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fwoli₁ [R ] A1 v scrape, take the skin off { O fwoli o naga. He grazed his leg. | Ba fwoli pɛɛsa yam na? Have they skinned the Frafra potatoes? }
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gare₂ [L ] A1 v be better (than) { Wɛ pɛɛre gare pɛ pɛɛre God's gift is better than a chief's gift | Wonto wó na zoŋa o gare abam. She will find a calabash better than you will. } (domain: 8.3.7.2 - Better.)
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gare-fɛɛle DE/YA (from gare-, fɛɛle) n pocket (domain: 5.3.6 - Parts of clothing.)
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gɛɛ (der. of ga) n fault, blemish, imperfection (domain: 8.3.7.8.2 - Blemish.)
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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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gwɛɛle v balance on the head (domain: 7.3.1 - Carry, 7.2.1.6.1 - Balance.)
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gwɛɛne [M ] A1 v dismantle,disorganise, bring to an end (domain: 8.4.6.1.2 - Stop something, 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.)
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jɔgɔ KO/TE (pl: jɔro) n loin-cloth, breech-cloth { Kenkaao jɔgɔ ba yi teiŋa. Cockroach's pants do not reach/cover the waist. | Gɛɛre mo tei kenkaa jɔgɔ. Necessity compels (wearing) cockroach's pants. } (domain: 5.3.3 - Traditional clothing.) [ der. Jɔgɔ Bu ]
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kane [L ] A3 (variant: ka) v 1squeeze out liquid with the hand, milk a cow { kane yi-na shed tears } (domain: 7.7.4 - Press, 3.4.2.1.6 - Upset, 6.3.3 - Milk, 1.3.3 - Wet.) 2crush or split by pounding { O nu vei se o kane sɛɛro. Her mother went to pound shea-nuts. } (domain: 5.2.1.2.2 - Pound in mortar and pestle.) [ der. sankane ]
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kein-chɛɛre (der. of keim) n naughtiness, bad behaviour
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kɛɛla-kɛɛla ideo widespread, plentiful (domain: 8.1.3.1 - Many, much.)
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kwɛɛra n pl games, play
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kwɛɛre A1 v play, joke (domain: 4.2.7 - Play, fun.)
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kwoni₁ [R ] A1 v straighten up; lift up { Kwoni n yuu wɛɛne. Look up. } (domain: 7.1.7 - Straight posture, 7.1.9 - Move a part of the body.)
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lɛɛge v become watery, too liquid { n wo lɛɛge your stomach melts }
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lɛɛma (dialect: lɛrema) v st be_wet
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lɛɛna (der. of lɛɛne) n pl grid of crossed pieces
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lɛɛne [M ] A1 v 1cross over { O lɛɛne chwoŋa kam. She crossed to the other side of the road. } 2become crossed, intertwined { Ŋone sem lɛɛne daane. The strings have intertwined. } 3change one's mind { O boboŋa yeini ya lɛɛna. He is always changing his mind. } [ der. lɛɛna ]
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lɛɛre₁ [R ] A1 1v start doing something differently 2v change direction, divert, miss the way { N lɛɛre chwoŋa kam mo na? Have you missed the way? } 3v aux do something directly
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lɛɛre₂ [L ] v pour liquid into a container
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-lɛɛre [L ] DE/YA (class variant: -lɛɔ; pl: -lɛɛra) adj bound fresh, new, green (not dried) { kamaan-lɛɛra fresh corn | dwo-lɛɛra fresh vegetable ingredients } [ te-lɛɛro ]
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lɛɛro [M ] -/TE n pl trouble, calamity, misfortune { Lɛɛro jege-ne! Disaster has befallen me! } (domain: 4.4.2 - Trouble.)
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lwɛɛno (der. of lwɛ, -no) n critic { Wɛ lwɛɛna ungodly people } (domain: 3.5.1.8 - Criticize.)
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