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b, bnansaarii ‘yiilung seu’biri.
baasp. var.bee1(pihu ‘kuori).
babble1v.ngmuung2v.duo yela baha; yeli (‘gondo yela ka a ‘yi); yeli yela bebe3n.(yela) buuribu; ngmuumbu; yeli’folo; ‘bibili-yela4n.(of water, kuong taa) chuuribu; huuribu.
babblern.namiima; nie ang yela yeli‘fogilo; yeliyagibebe daana.
baben.1‘bi-lie; ‘bibile2‘bambugu.
Babeln.1the tower of BabelLa’yikoree sanga ‘de-yogu kanga a niba ang daang miera a buora ka u ta sagbani. (Gen. 11, ‘Munpiilee 11)2a babel‘ji-yangyalang; chancharang ‘jie.
baboonn.kpatiri ‘irii kanga ang ba mang i kpong.
babyn.‘bi-lie; ‘bibile; ‘bibili-fiing.She had a baby yesterdayU da dogiye ‘bi-lie jaaming.She has given birth to a baby girl/boy, u dogiye ‘bi-poga/dau.Which of you is the baby of the familyYe ‘buo la a ‘yiri (jaa) ‘bibile?baby- facedadj.‘bibili ‘nimbisogo.baby talkadj.‘bibili-yela (yelibu) ‘bibile yeliyelihi.baby-sittern.‘bi-yogilaa.babyhoodn.‘bi-liilung; ‘bibile sanga.babyishadj.ang tari/nung ‘bibili-yela.
bachelorn.1dakuori2nie (dau/poga) ang karing u karingfora baahi karing ‘ji-karaa ning (‘yunivasiting) B.A, B.Sc. etc.
bacillusn.‘danduli ‘irii kanga ang ‘kuro/inna baalung che kung bang nye ning ‘nimbiri.
back3v.1leuhi; ‘viihi; leu ‘puori2back (up); support, ‘tu (nie) ‘puoring.backingn.sumbu; ‘puori ‘tuubu/ahibu.back-breakingadj.tuni ang i kpiengaa, a’wo bungtiinhuu digibu.back-gardenn.yoga; dabaga.back-payn.‘libi-ngmaaha yeubu.back upv.muo ‘ninge.back-yardn.daam‘puori; daan’kpin-sie.
back2adv.(contrasted with forward) leu (hi); ‘bi/gaa ‘puori (kpaari)stand back; leu!Sit back in your chairleu ‘jing i ‘kogong.The house stands back (i.e at some distance) from the roada ‘deu ba pieli a sokpong.To make one’s way backleu (gaa/’kuli).To call somebody. backleu buong nie.to come backleu wa.some few years back‘yuomo awala ang pari.
back1n.1(a) ‘puori, ‘posogo; jiga. To fall on one’s back: (leu/’le) jeng pemperi. To be at the back of somebody: ‘bi/ahi nie ’puoring kpiengaa; i nie bungdelaa. to do/say something behind somebody’s back: ‘ju nie ‘puori; i yeli nie ‘puoring. to be glad to see the back of somebody: inga maa/’puo peli nie gaabu/’yiibu yela. With one’s back to the wall: ‘bi amuombu ‘puong; (fig): To put one’s back into something: di nie fanga jaa ing yeli iibung. To break one’s back: dang nie ‘posogu kaurii; (fig): kpe minga mara (tuni tumbung); dogihi minga ti ‘gaali tuning. Turn one’s back on somebody: ‘viihi ‘puori ‘ku/leu kpaari togili nie2(‘dungo) ‘puori/’posogo3(of a chair), (‘kogo) ‘ji-denaa4(contrasted with front) ‘puori/kpaari.
backbitev.‘figihi; ‘ju (nie) ‘puori.
backbitern.‘pojuuro.
backbonen.1‘posogi-kaurii2(chief support) (nie) ning/bung delaa; nie kpiengu jaa ‘jie/bung3(character)He has got a backboneu tariye ‘jogo/u bangla u minga (taribu).
backern.1‘potuuro2ning-delaa.
backgroundn.‘bigihee; ‘woree; ‘puori; yela ‘bigihee; ‘munpiilee.
backslidev.bori, ngmi gberi ‘le; leu ‘puori (a’wo ‘puohuu yelitarihing bii sun’tuubung).
backslidern.bora; gbengmi’lere.
backwardadj. & adv.1‘puori ‘puori; ‘puoring; a backward glance: ‘puori ‘pigihibu. Move backward: ‘puori gaabu2(progress) ‘bi/kpeling ‘puoring.This town is still backwarda ‘tenge nga ‘yuobu nang ‘biye/kpelingye ‘puoring3(persons; shy, reluctant, hesitant)(nie ang) ba ‘weri.
backwardsadv.1leu ‘puori; gara ‘puori2‘viihi ‘puori. walk backwards: ‘viihi ‘puori ‘chene/’chene gara ‘puori. To walk backwards and forwards: ‘vinne soring; gara (leura) waana.
backwashn.1kongseu2figyelibee; nimiha nyiibu.
baconn.‘periko-neng-yaarung.
bacterian.‘dandulibilii ang ‘bi ‘tengeng, seseung, bungpuomang bii kuong ‘puong ‘nimbi-kpala ang ba nyira (a ‘bilii ‘jung) che ka a ‘mine ‘kuro niba baalung.