maasirih h mmaasinimaasamaasidifried millet cakeMaa da n maasanga ka kubook kubook.I sell my millet cakes at one pesewa each.
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maaukma:uk; mmaaukumaata1rubber band, elastic (band)Cheng yaba ga da maauk ta jam, ate n tuiri n pietuk.Go to the market and buy an elastic band (and bring it) so that I (can) put it in my pants.ma-bobungrubber strip for tying things (e.g. on the saddle of a bicycle)2catapult (not traditional)Pa Akanmob maauku a tong nuimu.Take Akanmob's catapult and shoot the bird.3plastic object (e.g. basin, bowl, bucket)
syn. raba, wariba
magal lmaga-maga [l l l l]1a little, a bit, slightly, something(Prov.) Maga dek-a a zung chong ku karo.A little is better than nothing.(Prov.) Nur kan nyo maga noai po alaa fiili fiiluk.A man cannot put something in his mouth and whistle (at the same time).2slowly, softly, gently, little by littleDila ale soa ate Abunoruk a cheng nna maga-maga ase naab la.That is why the Chameleon walks slowly like a chief.(Prov.) Maga-maga la yig waaung jiuk.Patience (lit. slowly-slowly) will catch a monkey's tail.3soon, in (for) a short time, after a little whileMi limsi ba mag-dek-a.I waited for them for a short time.4(a) few, someYaali bisa mag-dek ate ba jam kpa n talimu te mu.Fetch a few children to come and weed my farm for me.ku nye maga(lit. it makes a little) soon, in a short time, after a little whileKu dan nye maga, wa le jam.He will come soon.Ku nye maga.See you soon. See you later (said when leaving a person one expects to see again soon).
magi1m mmagnimagadouble (restr.), joined (restr.), crossed (restr.)Za-maga ale bo mi doku noai.There is a double millet cob (joined at one end) in front of my room (a kind of charm).nandum-magadouble toes (one toe split up into two; natural deformity)zu-magadouble head (deformity)Cf. also pon-magi (scissors), siuk-magi (crossroad), bang-magi (double bangle)magi v., mangi v.
magi5to hide, to stand behind sth. (in order to hide), (transl.:) secretly, stealthilyWa mag (or mang) siaka a wom ba biika.He hid behind the wall and listened to their talk.magi a womto listen secretly, to eavesdrop (on)mag pa(lit. to hide and take) to take by surprise, to take suddenly.Man kpesi ate Awenbiik magi pa mu lonsi.I did not pay attention and suddenly Awenbiik took me (by the legs) and threw me down.mag-joaroa [l l l] n.(joaroa: n.a. of jo to enter), fugitive, refugeeCf. also maa-joaroa n.mang v.
magim1to attach (to), to adhere (to), to stick (to), to cleave (to), to glue or paste (to), to cling to, to be attached to, to be glued toPa gbangsanga a magim chaab.Take the papers and glue them to each other.Choroa magim wa pok.A husband is attached to his wife.Anfooni a mag siaka.(The picture of) Anfooni sticks to the wall.2to be related (to sb.)Wa mag mu.He is related to me.
maglal la short time, a little (temporal), some time, in a little whileKu dan nye magla, fi jam.You may come in a little while.magriga adv.
maglimm mmaglimudew, dampness (mod.:) hoarfrost, snow(Prov.) Fi dan pa tintueta se yeri, maglim la lonsi di.If you build a house with saliva, the (morning-) dew will destroy it.maglim biridew dropMaglim a kpaanti.Dew is falling.
magrito be littleNye nganta magri te mu.Give me a little (something small).
magrigaa short timeWa kali ka magriga.He stayed a short time.
magsal lmagsanga1(full) measure, standard, level, height, contentment, normWa nye paari wa magsa.He did it to his contentment (lit. he did and reached his level).Ate wa biika wanyi yueni ain wa nya ka nuru, wa ka magsa choa...And one child said that she should see a man who was like nothing of his kind.2behaviour (cf. syn. nyeka, v.n. of nye v. and nyeeli n.), manners, deedsWa magsanga (or nyeka) ale kan nala la ale soa ate wa poowa zeri wa.As his behaviour was not good, his wife left (lit. refused) him.magsi v.
