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namasogosogo2namasogosogonGaboon Viper; mottled snake that is the biggest of the poisonous snakes. It measures 1.8 msp. Bitis gabonica fam. Viperidae1.6.1.3.1Snake
namasyomaadjpurple; colour of a dark mixture of red and blue8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum8.3.3.3Color
namatangoabanamatangondistant relative4.1.9.1Related by birth4.1.9.8Family, clan4.1.9Kinship
namataalenamataalengrass that grows in swamps and has sharp edges, and whose rhizome resembles a potatosp. Kyllinga alba (syn. Cyperus cristatus subsp. Cristatus) fam.Cyperaceae1.5Plant
namatunguluabanamatungulunyoung adolescent girlNamatungulu asikirisa abasinde.A young adolescent girl attracts men.4.1.9.1.4Son, daughter4.1.2Types of people2.6.5.2Woman2.6.4.3Youth
namatwinamatwinmushroom that grows on dry trees and stumps that hangs loosely like dogs’ earsObwoba bwʼehinamatwi, amawanga agandi gabulya nʼAbanyole bbe.The dog’s ear-like mushrooms are eaten by some other tribes but not Banyole.sp. Lentinus prolifer (syn. Lentinus villosus) fam. Hydnaceae1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namawonamawontrap; animal trap where a spear is hung up above the trigger on which the quarry steps6.4.2Trap7.2.6.1Catch, capture
namayuninamayuninclan spirit4.9.2Supernatural being4.1.9.8Family, clan
namaahalanamaahalanScarab beetle; insect resembling the dung beetle with a hard mouth part and a thorn-like structure on its thoraxsp. Scarabaeus sacer fam. Scarabaeidae1.6.1.7Insect
namaalanamaalancrab; creature like an insect that lives in water that has ten legs1.6.1.9Small animals
nʼamaaniadvstrongly; with effort9.3.4Do intensely
nambadiabanambadinTaboo. transvestite; man who behaves like a woman2.6.5Male, female4.1.2Types of people2.6.2.3Sexual immorality2.6.2Sexual relations
nambafonambafonTaboo. impotent man; male who is unable to perform a sexual act with a woman2.6.3.8Fertile, infertile2.4.2Weak2.6.2Sexual relations
nambasiinanambasiinanpair; things arranged in pairs esp. banana fingers8.1.1.1.2Two8.1.1.5Numbered group
nambaalenambaalengizzard; part of the digestive system of a bird with strong muscles where food swallowed is crushed using sandOmugeni nataliiye nambaale saasiima ati aliiye engoho.A visitor only appreciates that he has eaten chicken after eating the gizzard.1.6.2.1Parts of a bird
NamboŋaadvDecember; twelfth month of the year8.4.1.4.1Months of the year
namboyiganamboyigan1Southern Red Bishop; black bird with a red head that is common in swamps that is a menace in the rice fieldssp. Euplectes orix fam. Ploceidae1.6.1.2Bird2Yellow Bishopsp. Euplectes capensis1.6.1.2Bird
nambooyinambooyinCockscomb; red type of Amaranthus plant that grows to a height of a metre, whose leaves are prepared as saucesp. Amaranthus hybridus.( subsp. hybridus). fam. Amaranthus1.5Plant5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves
nambulahifonambulahifoncreeping plant sp. that floats on water1.5Plant
nambulamaaninambulamaaninweak person8.2.3.3Thin person2.4.2Weak2.5.6Symptom of disease2.4Body condition
nambulawuwenambulawuwenorphan; s.b. without relatives4.1.9.4Orphan
nameegalenameegalen1deaf person, esp. a woman, who does not hear2.5.4.3Deaf2unsubmissive person; s.b. who pays a deaf ear to authority4.5.4.2Disobey4.5.4.6Rebel against authority3.3.1.7Stubborn
nameeherenameeheren1underground embers, cinders; fire that remains under the ash, esp. after a bush fire5.5.5What fires produce2lava; volcanic cinders and ashes from underground1.2.1.2Volcano5.5Fire
nameenonameenonWhite-headed Barbet; black bird with a white head and tail, and streaked flanks, whose sharp-edged beak scares trapperssp. Lybius leucocephalus fam. Capitonidae1.6.1.2Bird
namigugunamigugunporter; s.b. who carries luggage6.9.2Work for someone7.3.1Carry6.1.1Worker6.6Occupation