Kasem - English
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yalei ( from ya- , -lei ) num two(2) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers .)
yalem adv at ease, in safety, carefree
yalo [ LL ] ( from ya- , -lo ) rel pl which
yam [ H ] YA art pl the (domain: 9.2.2 - Articles .) cf : ya- . [ dup. yayam ]
yana [ LM ] ( from ya- , -na₁ ) num four (4) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers .)
yanto [ HH ] ( from ya- , -nto ) dem pl these, those, they, them { ywona yanto those fishes } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives .)
yanu ( from ya- , -nu₁ ) num five (5) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers .)
yara [ H ] KA/SE n guinea-corn (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds , 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine .)
yare [ H ] A1 v shatter, break in pieces (domain: 7.8.1 - Break .)
yare-gaane [ ML ] DE/YA n vegetable marrow, melon (domain: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables , 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine .)
yarege v spread out to cover
yaro [ R ] O/BA n ironsmith, blacksmith (domain: 6.6.2.3 - Working with metal .) cf : yɔrɔ .
yaswɛa n bathing, washing oneself { yaswɛ diga bathroom } cf : swɛ₁ , swolim₂ .
yatɔ ( from ya- , -tɔ ) num three (3) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers .)
yawala dialect of jawala n effort
yaweeno dialect of jaweeno n sick_person
yaweo dialect of jaweo n sickness
yawɔrɔ dialect of jawɔrɔ n laziness
yayam [ LH ] YA ( dup. of yam ) dem pl others { ywona yayam yam the other fishes } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives .)
ye₁ [ M ] v st be, is, are { Konto ye bɛ mo? What is that? | O ye tɔɔno mo. He is a hunter. } (domain: 9.1.1.4 - Attribution .)
ye₂ DE/YA ( dialect: kaye ) n Frafra (coleus) potato syn : pɛɛse₂ . (domain: 5.2.3.1.5 - Food from roots , 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine .)
ye₃ [ M ] conj 1 and, but { O tu ywoo ye o laam daare o kɛ. He came here and then went on. | A tage-ba ye ba wo sɛ. I told them but they didn't agree. | A yeiri kokuri ye o wo tu. I don't know why he hasn't come | bɛ mo ye ...? why ...? | Bɛ mo ye n ke konto? Why did you do that? } (domain: 9.6.1.1 - And, also , 9.2.5.2 - Clause conjunctions .) 2 while { Dé beeri ye dé lara. We roamed while conversing. } (domain: 8.4.5.2.2 - At the same time , 9.2.5.2 - Clause conjunctions , 9.6.1.5 - But .)
yé pt don't (negative imperative); stop doing (with continuous aspect) { Yé yigi! Don't push! | Yé ta-n keera! Stop crying! | Yé zaŋe n di kolokolo! Don't eat anything! } (domain: 8.4.6.1.2 - Stop something , 9.4.6.1 - No, not , 9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
ye-daa n bodily appearance (domain: 2.1 - Body .) cf : yera₁ .