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zɛɛra adv free, free of charge, unhindered (domain: 4.3.4.2 - Help, 3.3.4.5 - Free to do what you want, 6.8.4.3.3 - Free of charge.)
zi₁ [H ] A2 v seize with force, grab, fall on, lay (a hand) on { A to a zi. I captured it on the ground. | zi kaane rape | zi n bochare be patient } (domain: 4.6.6.1.1 - Arrest, 7.2.6.1 - Catch, capture, 2.6.2.3 - Sexual immorality.)
zi₂ [L ] A2 v fashion out of metal
zi₃ DE/YA n portable fishtrap
zia impf. of zei v holds
zii adv carefully
ziim ideo calm, quiet { Ko maama ke ziim. It all became quiet. } (domain: 2.3.2.5 - Quiet.)
zinzwoŋo dialect of zwoŋo
ziu KO/TE n cage (e.g. for chicks) { kale ziu cage for fish }
ziziŋi [LL ] A1 (dialect: zizigi) v quake, shake { tega ziziŋi ground shook (earthquake) }
zo [L ] C2 (impf: zoore₃) v 1enter, go in { wɛ zoa the sun has set } 2wear, put on clothes { O zo gɔre-laaro. She has put on fine clothes. } 3marry a husband { Kaane wom zo baro. The woman married. } ban-zore, [ wa-zoore , wɛ-zoore ]
zole dialect of zele
zomma emphatic of zona v st hurt
zona (emphatic: zomma) v st hurt sharply, be painful { N yera ná zomma, n nii silasia mo. If your body aches, you watch the (industrious) red ants.; Lazy people can always find ways to avoid work. } [ der. zonne ]
zone A1 v hoard
zonne [M ] (der. of zona) n harm { Yé ke-ne zonne. Don't do me harm. }
zonzoŋo [LL ] KO/TE n fruit bat (domain: 1.6.1.1.8 - Bat.)
zoŋa KA/SE (pl: zwe₄) n bowl, calabash { zon-kɔga cracked calabash | zon-kɔgɔ calabash for winnowing | zon-lea decorated calabash | zon-puni complete gourd | zon-wuru small calabash (for seed or drinking from) | zom-bia small calabash (for measuring) | zon-dia eating bowl | zon-tanlaŋa plate } (domain: 5.2.1.4 - Food storage, 8.5.6 - Contain, 5.2.2.8 - Eating utensil, 6.7.7 - Container.) [ na-zoŋa ]
zoore₁ [M ] A1 v lift down, put down { O zoore zela yam. She put down her loads. }
zoore₂ [L ] A1 v dwell, live, stay (for a time) { Ba zoore Paga ne taa. They lived in Paga for a long time. }
zoore₃ impf. of zo v enters
zore [M ] n 1poverty { Kenkaa jɔgɔ ba twogi zore. Cockroach's pants do not meet the needs of the pauper. } 2scarcity { Ko jege zore. It is scarce. } [ der. zoro₂ ]
zoro₁ [L ] O/BA n foreigner, alien, immigrant [ der. nɔn-zora ]
zoro₂ [H ] O/BA (der. of zore) 1n poor person { Toŋe ne zoro tei, se n ba n di ne pɛ tei. Work like a poor person, so that you can then eat like a chief. } (domain: 6.8.1.3 - Poor, 4.4.1 - Prosperity.) 2adj poor, destitute (domain: 6.8.1.3 - Poor, 4.4.1 - Prosperity.)
zɔ₁ [L ] C1 (past: zɔga) v pound with a pestle and mortar { Ba zɔge mena. They pounded millet. | men-zɔgɔ chana November } [ der. kazɔgɔ ]