magsi1to be proper, fitting, becoming, suitable, appropriate, adequate, proportionate, equivalent, convenient, due, agreeable, right (restr.); to deserve, to suit, to agree, to correspond(Prov.) Ba chali zue kama, ku kan magsi ba diini ale zue.They are afraid of a thief, it is not appropriate (right, proper...) for them to play with a thief.Ba magsi chaab.They are equal (they correspond to each other; they agree with each other).Wa magsi namsika.He deserves punishment.2to be enough, to be sufficient, to sufficeKu magsi ya.It is enough.Bisa maga magsi kama.A few children are enough.bia-magsikafamily planning, birth-controlde magsi(syn. de chagi) to eat enough, to be satisfied, to be full3to try, to test, to compare, to measure, to weigh (only things, cf. ngooni: to weigh persons or things)Magsi nya se ka pagra ya.Test (try) and see if it is strong.Ba miena magsi, magsi, magsi, magsi - kpie.They all tried again and again - in vain.nisa magsika v.n.measuring a distance with middle finger and thumb, span (of a hand)nang magsika‘foot-measuring’, (nang laarika: steps) kingkari (miik) magsikameasuring with a millet stalk (a rope), esp. used for comparing two objects4to contest, to compete, to take part in a competition.Ba bora magsi chala.They are competing in a race.5to describe, to illustrate, to demonstrate, to show, to take or use as an example, to tell (restr.)Fi bag a magsi nurwa ale ka dii la?Can you describe what the man was like?Ti pa ka yueni magsi.Let us take this name as an example.Ti magsi wa-magsima.Let me tell a story (lit. we tell a story; introduction of a storyteller).6(transl.:) well, appropriately, comfortablyKal magsi.Sit well (comfortably). Gomsi magsi.Prepare well.Ban nye magsi ya.They did not behave well (appropriately).7(restr.) to be allowed(Mk 12.14) Ku magsi ayen ti tuni ti lampoowa a te nakpiongku Siiza?Is it allowed to pay taxes to the Emperor?magi 2 v., magsa n. pl.
magsinil l lmagsini [l l m]magsima [l l l]illustrative, exemplary, informative, measured, becoming, instructive (restr.)Avelimbadek ta sunsuel-magsima ale nya nala (or masa).Avelimbadek tells (or knows, lit. has) nice stories.sunsueli magsini [h h h l l l] n.(syn. wa-magsini n.) illustrative, informative story (not fantastic, does not contain any songs, more based on facts to remember), proverbCf. also wa-magsini n.magsi v.
mali-gaaungl l lmali-gaaungku [l l l m]mali-gaanta [l l l l]sp. bird, Abyssinian or Senegal Roller?, Chestnut Winged Starling? mali-gaaung is similar to malik, but has a shorter tailN suoku diem ko mali-gaaung.Yesterday my elder brother killed an Abyssinian Roller.Coracias abyssinica / Onychognathus fulgidus
malikl lmalikamalisasp. bird (black colour, eats nim-tree seeds and follows cattle), Black Magpie?Malika a kali feli-tiimu zuk.A malik-bird is sitting in the nim-tree.Ptilostomus afer
malingmalim or maring1to get or be used to, to get or be accustomed to, used toWa mawa maling a ta kanjanta.His mother used to be proud.Wa nye dila malim.He is accustomed to doing that.2to be familiar with, to be well acquainted with, to be intimate withMi malim fu.I am familiar with you (e.g. I confide secrets in you).malim chaabto be familiar (intimate) with each other
mampalim m mmampanimampala1mound (e.g. for yams or sweet potatoes), bed (long row or circular shaped, e.g. for groundnuts, round beans etc.), rising ground, heap, embankmentN bori ka suma fi ngaang mampalanga.I have sown round beans on the bed behind you.mobi mampalato throw up heaps, to heap up mounds2road, main road, highway (cf. siuk smaller road, path)Yueni bisanga ain ba kaa diini mampani zuk-a.Tell the children not to play on the (main) road.
man-gali1in a different wayWa se wa yeni ka man-gali.He built his house in a different way.2anti-clockwise (syn. ngaang nying and gala nying), opposite (to) Good-Family yi-goani zaa ka man-gali nying ale Sandema Old Primary Sukuulwa.Good-Family rest-house is opposite Sandema Old Primary School.gala n. (left)
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