banguunim l lbanguuni m l h, banguunagreen spotted frog (not eaten)Banguuni a bo ka nyiam po.The banguuni frog lives in the water.
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baregi1to reduce the priceBareka ka daam diak po. There is no price reduction on the sale of beer. 2to bargain, to haggleNipoowade kan baregi wa gatanga a da.This woman does not bargain when selling her clothes.Hausa
bari1to trap, to catch in a trapBisanga a bari yig nuim.The children caught a bird in a trap (lit. trapped and caught a bird). 2to cross, to put across, to cut a cross into somebody's hair (after a stillbirth)Pa duoku a bari zongku noai.Take the stick and put (it) across the entrance to the goat shed.Ba a bari nipoowa zuku kama.They cut a cross into the woman's hair.3to poison (someone), to catch fish by poisonFi daa nyu daam jama-jama, ba le bari fu.If you drink pito / beer indiscriminately, they will poison you.4to approach, to bring near to(Prov.) Dayiuk a pisi jigsa, kan pa kpaam a bari nyinga.The bandicoot (rat) collects shea nuts, but does not use (lit. take and bring near to) oil for its body. 5to go somewhere, to pay a short visit tonyem bari jamto come for a short unscheduled visitBasi ate n bari taam Chaana abe n jam.Let me make a short visit to Chana before I come.
bari wom1not to be addressed, not to be spoken to (used only if sb. overhears something that was said to another person)Fi bari wom.You were not spoken to (sb. else was meant).2to be proudBiikai ale bari wom la, ka vaanchaaba.The child that is proud has no friends.
bariml lbarini,barinsabarinicrossing, crosswiseKpaaroawa a yi ká tangkalung barini.The farmer is wearing a leather apron crosswise.wie-barimacross decorationja-barim
barisito pretend, not to be straightforward, to disguise one’s real attitude or opinionWa nyeema barisi kama.He is not straight forward
barukl lbaruku,barta1trap, snare(Prov.) Ba kan magsi jaab barika, alege baruku karo. They do not try to trap something, if there is no trap. nuinsa barukbirds' trap2poisonWa ta baruk a jam, ain wa bari wa da chiaka. He has brought poison to poison his enemy.
bari v.
basi11to leave (e.g. a rest or a place), to leave behind (cf. also ge and yieri), to depart, to leave alone(Prov.) Wen kan yiag di biika a basi.God does not drive away his child and leave him alone.Chum saliuk Yakubu ale basi Sandem abe wa cheng Tamale.Tomorrow morning Yakubu will leave Sandema for Tamale.2to let, to permit, to allow Sandem-naab a basi nurba ate ba ga Koluk.The chief of Sandema allowed people to go to Kologo.3to set (sb.) free (e.g. from slavery), to discharge, to releaseFelisanga a bas ba kama, ate ba maa jo gata.The white men set them free (from slavery) and helped them to put on clothes (i.e. to join the army).Nurwa diim ale zu, ate ba yigi wa lig saraka la, ba yaa lagi wa basi kama, ate wa jam yeri.Last year the man stole and was imprisoned, he was released (lit. they opened and released) and has come home.4to stop (doing sth.), to cease, to leave off Ba ko ka nurba paari tusa nganu a yaa le basi kal vuusi. They killed 5000 of them, before they stopped to rest.Nipoowa a basi daam dika, alaa da ka muma.The woman has stopped brewing pito, and now she sells rice.5to order, to give the order, to make (sb. do sth.) Naawa basi ate nurma a tu vorub.The chief ordered the men to dig a hole.6to forget (restr., voluntarily, e.g. after a quarrel) Nurwa yaa yueni wa ain wa basi abe wa cheng ate ba kuli.Then the man said that he should forget about it and come home with them.7to create, to build, to make (restr.) (Prov.) Wen le basi jaabui la, ngmoruk kan kuri a cheti.When God has created a thing, rain cannot destroy (lit. beat and erode) it. 8to give extra or more than has actually been paid for, to dashMi da nipoowa juma ngata, ate wa pa bunyi a basi mu. I bought three fish from the woman, and she gave me one extra.9because of, due toN yuamu a basi ate yeni nyaka toa.Because of my illness it is difficult (for me) to see the house.
basimm mbasimu,basimaaddition of extra goods (at the market), bonus, dashMi da nipoowa mumanga ka Cedi banu, alege wa basimu an zuag ya, dila nying la mi chum kan ngma da wa muma.I bought rice for five Cedis from the woman, but her bonus was small, so in future I will not buy rice from her.synjaarajaari2jaara
bata batabata-n-tathree each; a group of threePoo nipooma bata-n-ta ate ba geb zaanga.Divide the women into groups of three to cut millet.
batito rot, to decompose, to be (become) gangrenous (restr., only used for wounds and meat, not for fruit and vegetables, not fig.)Biika nangka noruku a bati. The sore on the boy's leg is gangrenous.
batukm mbatuku, batutawooden hoe made of the hard wood of the charik (cherik)-tree (hoe no longer in use)Batuk ka diok kui ate ba piesi.Batuk is a wooden, carved hoe (lit. which they carve).
bauklmbauku,bakta1bog, swamp, soft and muddy soilBakta a bo beni noai.There is a bog by the river.2mud, dirt, black clay (esp. from the riverside) Nipoowa a pa bauk a sobi wa miika.The woman used black clay to dye her rope.
bayerikh h hbayerika,bayerisarat, cane rat, Cutting Grass or Grass-cutterNaapiesanga a tu yig bayerik. The shepherds dug (a hole) and caught a rat.Thryonomys swinderianus
be3hbu, bi1introduces a polite order or request; used e.g. in the short forms of greeting; untranslated or translated by "then"Be chiena.Then come (as a greeting to sb. met coming towards one).Be jam ate ti kuli.Come, let us go home.2imperative in indirect speech, often translated by "should" Jaamu yueni Asam ain wa be kuli.The creature told Asam that he should go home.3part. of emphasis (followed by ka and relative clause) Be ka Afiuk ngaanka ale seb bogluku kiri la ale soa ate ba basi ate baa kaab ku. It is because Afiuk's descendants knew the origin of the shrine, that they were allowed to make sacrifices to it.
be41to ripen, to mature, to be (grow) ripeBa dan jam nya wai zaa le nga be, ba ga we a ta kuli yeri.If they saw someone's millet ripen, they went and tore it out and took it home.2to be cooked, to be (well) done(Prov.) Sui-dungi nyono ale bag a dig buntana ate nga be. A patient person (lit. the owner of patience) can cook stones and they are well done.
be51to go astray, to get lost, to get (be) missing, to perish, to vanish(Prov.) Noai nyono kan be.The owner of a mouth does not go astray (he can ask).Biika ligranga be ya.The child's money got lost.2to make a mistake, to commit an errorKarichiwa a biisi be, ate bisanga a la.The teacher made a mistake, and the children laughed.3to escape(Prov.) Yomo a daa yaali yeri kulika, wa be kama.If a slave wants to go home, he has to escape.Zuewa vuri nurma sunsung be.The thief passed through the people and escaped.4(transl.) awayBa cheng be.They went away (without a definite destination).
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