dugidugi; h hdugniduga, def. dunga1joint or nod on a stalk of millet, cassava, bamboo grass etc.We zaanga nga dunga po.Break the millet at its joints.2loop of an iron bangle (syn. gbing
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duiridɥi:ri1to rub in one direction, to pass one's hand over a skin so that the hairs stand up, to massage, to draggle, (mod.) to ironApok we wa nisini ate ba yaa ja-duiruk a duiri.Apok broke her hand, and they fetched some massage stuff to massage (her).Duiri gatanga.Iron the clothes.duirika v.n.rubbing, friction, name of a purification ritual in which a chicken is rubbed over a human bodyWa pa kpiak a duiri mi nangsanga.He took a chicken and rubbed my legs (ritually).2to touch slightly, to tap (e.g. a person in friendship)N duiri dunduiri ate n nying a wiiri.I touched a dunduiri-caterpillar, and my skin is itching.3to nudge, to bumpN toawa poowa a duiri mu taam ale an puusi mu.My brother's wife nudged me in passing without greeting me.4to cut (restr.) e.g. leather with a knife or fingernails with a razorduiri yigto try and catch fish with one’s hands by driving them (e.g.) with bunches of grass into shallow water or on the bankBiika duiri yig ká jum.The child caught a fish (after having driven it on the bank).
duirikm mhduirikaduirisatool for softening leather (a straight handle with a small hoe blade fixed in the groundWa pa duirika a duiri kobtanga basi.He took a duirik to remove the hair (from a skin).
duirukdɥi:ruk; m mduirukuduirita"for massage", usually in ja-duiruk (lit. a thing for massage), massage stuff (always solid, e.g. fibres, wood, leaves)Apok we wa nisini ate ba yaa ja-duiruk a duiri.Apok broke her hand, and they fetched some massage stuff to massage (her).duiri v.
duisidɥi:sito wipe (off), to erase, to rub out or off (e.g. paint of a wall), to clean (only the dirty spot, not the whole object)(from a prayer to ancestors:) Bisanga me ale kala, duisi ba nang-toata.The children are sitting, clean their footsteps (i.e. clean the ground that their feet touches from scorpions, evil medicine etc.).Duisi bisanga le ngmarisi siaka nying la.Wipe off the children's drawings on the wall.duisi ...basito forgive (Chr.)O nyono, duisi ti wabaatanga a basi.Oh Lord, forgive us our sins.synyuobri
duisi-noaidɥisinɔai; l l lmduisi-noani [l l l m]duisi-noa [l l lm]spoonful (cf. nisa-noai, handful)Wa ngari ka duisi-noai.He took a spoonful.duisi-noa ngayetwo spoonfuls
duisi-yarikm h m hduisi-yarikaforkMi pa duisi-yarik a de nyue, ale pa duisuk a ngobi muma.I use a fork to eat yams and a spoon to eat rice.
duisi-yarisa
duisukdɥisuk; l mduisuku [l l m]duisita [l m l]dusuk [dusuk; l m]spoon (trad. or European type)Te felik duisuk ate ka de zom.Give the white man a spoon that he can eat flour (-water).duisuk jiuklit. ‘tail of a spoon’, handle of a spoonduisuk kpiongbig spoon’jenta duisuklit. ‘soup spoon’, (metal) ladle (cf. koorik, calabash ladle)
duisuk-nyinal l m lduisuk (dusuk)-nyinanga [l l l m h]dusuk-nyina(mod.) fork(s)Fan bag pa duisuk-nyina a nyu kooko.You cannot eat kooko (thin porridge) with a fork.
dukduk; hdukaduksafarm, field, plot, allotment, parcel of land (several duksa may form the talim)Nurwa a te wa biika naara duk.The man has given his son a millet plot.
kaduk n.
duladula; h hduloa [dulɔa; h h]there, over there, at that placeEnglish dema yaa zan dula jigni a cheng Gambaga.Then the English left that place there and went to Gambaga.Dula ale dena yalima-a?Is it far from there to here?Cheng du! [m h]Go away! Leave! (rude)dula nurua man of that placedula geng [h h m]over there, at that area (cf. degeng)dula jignithat place (there), cf. dela jigni, this placedula zukat that moment, on that occasionWa toawa yali, dula zuk wa me faar nipok.His sister married, on that occasion he married, too.abbr. du [h], dela, de (here)
dumh, mdummudummadung?1enemy(Prov.) Abiak a yueni ain wa pa wa juik a su bolim po ate wa nya wa dum ale wa som.Abiak (Mr. Dog) said, he would put his tail in the fire so that he will know his enemy and friend.Basi ate fi wari paari fu at fi nya fi dum ale fi som.Let something bad reach you and you will know your enemy and your friend.2hatred, problem, ill omenMi dan ta dum (dung?) ale wai, tanggbana ale tengka nyiini ale seba.If I have hatred against somebody, only the tanggbana and the teng should know. - If, after a sacrifice, the fowl dies immediately, i.e. the sacrifice has not been accepted, they may say: Dung (dum?) le boro. There is hatred (somewhere).
dunduiridɥndɥi:ri; l m mdunduini [l m h]dundue [dɥndɥe:; l m]dinduiri or dinduin1caterpillar (touching its hair irritates the human skin)N tiri dunduiri ate n nying a zag.I have touched a dunduiri-caterpillar, and my skin is itching.2Frafra luteFrafarisinga a yiila ale ba dunduiringa.The Frafra sing accompanied by their lutes.synduduruk 2
dunduiri boblel l m m hdunduiri bobnidunduiri boblafat, green caterpillar, four pairs of legs; identified by typical jerksDunduiri boble a dan duiri fu, ku a zag kama.If a dunduiri bobile touches you, it will itch.boble n.
dundumdundum; l ldundumudundumtatiny insect (type of woodworm? lives in wood)Dundumta a kaasi ti kusungku dalanga.The dundum-insects have destroyed the logs of our kusung (shelter).
dundum-kokl m ldundum-koku [l m l m]dundum-kokta [l m l l]big poisonous spiderDundum-kok a dan dum fu, fi chali cheng fi ngesi yeni te ba maa fu.If you are bitten by a dundum-kok, you should run to your (maternal) uncle's house for help.
dundum-puukl l mdundum-puuka [l l m h]dundum-puuta [l l m m]sp. flying insect (a type of grasshopper? lives under the ground and builds hills with a kind of funnel on the top; other information: a poisonous spider that is bigger than dundum-kok)Dundum-puuta ale bora se n sungkpa-lang.The dundum-puuk insects are building (mounds) on my groundnut farm. -- Cf. also dundum-kok n., nandum-kok n., nandum-puuk n.dundum n.
dunduningdunduniŋ; m m hdunduningka dundungsa or dunduni(n)sa long conical drum (not very common); membrane laced to pegs, beaten with a curved stick (e.g. for war-dances together with the double bell sinleng, the big horn tanpain and/or chagsa-idiophones)Dunduningka a dan gumu tanpani po ku masa la.If the dunduning-drum is played together with the tanpain-horn it is nice (to hear).Taa doku a daa cheng ba kpa te naawa ba nag ka dundunung ale sinlengsa.If our section is going to weed for the Chief, they play the dunduning-drum and the double bell.synzanggong 1
duniensirim l m lduniensiniduniensasp. thorntree (looks like dawa-dawa tree; thorns around the stem and branches)
duninyaduniɲa; h h mduninyawa [h h m h]Earth (land and planet), worldTengsa yeg-yega duninyawa po nurba a nam.In many countries of our Earth people suffer.
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