kum1mkumu1deathWa yaa kpi nyin koku la, wa yaa wom wa suoku kumu.When he had died and appeared as a ghost, he heard about his brother's death.Kumu a ko nurma.Death killed people.kum biok, def. kum bioku, pl. kum baatabad death (e.g. death of a leper, a suicide etc.)kum welinggood death (as compared to kum biok)kum-tuok, pl. kum-toaasabitter death, sudden death, e.g. death in war or in the bush (when nobody holds the head of the dying person)Babatu kpalingka po ti koma kpi ka kum tuok.In Babatu’s war our ancestors died a bitter death.ku(m)-yogsuk [l l m]lit. fresh death; death that has just occurred2end (restr.)chiika kumat the end of the month (at the moon's death)Ba biag mu ka burinya chiika kumu dai.I was born at the end of December.Cf. also da-kum (cf. daama) n.kuub n., kum 2 v., ko 2 v.
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kum2kumu1to mourn, to condole, to cry, to weep, to lamentNipoowa deri kal a kumu.The woman suddenly sat down weeping.(Prov.) Vaanchoa kan kum vaanchoa a yaali nin-nyiam a kpieri.One companion does not mourn over another companion without shedding tears (lit.... and fails to fetch tears).Ba kum n kowa kuumu kama.They have conducted my father's funeral.kum kuumuto conduct a funeral (lit. to weep over a death; before the funeral you should not weep), to perform the funeral ceremonieskumdoa n.a., pl. kumdoabamourner2used to describe the sounds and voices of several animals and lifeless things: to sound, to make a noise, to ring (intrans.), to bark, to crow (cock), to croak (frogs), to neigh (horse), to bray or hee-haw (donkey), to twitter, chirp (birds), to hoot (horn of a car), to rumble (stomach); also used for the sounds and noises of grindstones, falling rain, beaten calabashes, thunder etc. (Prov.) Bon-duok kan kum ka choa teng po.A (male) donkey does not bray (cry) in its fellow's town (in the town of another donkey)Longni bora kum.The bell is ringing.Chinanga kum bira-bira.The calabashes "cried" bira-bira (when they were beaten for a dance).(Prov.) Nipok dan kan bo nuiri zuk-oa, nuini kan kumu.If a woman is not over the grinding-stone, it does not make noise.N poi a kum.My stomach rumbles (when empty or after eating).kum yega (yega)to sound loud (louder)kum magato sound low - kum maga maga to sound very low, to lower the sound3to ferment(Prov.) Nya fi ningka daamu te bu kum.Watch the fermentation of the pito (millet-beer) in front of you (mind your own business).kum n., kuub n., ko v.
kumsal l1mourning, weeping, crying; crowing (of cock); detonation (e.g. of a gun), sound of any musical instrument (other meanings: cf. kum 2)(Prov.) Kumsa dan kpieri fu, fi paa kperi ka nina.If you cannot weep, you have to blame the eyes (lit. shift the problem to the eyes).2funeral, performance of a funeral, first funeral celebrationKuumu kumsa ale chum.The performance of the funeral will be tomorrow.Other names for “funeral” or “performance of a funeral”: kuub-kumsa, kuub kumka kum 2 v., kumsanga
kunawhich? (what?), (ku-class, cf. dina 2, kana, wana etc.)Naawa yeni nurba a faa ka do-kuna [l l l] lieba?From which section do men of the chief's house marry girls?Anpan Yeni siuku ale kuna?Which is the road to Anpan's compound?bog(lu)-kuna [l l l l], pl. bog(lu)-tina [l l l l]which shrine?
kunkuntam m lkunkuntangakunkonte, konkontethick porridge made of cassava, rarer of yam or coco-yam; typical food of Bolgatanga (Frafra), sold in small ballsNipoowa a mani ka kunkunta a te wa bisanga.The woman prepared kunkunta for her children.
kunkuril l mku(n)kuni [l m h]ku(n)koo, def. pl. kunkoongakukuritype of hoe with an almost used up blade (hoe is sometimes also used for cutting; syn.? mieli n.: Sa. and Wi.)Nurba gela pa kunkoo a che za.Some people take a kunkui-hoe for harvesting millet.kunku-liak (Wi.)hoe used for cuttingkunku bilik, pl. kunku bilsasmall hoe for weeding, e.g for puurik, the first weedingniiga kunkuri or niiga kui(lit. cattle hoe) ploughAkanming a daasi ka niiga kunkuri (or niiga kui).Akanming is pushing the plough.kui n.
kuntunungl m mkuntunungku or kuntungkukuntuntaabbr. kuntung [l m](woollen) blanket, cotton clothNgoota boro jinla, mi le pa kuntunung pili.Today it is cold, I will take a blanket and cover (myself) up.
kungkoaril l lkungkoanikungkoa or kungkuna1low wall at the bottom of the entrance to a dok (today almost only to a dalong; prevents water from intruding into the room), doorstep, threshholdWa garing kungkoani a lo.He stumbled over the kungkoari and fell.2mud seatCf. also: kungkung n., kpaganing
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kungkokl mkungkoku [l m h]kungkobta, kungkorta or kungkokta [l m m]kungkoakfeather, hair (of animal only; cf. zuik n.)(Prov.) Nuru biik a labri ka kpiak kungkobta po.A human being hides under the feathers of a hen (if he is in danger he clutches at a straw).Vosi kungkok.Pluck out a feather.kpong kungkokfeather of a guinea fowlnum kungkokeyebrowkobtuk adj., kok 3 n.
