digroam mdigroawadigroabacook, brewerda(a)m-digroabrewer of pito (millet beer)Naawa pok-bini ka da-digroa.The chief's junior wife is a pito-brewer.
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diimhow, what (dii in final position of an indirect question)Tuimanga a va ka ba ngaasa ale ba laa puusi wena dii.The work deals with their ancestors and how they pray to their gods.Wa yaa yueni nurwa jaamu ale yueni wa dii pungku-la.Then he told the man, what the creature had said to him at the rock.dii le soa la [m m l mh]because, the reason whyMaa kuli dii le soa la n kan yaali Sandem.I go home, because I do not like Sandema (The reason why I go...)dii nying(syn. dii le soa la, different construction) because, the reason why Dii nying ate n kuli la, n kan yaa Sandem.The reason why I go [or went] home is that I do not like Sandema (I go home, because I do not like Sandema). (cf. dila nying: you have just come to a conclusion; dii nying: speaker wants to explain sth.)
dii-dii-yaanythingAfiik an nye dii-dii-ya, alege karichiwa mii wa.Afiik did not do anything, but the teacher whipped him.Mi ning ka ale wari di-dii-ya.I am not concerned with anything of this affair.
dii-yam mdii-yeto be few, to be small, to be insufficient, only in: an soa dii-yaDila nying la ba yaa chali ale ban ngman soa dii-ya.The reason why they fled was that they were only few.Ban soa dii-ya [m h m m].They are few.Geuku paglauka an soa dii-ya.The blade of the knife is ‘small’ (has been reduced by usage).
diilah m1because, sinceAse ti dan biag biik, ti baga wi wa kama ain Abil, diila Abil ka ti ko kpieng.If we beget a child, we can call him Abil, because Abil was our grandfather.Wa chali diila wa ta yogsim kpiem ale kokta.He runs because he has great fear of ghosts.2how, as (much) as, whatBisanga maa wa ba le bag diila.The children help him as much as they can (how they can).(Prov.) Jimmu jiiroa ale seba bu dobrimu ale soa diila.The carrier of a load knows its weight (lit. how its weight is).Mi ale kaa yaali diila ate biika a nye.The child does (exactly) what I do not like.3how many, how much (in indirect questions; cf. dina in direct questions)Wensie, n ze nalimanga ale de naam bena diila.It is true that I do not know how many years the chiefs ruled.4so, like that (restr., often nye diila, cf. dila)Ku le nye diila, Gbedem nying ka France teng Wasga.So it happened that Gbedema left a place in the French territory called Wasga.Ku le nye diila or ku le ka diilaas it happened
diimlmdiimwa [l m]last year (only at the beginning or end of a sentence)Ti nya wa ka diim.We saw him last year.Diimwa ti nya wa.Last year we saw him.Mi jam diim (or diimwa).I came last year.
diim balidiim balinilast year, the preceding yearDiim balini mi talimu zaanga an be ya.Last year the millet of my farm did not grow well.
diini1to playBisanga bora diini.The children are playing.2to joke (not institutionalized joking, cf. gbieri), to do sth. not seriously, not to be serious, to entertain sb. in a humorous wayKaa wom wa, waa diin kama.Do not listen to him, he is not serious.Wa kan diini ale wa teng.He is fanatic about his town (lit. he does not joke about...).
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diintal ldiintanga1play, playing, game, feast, festival, merrymaking, dance; play of musical instruments: only for entertainmentDiinta ala chim kpaling.Playing becomes quarrelling.2joking (not institutionalized; e.g. between teacher and pupils)diini v.
diipodi:poat a time, ever; with a neg. verb: neverWa karo diipo [m h h m m], ate maa jam la.He is never present, when I come.diipo ateat the time when, while, whenDiipo ate [m m l l] maa cheng yaba la, n nya nipoowa.The time I went to the market I saw the woman.diipo mienawhenever, every time (when)Diipo miena te wa nyiem ja la, wa te ká ni-talim.Whenever he came he gave a present.
