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ma makabama makanmother, housewife, female family head; woman who is in charge of all the affairs of a family and a mother to the children of a home4.1.9.1.2Father, mother5.8Manage a house4.1.9Kinship
mabaaleninfection; disease in which a large area is infected and swollen which mostly attacks areas with strong muscles, e.g., a leg, thigh, arm or chest2.5.2Disease
Mabaalenname of a place9.7.2Name of a place
mabi̱nfaeces; solid waste materials that s.b. defecates2.2.8Defecate, feces
mabyantesticular hernia; disease that makes the testicles swell2.5.6.3Swell2.1.8.3Male organs2.5.2Disease
mab̯ugonfuneral gift; things such food, money, etc. that people bring at a funeral to help the bereaved people2.6.6.3Funeral4.4.4.2Show sympathy, support6.8.3.1Give, donate2.6.6.5Bury
mabbu̱u̱ni̱nfish overnight; where you spend a night in the water and return the following morning6.4.5Fishing
mabbwanlyrics; words uttered in singing a song that give the information contained in the song4.2.3.1Compose music4.2.3.3Sing
macati̱ndecorations; s.t. that makes another thing look more attractive8.3.8Decorated5.4Adornment2.3.1.8Appearance5.1.2Household decoration2.3.1.8.1Beautiful
macundendecomposed, fermented milk that is prepared in a gourd in which there are no solid particles or butter5.2.3.2.2Milk products
macwi̱nchest pain; sickness of the chest and coughing that normally comes during cold weather2.1.2Torso2.5.2Disease
madarabamadarandunce, fool; dense, stupid, dull person who does or says things without senseSynmbudamudomamu̱pu̱u̱ti̱mwicate3.2.1.4Stupid
madaaranladder6.7Tool6.5.2.8Floor, story7.2.2.4Move upder. ofidaara
magalinmiddle part of a lake far from the shore1.3.1.1Ocean, lake
magaru̱npliers6.7.6Holding tool
magelemuadjupside down; a way of lying on the back part of the body while facing up7.3.5Turn something8.3.1.4.1Verticalku̱gwa magelemuvoverturn7.3.5Turn something7.2.2.5.1Fall8.3.1.4.1Vertical
magendonblack market goods; smuggled goods; contraband6.8.9.6Smuggle
magezi̱nwisdom, knowledge, understanding, sense, logic; quality in s.b. that makes them do the correct thing or give proper advice4.3.1.3Mature in behavior3.2.1.3Intelligent3.2.1.5Logical4.3.5.3Reliable6.1.1.1Expert3.2.4Understand4.3.1.3.2Sensiblemasomo ga bya magezi̱nscience; knowledge that is based on hypotheses that looks for facts that explains how things work or the way things are made3.6.6Sciencemu̱he wa magezi̱nadviser; s.b. who gives advice and does not hide good or bad3.3.3.7Warn3.3.3.2Advise3.3.3.1Suggest4.8.4.2Make an appeal3.3.3.3Persuade4.7.4.1Legal personnel
magezi̱gezi̱nhypocrisy, deceitfulness; immoral character trait of pretending to have qualities, abilities, etc. that one does not really have in order to deceive others4.3.5.1Dishonest4.3.5.6Hypocrite3.5.1.3.2Tell a lie4.3.5.5Deceive
magirankind of sticky sauce made from beans or bambara nuts from which the outer coatings have been removed5.2.3.4Prepared food
magi̱zavar.mi̱gi̱zamu̱gi̱zaneggs of a fish1.6.2.3Parts of a fish
magobaigobanprofit; money that a trader remains with after deducting the cost price from the selling price6.8.2.2Make profit6.8.2.7Earn
magosiigosintestes; part of the body below the penis, with two testicles that produce sperm and are enclosed in a bag of skin2.1.8.3Male organs
mahanunmagic, miracle, supernatural event; s.t. that happens in a very unusual way, is unexpected, or that was thought impossible.3.4.1.3Surprise4.9.4Miracle, supernatural power
mahasaRunyorontwins, of humans8.1.1.1.2Two2.6.3.7Multiple births