Akoose–English Dictionary


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ngagɛɛbengagɛɛn1/21weaver bird, genericPloceus spp2village weaverPloceus cucullatus
ngagɛɛ aʼlóŋgébeŋgagɛɛ aʼlóŋgén1/2black-necked weaverPloceus nigricollis
ngagɛɛ a nduŋgɛɛn1/2black-necked weaverSyn.ngagɛɛ a nlóŋgé
ngagɛɛ a nlóŋgébengagɛɛ a nlóŋgén1/2black-necked weaverPloceus nigricollisSyn.ngagɛɛ a nduŋgɛɛ
ngagɛɛ (awě ahínɛ)bengagɛɛn1/2weaver bird, Vieillotʼs black weaverPloceus nigerrimusNgagɛɛ adəə́ mbíí.The weaver bird likes palm nuts.
ngág ngagɛbengág ngagɛDial.var.ngáāngagɛn1/21vervet monkey; “thief monkey;” crested mangabey2tantalus monkeyCercopithecus tantalus
ngálngáln9/10raffia palmSyn.etud
ngamngamn9/10kind of ant
ngan1ngann9/10crocodile, Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticus
ngan2ngann9/101proverb, idiom2parable
ngandenganden9/101feast, celebrationAchagé ngande.He called a feast.Ngande eche sáá edé sú abog.Fatherʼs feast is in nine daysʼ time.2death ceremonySyn.chǔ
ngande mbúúngandé mbúúDualangandambún9/10ChristmasNgande e mbúú ebâg mwɛ̌ tɛ́.Christmas comes every year.
ngáneprepas, likeApedé ngáne chǎn.He came like yesterday.
nganɛ́ ngándénganɛ́ ngándén9/10African pied hornbillTockus fasciatusNgané ngándé édyâg mesáá.Hornbills eat plums.
ngangagɛbeŋgaŋgagɛn1/2kind of monkeyBengaŋgagɛ bémádé kaké á ahín.The monkeys finished off the cocoa in the bush.
nganyamɛbenganyamɛn1/2tree with thorns, bears fruit, used for making the double ball toy chɔ́gchɔ́gɛ
nganzɛ́ɛn1such2sort of, of a certain kindNzé bad bébómé hǒm á nganzɛ́ɛ dê...,If people meet somewhere of that sort...
ngaŋngaŋn9/101diviner, soothsayerMə́ adé ngaŋ.He is a diviner.Nkag á ngaŋ.I am going to find out from the diviner.Ngaŋ édyâg bad mɔnɛ́ ngɛ̂n.The diviner takes money from people for nothing.2divinationbekum bé ngaŋn2divinersCf.nkum1mod a ngaŋbad bé ngaŋn1/2divinerngaŋ e diíngaŋ é miín9/10young oil palm treengaa modngaŋ é badn9/10sorcerer, medicine manâkum ngaŋv.expperform sorcery
Ngaŋ Esambɛ́ɛ́n.prname of an important slave who introduced cocoyams to Bakossi area
ngaŋlɛnn.mod9fright, fear; frightful, awesome; fierceness; frightening in appearance, inspiring respectNgii adé ngaŋlɛn.The lion is frightening.
ngárɛ́ ngándén9/10African pied hornbillTockus fasciatus
ngenngenn9/10timesAkií á dyad ngen ébɛ.He went to town twice.Cf.ákênkên
ngenengenen9/10leaf of elephant grassAkaadté mbeé áte ne ngene.She lined the pot with leaves from elephant grass.
ngɛ́1t.adfriendly term of addressmod a ngɛ́baá ngɛ́n1/2poor man