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ba1pron.they, them, theirBa se ba yienga.They built their houses.
ba2real, genuine, true“N moa le yaa mu, n ma biik-ba, mi siok-oo.” “My elder sister likes me, my mother's real child, my sister...”n doa-ba.my true friend.n dek pok-ba.my real wife.
ba3v.to presume, to guess, to wonder, to reflect, to think sth. over, to be in doubt, to doubt, to supposeNurwa ze tuembui ale ko biika la, ka baka ate waa ba. The man did not know the disease that killed the child, he was only making a presumption. Naa-biisimu bo ka liika po? Mi ze, maa ba kama.Is there any milk in the pot? I do not know, I (only) presume (that there is some).
ba4v.only as: ba ale or ba le to be used to, to be accustomed to, to be familiar withMi ba ale n ngesa yeri dema. I am familiar with the people in my uncle's house.
ba5v.to want, to desire, to likeMi kan ba jentanga. I do not like (want) the soup.
ba-pfxradical of biak, dogba-biikpuppy
ba dinainterr. pron.how many (persons)?Fi nya ba dina?How many (persons) did you see?ka dina, ku dina etc.
ba-baiindef. pron.someBa-bai cheng goai.Some (of them) went to the bush.nga-ngai, ti-tii
ba-biikl lmbabiika,ba-bisa n.puppy, young dogBiaka a biag ba-bisa sinu. The dog had five puppies.synba-biim
ba-biiml lba-biimu,ba-biinsan.puppy, young dogsynba-biik
ba-duokba-duoku,ba-doatan.male dogBiika ta ba-duok. The child has a male dog.
ba-fatah l lba-fatanga,n.rotten shea nutBa-fata piisi chamu teng. There are many rotten shea nuts under the shea tree.
ba-nubil l mba-nubni,ba-niiman.bitch (that has given birth)Ba-nubi an baga a chali ase ba-duok-la.A bitch cannot run as fast as a male dog.
ba-saril l mba-sani,ba-saba-sanin.bitch, female dog (before having had puppiesBa-sani an diem biag ya.The bitch has not yet had puppies.
baali1baalini,baaliman.wheat; some Bulsa call the imported wheat “beans”
wiiti
baali2v.to sew, to mend, to patchBaali booringka, a su zaanga.Mend the sack and fill it up with millet.Mi pa garipani a baali ka kurik.I took the cloth and sewed a pair of shorts.
baalidoabaalidoawa,n.tailor, dressmakersyngata-baalidoa
baan-biik1baan-biika,baan-bisan.client of a divinerBaanoawa a tog sag baan-biika wa ale wa kaabi bogluku diila.The soothsayer explained to the client how he should sacrifice to his shrine.
baan-biik2baan-biika,n.dark click-beetle (used for ordeals in a playful way)Elateridae sp
baan-doaril l mbaan-doani,baan-doa n.diviner's wand (stick)Baan-doani a we kama, dila nyingla wa kan bogi jinla.The diviner's wand is broken, so he will not be divining today.
baan-nyaanil l lbaan-nyaani [l l m]baan-nyaanan.object fixed to a stick or loose object in the diviner's bag, divinatory objectBaanowa kpiiri baan-nyaananga a duen teng.The diviner spread (lit. poured) his divinatory objects on the ground.
baan-tiik
baan-sieroal m mbaan-sieroawa,baan-sieroaban.a person who goes to a diviner, also on behalf of another person (usu. a close relative)Abunlok ka n mawa baan-sieroa.Abunlok is my mother's baan-sieroa.
baan-tainl mbaan-tani,baan-tanan.stone(s) or iron disc(s) in a receptacle made of wood or stone, struck by the diviner's stick in a consultation (sing. also used for the two stones or discs)Baanoawa a pa baan-tani duen doku sungsung.The diviner put the baan-tain in the middle of his room.
baan-tiikm mbaan-tiikan.1divinatory objects, code objects of a divinerBaanoawa yieri baan-tiika. The diviner removed the code object.2herbs (of different species) for the ordination of a divinerBaanoawa a nyu baan-tiisanga nyiamu.The diviner drank the ordination medicine.baan-nyaani
baan-yakl mbaan-yaka,baan-yaksan.diviner's (soothsayer's) rattleBaanowa a yaksi wa baan-yaka.The diviner is shaking his rattle.