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baaksarpl.baaksaranyoung female eagleWaarɔ won faa baaksar gbiauk wonn.The hunter shot a young female eagle yesterday.Baaksar fit so kobit.The young female eagle can catch chicks.Nɔɔnii
baakpiasirnfertile valley, lowlandN baa bur kɔɔdu baakpiasir nna ni ki li teen fannu.My father planted banana in a certain fertile valley and it yielded very well.Fii koo mukirii baakpiasir ni li saa teen fannu wa.If you cultivate rice in a fertile valley it will yield well.Bonlia
baalvcameLaari won baal ŋaak laafia-eLari came home safely.Fii wonni kii baal yian a kan lau.If you don't come early tomorrow you will not see him.Ŋmee kpan baal nan fuut na kurii?Who came with all this noise?RnWBim20
baamaasirpl.baamaasaanwet valleyBi ko piar kpaab baamaasa nie.We do dry season farming in wet valleys.N baa bur tomantoote u kpaab baamaasir n dun na.My father planted tomatoes in his farm's wet valley this year.Tiŋ
baammv-objtie themWaatib na ŋan bin baamm ki bi laa lin sɔnjot paak.These insane people must be tied down so they do not cause harvoc.Pandam won baamm-e ki bi ji ki fit biir siar.Pandam tied them up so they could not destroy anything.Bonlia
baamuŋnred long dressNaakaba chɔɔt pasta nba lia baamɔnteN won chet jɔɔ nna ki u lia baamuŋI met a man yesterday wearing a long red dress.Bonlia
baanairreg. infl. ofbaann2
baanbanfathersGaafra n baaba.Excuse me my fathers.N baaba, ŋaant man tin wei Yiisa.My fathers, let us follow Jesus.N baanba ŋaant ki tin wei yikoo sennii ki laa kɔɔ daamiu ni.Fathers, let us all abide by the law to avoid trouble.Bonlia
baaniintoiletsBi doo ni kaa baanii.There are no toilets in their town.Baanii sommit niib ki bi ki nii yanayana.Toilets helps stop indescriminate defication.Bonlia
baaniipoo/poorɔirreg. infl.baaniipoobnfather sister (aunt)N poorɔ sanne PodaanMy aunt's name is PodaanTi poorɔ won baar ŋaak ni wonn.Our aunt came to the house yesterday.SɔnKpiir
baaninv-objcause my down fallN ŋaateebe banin daak.My own people caused my market to colapse.Mii kɔe buuk na ki tura daauk nba na a baanin ma.If I sell the goat to you at this price you have caused my downfall.Bonlia
baankunkoŋpl.baankunkontnthorn bushBaankunkoŋ kan lɔk muuk.If you drug this kind of thorny bush it will collect all rubbish along.Baankunkont kpaab konu ton bonchiann.The weeding of thonny grass on the farm is very difficult.Bonlia
baann1vto pull something someone is carrying, invite toubleTonjome won bann Konjit tatlaauk nan nyun ki li baa tiŋ ni.Tanjon pulled Konjit's pan with water and it fell down.Tanjon won bann maan ki tur u mɔŋ.Tanjon invited trouble for herself.Bonlia
baann2irreg. infl.baanavto consultLɔɔna
baann3vnotify, alertTi faa Gberuk teeb baann nan nanyuukii baat bi doo ni.We have notified Gberuk people that thieves are coming into their community.Li ŋan ki ti faa ti diamm baann nan ti won saa baar u ŋaak ni wonnIt is good to notify our inlaw that we will visit him tomorrow.Yan
baann4nconsultationN loon min faa niib bonchian baanne wa ki fit nyi doo na.I want to consult many people before I quit this town.Baana faanu sommit nurɔ ki u ki tuun chirin.Consultations helps man not to err.
baanɔv-objtied himWaatɔ na bi baanɔ birɔ ŋaak nie.The mad man has been tied down.Bi daan baan waatɔ nae ŋaan ki u cheer.The mad man was tied down but he broke the chains.Bonlia
baanpiouŋnwhite long dressKatulik fada tuu lia baanpiouŋe ki baar jaantii.The Catholic Father wears a white long dress to the church.N won la karmɔk jɔɔ ki u lia baanpiouŋ.I saw a Muslim man waering a white long dress.Bonlia
baantvto inviteTi baant niib bonchiann ti kumaruŋ na.We have invited many people to this our funeral celebration.Bi ki baantin kuun na.I have not been invited to this funeral.
baantibadvinvited themN waarɔ daan baantiba.My junior brother invited them.Ŋmee daan baantibi?Who invited them.Bonlia
baantiininvitation A won sɔb ti kuun na baantii gbant wonn.You should write the invitation letters of our funeral tomorrow.Li ŋan ki ti diiemin nba kur n la baantii gbant.It's good for all our inlaws to get invitation letters.Niib mɔtaauk labanafaanu