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faamfaanfto wrinkle, to shrink (e.g. fruit or face)Ja-kpaka nyingka a faam kama.The old man’s body has wrinkled.
faari1to marry (a woman), to take a wife (cf. yali, to marry a man)Ate nurma miena...a cheng a yaali wa ain ba faari.And many men came and wanted to marry her.faarika v.n.marriageantyali12to coverPa garuku faari nyingka dueni.Take the cloth, cover the body and put it down.3to coolNyiamu tuila kama, basi te bu faari, dila fi bag a nyu.The water is hot; let it cool that you can drink.
faaroam mfaaroawafaaroabafaara or faadaFather (Christ.), Catholic priest, missionary or member of a Catholic orderFaaroaba bata ale bo Wiag faaroa yeni.There are three priests in the Wiaga Mission House.faara yerimission houseEngl. ‘Father’
faasato be light (in weight), to be weak, to be easy, to be unimportantBiikade faasa kama, wan baga je jiak ale mu.This boy is weak, he cannot wrestle with me.
faasi(hunting) to strike (a shrub, grass etc. with a stick to make the game run)Wa faasi wuuku ale doari, ate kpiina a yiri.He struck the grass with a stick, and guinea fowls came out.faasi... duenito kill many animals at one spot (e.g. by gun or a stick in hunting)Wa faasi kpiinanga dueni ka nna jaja.He killed many guinea fowls.
faasimato be light (in weight), to be thin or slimWawawa daatinga a faasima kama.Wawa wood is really light (in weight).faasing adj.
faasingl lfaasingkafaasingsa, faasingta, faasimalight, unimportant, without any weightWa wienga miena ka wa-faasima.All his words have no weight.nur faasinglight (bony and thin) personfaasa v. and faasiya adv.
faasiyal l lfasiyarelaxed, relaxingMi doa faasiya.I am lying relaxed.Wa kal nna faasiya.He is sitting there relaxed.
fagi1to put one thing beside the other; to pile up, to heap up (e.g. sticks, bricks etc.), to congestNi pa daatanga a fag chaab.Take the wood and pile it up.fag mungto put (heap up) branches of a thorn-tree on or around e.g. a shrine (to prevent sb. to step on them)Ba fag(i) yeni ka mung a gilim.They put thorns around the house.2to plaster, to smear, to cover (a roof) with mortarNipoowa a bora fag wa siaka.The woman was plastering her wall.Fi ta nyueri ase Naawen ngmari fag du te fu.You have a nose as if God had cut it and plastered it (in your face) for you (insult!).(in a sacrifice of millet gruel:) Ti pa saamu miena fag fi zuk.We sacrifice all this gruel to you (lit.: We take all the gruel and smear it on your head).fagi dokuto cover (the flat roof of) a house with mortar3to add sth. (e.g. in the market, not in mathematics), to dash, to give in addition, to give into the bargainFag mu.Dash me (used in this way by some people; perhaps not quite correct).
fagsito sobNipoowa nag wa biika ale yuen biikaa kan fagsi.The woman beat her child and told him not to sob.fegsi (to sniff)
fali-falil l l lfala-falaeasy, light, cool, unimportant, soft, lazy(Prov.) Ku paalim po ku fali-fali, ku kpagsa po kan te nur maa wom.In its (e.g. marriage) beginning: it is easy, in its old age: do not let anybody hear (it is too bad to tell).Jen-vaata ká fali-fali.the vegetable is very soft.Wa garuku ká nna fali-fali.His smock is very light (in weight).synfaalafaasing adj.
falifuukm m mfalifuukufalifuutaplant (leaves are used as ingredients for soup)Ba pa falifuuta a wuuk ka die.They take falifuuk to feed pigs.Commelina sp.
fanoail mfanoani [l l m]fanoa(the beginning of) harvest time, the beginning of the fiok-period (that comprises the time from November to February)Ku paai fanoai.The beginning of harvest has come.fanoai viokthe wind of fanoai, harmattanFanoai vioku a fugi.The harmattan is blowing.fanoai bogluta kaabka(the great) harvest sacrifices
fara-faral l l lfra-fra [l l]quite near, near by, quite closeMi va fara-fara.I followed close behind.Yenide bo fara-fara.This house is quite near.(Prov.) Kpalung kan pa kpiak a ta kali fara-fara a ngobi.A kite does not take a hen and sits near by and eats it (i.e. it does not eat the hen at the place of theft).
fata1covered or smeared with mud or a slimy substanceBiika lo nambenta po a yiti zu nna fata.The child fell into cow dung and got up all covered with it.2extremely fat (impolite if used for adults)Wa biika nye ka nna fata.Her baby is very fat.fatim, v.
fatimto smear, to coat, to cover sth. with a layer, to plaster (only verticular walls, cf. taarim v.), to rough-cast, to lubricateWa fatim siaka.She plastered the wall.Ate Asuom...a fie wa nyuenga a fatim tiuku.And the Hare blew out his nasal mucus and smeared it on the baobab fruit.fatimka v.n.first layer of plaster (on a wall; second layer: taarimka)
taari, v., sa v., and fagi v.
faunghfaungkufaungta or fangtavery big ring (bilini) of plaited straw with at least 4 or 5 joints (duga or gbina); also used as a waist-ringFaungku ta gbina nganaansi.The straw-ring has four joints.jek n. and bilini n.
feto force, to compelWa kan yaali ain wa fe wa ate wa yali.He did not like to force her to marry.(Prov.) Wari dan kperi nur-oa, ku a fe ain wa nye di.If a man is in difficulties, it is necessary for him to act.
fel-tiibh lfel-tiimufel-tiisa neem tree, nim treeBaa vug fel-tiisa.They are planting nim-trees.Azadirachta indica
felim hfelinifelasmall gap, cleft or holeKparung saamu at ka feli.The hoe-handle has a small hole (for inserting the spike of the metal blade).
feli-biakl l mfeli-biakafeli-baasa(lit. “European dog”) European dog-breed (e.g. with bushy hair)Wiag faarama ta ka feli-biak.The Fathers (priests) of Wiaga have a European dog.
feli-bokl l mfeli-bokufeli-boktaplant, grown in backyard gardens, esp. in Fumbisi (looks like bokta, but grows bigger)Feli-bokta jenta masa la.Feli-bokta soup is delicious.Urena lobata
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