Akoose–English Dictionary


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bǎn bé bebaádn2female relativeschildren of womenSyn.bekúl
Bǎn bé NgoɛSg.Mwǎn e Ngoɛn2descendants of Ngoe
bǎnbépɛbépɛn2game played with plum seedsBǎnbépɛbépɛ bédé káne e achog pɔ́g.Bǎnbépɛ́bépɛ is a kind of game.
bándédEnglishnbandage
bánkenrpwhether; reporting particle introducing a question by plural speakers
baŋconj1then2butCf.boŋ
bâŋEnglishnbank
baŋkɛ̂nconjthenChě ékə́ə́ baŋkɛ̂n ákag?Then why is he going?
bepfxnoun prefix for class 2, preceding consonant initial stemsbekií,in-laws.
bépfxthey; verb prefix for 3rd person plural/class 2 (subject agreement marker); it, they; verb prefix for nouns of classes 8, 14 and 19 (subject agreement marker)
béamof; associative marker for nouns of class 2bǎn bé kúb,baby chicks.children of henSee:é1
bê~demthat, those; distal demonstrative pronoun, follows nouns of classes 2, 8, 14 and 19bekií bê,those in-laws.See:chê
bebaád bé ebwɔ́gn2prostitutes; itinerant women for sexSyn.akwalɛɛbebaád bé nzii
bebaád bé nziin2prostitutesSyn.akwalɛɛbebaád bé ebwɔ́g
bébɛnumtwo (for nouns of class 2)bad bébɛ,two people.See:éʼbɛ
bechəŋlɛ́nɛ́n2wasting of timeWěebɛ̄lɛ̄ʼ bechəŋlɛ́nɛ́, mbúú ehúɛʼ.Donʼt waste time, it is going to rain.
bechóŋn2GrassfieldsAkií á bechóŋ.He went to the Grassfields.
bědɛ~demthat particular, those particular; anaphoric demonstrative pronoun, follows nouns of classes 2, 8, 14 and 19See:chědɛ
béhééadjwhich, question adjective for nouns of class 2Bad béhéé bésɔ́lé á ndáb nɛ̂?Which people have come into the house?See:héé2
behɔ́gnum1one (for nouns of class 2)2some (for nouns of class 2)bad behɔ́g,some people.See:hɔ́g