English-Waalii
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lair n. mo‘dungo gaa‘zie (D); mo’dungo jeng‘jie pl. mo’dunni gaa‘ziiri; mo’duunhi jeng‘jiihi.
lake n. kongngmani; pl. kongngmama.
lamb n. 1 pi’le (D); pi’bile; pl. pi’bilii; pipolii; pl. pipola; (its flesh) pipolii neni 2 (pers.) ning minga; nimboin; nimbakalaa.
lame 1 adj. & n. woo; gberii; gbekpelii 2 v. woo; woora; ‘lere woorii. lamely adv. ‘lere woorii. lameness n. woobu.
lament v. tari ‘pu-saang; ira nimiha.
lamentation n. nimboyela/nimbo‘kuori; nimiha.
laminate v. 1 (metal; beat into thin plates) kpaali; kpaala 2 di bungpeginleenhi a’yi mari taa.
lamp n. fintina; pl. fintinihi; ‘buung; pl. ‘buunhi. lamp-light n. fintina chaanii/’buung. lamp-shade n. fintingjelii; pl. fintingjela.
lance 1 n. kpani; pl. kpama. lance-corporal n. ‘sojebile.
lance 2 v. ‘piri; ‘pire; chiri; chira; chihi; chiha. lance an abcess chiri/chihi ‘ji-moraa.
lancet n. ‘su-chiraa; ‘su-chihaa; ‘suo. pl. ‘su-chirihi.
land 1 n. 1 tinggbangu/tinggbani; pl. tinggbama; ‘teng-gbangu; pl. ‘teng-gbama 2 (for farm) kuola; pl. kuolihi (property) kuola 3 (country and its people) tinga; ‘tenge pl. tinni (D); ‘teenhi; paaluu; pl. paalihi 4 (compounds) land-forces n. tinga ‘zu ‘sojeri; ‘tenge ‘ju ‘sojehi; gbanggbali ‘sojehi. land-holder n. kuola daana. landlady n. ‘yi-daangpoga. landlord n. ‘yi-daangdoo; ‘yi-daangdau; ‘yi-daana. land-marker n. 1 (esp. on farms) (wieu/yoo) ‘mung-silaa (D); (travelling) (so’chenibe) bungkaa’chenuu. land-owner 2 ting daana (D); ‘teng-daana pl. ting ‘demee/’teng-daamba.
land 2 v. 1 (a’loopelee; ‘gbori-kpong) ‘sigi ‘tenge 2 land somebody/oneself in something bo yela ‘ku nie/minga.
landing n. tinga/‘tenge ‘sigibu; (a’loopelee bii ‘gbori-kpong ‘puo) ‘yiibu. landing field/strip a’loopelee ‘sigi ‘zie; ‘sigi ‘jie.
landscape n. tinggbangu/‘teng-gbangu ‘woree.
lane n. 1 (country road; so’bile; sofiga 2 fuolaa pl. fuolihi; fiilaa (D) 3 (of ships or planes) ‘gbori-bera bii a’loopelee sori; pl. soe 4 sokpong lampegi‘yeni.
language n. 1 tiri; pl. tiye; kokori; pl. kokoe 2 (manner of using words) yeliyaga (yelibu); kokori 3 bad language: yelibee yelibu; strong language: notuo; notoo; kokokpiengaa.
languid adj. ba tari yaa; ba tari laangfie bii fanga; salee. languidly adv. aning salihung.
languor n. balibu; ‘nu-fa (D); salihung; wanluu; wanlibu.
lank adj. 1 (kooni) ‘wirihi 2 baala.
lanky adj. (of person; his arms; or legs) (nie kpankpama; gbee): baala; pl. baani; ngmiini; pl. ngmiima; of person: (ning) goon; ingda’bile daana.
lap 1 n. 1 gbebera; gbee 2 joo ‘jie giiribu da’yeni.