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goalisigoalingto roll a plaited straw hoop in the bilini-game, to play the bilini-gameNaapiesanga a bo ka bilima goalisika ale basi ate piisanga a jo mumanga po.The shepherds were playing the bilini-game and let the sheep go into the rice field.gulisi
goalisungm m mgoalisimugoalisima, goalisinta or goalisungtagoalisum(round) rim of a wheel (e.g. bicycle, hoop), bucket etc.Biika ta kutuk-goalisung.The child has an iron hoop.
goamlgoamugoataclotted, curdled, congealed, solid (oil, fat, blood, milk, soup)Cheng ga da kpa-goam ta jam.Go and buy fat (in solid form, not as oil) and bring it.naabiisim goam [h l l l]curdled milkzi-goam [h l] or zi-goaungcongealed bloodgoa 2 v., goom n.
goanito bendBa goani duoku.They bent the wood.goan jito connect two ropes or two wires by two loops.Wa goani garisa siye ji.He connected two wires.goanti v.
goanti1to curve, to go around sth (e.g. an obstacle) when walking or riding, to take another way (e.g. to avoid something on the planned way), to divert (from), to branch, to turnDo wusumu goanti jam.Ride the bicycle (or horse), turn and come back (e.g. for testing a bicycle).Nuruwa ale nya ale siuk a wonga la, wa yaa goanti a va siuk gelika.When the man saw that the way was long, he diverted and followed a short way.su-goantukcurved road2to bend down, to bow (restr.)Wa jam goanti nya ka ligtain kululuk ale ku dua vakka po.He bent down and saw a round golden stone, which was lying in the (bird’s) nest.3to do instead of, (transl.) instead, on the contrary, rather(Luke 5,33) Fi ngaangviirima kan bobi noa alege goanti a de.Your disciples do not fast but eat instead.goani v., goaling, adj.
goarim mgoani [m h]goathorn-treeNipoowa a yaali ka goari daata.The woman collected firewood from the goari-tree.goari bie [m m h]seed of the goari-treeAcacia farnesiana?
goatik2(kan)-goatika or (kan)-goatuku(kan)-goatisagoatuk [h h] or kan-goatik [h h h]sickleN dan da goatik, mi le ngari wuuku a dani.If I buy a sickle, I will cut the grass and dry it.synwusuma-gebik
wusuma gebik
gob-gbainl mgob-gbanigob-gbanatanned leatherNurwa pa gob-gbain a gob geuku.The man took tanned leather to sheathe the knife.gobi, v.
gobi1to manufacture leather, to work sth. (up) in leather, to decorate sth. by means of leather, to dress an object with leatherAyomo ale gob fook a su fi gebku nying.Ayomo will make a (leather-) case to put your knife in.Nurwa gobi wa zu-chiaka.The man has decorated his war-helmet (with leather).gob poalito make a leather-waist-ringgobi wusum sabato manufacture amulets for a horse2to dress up, to prepare wellDueroawa a gobi kama a cheng wa nongku po.The suitor has dressed well to go to his girl friend.gobi kpanungto put on (fix) the strings of a luteAkisi a gobi ka kpanta.Akisi fixes strings to his lutes.jadok-gobika v.n.(inf. Wi.) ordination (initiation) of a divinerBa ko dungsa yega-yega jadok-gobika.They killed a lot of animals at the initiation of the diviner.
ngmirisi v.
jadok gobika
gogito dance(Prov.) Ba dan nag jong faa gog kama.If they are drumming for a dance, you have to dance.nying gogito shake or tremble with excitementnying gokaexcitementYaaloawa yueni biika ain wa kan lag wa, wa nying a gogi.The hunter told the child that he should not come into the open (air), he trembled with fear.lakoto (lokoto) gogkaspinning a snail (children’s game)
gogogogowagogobaclock, watch, timeFi gogowa nag ka dina?What is the time? (Lit.: How much does your clock strike?)
gogroam mgogroawagogroabadancer(Prov.) Ba kan nag gokta alege gogroa karo.They do not drum if there is no dancer.gogi v.
goklgokugokta [gɔɣta]1dance (though gok denotes a special very lively dance, danced separately by women and men, it can also be used for other types of dances, if the name of that type is not known)Ba miena nye dila a ta ba pooma kuli a ga bo gokta po.They all did so, took the women home and staged a gokta-dance. 2festival, feast, ballTi diem a faa nipok a gog gokta wa zuk.Yesterday we married a woman and had a feast on her behalf.
goling-goonal l m lgreen moss on damp places (e.g. on walls, pots etc.)Goling-goona bo siaka nying.There is moss on the wall.syngusung-gona
golukl mgoluku [l l m]gola or golta [l l]hole, pit (need not have a circular shape); basin with washing board of the gold miners (goluku ale a sugri ligra la), shamp (min.); (cf. voain n., voong n. and vorub n.), depression in the ground, (shallow) valley, drains (ditch for sewage), sewage basin, cesspit, cess pool (cf. gotuk n.)Naawa...pa zu-kpaglisa a kalik a gilim goluku miena ain nurma kal dula.The chief took stools and placed them all round the hole so that the men could sit there.golaholes of the bie-duok-game
gomsi1to prepare, to be prepared, to get or be ready...ba yaa bora se yie ain ba gomsi ate ba kum kuumu....and then they built houses so that they were prepared for the funeral.2to clean, to tidyMa ale Akumlie gomsi yeni.Mother and Akumlie cleaned the house.
gong1gɔŋ; mbig round and nearly closed calabash, often with a lid, used for storing (e.g.) threshed millet, flour, milk or water (cf. chin hemispheric calabash; other forms: kungkoluk, katiak, leng)(Prov.) Diri nyono-a kan pobsi gong po.A person with a protruding forehead does not blow into a gong-calabash.naa-biisim gongcalabash used for storing milkgong liklid (cover) of a gong-calabashsiita gongbig calabash fixed in tree to invite bees to use it as a beehivegolong-gongmetal tank, e.g. for petrol (cf. leng n., plastic tank)nyiam gong [h m] or nyiam lengbottle-shaped calabash
gong
gong3mgongkugongsa or gongtagoong (the long pronunciation is used if it should be distinguished clearly from gong²)wooden ring giving tension to the skin of a ginggaung-drum or stabilizing the interior of a ngabik-fishtrap, big straw-ring between the rafters and the straw-mats of a conical roofYogdoawa nye gong a basi ngabika po.The basket-maker made a gong-ring and put it into the fish-trap.vili gongto wrap fibres around the stalks of a gong-ringsyngoong
goom1hgoomugootasleepBiika ale yiti la, wa deri yueni ain, "N nya n goom nina kpakuri ya."When the boy woke up, at once he said, "I see a tortoise with my sleepy eyes (lit. with my eyes of sleep)."Ni goom-a?How was your sleep? How are you this morning?N cheng gooma.I am going to bed (lit. to sleep; said when leaving a group)goom jigi [h l m]sleeping place, fig. peaceWa dan pa te Siniensa-naab, wa kan nya goom jigi ya.If he gave her to the chief of Siniensi, he would not find peace (a sleeping place) any more.goom dok [h l] (rarer: goaka dok) n., def. goom doku [h l m], pl. goom diina [h m m]bedroom, sleeping room (in the traditional compound: dalong, dayiik or posuk)Dalongkude ka n mawa goom dok.This dalong is my mother's bedroom.goota sunsung [h h m m] n., pl. goota sunsungsamiddle of the night (lit. of sleeping), midnightBa yaa te ba dok ain ba goa, ate goota sunsung po ate wa yiti.They gave them a room to sleep, and in the middle of the night he got up.
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