogese₂ A1 v be / become weak, tired { Ba mage-o se o bogese. They beat him so that he became weak. | Totoŋ-dɛɛra mo bogese-o. Hard work tired him out. } (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak, 2.4.4 - Tired.) cf: bugi.
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bu [R ] O/BA (pl: bia) n 1child, person of younger generation than speaker { bu-kwea firstborn; oldest child | bu-doa only child | bu-mɔra infant } bu-baaro, bu-kaane, bu-lora, bu-lore, bu-seseŋa, bu-somɔ, busankana, 2descendant 3fruit, seed { tio-bu tree fruit } (domain: 1.5 - Plant.) 4purpose [ bworo-bu , digabu , fan-bu , gare-bu , kara-bu , liri-bu , nafombu , namimbu , tapwale-bu , wɛ-bu , der. jafombu ]
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bukɔ [LH ] O/BA n 1daughter, niece { bukɔ-bu daughter's child | bukɔ-kwea first-born daughter } (domain: 4.1.9.1.4 - Son, daughter.) 2unmarried woman (domain: 2.6.5.2 - Woman, 2.6.4.3 - Youth, 2.6.1.3 - Unmarried.)
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bwom [R ] DE (der. of bwona 2 be weak) n weakness, fatigue (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak.) [ der. bwom-teere , der. bwonu ]
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bwom-teere (der. of bwom) n weakness (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak.)
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bwona [R ] (variant: bwomma) v st 1be soft, tender (domain: 3.4.1.1 - Like, love.) der. ka-bwom, 2be weak, without energy (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak.) der. bwom, 3be untroubled, fine, OK { Ko bwona. It's fine. (in greeting) } syn: bwomma. (domain: 3.4.1 - Feel good.) [ der. -bwono , dup. bwom-bwom ]
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bwoni [R ] A1 v make weak, become weak (domain: 8.3.6.5 - Soft, flimsy, 2.4.2 - Weak.)
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-bwono KO/TE (pl: -bwonnu) (der. of bwona) adj bound weak, tender, fresh (domain: 8.3.6.5 - Soft, flimsy.) cf: nabwonu. [ kenka-bwom ]
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charebombora [MH ] KA/SE (dialect: charebombwea) n small cricket (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
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chere [M ] A1 v 1erode, wear away, wipe away { Doa kam mage ka chere. The rain has worn (it) away. } (domain: 1.3.2.1 - Flow, 7.9.1 - Damage.) 2shape, sculpt, fashion (domain: 6.6.2.7 - Working with stone, 8.3.8 - Decorated.) [ der. kandwa-chereno ]
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chiiri v emerge, exude (sweat), extract (oil) [liquid being separated from a mass by pounding, e.g. shea butter extraction] (domain: 5.2.1 - Food preparation, 7.7.6 - Grind, 2.2.6 - Sweat.)
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dole [M ] A1 v 1throw, sow by scattering { Dole n yage! Throw (it) away! } 2weave { O dole gare-yi. She wove a cloth strip. }
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du₂ [L ] C1 (past: duga) v 1sow 2swear, promise, take an oath { O dugi de tega. He swore by the ground. | Yé ta-n dua. Don't swear. } cf: duru, duum, duuri.
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dunni DE (der. of duna) n heaviness, weight, wealth
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fɔle v be / become pale, weak in health
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gere [R ] DE/YA (dialect: gero) n Yellow Weaver bird (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.) [ der. gerekana ]
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gerekana (der. of gere) n Black-headed Weaver (bird) (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
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gɛɛre DE (der. of ga) n failure, necessity, lack { Gɛɛre mo tei kenkaao jɔgɔ. Necessity compels (wearing) cockroach's pants. } (domain: 6.1.3.3 - Fail, 8.3.7.8.2 - Blemish.)
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gwea [H ] KA/SE n fish-hook (domain: 6.4.5.3 - Fishing equipment.)
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jeŋa KA/SE (pl: je; pl: jea; stem: ja-) n 1arm, hand (domain: 2.1.3.1 - Arm.) 2ownership, possession { O jeŋa jega. He has wealth. | ko kɛ jeŋa beyond measure, beyond control | Ba ke o jeŋa ne. They entrusted (it) to him. | ja-bɔŋɔ cupped hand | je-kora empty hand, poverty | je-yaara swinging arms (empty-handed) } (domain: 6.8.1.1 - Own, possess.)
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