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taint1n.ngmenii; saambu; puombu2v.saang; tari baalung; ngmenii.taintlessadj.ba tari ngmenii bii liga.
take2n.1(amount of money taken) ‘libidirihi2(art of taking) digibu; diebu.
take1v.1(lay hold of): (with the hands) ‘ti; nyogi; (with the teeth) chau/cheu ning (nyina); also cheri (W); chagi (D). e.g. take somebody’s hand: ‘ti nie ‘nung; take something on one’s back: di bung chegi (mari) nie ‘puoring. take a man by the throat: cheri; chagi (D) nie koko’bieng. take hold of something: nyogi; ‘ti; ‘gburing2(capture; catch (somebody or something) by surprise or pursuitnyogi; nyogira; (by surprise) (nie) ‘boroto; ‘tiri (nie); (win in a contest) ‘di; ‘dire3(use; borrow without permission; steal) di p.c dira; ‘ju p.c ‘juuro4(carry something; accompany somebody away from a place) tari; di (nie/bung) gaa (ning ‘jie kanga) p.c taara; dira gara(ning)5(get; have; eat or drink) tari; di; ‘di; ‘nyu p.c taara; dira; ‘dire; ‘nyuuro e.g.Please, take a wifeJaan’de; di poga6(accept; receive) die; sagi p.c diera; sagira.Will you accept 100.00?I na dieye ‘siidi koo bii?7(subscribe to; receive and pay for regularly) die; yeura diera; daara8take (down) = take (notes): seu ‘bing; (on a tape) nyogi ‘bing; (take a photograph): ngmaa (‘foto)9(need; require) hiena; buora; di. take one’s time (over something) maa minga (yeling)10take somebody/something for; somebody/something to bedi nie/bung buong; di nie/bung leu11(treat or regard in a specified way) di e.g.Don’t take it seriouslyTa dia ‘nimbi-jie(ng)12(accept responsibility for) di die (ning) ‘yie e.g. take evening service (at church): die ning (niba) ‘yie (cheeching). take a class: di (‘biihi); karing (‘biihi)13(Special uses with adverbial particles and preps.) be taken aback: tari ingchuori. take after somebody: ‘yining nie; di (nie ‘jogo: character). take something apart: (into its component parts): yorihi (bung jaa). take away from: (lessen, weaken): ngmaa bahi; wuo; ‘ihi. take something back (a) (withdraw what one said) ‘lugihi (nie nuori); (b) (agree to receive back) (la; leu) die. take somebody back (to) (an earlier period) veng ka nie tiehi yeli(‘koree). take something down; (a) write down= seu ‘bing; ngmaa ‘bing; chiri ‘bing (b) lower; get by lifting down from; yaa; yagi; ‘ihi ‘bing; nyogi dogi ‘bing (c) dismantle: saang; yorihi ‘bing; ngma; ngmuri; daa loo. take somebody down a peg (or two): ‘sigihi; ‘sigili (nie) p.c ‘sigihe. take something in (a) (understand; absorb; digest mentally): ‘wong (yeli) ‘muni; bang/nye (yeli) ‘nimbiri. take somebody in (a) receive: die (nie); saang (nie); i nie saantu. take something into account: jeri yeli; i yeli korihi. take a person into one’s confidence: deli nie; sagi nie ‘di. take off (a) make a start in jumping: ‘ihi egi; teu ti ‘le (‘piili jora); va chie (b) (of an aircraft): a’loopelee) ‘ihi; egi. take something off; (a) remove: yaa; yagi (D). take something off (sth) nyogi (bung) dogi (u to) ingang. take somebody off (conduct; somewhere) tari nie gaaning; di (nie) boning ‘jie. Not/never take one’s eyes off something/somebody: kaara (bung/nie) ‘too; ba ‘ihe ‘nimbiri (bung/nie) ingang. take somebody on: (a) accept as opponent: ‘tuohi nie; (b) (engage): di nie (tumang) (c) (of a train: ‘katache) di niba; ahi ka niba kpe. take something out: (a) extract: vuo; ‘ihi. take somebody out: (a) tari nie ‘yining. take somebody over (to): tari nie gaaning (‘jie). take something over (from somebody); die bung (‘yi nie) seng kaara; (succeed): die (nie) ‘jie; ‘di (nie) cheng.takeovern.‘jie diebu. take over (from somebody) die (nie) ‘jie; tuma; ‘yobeu. take to something (a) (adopt) di gberi, ‘jogo kanga; leu ‘piili/kpe yeli iibung (b) (take refuge) in: jo kpe (ti) cho. take to one’s heels: jo; di; ‘irihi (ing) gbee (ng). take something up: (a) (lift up; raise) nyogi di; zeli; nyogi jaa; zaa (D) (b) (engage in) kpe; ‘piili yeli iibu (c) pursue further: ‘tu bau; gbee; (begin afresh) la ‘piili; ‘ihi yeli (d) occupy (time; space): ‘di; die (wagiri jaa); legi; pogi (‘jie). take something up (with somebody): che yela ‘ku (nie); piehi yela (‘yi) (nie) seng. take somebody up; (make a protégé of) pori (nie ti kaara; especially a child). take something upon/on oneself: (assume responsibility) ‘ihi nyeu (yeli iibung).
