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lə̀lʉrə̀ adj. not very sweet
lə̀lwə̀ adj. to soft a mixture as in corn fufu and mud for bricks
ləm adj. foolish jəjʉʼrə̀, loʼ, jì ŋkərə̀
lə̀m adj; idiom short; stupid Ŋkərə̀ ye cu lə̀m. He has limited intelligence.
ləŋ 1 vbint. become stiff e.g. penis
ləŋ 2 vbtr. apply wax to the inner part of a calabash
ləŋ 3 ləŋ n. kind of small fern plant used for stopping rain by rain makers
ləŋbu ləŋbu n. swallow (kind of bird)
ləŋsə vbtr. suspend in the air Cf. ləəŋ 2
ləp vb. attract interest Yi à cèp ncèp nə̀ nàʼ ləp bwì. He gave a speech that interested people.
lə̀sə vbint. finish up Syn. mèsə Cf. lə̀
li 2 vbint. rain Mbʉ̀ŋ sə li. Itʼs raining. Syn. dzòoŋ 2
lì 1 vbaux. still; yet Yi cu lì mʉ ndaʼà. He is still in the house. Syn. ntò 2
lì 2 vbaux. certainly; for sure Yi nə zʉ li. He will surely eat it.
lì 3 lì n. tree with very hard wood, iron wood
lì 4 vbtr. stay in a place for long
licʉk licʉk n. a kind of bitter herb Wèeŋ jəŋ ŋkərə̀ sə̀ʼ də kà də ŋwə̀ nəmook bʉʉŋ bohò wèŋ co licʉk … dʉk. Take care also that someone does not become like a bitter herb to you.
liɛp ideo. completely … nə kə teʼ bəərə fis bʉ̀ʉ … Nwì wèŋ liɛp . **
lìfoʼ lìfoʼ n. person who loves to remain at his home
liindìʼ vbtr. dive under water
liiŋ vbint. go out, die out (fire)