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tardyadj.1(slow; done late) bung maahuu; bungnaaruu; sangfaaraa; sangparaa bung/yeli2(late) naari; i ‘leeti. be tardy for schoolI ‘leeti gaa ‘sukuu.
taren.‘tuobu (tiinhuu) sani; ‘chaaji.
targetn.1(in shooting) bung ngmiruu; (with a bow) bungteuruu; (any object) bung buoraa; buobu; dingu2(that which criticism is directed at) nokpieni bung3(objective) buobu; dingu; ta‘jie.
tariffn.1(for meals, rooms‘hooteli siimaa, ‘deri taa) chaa’ji; sani2(of taxes) ‘ju yeubu; chieha; tagisi.
tarmacn.sokpong ang ing ‘kootaali.
tarnish1v.(of metal surface‘kuri-nyigihuu) kpili p.c kpina2n.kpilibu.
tarpaulinn.‘tapolii.
tarryv.chelihi; naari.
tarsaladj.gbesampanti kaurii.
tartadj.(acid) bung jieng; (sharp in taste) bung’baarihi; bung nyagihuu; (fig) sharpbung nyagihuu.tartlyadv.jieng jieng.tartnessn.too; ‘baaribu; nyagihuu.
taskn.tungkpiengaa pl. tungkpienhi. Take somebody to task (about/for something) paang; yeli; tu; (nie) (bung/yeli kanga ‘jung); also ‘miing nie ‘jung.taskmaster/mistress1tuntung ‘nimbikuonii daana2‘ku; ing (nie) tungkpiengaa; (of a task) put a strain on) dogiha; ngmieha; i tuora ‘ku (nie); leu mara ‘ku.
tasseln.bung ‘ju (e.g. maize); (tasseled) dogi ‘ju(ri).
taste3v.1(be aware of the taste of something) ‘wong bung noo/lenleng2taste (of) (have a particular taste or flavour) (tari lenleng bii ‘nyuu kanga); sour: i ‘miihuu; bitter: i too; sweet: numa; tari noo3test the taste ofleng nye; lenti nye/‘sugi ‘di nye4(fig) experience; taste of (know)bang; daang nye a taa.
taste2n.1noo (sweetness); ‘miihuu (sourness); too (bitterness); nyagihuu; kpiengaa (hotness; etc)2(usu a taste (of)Take, have a taste of) leng nye3have a taste fornung; buora4(ability to enjoy beauty) vielung; bungsung bambu/tumbu.tastefuladj.bang bungvieni; bung vielibanna.tastefullyadv.vielaa vielaa; sung jaa.tastelessadj.(of food: siimaa): i peleu; ba numa; kong noo; (lack ability to enjoy beauty) kong vielung bambu fanga; babang bungvielaa daana.
taste1n.1the taste (sense) lenti bambu kpiengu =jinti2(quality of a substance) lenleng.
tastyadj.(of flavour) bung noo pl. bung noohi.
tatv.(do tatting) ‘woo p.c ‘wooro; ‘gbugili (‘ngmiihi).
tatter1n.(usu pl) jerima; jerinhi; (torn-off piece) bungchie. In tattersbungchieha chieha; bung churumachuruma; chierachiera2v.chiehi chiehi.tatteredadj.jerima; bungchuruma; bungchieha.
tattingn.(of lace work) ‘gbugilibu‘gbugili ‘woobu; (product) bung’gbugili ‘wooruu.
tattlev.(chatter) gong p.c gona; yeli p.c yera joliyela; yeli’fogilo; (gossip) ‘ju (nie) ‘puori; (prattle) yeli ‘bibili-yela.
tattlern.‘bambugu; yeli’fogilo daana.
tattoo21v.(make somebody’s skin) ngmaa; maali (bung) mari (nie inggbaning)2n.inggbani bungmaali-innuu.
tattoo1n.1(of drums) ‘sojehi buombu ganggari ngmiibu2(continuous tapping) kpaahibu; ngmiibu3(public entertainment) ‘sojehi ‘ji-suorii dieng ‘irii kanga.
taunt1n.natarii; natari yela; taribu2v.tari niembu tara; nieng tu (nie).tauntinglyadv.niena tuura/yera (nie).
tautadj.(of ropes; wire: ‘ngmie; waaye) tagi tie; ‘kpaani; (of nerves; muscles: ‘giile) doli; egi.tautlyadv.tie; doli kpinini.tautnessn.tiebu; dolibu; egibu.