tuem1tɥem; mtuemutueta [tɥe:ta; m m]tuom [tɥɔm; m]1disease, sickness, illnessZuk-tuem ale ko n ko-kpiengka.My grandfather died of a headache (lit. headache killed my grandfather).zuk-tuem [h m]headachepo-tuem [h m]stomach ache (cf. poi stomach)nipooba tuem [h m m m]venereal disease (V.D.), syphilis, gonorrheaduingsa tuem [l l m]malaria (lit. mosquito disease)kpesa tuem [m m m](lit. disease of fowls) disease that makes part of the human body shake; often connected with a slight mental disturbancenyiam tuem [h m]dysentery, cholera (caused by drinking dirty water)synyuam2annoyance, anger, fury, harshnessNurwa a tuem chien ain wa nag biika, ate biika chali.The man was coming angrily to beat the child, and the child ran away.Nipoowa a ta poi-tuem ale bisa.The woman was cruel to the children (lit. had cruelty with the children)poi-tuem [h m]selfishness, avarice, stinginess, miserliness, meanness; cruelty (cf. butuem n.)de tuem(lit. to eat annoyance) to be angry, to be annoyed, to be in a bad temper3courageMi ta tuem ale skuu-chelim.I have the courage to go to school.
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