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cacaamivar.ecacaamiehicacaamicacaaminIdiom. s.t. that has gone sour8.3.7.8Decay2.3.3Taste
capaticapatinpancake, chapati; thin, flat, round cake made from wheat flour by frying both sides5.2.3.4Prepared food
caanisicaanisiEnglishnplaying card4.2.6.4Gambling4.2.6.1.1Card game
caayicaayin1Tea bush; whose crushed leaves are drunk in hot watersp. Thea ( Camellia ) sinensis fam. Theaceae5.2.3.6Beverage1.5.2Bush, shrub5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves2tea; drink made by mixing hot water with crushed leaves of the tea plant5.2.3.6Beverage3Metaphor. bribe; money or presents given by s.b. who would like s.t. special done in his favour6.8.9.5Bribe
ceadjquietAbasomi ni bahola ebigezo esomero liba ce.When the students sit for the examinations, the school remains very quiet.2.3.2.5Quiet3.5.1.1.5Say nothing
cehyovar.cehyo ehyeneinterjthat’s it; exactlyHunamuheese ni hugobola, mbo? Ohugaluhamo: cehyo.We shall greet him on our way back, not so? Reply: Exactly.Cehyo nga ndʼolu olomire; ebiri konʼebiri jiba ene.Exactly as you said; two and two make four.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 8.1.5.8Exact3.3.3.4Insist9.6.3.5Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses
cekanaadvapproximately; nearly so9.4.4.7Just, almost not8.1.5.6Almost8.1.5.8.1Approximate
cendanumninety8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers
cengacengansmall broken pieces of rice after milling5.2.3.1.1Food from seeds6.2.6.2Mill grain1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
cesookoadvfirst; aspiring to excel or leadCesooko ohuŋwa hu goolo yino ohwola hu yira.Let us find out who will be first if we run from this goal post to the opposite one.8.1.1.1.1One8.1.1.2Ordinal numbers7.2.5.1Go first8.4.5.1.2First
cesulecesulenLong-crested Eagle; bird of prey of the eagle family that has a long crest on its headsp. Lophaetus occipitalis1.6.1.2Bird
cikuminumone hundred; quantity of ten times ten8.1.1.1Cardinal numberscikumi muganyasinumIdiom. quantity that is uncountable8.1.3.1Many, much8.1.2Count
cikumi muganyasinumIdiom. quantity that is uncountable8.1.3.1Many, much8.1.2Countder. ofcikumi
cokacokaEnglishn1whitewash8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum8.3.3.3.1White6.5.3Building materials8.3.3.3Color2blackboard chalk3.6.2School3.5.7.1Write
cookaconj1indeed9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 9.4.6Yes3.5.1.3True9.4.4.1Certainly, definitely2but9.6.2.9Concession9.6.1.5But9.6.1.5.1Except9.6.3.1Markers of transition 9.2.5.1Phrase conjunctions9.2.5Conjunctions
cumbicumbinsalt; white substance that is added to food to make it savoury or to preserve it5.2.3.3Cooking ingredients5.2.3.3.2Salt
cwadacwadancassava; food crop that is grown by stem cuttings, its leaves are eaten as sauce and its roots are chewed raw, cooked or dried and ground into flour for making posho6.2.1.2.2Growing cassava5.2.3.1.5Food from roots1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
cwivar.bbe cwiadvcompletely; s.t. given out is said to be exhausted when it is completely finishedŋano omwenge guli bbe cwicwicwi.Here the beer is all exhausted.8.4.6.1.2Stop something8.1.6Whole, complete6.1.2.3.5Complete, finish8.4.6.1.3End9.3.2Completely