jomih hjominijomaslight disfigurement, minor physical blemish (e.g. crooked legs, crooked mouth etc.)Nurba miena ta joma.All people have slight physical blemishes.
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jong1hjongkajongsadark flavouring fermented ingredient (for soup) from dawa-dawa seeds, dawa-dawa spices (sold in small balls in the market)N ma baanka a kuri ka jong a da yaba po.My junior mother (mother's junior co-wife) prepares jong and sells it in the market.tab-jong(cf. tabi tobacco) ball of tobacco (has the form of a jong-ball)jong nyiam(lit. dawa-dawa water) watery extract of jong, used for hardening the surface of plastered walls
jongtito behave (move) proudly in (among) a group of people without feeling shyNipoowa a jongti nurma po alege kan chali chivie.The woman moved among people without any shyness.
judʒuto burn, to set on fire, to set alight, to scorchNurwa ju wuuk.The man set the grass on fire. (Cf. v. intrans.: Wuuku a de. The grass is burning.); to smoke ceramic vessels after burning them.ju bas(i)to burn out, to make trouble, to give sb. an uneasy feelingFi daa biisi ale Azong poowa, wa ju a basi kama.If you speak with Azong's wife, she will make trouble.juka v.n. (syn. ngomsika v.n.)last part of a funeral (personal belongings of the deceased are burnt); also used for the last day of the kumsa-funeral, on which the mat of the dead person is burnt (inf. Gbed.)Mi ngesoawa ale kpi la, mi jam ka kumu juka nyiini.When my uncle died I could only come to the juku-funeral.juka v.n.firing ceramic vessels
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ju-biikdʒubi:k; l lmju-biika [l l m]ju-bisa [l l l]a particular kind of "juju" (tiim, can also be used to harm other people)Nurba a chali n kowa ju-biika.People fear my father's ju-biik.
ju-biridʒubiri; l l lju-bini [l l m]ju-bie [l lm]the lower part of a cow's tail (where the tail thickens in the form of a "seed")...ba pa naamu jui-bienga a yug basi wen, ate jui-bienga a chim chi-ngmarisanga.And they took the hairy part of a cow's tail and threw it upwards, and the hairs turned into stars.
jueli1to climb (up), to go up, to ascend, to rise (e.g. sun), to mount (e.g. a horse), to soar upwards...ba jueli naawa yeni nansiung gong zuk.They climbed into a kapok tree in front of the chief's compound.jueli logrito get into a car, to enter a carjue kingkangito climb over the wall of the courtyardjueli ganggangto be high (cf. ganggang adv.)jueli wento rise up (e.g. water)(Mk 4,37) Nyiamu me a yiri a jueli wen.The water rose (lit. rose and climbed upwards)synmeli2to come out, to climb out (of), to emerge (from)Agoba, jue ti kul!Agoba, come out (of the house) and let us go home.3to go (restr.)jueli goaito go to the bushjueli talimto go to the (bush-) farmjueli mogito go to a river; to get out of a riverWa nyiem yaa jueli goai.He used to go to the bush.4(only said of animals) to copulate, to have sexual intercourse (cf. juenta n.pl.)Fi dan nya bunorta a jueli chaab, faa ngari ka ngandoksa.If you see coupling chameleons, you must build a (jadok-) shrine.5to reach(Prov.) Moali jab kan jue noai-ya.Cheap food does not reach the mouth.6to cross, to take across (through)Achumboro, jam ate n ta fu jueli.Achumboro, come that I take you across.Ate ba yaa ta ba cheng ka Santejan, ate ba lo mogni jueli.Then they pursued them to Santejan and crossed the river.lo mogi juelito cross a river7to hurt, to cause pain, to acheBiliok-nuoong dan dom fu, ku kan jueli.If an earwig bites you, it does not ache.8to become louderNag te ku jueli.Beat [the drum] louder (lit. that it becomes louder; said to a drummer who gets tired).
juelikl ljuelika [l l m]juelinsa, juensaclimbing, mating (of male animals)dung juelik [l l l]climbing (mating male) animalFi dan nya bunoruk juensa fa ngari ka ngandoksa.If you see a mating chameleon you (must) establish a ngandoksa-shrine (you may become a diviner).
