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chingmarikh h hchingmarika,chingmarisan.star(Prov.) Wen dan yieri fu, chingmarik an bag tuesi fu a basi.If you are cursed by Heaven (God), a star cannot help you.Chingmarika lo Ajiira.The star fell into Ajiira (the land of the dead).
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chipiirikh m mchipiirika,chipiirisan.1sp. grass (strong, but not very long)Nipoowa pa chipiirik a nye tuilika.The woman took chipiirik-grass to make the carrying-pad.2herniaNisomwa ta ká chipiirik.The old man has hernia.
chirichih h ladv.good, wellNurwade daam nye mu chirichi.Once this man was good to me.Hausapapa
chisin-chiimam m h mchisin-chiimanga, pl.,n.resin (usually of wood burning in the fire)Doku ale a de la, ate chisin-chiima a nyini ku po.When the wood was burning, resin came out of it.
chising-chiingm l lchising-chiingka,chising-chiinsan.sharp piece of stone as used for navel cutsNisomwa mob biika siuku ale chising-chiing.The old man cut the child's navel with a sharp stone.
chiukʧɥu:k; hchuita [ʧɥi:ta], chiitan.soapFi dan nari liika ale chiuk, ka nyagsuku a nyini kama.If you wash a liik-pot with soap, its gloss will disappear.
chivirih h hchivini,chivien.shame (moral and sexual), contempt(Prov.) Chivie kan ko, alege nga goni ngiri.Shame does not kill, but it bends your neck.Chivie de (ta, yig) ni!You (pl.) should be ashamed of yourself (lit. shame eat [(have, catch)] you)!chali mi (wa) chiviefor my (his) sake (lit. fear my shame)Chali mi chivie, basi kpalingka.For my sake, stop fighting.
chiwiakh hchiwiaka,chiwaasan.1shrub growing in bushland (extracts of the roots are given to little children as a medicine against constipation, against sinsambulik, i.e. blood in the urine, and against fever; dry branches are used as brooms), root of this shrubGa tu chiwaasa.Go and dig chiwaasa-roots.Ba dig ka chiwiak te biika.They cooked chiwiak for the child.Waltheria indica2splint, made of chiwaasa-sticks and tied to an injured arm or leg; in Buli only pl. chiwaasa
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choa1ʧɔa; mchoawa,chaab (rarer: chaaba), def. pl. chaaman.1companion, fellow, friend (male or female), mate, (mod.) colleague (choa denotes sb., who you do sth. together with)(Prov.) Nur a zaan ka wa choa zuk a nya jaab.A man stands on his friend's head to see something.2type, sort, kind (transl. such, like this)Naab biik poom a do ka wusumude choa?Is this the type of horse a chief's son should ride? (Should a chief's son ride such a horse?) 3other, another, more, the followingDa yong ti le zamsi wie nga chaab.Next time we will learn more words.4again, another time, a second time(Prov.) Nipok dan biag wa puuk a basi, alege ta nying-yogsa, wa ngmaa yig ka puuk ka choa.If a woman has a miscarriage (lit. gave birth and lost) but is healthy, she will become pregnant a second time.chaabeach other, one anotherBa kisi (puusi) chaab.They hate (greet) each other.ale chaabwith one another, togetherBa de ale chaab.They eat together.boro ale chaabto live together
choa2ʧõav.to shake, to tremble, to move, to push; (restr.:) to trouble, to make angry, to irritate, to test, to trapFi dan choa ga-duoku, biika ale yiti.If you move the bed, the child will wake up.Wa nisanga an basi choka.Your hands do not stop trembling.Ku choa mu.It troubles (shakes) me. Do not irritate me.Fi ngan-bisanga diem a choa? Are your children well (lit. are your small things still shaking)?(Mk 12,13) ...ba ga choa Yeezu noai a wom.They should trap Jesus with a question (lit. they go and test/trap Jesus and listen).choa chuokto make noisechuok n.
choa-biikl mchoa-biika,choa-bisan.1smith, blacksmithChoa-biikade ale kuri kuni.This blacksmith forged the hoe.Choabisaname of a clan-section in Sandema (blacksmiths' section) 2blacksmith's shrine made of clay with a stone that receives sacrifices
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choadiakl mchoadiaka,choa-daasa [l m m] or choa-dien.boxingchub choa-diakto box, to punchDuerima a bora chub-choa-diak liewa nying.The suitors were boxing over the girl.
