biam-kosikm m mbiam-kosika,biam-kosita sp. disease among women after a successful birth (no menstruation; a particular gaasika-ritual must be performed), (lit. ‘dry birth’)Nipoowa a biag ka bisam-kosik.The woman had no menstruation after birth (lit. ... gave birth to a ‘dry birth’) Ba gaasi nipoowa ka biam-kosik.They treated the woman’s biam-kosik by the gaasika-ritual.
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biamoal lbiamoawa,biamareal, genuine, own (in Buli preceded by a kinship term)ma biamoareal mother (not co-wife of father)ko biamoareal father (not e.g. father's brother)Nipoowa a nye wa bi-biamoawa ase wa ngaang choa biik la.The woman treats her real (own) child like her co-wife's child.
biaroam mbiaroawa,biaroababieroawoman in child-bednipok biaroaba tiimmedicine against the evil eye, used after childbirth for drawing black crosses on important spots of the compound 
nipok biaroaba tiim
bibaaml lbibaamu,bibaatadung, manure, fertilizer (natural or artificial)Ba pa ka bibaam a nyo ba kaduksanga po, ate ba nya ngan-diinta a zuagi.They put fertilizer on the fields and so obtained more food. felik bibaam(lit. European fertilizer) artificial fertilizer
bibelikh m mbibelika,bibelisahigh termite hill of togi-termitesDayiuku tu ku vorumu ka bibelik po.The dayiuk-rat dug its hole under a bibelik-termite hill. 
bie-duokh lbie-duoku,bie-daataMancala-game Wari game, board with sixteen holes (bie-gola) for the bie-gameNurwa kan yaali ain wa bisanga a tong bie, dila ale soa ate wa pa bie duoku a sug.The man does not want his children to play the bie-game, so he has hidden the board. 
bie-gola-duok
bierikl mbierika,bierisa1small calabash bowl (for drinking; measure for sowing seed), cup (calabash or European type)Nipoowa daam bierika a mob ya.The woman's pito / beer cup is broken.2calabash ladleJenta bierika a bo gbanglongku po.The ladle for soup is in the kitchen.kutuk bierikmetal ladle
bierungl lbierungku,bierinta, bierinsabieringgrass (wuuk) intended for burning (grass is still rooted; e.g. burnt before ploughing)Bisanga pa bolim ju wu-bierungku.The boys have set fire to the grass (intended for burning).
biglim mbigni or biglini,biglastout and short, plump, thickset, stockyN lie kpagni ka ja-bigli.My senior daughter is stout.
biidim lbiini,biidaonly in nying biidi: interestWa ta nying-biidi ale meka.She is interested in moulding pots.
biigito be (get, become) fat, corpulent, to fatten upBiikai ale biigi la, an baga chali.The boy who is fat cannot run.biling adj.; biituk adj.
biik1hbiika,bisa1child (male or female, related or unrelated, human or not), son, boy, (if gender should be stressed: ni-doabili, lit. small male man, male child; lie, girl, daughter), descendant (also referring to animals: cub, kitten etc.)(Prov.) Biik a dan de ngan-diinta a chag, ba dan yuen ain kok, waa zi kama.If a child eats and is full and they say, here is a ghost, he will go after it (lit. jump down on it).Atuga bisathe descendants of Atugabi-biikgrandsonbi-liegranddaughter2any junior person to whom an elder may give orders, a person who is dependent on somebody else, (mod.) assistant, less important person (restr.) Baan-biika ka ja-kpak.The diviner’s client is an old man.bi-baang, bi-fiik, bi-kpagi, ma-biik, ko-biik, nya-biik, poom bisa, bi-kaasung, bi-kping, bi-siuk
biik2lbiika,biisa1talk, conversation(Prov.) Ngan-diinta a posim kama, biik kan posim.Food runs short, conversation does not.2language(Prov.) Moak daa yaa ka yeri kulik, kaa biisi ka ka teng biik.If a Mossi wants to go home, he will speak the language of his (home) country.sateng biikforeign languagetengka biiknative language3case (e.g. at court), trial, proceedings, verdict Ba le cheng cootwa la, ba biisi biika a bo le ka mi.When they went to court, the verdict was in my favour.4about, concerning Wa biisi karichiwa biik sag mu.He spoke to me about the teacher.biisi v.
biilih hbiilini,biilasmall dried salt-water-fish, (not a specific type; imported from Southern Ghana, dried and sold at the market)Biila ka jentanga po. There is no biili-fish in the soup.
biisito speak, to talk, to sayNi seb jaabui ale soa ate Sandem naab-yeri pooma a bag a biisi dila yeg-yega la?Do you know why the women in the house of the Sandema Chief can talk so very much?Wa kan biisi.He does not speak. He is a quiet person. He is peaceable (peaceful). He is silent.Wan baga biisi.He cannot speak. He is dumb. He is mute. biisi biikato have a talk, to judge (in court)biisi biika nuerito finish a talk, to come to a decision on a case, to reach a verdict
biisiml lbiisimu,biisita or biisintamilk (without any attribute only milk of a woman, otherwise e.g. naa-biisim cow's milk)Nipoowa ka biisim ate wa biika a ngoosi.The woman has no milk for her child to suck.
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