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piiadv.to be in excess, too much, too bigKʋdiilee yʋga pii.There is too much food.Daa la yʋga pie nɛ.The stick is too big.
pii ... lɛv phrto be too difficult for sb.Ʋ pii nɩaa balɩa lɛ nɛ.It is too difficult a task for just two people.
piinen, mahogany (Lat. Khaya senegalensis)
piisivto threshƲ piisi mɩaa nɛ.He threshed millet.
pilen, water snake
pilimiv1to roof, to thatchMɩ jaŋ pilimi mɩ dɩa arɩ kaha.I will roof my house with grass.2to put on, to cover oneself with a coverclothKɛŋ gɛrɩbɔsɔ la pilimi.Cover yourself with the covercloth.
-pilimiŋbound quantsfxcomplete, wholedɩɩpilimiŋthe whole housenaapilimiŋwhole, undamaged leg
pilinyaŋan, a kind of fig tree
piliŋn, fig tree (ficus sycamorus)
pilisoluŋn, a kind of fig tree
pille laav phrto deceive, to get by cheatingBaal la pille laa moribii la nɛ.The man got the money by cheating.
pillivto denyƲ nyɩɛ wɩaa nɛ aŋ pilli.He told a lie by denying it.
pimeeadv.large, very bigƲ luoruŋ ŋaa pimee nɛ.His stomach is very big.Ʋ luoruŋ yʋga pimee.His stomach is big.
pimperibun, lazy person, jack of all trade
pimpilliŋn, untruthfulness
pimpillitɩɩnan, sly person, cunning personBadɛrɛ ŋaa pimpillitɩɩna nɛ.The spider is cunning.
pinenyinagbon, tadpole (mosquito larva)
pinin, (Engl.) safety pin
pipadv.thud! (noise of sth. hitting the ground)Tabɩɩ la lɩɩ tɩa nyuŋ tuu tel pip.The stone dropped out of the tree and fell with a thud.
piren, hoe
piri piricfbasa basawoso wosoadv.hurriedly, superficiallyƲna bɩ wɩɩ fɩɛla ŋaanɩŋ jɩŋ, see piri piri.He cannot do things slowly, he always does them hurriedly.
piribiiŋn, hoe blade
pirigivto meet suddenly, to bump intoMɩ kʋ pirigi ma lɛ nɛ.I bumped into you.
pirimadv.1without having eatenƲ dɩa pɩŋ pirim.Yesterday he slept without having eaten.2suddenly without knowing the causeBʋʋŋ la sʋʋ pirim.The goat died suddenly.
piripeniŋn, shrimp