Sisaala - English


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gɩrɩŋgɩrɩŋn, wheel
gɩrɩpɩrɩŋn, uninhabited land
gɩrɩsɛcfgɩɛsɛtʋʋsɛv1to insult somebody indirectlyBeena bile si chɩna a gɩrɩsa tʋtʋʋsɛmɛ ŋɩɩ.Look at how that child is insulting me indirectly.2to act surreptitiouslyMɩ jaŋ gɩrɩsa ŋmobuŋ.I will sneak an opportunity to hit you.
godocfgeliŋgeliŋn, bed
gogon, clock, watch
golibivto bendDɩ ŋ ŋmoo hɔɔŋ, ʋ jaŋ golibi.When you beat iron it will bend.
golibo goliboadv.crooked, not straightWombiiŋ ŋaa golibo golibo nɛ.The road is crooked.
gollivto encircle, to surround, to go aroundMá fá golli dɩa.Run around the house.
golli ... lɛv phrto be against somebodyNɩalɩŋ golli mɩ lɛ nɛ.The people are against me.
golodii/golokpʋn, wild dog
goluŋn, wooden mallet (for breaking down walls)
gondomaatan, wrapping cloth
gondoŋcfmoŋkurun, skirt
goŋcfdɔmʋŋ/dɔmɔn, noiseKɛŋ goŋ!Be quiet!
goŋŋuloŋadjoblong, out of shape, bentŊ nyuŋ goŋŋuloŋ.Your oblong head (insult).
gorugun, a kind of drum
gɔgɔcfhagɔgɔn, 1specialist, expert2musician
gɔgʋbien, apprentice, young musician
gɔgʋdɩndɛnnɛn, male praise singer
gɔgʋdɩndɛnnɩ-hɩaŋn, senior praise singer at a funeral
gɔgʋgugoŋn, a special drum for the praise singers
gɔgʋhɩaŋn, chief musician of a village or areasenior gɔgɔ
gɔgʋluruŋn, medicine of praise singers
gɔgʋnampiliŋn, a kind of fig