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moali3to be or feel easy or at ease, to take life easy, to be easy to handle or deal withMi moali.I like the easy way of life. I am easy (to get on with).Asuom yueni ain di ka moali.The Hare said that it was easy.Fi choroawa ka moali.Your husband is easy (to get on with).Fi yaalimude ka moali.Your way of hunting is easy.
moana(especially for human complexion and skin) to be red, to become red, (restr.) to have a fair (light) complexion (restr.), to be multicolouredKu moana [l m m].It is red. Ateni moana gaam wa sueku.Ateni has a nicer (lit. redder) complexion than her relative.muni v. (to dye)
moaningmɔaniŋ; l lmoaningka, pl. moansa, moanung, def. moanungku, moansa, moanta, monta or moana moain only in waa-moain and za-moainred, brown, yellow, orange, khaki, "coloured" (skin)N bi-kpagni ka ja-moanung.My eldest child has a light complexion.bi-moaning [h l l], pl. bi-moansacoloured child (i.e. child with a complexion slightly lighter than average)pa-moaning or pa-moanung [h l l]brown sheepkpa-moaning [l l l]brown henkpa-moanung [h l l]red oil, palm oiltaung moanung [l l l]red sand (moaning not possible)ja-moaning or ja-moanung [l l l]red thingfor persons only moaning can be used (nipok moaning, bi-moaning, nur moaning), for uncountable things only moanung can be used (da-moanung, taung moanung etc.), other nouns may have either moaning or moanungmuning, munung adj.
moanuml lmoanumumoanimredness, red colourN garuku moanumu a nala.The red colour of my dress is nice.
moarito swell, to be swollen, to get or have a boilDa yeng yaa boro, ate wa dunung a yaa moari.One day her knee was swollen. One day she had a boil on her knee.
MoasaMossi (people/tribe living in Burkina Faso)
Moasa tiakMoasa tiakaMoasa taasatype of rectangular mat made of complete grasses (kpasik: split grasses)
Moasa zu-juokl l m lMoasa zu-juoku [l l m l m]Moasa zu-joaata [l l m l l]Moasa zu-yuokMossi hat, leather hat (straw hat covered with leather)Ba pa posuk gbang a baali Moasa zu-juok.They use sheepskin to make a Mossi hat.
moata1to be near (cf. kpangi v.), to approach, to come nearerBorika a moata kama.The time for sowing is near.Wa moata kum.She is near death. She is about to die.Abang bisanga an moata yeriya.Abang’s children are not near the compound.2to be related toNaawa ale mi moata.The chief and I are related. Cf.: Mi moati naawa.I am related to the chief.moati v. trans.
moati1to be near, (transl.:) almost, nearlyWa moati Sandem.He is near Sandema.Tengka le moati sobrika la, ba yueni ain...When it was almost getting dark, they told them...2to approach, to come or go near toWa cheng... a ga moati yeni ale chiika pienti ka wa-a.He went and approached the house, and the moon was shining bright.3to be related toMi moati naawa.I am related to the chief. (Cf. Naawa ale mi moata. The chief and I are related.) kal moatika(lit. nearness of sitting) neighbourliness(Prov.) Kal moatika gaam ko-birini.Neighbourliness is better than (patrilineal) relationship.(idiom.) Mi kan yaa wa moatika.I do not wish to have anything to do with him. I do not like to be near him.
mobi1mɔbito turn or branch off, to turn (e.g. right)Baa cheng, baa cheng a ga paa siuk a mob, ate Asuom a yaali ain wa mob kuli.They went and went and reached the path branching off (to the Hare's house), and the Hare wanted to turn off and go home.Wa mob juga a cheng maga pilim mob gala.He turned right (e.g. with his car), drove on a little and turned left again.
mobi21to break, to break into pieces, to break open, to crack(Prov.) Bang yueni ain ka dan lo teng, ka zuk kan mobi.A lizard said that if it fell down, its head would not crack.2to cut, to cut open, to incise, to lance, to split(Prov.) Ba kan mobi wuri bimbaansa sunsung-a.They do not cut open a monitor-lizard in the midst of children.mobi wieto cut (incise) decorative marks (into the skin)mob(i)kafission, splitting; incision3to flood, to overflow, to burst (banks) Aguuk nyini Chana chiena jam a paari, ate nyiam mob beli.Aguuk came home from Chana and (found that) the river had overflowed its banks (lit. that water had flooded the river).yam...mobito be fed up withBa yam yaa mobi ale wa.They were fed up with him.gbegri, gbegsi, pangsi, we v.
