Adele – English


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bututufr. var. ofgututu
buyonngunpowder
bʋbɔlɛ *fr. var.bʋbwɔlɛ, bʋbwɛlɛnsalt
bʋbʋfr. var.yɛrɛgɩ (for cassava)vlevel outbʋbʋ ɩŋɛrɛ, kitiki, akatʋwa;Level sand. Put cassava through sieve. Take the groundnuts out of earth.
bʋdansleep
bʋfʋnnfarming
bʋfʋn biifilanfarming season
bʋfʋnwinSaturday
bʋkalafr. var. ofbɩkala
bʋkannwinebelen bʋkan;tap wine
bʋkan buubelenlɛfr. var.bʋkan bʋʋdarɩlɛnwine tapper/maker/distiller
bʋkan bʋʋnyʋnlɛ1na drunkard, an alcoholic
bʋkan-gyagalɛnold, distilled wine
bʋkʋbanɔ *fr. var.bukubanɔnpalm oil
bʋmavlift, go aheadbʋma ma dʋrɔ/bʋma ma di/bʋma ma to wɔ gɩnaGo ahead and sleep/eat/marry.
bʋnvmount, mount (inseminate), climbbʋn yela gɛbɩya gii koro, bɛɛ bʋn ɛkɔrɔkɔ nanɩ okoro ɛɛ sɩ̀, waran taakʋn;Climb the chair. The rooster mounted the hen. He came to us often.
bʋna *fr. var.kokonte (T)nporridge (mainly of cassava)afɩnaa bʋna, anaabi bʋnacorn porridge, millet porridge
bʋnɔ *fr. var.bʋnɔɔnoil, pomade, fuel (kerosine, gas oil, petrol, diesel)bʋnɔ sɩya, bʋnɔ sʋrʋlɛpalm oil, body cream
bʋnɔɔfr. var. ofbʋnɔ *
bʋnʋneyes (pl.), facebʋnʋn bu ye wo korohe has forgotten about it. (lit: the eyes are removed from it)dɩyan fɔ dɩɩ bʋnʋn bʋn nan gbenathe cloth will not fade (lit: the eye of the cloth will not break / be blind)bʋnʋn bu ye gepe he is mature (lit: his eyes are out) wɔ bʋnʋn bu ku he felt ashame (lit: the eyes are dead)bʋnʋn bʋ̀ gyaga wo koroexpecting somebody to help (lit: the eyes are on him/her)bʋnʋn buu gebelenwisdom (lit: the eyes are open)wɔ bʋnʋn bàà gyu wɔ (lit: the eyes will enter you)he/she will disrespect youaa bʋnʋn bʋ̀ ba ɔkɛma ma gekutuhe is good in cheating (lit: he/she has a strong face for cheating)bɔɔ bʋnʋn bʋ nyaathey frowned their face