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juentadʒɥe:nta; l ljuentangacopulation, coitus, intercourse (only of animals)Mi nya bunoruk juenta.I saw the copulation of chameleons.jueli v.
jugadʒɥγa; l ljunga pl. 1the right (hand)(Prov.) Gala a sugri ka juga, juga me a sugri gala.The left hand washes the right, and the right hand washes the left.2(transl. adv.) right, on the right (side) Abil mob juga a cheng maga pilim mob gala.Abil turns right, goes a little and turns left.Mi va juga [h h l l].I turn right.Sandem juga gensaon the right side of Sandemawa juga nisaon his right side, on his right handNisomowa za naawa juga.The old man stood on the chief's right side.juga nyingclockwise (syn. ning nying; cf. gala nying anti-clockwise)Tamu bangka a cheng ka juga nying.The (hands of a) clock move(s) clockwise.
jui-juidʒɥidʒɥi; lm mdula-jui or du-jui1at a (certain) place, somewhere, anywhereAgbedembilik ale kal jui-jui la, ate ba wi Gbedembilisa.Agbedembilik settled at a place, which is (now) called Gbedembilisa.Chum mi kan cheng jui-jui-ya.Tomorrow I will not go anywhere.jui-jui mienaeverywhere2where, whereverWa ze wa doawa yeni ale za jui-jui-la chagi-ya.He does not know quite surely where his friend's house is.Fi ale tuag jui-jui-la, maa va me.Wherever you will go, I will follow you.
juikdʒɥi:k; lmjuika [l m]juisa [lm l]mongoose (different types, e.g. Mungos obscurus)Ba segri n toawa biika ka juik.They named my brother's child after a mongoose (i.e. a juik-bogluk).juik-ferikaritual of establishing a juik-shrine (in Biuk called juik-ngmarika v.n.)
juindʒɥin, hjuinijuna [dʒɥina]juing, jung, jueng [ɥ]small (feline?) bush animal, type of civet cat (?), very big type of mungo (Herpestes ichneumon)?Juin dan pa ku juik tiri fi nangsa, sa gbaring kama.If the juin uses its tail to touch your legs, you become weak.
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juisidʒɥisi1to beg, to ask forFi juisi nurma a kpieri.You begged the man but failed.Maa juisi siuk ain n kuli.I ask for permission to go home.2to employ (restr.)Wa chorowa dan juisi ka kpaaroaba...If her husband has employed some farmers...
juisiml ljuisimubegging(Prov.) Juisim kan juisi takabi po.Begging does not beg from a potsherd (you cannot beg from a poor man).juisi v.
juisingaijigangai(to) the place(s) whereWaa cheng wa ko yeni, juisingai ate ba boro a nye kuumu la.She went to her father's house, to the place where they were performing the funeral.
jumdʒum; hjumujumafish (general term)(Prov.) Jum a kan basi bu nyono zaasim-oa.A fish retains the smell of its parent (like father like son). Cf. also: jum-goalik, jum-naab, jum-soblik
jum-baliirukh h m mjum-baliirukujum-baliiritajum-baliirikbig and grey aquatic bird, heron? crane? (eats fish, toads and frogs)Jum-baliiruk a niensi goai-naapierik.A heron (?) resembles a cattle egret.
jum-baluokh h mjum-baluoku [h h m h]jum-baloata [h h m m]leech (Bulsa: sticks to the skin and causes bleeding from eyes, ears and mouth)Jum-baluok dan kpi fu, chali jue zinga zuk.If a leech adheres to your skin, run to stony land (belief: this loosens them).
jum-goalikh l mjum-goalika [h l l m]jum-goalisa [h l l l] or jum-goalsamud-fishMi kan yaa jum-goalik.I do not like mudfish.jum-sobluka dark var. of jum-goalikClarias sp.
jum-naabh hjum-naamujum-niigabig fishMi yig jum-naab Abeliwan po.I caught a jum-naab in the Abeliwan river.Lates niloticus?
jum-paukm mjum-pakujum-paksajum-pakscale of a fishBa kan digi jum ale bu paksa.They do not cook a fish with its scales.
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