Akoose–English Dictionary


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bɔ̌lePl.mɔ̌lemyɔ̌len14/6canoeAkɛɛné bɔ̌le á edíb-se.He went on the river in a canoe.páá e bɔ̌lepáá é bɔ̌len9/10paddle (of canoe)
bɔmbén14sugarBɔmbé éʼmáá á dyɔn.There is no more sugar in the market.epɛd é bɔmbéeʼpɛd é bɔmbén7/8sugar cube
bɔɔbadv.tnowCf.bɔɔpəə́eʼbɔɔbn14now, nowadaysAtóg ádé póndé e eʼbɔɔb.There is poverty nowadays.
bɔɔ́bDial.var.bɔɔ́dadv.tlong agoeʼbɔɔ́bDial.var.eʼbɔɔ́dn14long agoPóndé e eʼbɔɔ́b embǒŋ tóma chii.Days gone by were better than today.
bɔɔ́dDial.var.ofbɔɔ́b
bɔ́ɔlbɔ́ɔlEnglishn9/10ball
bɔɔ́mmideoquietnessHɛ̂ bad békúdné bɔɔ́mm.Then the people crouched down quietly.
bɔɔpəə́conjnow then, combination of bɔɔb plus the developmental marker -ʼəə́ used to introduce a new stage of an episodeCf.bɔɔb
brɛ̂dmebrɛ̂dEnglishn14/6bread
brubideosound of falling
bun141plenty2well-being3hopeNdyééd éesaá bu sú ne.Food is scarce this day.Eewógɛ́ɛ́ bu.He is seriously ill.Bu béesaá ne mə́.He has no hope.
búlébúlideostubborn behaviourSyn.búrú buru
búmə̄prothe two of them, dual pronoun involving two third persons
bunn9family, used for humans and animalsBun e menɔn bénwoŋ mbom.The family of birds had a meeting.Hɛ̂ bun e nyam ésyə̄l épédé á mbom.Then all the animals came to a meeting.
buŋguduŋguduideosound of falling treeBúum éʼkwédé buŋguduŋgudu.The Buma tree fell down, bumm.
búrú buruideostubborn behaviourAbɛle mekan búrú buru, eebágtɛɛ́.Syn.búlébúl
búumPl.múumn14/6silk cotton tree, “buma” tree, cotton treeCeiba pentandraBúum éʼkwédé á nzii-te.A Buma tree fell across the road.
buuuideonoise of something collapsing
bwpfxnoun prefix for class 14, preceding vowel initial stemsbwɛl,tree.
bwâamDualabwǎm̀adv.m1well2goodBébɛ́nlé me bwâam tómtɛ́né nchii.They surpassed themselves in doing good to me.
bwǎln14trough (for making palm oil)Bedúne mbíí á bwǎl.They crush palm nuts in a trough.
bwǎlen14lazinessAdé bwǎle âbɛl dé nsɔ́n.He is lazy in doing his work.Bwǎle éʼdíi nkole mé mbéb.Laziness is a bad disease.