diirito meet accidentally, to happen unexpectedly, to approach unexpectedly, to surprise(Prov.) Biik kan kpi a diiri ka ma.A child does not die unexpectedly for his mother (without his mother's presentiment).Nuruwa ale diiri biika la ate wa nye gege.When the man approached unexpectedly, he startled (lit. it made gege).Ayabalie kowa kumu a diiri wa kama.Ayabalie’s father’s death surprised her.Agbong lottowa deka a diiri wa kama.Agbong’s winning in lotto surprised him.
diisito offer or to present a dish or a calabash with food (always with two hands)N diisi fu chin.I present you a calabash. Note: The woman who presents the dish should say "N bu diisi-a" (I am offering). The person who receives should say "N bu chogsi-a". (chogsi to catch)
dilah hdiso, thus, like thatKaa biisi dila (or di).Do not speak like that.Kaa yirisi dila or (di).Do not be so naughty.ase dilalaso, like that (cf. ase)dila nying [h h m] or dii nying (la)because of that, so, thereforeka dila nying ate or dila nying le soa atethat is why...Ka dila nying ate ti yaa kpaling chaab.That is why we fought one another.dila ale soa atethat is (the reason) why...Dila nying ale soa ate wa jam ain wa te ba jiam abe wa puusi ba.That is the reason why he had come to thank them and to greet them.dila mienain spite of all, despite everythingBa laa le wa dila miena la, wa sui kan puuri.In spite of all the insults he is not angry.dii
dilapoh h mdilapowadilapo, dipo or dimpo [h m]formerly, in former times, once, once upon a time (esp. dilapo-dilapo at the beginning of many stories), in olden timesDilapo nurma a kpang ka nalim nyini alege a kpi.In former times men became quite old before they died.dilapo or dilapowa (dilapowa only if the time has been mentioned before)by then, at (by) that timeDilapowa (or dilapo) ale Felisa a diem karo.By that time the White Men were not yet present.dila (so or that), po (in)
dina1l lhow much? how many?Ka nurba ba-dina laa cheng yabanga-a?How many people came to the market?Ka daanga nga-dina dai ale Sandem yaba?After how many days is Sandema market?Wanyi gum bata po ka dina-a?How much is 1+3? (Note different usage of dina1 and dina2: dungsa si-dina how many animals: independent of classes; dung sina which animals: ka-class)diila (in indirect questions)
dindaaningm m mdindaaningkadindaanta, dindaana or dindaama1drawing (e.g. of children on a clay wall)Dindaantinga piisi siaka nying.There are many drawings on the wall.dindaaning wonga long line2decoration, ornamental designdindaan(a)-daanikaherring-bone pattern (esp. for walls)dindaan goalima (cf. goalim, bent)continuous chevrons or zigzag band (esp. for pots)dindaan gilima hemispherical band or continuous bows (for walls and pots)dindaan siiningsa (cf. siini, to pack one thing on top of another)overlapping bows (esp. for pots)dindaan gigiluk goalim(constructed term) waved line (esp. for pots)
dindilam m hndilathe other, the following, the nextTe mu kenide abe fi ga pa dindila.Give me this squirrel and you take the other.(di-class, cf. nkala, nwala etc.)
dinduridinduri; l l mdinduni [l l m]pl. dindue [dindue:; l l]dunduri [dunduri; dɥnduri]Green fruit pigeonMi ko dinduri jinla ale n maauku.I killed a dinduri-pigeon today with my catapult.Treron australis
dingdingkadingsa [l l] or digisacooking-, for cookingSamoaning dingsa boari ale bo dakini po.There are many cooking pots in the kitchen.digi, v.
ding-dingm monom., sound of beating one's stomach, used only in some set phraseschag ding-dingto overfeed, to be more than satisfied, to inflate (e.g. a tube of a bicycle) too muchMi chag ding-ding [h h m m].I am more than satisfied.chobi ding-dingto overfill
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