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bɔɔne [L ] DE/YA n hole, grave-hole { bɔɔne ni veiru someone at death's door } (domain: 7.8.5 - Make hole, opening, 2.6.6.6 - Grave, 1.2.1.5 - Underground.)
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bɔɔre₂ A1 v splash, spill over { Ko lwogi ko bɔɔre-ne. It spilt over me. } (domain: 1.3.2 - Movement of water, 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something.)
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buga [R ] KA/SE (pl: bwi) n lake, body of water, stream, river, well { buga ni water's edge | N ná ba jege bu se ba jwa bwoŋi n yere, ko buga. If you have no child to prolong your name, dig a well (instead).; Good deeds ensure the benefactor's memory is treasured. } (domain: 1.3.1 - Bodies of water.) [ bu-nea , bu-nia , bu-nɔgɔ , bu-tola , buga kapaa , buga-kanyɔnɔ , buga-yi , bugacheeru , bugachibia , bugachworo , bugajejena , buganaa , buganɔŋɔ , bugapisiu , bugavoro , dambuga ]
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bugi₁ [L ] A1 v 1be / become tired, get tired of (domain: 2.4.4 - Tired.) 2be / become thin, lean (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak, 2.5.2.1 - Malnutrition, starvation.) cf: bogese.
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bugi₂ [H ] A1 v 1soak, be soaked, be / become wet (domain: 1.3.4 - Be in water, 5.6.4 - Wash clothes.) 2cook (in water) (domain: 5.2.1.1 - Cooking methods.)
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bugisi [L ] A1 v 1crush, pound into powder, e.g. flour (domain: 5.2.1.2.2 - Pound in mortar and pestle, 7.7.6 - Grind.) 2become soft when pounded (domain: 8.3.2.1 - Smooth.) cf: -bugu.
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buli A1 v emerge (domain: 9.1.1.1 - Exist, 7.2.3.4.1 - Move out.) [ der. -bulu ]
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-bulu (der. of buli) adj bound new, recently started, emerging { chuchwo-bulu one who has recently become mad } (domain: 8.3 - Quality.) [ chibu-bumbulu ]
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bwaka n dismembered part (domain: 8.6 - Parts of things, 7.8 - Divide into pieces.) [ der. bwaka de bwaka ]
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bwei₂ [H ] A2 v grind into powder { O bwei mena. She ground millet into powder. } (domain: 7.7.6 - Grind, 5.2.1.2.3 - Grind flour.) [ der. -bwei ]
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bwɛ₃ pl. of bɔŋa n pl measures
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bwia₁ [R ] YA (der. of bwei) n pl questions, information, concerns { bwei nɔɔno bwia ask about someone | O tu o bwei n bwia. He came and asked about you. } (domain: 3.5.1.5 - Ask.) [ der. bwia tu ]
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bwogo [R ] (dialect: kambwogo) n 1empty hole (in Owari game) { n mage bwogo you lose (by hitting an empty hole) } (domain: 4.2.6.1 - Game.) 2failure (domain: 6.1.3.3 - Fail.)
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bwola₂ [H ] (der. of bwooli) n announcement (domain: 3.5 - Communication.) cf: tɔɔle.
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bwoli [L ] A1 v untie, detach { Bone tɔge daane de ba ŋone bwolim ŋwaane mo. Goats keep together to help untie one another's ropes.; Beneficial partnership imposes certain unwelcome restraints. } (domain: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.)
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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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bwoŋ-yeila (from bwoŋa, yeili) n romance, sexual fulfilment (domain: 2.6.2 - Sexual relations, 2.6.1.5 - Romantic love.)
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bwoŋi [L ] D1 (impf: bwoi) v call, name (a person) { Ba bwoi-m. They are calling you. | Ba jege buga kam ba bwoi we Katɔgɔ. They call that river Katɔgɔ. } (domain: 3.5.1.4.1 - Call, 9.7 - Name.)
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bwori₁ [H ] A1 v break (off), shatter something brittle { n bwori nɔɔno nɛ you discourage someone } (domain: 7.8.1 - Break.) [ der. -bwora , der. bubworo ]
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cha₁ [R ] C3 (impf: chara; past: chaga) v treat (patients) or cook (meat, fish) with smoke { O mɛ nyoa kam o ma cha-o. He used the smoke to treat her. | O chage nɔne dem. She smoked the meat. } (domain: 2.5.7 - Treat disease, 5.5.5 - What fires produce, 5.2.1.1 - Cooking methods.)
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chacha n challenge, contest { n mage chacha you contest | Kukura de manlaa mo mage chacha. Dog and chameleon had a contest. } (domain: 4.8.2.3 - Attack, 4.3.4.3.1 - Compete with.)
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chana₁ [R ] (variant: chamma) v st 1be difficult, hard, unpleasant, bitter, expensive { Ko sabu chana. It's very expensive. | O kein chana. He is badly behaved. } (domain: 4.4.2 - Trouble, 6.1.3 - Difficult, impossible, 8.3.7.1 - Bad.) der. chanɛɛre, 2be brave, fearless, unfeeling, strict { O tiini o chana o bia baŋa ne. He treats his children very harshly. | O chana. He is brave. } (domain: 4.4.3.1 - Brave, 4.3.3.2 - Not care, 4.7.9.5 - Act harshly.) 3be important { Ko tiini ko chana ko pa-ne. It is very important for me. } (domain: 8.3.7.5 - Important.) cf: -chɛɔ.
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changaa n grass used to flavour cooked dog meat (domain: 5.2.3.3.3 - Spice, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
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channa-pwoŋo (from channa, -pwoŋo) n silver, white metal syn: lu-nyenno. (domain: 1.2.2.3 - Metal.)
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chanse [M ] DE/YA (dialect: cheinsi) n metal objects, such as basins, bowls, tin roofs (domain: 1.2.2.3 - Metal, 6.6.2.3 - Working with metal, 6.7.7 - Container.)
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