English-Waalii
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A, a 1 Nansaari seu’bi-fora a man and a woman dau ning poga (omitted indef art) 2 three times a week gberi buta daa jaa 3 (A certain, a particular) I know a certain man N bang la dau kanga.
aback adv. to be taken aback nuori maang ning; a’be kpe (nie); tari (nie) sielii I was taken aback N nuori daang maayeng.
abandon v. jo che bahi; jaanhi bahi; je bahi abandonment n. jaanhi bahibu
abase v. abase oneself di minga foo; ‘sigihi minga abasement n. nyaaba
abate v. buo seu abatement n. buoseubu
abattoir n. nengkuohi ‘kuurii, ‘duunhi kuubu ning a siibu ‘deu/’jie
abdicate v. ‘ihi (naalung, nimberii) ‘kogo ‘jung
abdomen n. ‘puo; ‘puori; ‘po-dari
abdominal adj. abdominal pains ‘pu-baahi
abduct v. beling/firi nyogi joning; ‘ju (ninsaalaa)
aberration n. boribu, gberi ngmiibu
abhor 1 v. ha, nyohi; ‘chihi 2 n. abhorrence haabu; nyohibu; ‘chihibu
abide v. 1 abide by ‘tuuro 2 (remain) kpeling; ‘jing
ability n. tuongbu; kpiengu; fanga
abject adj. ‘dire nang, perepere
ablaze adj. (‘buung) ‘dire; ‘bane
able adj. 1 tuong 2 be able to do something tuong i yeli kanga able-bodied adj. tari fanga, i kpiengaa
ablution n. Ngmini kuong nyogibu
abnegation n. minga jaanhibu
abnormal adj. bung‘nyaasii; danga
aboard adj. ‘bi ‘gbori ‘puong
abolish v. legi; bahi; kari; veng