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kamshkams(i)wakamsiban.muzzle loader (gun)Nurwa a ta ka kams nisinga po.The man has a muzzle-loader in his hands.
kamsikamisiv.to wink (e.g. to indicate to a third person that one is not telling the truth), to blink (also out of nervousness)Kanchuingsanga ale nag biika nue la, ka kamsi kama.After the child had been ill from measles, it blinked (out of nervousness).kamsi wito signal(Luke 5.7) Ba yaa kamsi wi ba vaanchaama ale bo ngaarung kungkula po la ayen ba jam a maa mari ba.They signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.
kanneg. part.neg. part. used with present tense (cf. kaa and an), future and imperative (with different tonal heights) notKan namsi mu [h l l m].Do not disturb me (initial warning). Cf. kaa namsi mu, stop disturbing me (cf. kaa)Maa yiti ngwuli, alege wa kan yiti ngwuli.I get up early, but she does not get up early (present tense!).Biika an yiti ngwuli.The child did not get up early (past tense).Ku kan kisi [l l m m].It is not forbidden.Kan [h] kuri.Do not pound.
kan-giriroam m m mkan-giriroawakan-giriroabakan-giroan.avenger, an "unforgiving" person; a vengeful or vindictive personN yoawa ka kan-giriroa.My younger brother is vindictive.
kan-girukl l l kan-giru(ng)kukan-gir(u)takan-girungn.1vengeance, revenge, retribution, retaliationKan-giruk an nala.Vengeance is not good.2challenge, keen competition (e.g. when sb. wants to become as rich as his neighbour), ambition (restr.), competitive spirit, competitivenessKambon-naab kan-giruku ale bas ate wa maa zaan naamu bobka.The sub-chief's ambition (wish for competition) made him put up for the office of chief.Atiim kan-giruku nying ate wa ko Azung kowa.Out of kan-giruk (challenge, revenge...) Atiim killed Azung's father.3a particular imitative attitude which says "if you don't work, I will not work either"; expresses imitation in a positive or negative senseWa ta kan-giruk.He has a kan-giruk mentality.
kan-gbegikan-gbegni [h l m], kang-gbeglukukan-gbega [h l l] or (kang-gbeglukta)kan(g)gbegli or kan(g)gbeglukn.Soap Berry tree (edible fruit: namogla; parts of the tree are used for several medicines, its bark, young twigs and roots are used for making fish-poison)(Prov.) Ba kan ji kan-gbegli tulik-a.They do not carry a carrying pad of thorns (lit. of kan-gbegi thorn-tree).Balanites aegyptiaca
kanainterr. adj.interr. adj. (ka-class, cf. dina 2, wana, kuna etc.), which? (what?)Ka fi bi-kana ale karichi la?Which of your children is a teacher?bi-kana [h l l], pl. bi-sina [h l l]which child? which children?
kana-ngmiengl m lkana-ngmiengka [l m l m]kana-ngmiensa [l m l l]n.electric torchlight, torch, flash-lightApung ngme wa kana-ngmiengka.Apung switched on his torch.synngmieng3
kanboglokkanbɔγlɔk; m m hkanbogloku [m m m h]kanboglokta or kanbogloksa [m m h m]n.sp. frog (approx. one inch, not eaten, buries itself in mud)(Prov.) Kanboglok alaa biag yauk.A small frog can give birth to an elephant (a poor woman can give birth to a great man).
kanchabikh h hkanchabikakanchabsakanchoabikn.(young) frog just developed from a tadpole (MP: tree-frog)Kanchoabika doa nyiamu zuk.The kanchoabik-frog is lying on the water.
kanchainl l; m mkanchanikanchanan.sp. plant, small tree (?) (succulent; leaves are soaked in water and the water is used against termites in the house or for poisoning arrows; identical with MP kangkyale, a kind of iris or syn. with kancheli-tree?)Kanchana a piisi goani po.There are many kanchain-plants in the bush.
