Browse Buli – English


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
gb
H
J
K
kp
L
M
N
ng
ngm
ny
P
R
S
T
V
W
Y
Z

B


bebelikm m mbebelika,bebelisan.1sp. insect (sp. cricket?; inf. Sa.: black flying insect)Bebelik a kal siaka nying. A bebelik is sitting on the wall.2termite (?) mound (similar to togi) - (Prov.) Goa-naab dan yig fi ma ate fi nya bebelik, faa chali kama.If a bush-cow catches your mother and you see a termite hill, you will run away (you are so frightened that you take a termite hill for a bush-cow).
begal lbeganga,bengan.question(s)Kan ta fi beganga paa mu.Do not disturb me with your questions (lit. do not have your questions reach me)bengadethese questions
begiv.1to ask (a question), to ask for sth. (cf. juisi insistent begging), to requestNaawa pok-bini yaa beg ba ain ba nyin ka be.The chief's junior wife asked them, where they had come from.Wa beg mu ligra wie.He asked me for money.2to pain, to harmKu kan beg fu?Does it not pain (you)?
begriv.to topple (over), to tip (up or over), to overturn (from a vertical position), lo lose one's balanceNurwa yaa deri begri a lo vilini po.Suddenly the man toppled and fell into the well.
bein1bẽi; lbeni,benan.year (dry season + rainy season)Ku paa bena pi ale nganaansi. Fourteen years passed.ben paaliknew yearngaang beni (syn. diim)last yearbena wuuall the years, every yearbena kook(lit. a hundred years) century
bein2beni,bena, biemaadj.1raw, uncooked, undercookedBiika ngob ka tue bena, ate wa poi a dom.The child ate raw beans and got stomach ache.2unripeMangook bena a miisa kama.Unripe mango is sour.be
bel(i)-nangl l lmbel(i)-nangka,beli-nangsabeli-nangn.1tributary, affluentKulpawn beli-nangka ka Sisili beni.The Sisili River is a tributary of the Kulpawn. 2storage lakebeli-nang kpiung (syn. beli kpiung)lit. big storage lake, term used for Volta Lake
mogi
belibɛli; beli; m mbelni or benni,belan.generic name for an open water: river, lake, pond, watering place, wellNaapierisanga ta dungsanga a cheng beli.The shepherds took their animals to a river.Amoak tu beli wa yeni ngaang.Amoak dug a well behind his house.beli fiikbrook, stream(let), rivulet
bulik
beli kpiengl l mbeli kpieni,beli-kpiemabeli kpiung, beli-nang kpiungn.sea, oceanBulsa yega-yega an diem nya beli-kpieni.Many Bulsa have never seen the sea.
nya-kpiung, beli pasung
beli-basinil l l l lbeli-basini l l l l mbeli-basiman.bridging (bridge) of a river, lining of a river with stonesAtiim Yeri beli-basini vib kama.The bridge (lit. the bridging, abstr. n.) over the river near Atiim Yeri has collapsed.bulik-basinithe lining of a well with stones
beli-biak1l l mbeli-biaka,beli-baasan.1sp. insect (cricket?; information Wi.: flying insect, beetle? lives near or on the water)Belibaasa bo beni po. The belibaasa-insects are in the water. 2sp. otter (lives near rivers), Cape Clawless OtterBeli-biak a bo ka viak po.An otter lives in a valley (i.e. near a river).Aonyx capensis
beli-biak2l l mbeli-biaka,beli-baasan."bad" river (e.g. a river with whirlpools or a river in which many people drowned); treacherous riverBeli-biak ale doa Chaana siuku po.A beli-biak is on the Chana road.
beli-chaml l mbeli-chamu,beli-chansan.sp. shrub or treeBeli-cham nangsa ka poi tiim.The roots of the beli-cham tree are (used as) a medicine for stomach aches.Manilkara multinervis
beli-chiukm m hbeili-chiuku,beli-chuitan.small plant; when being rubbed it produces some foam (traditionally substitute for soap)Kpaaroawa pa beli-chiuk a so wa nyingka.The farmer took beli-chiuk and washed his body.
beli-pasungbeli-pasungku,beli-pasuntabeli-pasinin.lit. ‘broken water’, sea, ocean, lake whose other shore cannot be seen (e.g. Volta Lake)Ankara nyiemu ka beli-pasung.Lit.: Accra’s water is a broken water. Accra is situated on the sea.
beli-kpieng
beli-tiukl l lbeli-tiuku,beli-tuitabentiukn.creeper with big leaves and violet flowers (Ipomoea aquatica?), river-beans? (look like beanleaves, tuita n.pl.)Suensa a ngob beli-tuita.Hares eat beli-tuita.Ipomoea aquatica
beli-waaungl l lbeli-waaungku,beli-wiiman.black Colobus monkeyBeli-wiima a silima kama. Colobus monkeys are rare.Colobus polykomos
belibanaabh h h h belibanaamu,belibaniigabelibanaab kungn.zebu, hunched cow or bullMi cheng Pong Tamale a da beliba-naab.I went to Pong Tamale and bought a zebu.
belimam m m adv.big, fatFi koluku nye belima-belima.Your testicle is very big.
belisiv.1to handle, to finger, to pass (e.g. a hot object) from one hand to the other, to touch (restr.)Ka belisi waialeswa, ale fi le nye ate wa kaasi. Do not touch the wireless, you will break it (lit. make it break). 2to seek a solution (to a problem), to discuss (a problem) Nisoma bora belisi kuumu kumsa. The old men are discussing the funeral (i.e. trying to agree on arrangements).
beltengl mbeltengka,beltengsan.interior part of the bush with natural ponds; watering hole in the bushGoai-dungsanga cheng beltengka.The bush-animals went to the watering hole (in the bush).
beniv.1to delay, to stay (be) late, to stay for a long timeBa kal duloa a beni kama.They settled there and stayed late.Ka bena!(traditional greeting) For a long time we have not met. 2to keep for a long time, to be durable, transl. to endure Jaab diak a dan toa, bu [or ku] beni kama.When the price of a thing is high, it is durable.Yog-nienka tuemu a beni wa po ká nna yega-yega.The sick person has endured his illness for a very long time (lit.: the illness of the sick person has stayed in him very much).
bentoam mbentoawa,bentoaban.enema, clyster, enema syringe (made of rubber) - to give a person an enema
Twiduura
benungl lbenungku,benungta or benutaadj.durable, lasting, hard-wearingSamoaningka ka ja-benung.The cooking-pot is durable.
bengmbengni,n.group, flock, herd, packGoai-dungsanga miena kal ka ba beng ba beng.All animals are seated in (their) various groups.