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dhadoa
v
add to -jumlisha additionner, mêler, ajouter
Moti dhadoa na moti ande babɛ.
One and one are two.
dhadokeana
v
join together with for a common enterprise
dhakana
llcr
:
kɔba
₃
.
v
be quiet, quiet down -nyamaa se taire
Aoba miki naongamea amakɛ, naɔmɔ̌na, aodhakana.
If a child cries for its mother and sees her, he quiets down.
der.
dhakanisa
dhakanisa
(
der. of
dhakana
)
v
quiet -nyamazisha faire calmer
Báodhakanisa baniki aoba nabáogea eongo.
One quiets a child if he makes noise.
dhausana
v
gather, put in common -changa amasser
Bakpa báokondana, báodhausana kema ndɛabɔ.
People who like each other put their things in common.
dheeba
v
yawn, gasp(?) -babaika bégayer
Miki aodheeba, ámbe asǒoda.
A child yawns if he is about to fall asleep.
dhega
v
of plants, be healthy, give bumper harvest
dhema
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:
ndhemigi
.
v
trick, deceive -danganya décevoir, tromper
Báondema miki.
One tricks a child.
dhendemana
v
stop moving, cease, as in storms
dhendemisa
v
cause to stop from going forward -poleza ralantir
dhɛi
n
poison used in killing fish, or in suicide, or in ordeals
dhɛka
v
be soaked -lowa être mouillé
Banyama báɔdhɛka na mbua.
The animals are soaked by the rain.
dhɛkisa
v
soak -loweka faire mouiller
Mbua aɔdhɛkisa bakpa k'osaa.
The rain is soaking the people in the forest.
dhɛma
v
clear -lima cultiver, défricher
Ka nkpangeɔ á songe a mosa, boko bákpangande dhɛma á ciko.
At the beginning of next year, the men will start the clearing of fields.
dhida
v
descend -shuka descendre
dhidha
v
flow, slip, descend -telemuka, couler, descendre
Ibo aodhidha.
Water flows.
dhiga
v
remain, rest, stay -bakia rester
Bagbɛga báodhiga ka nji ka bondea a endu.
The elders remain in the village in order to guard the houses.
dhoa
v
pound twanga piler
dhoda
v
blacken -fanya nyeusi noircir
dhodea
v
fix in place prop up, make pose fixer sur place
dhoga
v
draw water -teka puiser
Bake báodhoga ibo ka ntogɔ.
The women draw water from the source.
dhoka
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:
enga
₁
.
v
visit tembelea visiter, rendre visite
Moimba aoga ka dhoka á mɛkɔ ndɛakɛ.
The hunter goes in order to visit his traps.
dhokana
v
visit each other -tembeleana se rendre visite
Bana-mema báodhokana.
Brothers visit each other.
dhokodea
v
remain firm
dhonda
v
find, meet, rejoin -kuta trouver, rencontre, rejoindre
Mbɔa aondhonda nyama, aondhunga.
If a dog meets an animial, it catches it.
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