takern.nie ang dira.
taking1adj.(attractive) bung nyennuu; bungvielaa2n.pl. (in business) gbaga; ‘libi-dierihi = (receipts).
talcn.saling ‘bini.
talcumn.talcum powerpooda ‘nyu-noo (bang di saling ‘bini maalining).
talen.yelijema.
talentn.1(natural power) anie; ‘kookerii; Ngmini ‘kuubu2(unit of money) (‘Giriki; ‘Rom ‘deme sang’konkoree) ‘libiri kanga.
talismann.seuhu; seu’biri; also(trinket) banga; (ring) fintiri.
talk2v.1talk (to/with somebody): yeli yela ‘ku; (speak to; give information) ‘ku; ing (nie) ‘duoho; muhi. talk back (to somebody) ‘ihi (nie nuori) ‘leenhe (nie) nuori; ngmaa puo. talk big: fara bara; kaala. talk something over: welihi yela ‘nimbiri; kpe yela ‘puo2(have the power of speech) bang/tuong yeli yela p.c tuona/banna yera yela3(be able to use (a language) ‘wono; banna yera (tiri; kokori)4express in words: yeli; maahi; toonhi. talk sense: yeli/yera yeng yela.talkativeadj.yeliyaga daana; nuori daana.talkern.nie ang yera yela yaga; (person who talks a lot but does not get results) tilahi daana; yeli tiina daana (D).
talk1n.(talking) yeliyaga; yela; (conversation; discussion) kombo; dambu.
talladj.(of persons) (ning)yogu; (of objects); bungyogu pl. yogiri.tallishadj.baa ‘do; ‘ihe; kari.
tally1n.(score; reckoning) soribu chagibu; bungchagi’binnihi2n.(ticket; label etc) ‘tigiti3v.tally (with) (of stories, amounts etc) kpe; ‘tuohi; nyogihi taa; ‘le; sigi(hi).
talonn.(‘nobile; awo ‘kachigu to)gbe’bi-jienii pl. jiema.
tamableadj.‘dungo ang na tuong sagihi.
tambourinen.singsaga.
tame1adj.(of animals) bungsagihuu2adj.(of persons) nimboin3adj.(dull) gbeli; bung maahuu4v.sagihi; p.c sagiha; balihi; sigili; pogili (D).
tamern.nie ang sagiha ‘duunhi.
tampv.tamp something downnyogi yogihi yogihi; to to; kpaahi kpaahi ka (buunhu) ‘sigi.
tamperv.tamper withgarihi p.c gariha; fiinhi pc fiinha; di (taraning/garaning) bung (‘jie).
tan n;1adj.bung ‘jimejime2v.(of an animal’s skin)nong (gbani) p.c nona (gbani)3v.(make brown with sunburn) (inggbani) muo (a ‘tuuro ngminaa tuobung).
tandem1n.nim’bayi baa’sike/bung jonnuu2adv.(in tandem)jong kpari; (baa’sike) jonna) di taa/nie.
tangn.(sharp taste/flavour of something) lenleng; too = (bitter; hot); ‘miihuu= (sourness).
tangentn.tuobaa.