kanchelih h hn.sp. plant, tree? (MP a kind of iris)Ga yaali kancheli vaata ta jam.Go and fetch kancheli leaves.kanchain
kanchiangm mkanchiangkukanchiantakanchieng, kanchiaungn.snatching away sth.; term used especially for the ritual snatching of food during funerals or from the market (yaba kanchiang) during a chief’s funeralnye kanchiengto snatch sth. (lit. to make kanchieng)Bisanga nye kanchieng cheri saamu.The children snatched the cheri T.Z. (millet porrige prepared for a ritual event during a funeral)chiagi v.
kanchuingkanʧɥi:ŋ; m lkanchuingka [m l m]kanchuingsa, kanchuinsa [m l l]n.stye (on the eye; usu. num-kanchuing); pl.: measlesDaam-dem ain kanchuinsa dan ta biik, ba kan so ka.Old people (of former times) used to say that if a child had measles, it should not be bathed.num-kanchuing n., nga-nangta
kaniakl lmkaniaka [l l m]kanaasa [l lm l]n.lamp, lantern (e.g. kerosene lamp, cf. kana-ngmieng n.)Biika a mob ka mawa kaniaka jeni.The child broke the globe (lit. egg) of his mother's lamp.kaniak ngmien (cf. ngmieni to squeeze)electric torch (syn. bolim ngmien)
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kanjaungl lmkanjaungku [l l m] kanjanta [l lm l]n.pride, conceit, haughtiness, showing-off (usually connected with unfriendliness)Nidoa-bini a jam ta kanjanta yeg-yega.The boy was very proud.(Prov.) Yiila nyono kan nye kanjanta.A singer has no pride.kanjanta nyonoa proud man (lit. owner of pride)synkayeruknayerinikayeruk
kanliengh hkanliengkakanliengsan.a piece of cloth used by women as underpants (also for menstruation), fibres worn by excised girlsNipok-bini suuri wa kanliengka a sagi miika nying.The girl washed her kanlieng and hung it on a line (rope).
kannyuisingh m hkannyuisinikannyuisingsan.plant sp.Ba pa kannyuising a tebi ká poi.They use kannusising to treat the stomach (i.e. stomach ache).
kanpirika-sarim m m h l mkanpirika-sanikanpirika-san.sp. frog (smaller than sari, bigger than kansiing, smooth body, lives near the water)Ba kan ngobi kanpirika-sari ya.They do not eat kanpirika-sari-frog.
kanpiungl lkanpiungkukanpiintan.misfortune, failure (to achieve an object), pitifulnessWa nya kanpiinta.He had (lit. saw) misfortunes.(Prov.) Kanpiinta kan piinti, kum kan ko.If there are no misfortunes (lit. if misfortunes are not a problem), death does not kill.
kansangh lkansangkakansangsan.bunch, bundlezaa kansanga bunch of millet (e.g. for sowing)Naara kansangka yig siak nying.There is a bunch of early millet hanging on the wall.sang v.
kansiingh hkansiingkakansiinsan.sp. frog (small size, good jumper, lives in water and on land, eaten by Bulsa)Bulba yega-yega a yaa kansiinsa ngobka.Many Bulsa like to eat kansiing-frogs.
kantain1m hkantanikantanan.basket similar to kpanjok, but usually bigger and stronger, sometimes made from bambooNipooba vaari zaanga nyo kantani po.The women put millet into the kantain-basket.
kantain2h hkantainikantanan.horn-trumpet similar to namuning, but a little smaller (may be blown together with the dunduning-drum)Wiag dema a nag ka dunduning ale pieri kantain cheng Sandem leelika.The people of Wiaga beat the dunduning drum and blew the horn-trumpet and went to the Sandema war-dance (= Fiok Festival).
kantelikh h hkantelikakantelisan.sp. mouse (smallest type), R.S. frog Kantelik yika a toa la.It is difficult to catch a kantelik-mouse.