kungkoluk1l l mkungkoluku [l l l m]kungkolta or kungkota [kuŋkɔta; l m l]1sp. snail (animal and shell, dark green, smaller than lokoto n.)Kambongsanga a ngob kungkolta.The Ashanti eat snails.2hub (of a bicycle)Pa supuksanga (lw. Engl.) a su n wusumu kungkoluku po.Fix the spokes to the hub of my bicycle.3small box, small leather or metal container for “kohl” (chelim, antimony, lead glance)ligra kungkoluksmall box for money, money-box
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kungkongih h hkungko(n)gnikungko(n)gakungkogi, kungkoang(i)bank (of river, lake, pond; also used if the river or lake is dry), bed of a river or lakeAte Achumboro... a ga jueli kungkoang ndila, alege wa vaanchoa basi.And Achumboro went and crossed (the river) to the other bank, but his companion stayed behind.
kungkung n.
kungkookkuŋko:k; l lmkungkooku or kungko(a)ku [l l m]kungkokta [l lm l]kungko(a)k [l lm]sp. fish (big dorsal fin, resembles mudfish)N yoawa diem yig kungkook.Yesterday my brother caught a kungkook-fish.kungkook fiik [l l m](lit. small kungkook) Synodontis clarias?kungkook pieluk [l m l l] (lit. white kungkook)Synodontis ocellifer?kungko(ok)-muning [l m l l](lit. red kungkook) Synodontis sp.Auchenoglanis occidentalis
kungkungl lkungkungku or kungkongnikungkunga, kungkuntakungkongi [l l l]embankment of a dok or grainstore (outside), for sitting on or for small shrines (cf. kungkutung n., syn.?), also name of a single mud-seat for one personYeni-nyonowa weni a doa ka buni kungkongni zuk.The house-owner's personal wen-shrine is (lit. lies) on the embankment of the grain-store.
kungkoari n. and kungkongi n.
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kungkutungl l lkungkutungkukungkutungta or kungkutima [l l l l]elevation, hill, raised ground (e.g. in courtyard), embankment in compoundBuenga a doa kungkutungku ngaang.The goats are lying behind the elevation.Ti le jueli kungkutima?Shall we climb hills?kungkung n., syn.?
kungmaaungkuŋma:uŋ; l mkungmaaungku [l m h]kungmaanta [l m m]Crowned Crane (other information: Hornbill)Kungmaaung ngiri a wonga kama.The neck of a crowned crane is long.Balearica pavonina
kunyil mkunyiwa [l m h]one, (ku-class), 1Yig kpongku kunyi.Catch one guinea fowl.pi ale kunyi, 11eleven (ku-class)
kurbah mkurbawakurba, rarer kurbabakuribaname for several containers used as measures; three sizes: kooko kurba (small size), sankaasi kurba (middle size, a conical vessel, e.g. for rice; 2100 cm³, named after a town in Northern Ghana)raba kurba or kurba kpiongplastic container (e.g. for groundnuts, big size)Ba pa sankaasi kurbawa a magsi ka za.They use a sankaasi kurba to measure rice.Maa yaali ká muma kurba wanyi.I like one kurba of rice. (kuri 1 n., cf. kui, hoe)Hausa
kuri21to pound (in a mortar, e.g. shea nuts, millet, pepper, fufu etc.; cf. fobi v., to thresh with a stick), to prepare (restr.: kpaam shea butter)N mawa bora kuri zaa.My mother is pounding millet.N mawa kuri kpaam.My mother prepared shea butter (the whole process).2to beat down on (of rain), to drench (rain)(Prov.) Ngmoruk kan kuri nipok yeng biik-a.Rain does not beat down on only one woman's child.(Prov.) Wen le basi ju-bui la, ngmoruk kan kuri a cheti.What God has created, rain cannot destroy (lit. drench and rub away).3to forge, to hammer, to work as a blacksmithAbakperi kuri liak a te mu.Abakperi forged an axe for me.kuri kutato forge ironCf. also kuriroa n.
kuri-kuril l l l(onom.), spec. sound or noise, e.g. produced by a mouse in a cupboard, rustling noise(Prov.) Kuri-kuri kan wari vori(b) po.Noise never remains in the hole (most things become public).Ku a choa kuri-kuri.It makes a noise (lit. it shakes kuri-kuri).Mi nye kuri-kuri [h h l l l l].I made a rustling noise.
kuribah mkuribangaknobs (almost only used for the knobs of the puuk-pot and the knobbed calabash)Chinide ta kuriba.This calabash has knobs.tan-kuribaziukbig laterite stoneCf. chin-kuriba n. and zuk-chin-kuriba n.kurikpaani n., kuurung (ridge)
kuribazurih h h h hkuribazunikuribazueduck (may also be applied to geese and swans, which do not exist among the Bulsa in their wild forms)Kuribazue ale doa mogni zuk.Ducks are (lying) on the dam.goai kuribazuri [h h h h h h] (lit. bush duck)red knobbed cootkuribazuri yaarikmoorhen
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