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choafelih m mchoafelini,choafelan.jet of a blacksmith's forge
choalim madv.small and slim (can only be used for boys and girls before puberty)Wa ka nipok-bili a soa nna choal.She was a girl (like this:), small and slim.
choaniv.to poison, to kill by poisonGa choani (chong) nuruwa.Go and poison the man.chong, bari
choarim mchoarini or choani,choarimachoarin, choarinin.chain, bicycle-chain (rare:) leather string (e.g. for holding an amulet)chorin kutukchain wheel (e.g. of bicycle)choarin nyinachain guard (of bicycle)Wa geb choarima ale we kuta.He cut chains and broke irons.
choarintichoantiv.to answer in a rude wayFi daa biisi ale ja-kpak, fi kan choarinti a basi.If you talk to an old man, you should not answer in a rude way.choaring
choaring1l l lchoarini,ngan-choarimaadj.only in: ja-choaring. seeds grains or tubers whose skin can be removed by pounding them lightly with a little waterTa ngan-choarimanga a ga te n ngaang-choawa.Take the "grains" and give them to my co-wife.fiiri v.
choaring2choaringi, chuoringiv.to remove shells or husks (e.g. of rice, groundnuts, beans, shea nuts) by pounding in a mortar, to husk, to shell (cf. also fiiri v. remove... without a mortar)Nipok-kpaka a bora choaring ka suma.The old woman was removing the husks from the round beans.
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choaring3choaringi, chuoringiv.to speak in a loud and rude way (syn. choarinti...basi), to incite sb. to battleAdanur a choaring a basi ate Abang ale Apusik a kpaling chaab.Adanur incited Abang and Apusik to fight each other (but did not take part himself).choarinti
choaring4choaringi, chuoringiv.to poke, to stir, to stoke up, to have sexYaaloawa a pa duok choringi soani ate di nyini vorimu po a nyini.The hunter took a stick and drove out the rat from its hole (lit. ...stirred the rat that was left in the hole and [it] left).
chobichoabiv.to fill (up), to stuff, to cram, to overfill, to refill, to top up, to heap up, to inflateChobi zaa sueri boorika.Fill up the sack with millet.chobi ding-dingto overfillchobi boolto inflate a ball
chobsichomsiv.to take a small quantity, to take very littleAwentiirim chobsi sungkpaamu ka nna magriga.Awentiirim took a very small quantity of the groundnuts.
choeriʧø:ri; m mchoerini, choeni,chue [ʧɥe:]n.crest (e.g. of cock)Bisanga due kpa-da-yiering ka zu-choeni.The children trimmed the crest of the castrated cock (to make it get very fat).
chogsiv.1to catch (e.g. an object thrown into the air, also fig.), to take (restr.)Ateni, chogsi chiuku a te mu.Ateni, catch the piece of soap for me.N bu chogsi (or: Be chogsi. - Be chogsa - N chogsi-a.)"Thank you" (said when somebody receives some food, a drink etc.)2to respond (to say exactly what was said before), to repeat (words), to join in chorus (cf. keri, to start a song by one person), to understand (restr.)Ka wa nna ale yi yiilanga taam ate ku masa nna? Te ne maa chogsi yi nya.Who is it who is singing songs in passing that it sounds good? Let me sing them in response (and see). chogsi wanito understand the wordchogsikapart of a song sung by a whole group after a single singer has introduced the song by the first verse (kerika)3to catch a disease, to infect, to transfer a disease, to contaminate; to be infected (with), to be contaminatedBiika diem cheng skuuri, ate kantuinsa chogsi ka.The child went to school and caught measles.chogsi logi(lit. to catch a belly) to become pregnant (syn. yig puuk)syntang 24to feel with sb., to feel (the same pain)(Prov.) Bimbaansa jue goai a de moota, ate ba puusa dom, ate ngan-kpaksa puusa chogsi mara dom.The children went into the bush and ate (sp.) fruit and their stomachs ached, and the old people (lit. the old people's stomachs) felt the same pain.5to support (restr.)Siaka a la ka lo la, mi chogsi ka ale piila.As the wall was falling down, I supported it with a buttress (piila, lw. Engl. pillar).