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baare₁ [H ] A1 v pass round, go behind { O baare sɔŋɔ kom kwaga. He went behind the house. | baare nɔɔno kwaga betray someone } syn: bebare. (domain: 7.2.3.5 - Move past, over, through.)
bakala [HR ] KA/SE n 1shoulder (domain: 2.1.2 - Torso.) 2wing syn: vɔŋɔ₁. (domain: 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird.) [ bakala gugworo ]
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bebala [LM ] KA/SE n kid, young male goat { Nɔɔno ná tera sɔŋɔ ne, n boŋo lore bebale mo. If you are away from home, your goat will produce only males.; Business left in another's hands may not prosper as expected. } (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
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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.)
bochɔŋɔ [LL ] KO/TE (variant: bechɔŋɔ) n lung, heart (in idioms) { O bochɔŋɔ mo fwei. She had a bad shock. } (domain: 2.1.8 - Internal organs, 3.4 - Emotion.)
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 ]
che-kɔgɔ (dialect: che-kɔŋɔ) (from chene₂) n quiver for holding arrows (domain: 4.8.3.7 - Weapon, shoot, 6.4.1 - Hunt.)
chega₁ [M ] KA/SE (pl: che₂) n truth, right, correct { che-taro one who tells the truth | Ko ye chega mo. It's true. | O ke chega. He did well. | O jege chega. He's in the right. | Chega jei ye ŋɔne mo Truth place is a sore.; Truth is painful. } (domain: 3.6.5 - Correct, 3.5.1.3 - True, 4.7.5.5 - Witness, testify, 8.3.7.7 - Right, proper.) cf: chekke.
choro [M ] KO/TE (dialect: chero₂) n 1brother, close relative; related through the mother 2kinship { Choro ye ŋɔn-lɔŋɔ mo, ko ba saara. Kinship is like a bad sore, it never disappears. }
chɔŋɔ [H ] KO/TE (pl: chwanno) n poison, medicine placed in the ear (domain: 2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine, 2.5.3.2 - Poison.)
chu₂ [M ] B1 (impf: chui; past: chuga) v establish, lay a foundation, fix a pole in the ground { Ba chugi sɔŋɔ kom kuri. They laid the foundation of the house. } (domain: 7.5.2 - Join, attach, 6.5.2.6 - Foundation.)
chuchuri-bɔŋɔ (from chuchuru₁) n child masquerading as such a spirit (domain: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
chuchuri-lɔŋɔ (from chuchuru₁, -lɔŋɔ) n evil spirit (domain: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being, 4.3.4.1 - Do evil to.)
chuchuru₁ [MH ] KO/TE (dialect: chichiru; dialect: chichuru) n spirit associated with some new-born babies (e.g. baby born with teeth and regarded as evil) { Nɔɔno ba zoore o kwei o dwoŋi sɔŋɔ chuchuru. Someone may not enter another's house to dispose of its "chuchuru".; Sensitive issues need to be treated with deference. } (domain: 3.1 - Soul, spirit, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) [ chuchuri-bɔŋɔ , chuchuri-kweenu , chuchuri-lɔŋɔ , chuchuri-ywoŋo ]
daa₂ [L ] KA/SE (pl: dɛ₂) n wood, stick { da-lɔŋɔ heavy stick; walking stick | da-kora dry wood | da-kwolo heavy log | da-lɛɛro fresh wood } (domain: 6.5.3 - Building materials, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.) [ da-bunu , da-bwɛɔ , da-chɔrɔ , da-kɔlɔ , da-pale , da-buŋu , da-dwa , da-toore , dagara ]