mobingmɔbiŋ; l lmobinimoba1fragile, breakable, weak (restr.)Kaa choa taasini, ngan-moba ale bo di po.Do not shake the bowl, there are fragile things in it.cheng mobing [h l l]a fragile cheng-vesselja-mobing [l l l]a fragile object2broken, crackedPa chin mobini a te fi kowa, ate wa baali.Take the broken calabash and give it to your father to be mended.mobi 2 v.
mogi1mɔgi; h hmogni, pl. mogamonga1reservoir behind a dam, large river (cf. beli n., general term)Awiesa an bag mogni a basi.The people of Wiesi cannot leave the river.jueli mogi(1.) to go to a river, (2.) to climb out of a river after crossing it 2dam, dikeBisanga a za mogni zuk a diini.The children were playing on the dike.basi mogito make a dike (to prevent the river from bursting its banks)
beli n.
mogi21to suck sth. that is in the mouth, e.g. a sweet (cf. mogsi to suck sth. that is partly outside the mouth; ngoosi to suck e.g. during breastfeeding)Wa yaa mog tiuuku a cheng.He sucked the baobab-fruit and went along.2to feed from mouth to mouth (as it is done with puppies: a liquid food is taken into the feeder's mouth and forced into the puppy's mouth)Wa yaa pa ba-biinsanga ale beg liewa ain naab-biisimu bo ka be, ate wa pa mog baasanga.He took the puppies and asked the girl where there was milk to feed the dogs.mogsi v.
mogi-boningh h l mmogi-boningka [h h l l m]mogi-bon(i)sa [h h l (m) l]unidentified wild animalBisanga a nya mogi-boningka a yiri chali.The children saw the mogi-boning and ran away.
mogsito suck sth. that is partly outside the mouth (e.g. a lollipop; cf. mogi to suck sth. that is inside the mouth), to suck out (e.g. an orange)Wai dan mogsi mogsi gaanga a chiiri lonsi, wa pai mogsi.Whenever somebody sucked and spat out gaab-fruit, he took them and sucked them.noai mogsikakiss, kissing (lit. sucking of mouth).mogi v.
mogzuk-kingkeringh h l l lmogzuk-kingkeringkamogzuk-kingkerisaantelope-like mythical (non-existant) animal of GbedemaTi karichiwa diem a daani mogzuk-kingkering sag ti.Yesterday our teacher drew (and showed) us a mogzuk-kingkering.
Mookmo:k; lMooku1land or country of the Mossi (Burkina Faso); modern usage for "land of the Mossi": Moasanga teng N suoku a kali Mook bena nyaye.My brother has lived in the Mossi country for two years.2(mook) far away land or country (only Gur-people? cannot be applied to the Ashanti), (transl.:) far awayFi daa yaali a cheng mook, mi le yig fu.Even if you want to go to a far away land, I will catch you.Wa bo ka mook.He lived far away (as fas as the Mossi-land).Moak n.
mooklm(u)ooku, moongkumootamoong, muookfig (smaller than Mediterranean fig), ripe fruit of kingkang-tree (fruit: yellow-pink colour; cf. kingkami hard, half-ripe fruit; also the kingkang-tree is sometimes, probably not quite correctly, called mook)(Prov.) Bimbaansa jue goai a de moota, ate ba puusa dom, ate ngan-kpaksa puusa chogsi mari dom.The children went into the bush and ate mook-fruit, and their stomachs ached, and the old people's stomachs ached, too (lit. felt the same pain).Ba cheng moota po.(Lit.: They went into the figs) They went out to pluck figs.Cf. also bia-moong n.
moolimooling1to proclaim, to declare, to announce (in public, e.g. at a meeting, not from compound to compound, cf. wi v., wiik n.; in contrast to jalisi, mooli has no negative associations), to make known, to spread newsBa diem a mooli ain ba le bob Kanjag naamu chum.Yesterday they announced that tomorrow they would install the (new) Kanjaga-chief.moolika v.n.loud singing of farm workersYi-yiirima mooli yiili ate di jueli.The musicians sang a song louder.2to publish (e.g. in a newspaper), to broadcast (by radio)
moolimto glare, to flash, to shine excessively, to apply too much of a shiny substance(Prov.) Jambali tieng fi dan sa kpaam, ku a moolim; fi dan kan sa kpaam ku a we.If you apply oil to the beard of a jambali (?), it will shine too much, if you do not put oil on it, it will crack.Maa moolim n nying.I applied too much of a shiny substance to my body.muin 1 n. (gleam)
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