denoadenɔa; m mdenoawa, pl. dema [m h]dem [m]inhabitant, resident, member; pl. people (members) of a spec. group or place, members of a lineage (segment)Vari a vienti yeni dema a yiri.In the morning the inhabitants of the compound got up.Sungsung po denoawa yueni ain...The intermediate one (in the line of seniority, lit. the member in the middle) said...Ba ka be dem-a?Where do they come from? (lit. where are they residents or lineage members?)n yeni dema(lit. the people of my compound) my family (in a wider sense, e.g. extended family), lineage segment of indefinite size, but if compared with doku dema, it is always the larger segmentn doku dema(lit. people of my room) my family (in a closer sense, e.g. nuclear family), lineage segment of indefinite size (see above)
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dengsidɛŋsito hold in balance (on one's head), to carry on one's head without using one's hands (often ji...dengsi), to balanceMi ji samoaningka a dengsi.I carry the cooking pot on my head (without using my hands).(Prov.) Fi ji fi nyuvuri a dengsi.You balance your life on your head (your life is in danger).synzeling
di(di-class), it, its (rare: he, she, him, her)Siri le nna. - N nya di [l m l].This is a bee. I see it.Di yalima [l m m m].It (e.g. yeri, compound) is far away.Logni an ga ning-a, ate di nangka kanyi na.The car did not go far, when it had a puncture (lit... when its one foot exploded).
di-diidi-dii-yaany, anyhow, any type, (di-class), cf. ka-kai-ya (ka-class), ku-kui-ya etc.Mi ning ka war di-dii po.I am not concerned with any type of the matter.
diagi1to tie an animal (esp. tying one front leg of a donkey or horse with one hind leg)Pa dieni a diagi boningka.Take the rope (particular rope for tying animals) and tie the donkey.2to go from place to place or from one person to the otherNipoowai ale a diagi nidoaba la a nya chogsi ka tueta.The woman who ‘went from man to man’ (who had many sexual partners) acquired diseases (became infected).3to shake (restr.)Wa diag wa koba nisima.He shakes hands with his fathers. He has died.
dibikm mdibini or dibikadib(i)sa or dibadibibranch of the taaruk-tree producing straight and strong sticks (which are used for making plunge baskets, hard brooms, kayagsa-rattles or khebab-sticks)Ba pai diba a nye ka soga.They use diba-sticks for making plunge-baskets.
diemam mfor a while, for the meantime, for a short timeAte wa taam kal varandawa po diema.He went and sat down on the veranda for a while.
dieng1hdiengkadiengsa1seam of busung boom fibre woven through the straws of a wu-panung matBa pai busum boong bogta a pani wu-panung a te ku a tali dieng.They use busum boong-fibre to weave the seam of a wu-panung-mat.2long root of sweet potato (potato is at the end of it)Biika a tu naaban diengsa.The child dug out roots of sweet potato.
dierim mdienidiega, diagadierikrope for tying one front leg to one hind leg of a donkey or horse in order to obstruct its movement, also in the form of a plaited deviceAgong su wa boningka dieri.Agong put a dieri rope on his donkey.
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dieroadie:rɔa; m mdieroawadieroabaeaterning dieroa [h m m]representative, leader, delegate, speaker, chairmanAgoluk ale Tamal soojama ning dieroa.Agoluk is the leader of the soldiers in Tamale.
digi1to cook, to boil(Prov.) Dika yega-yega ala kaasi jenta.Too much cooking spoils the soup.2to brewAte ba dig daam, ate ba nyu.And they brewed pito and drank (it).digroa n.
diglikm mdiglikadiglisainsensible to pain (e.g. when being beaten), also used for children who do not grow or who are too small for their age(Prov.) Nganchoa biik le ba yueni ain ja-kpak diglik.They say that the co-wife's child is old and does not grow (i.e. he should work already like an adult).
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