Akoose–English Dictionary


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ndakenassignment
ndamntufts at top of nzyɔg e mal costume
ndambundambun9/10catapult, slingshotAbɔmne menɔn ndambu.He is shooting birds with his catapult.
ndam e ekalé1<ekalén9noise made with tinsBétɔgtɛ ndam e ekalé.They are making a roaring noise.
ndándááDial.var.ndyándyáánargumentAhédé táŋtáá.He is refusing.Ahâg dyam ndyándyáá.He argued about it.
ndándún1discrimination, kind of disagreement2main theme, main topic
ndáŋngreat respect; superior prideCf.ndáándumɛ
ndeDial.var.ofndɛ
ndelɛɛbedelɛɛDial.var.ndɛlendəlen.mod1/21importantndelɛɛ a mod,an important man.2reliableCf.âdel
ndém e soŋndém é soŋ<soŋn9/10lateral hole in graveBébɛ́láá ndém é soŋ bɔɔ́b.Long ago, they used to make a grave with a side hole.
ndɛDial.var.nden9favour, gift, sacrificeDyǒb ábɛ́lé mə́ ndɛ.God was favourable to him.Syn.mendɛ 3
ndɛdendɛden9/10garden eggSolanum sp.; S. melongena; S. anguivi
ndɛde e nzyɔ́gndɛde é nzyɔ́gn9/101shrub with thorns bearing inedible garden eggsSolanum nodiflorum; S. torvum2turkey berry (highly toxic)Solanum torvum
ndɛleDial.var.ofndelɛɛ
ndɛlébwɔgn9/101cardinal woodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens2little green, brown-eared woodpeckerCampethera maculosa, C. caroli
ndɛ́nendɛ́nen9/10Bosmanʼs potto; golden potto, “bush baby”Cf.dunɛ́
ndə́kendə́ken9/101storey, levelBélóó ndáb e ndə́ke móom méláán.They built a house with five stories.2deck3steps4shelf5stage
ndəleDial.var.ofndelɛɛ
ndə́lɛ́ɛ́n1pneumonia, asthma, bronchitisNdə́lɛ́ɛ́ awâg mə́.She has pneumonia.
ndəŋgendəŋgen.mod9/10deep sorrow, sadness, gloominess
ndə́ŋgénin line
ndəŋgɛ́lndəŋgɛ́ln.mod9/10big thingAkóbé ndəŋgɛ́l e súu.He caught a big fish.
ndibndibn9/10pool, deep part (of stream, etc.)Anyaŋ ádé á ndib-mîn.There is a hammock bridge over the deep part of the river.ndib e nlón9??ndib e yógn9place in the Mungo river near Mahole, “pool of no retrieval”
ndib e ahɔnn9place of Ahon where all the secret things are kept; unfathomable things