moonil lmooni [l m]mooma [l l]complete, wholePa liemu mooni a te Akusung, abe fi te Abuluk kooduk kauku.Give Akusung the whole orange and Abuluk half the banana.
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moongimõ:ŋi; mõãŋimoong, moonito soak, to be soaked (in water), to moisten, to wet, to be wet (cf. yogi to be or make wet and cool and lusi v.; while moongi refers to water, lusi can be used with any liquid)Siaka moong ya.The wall is soaked (with water).moongi tue a zaanito soak beans (and let them stand)moongi nyiamto soak in watermoongi tutok(lit. to soak throat) to drink only a little (cf. tugi)
mumumime (obj. of mi, subj.)Fi le va mu cheng yabanga?Will you go to the market with me?Faa yaa mu [l lm l]?Do you love me?Fi nya mu [l l m].You can see me.
mu-saaringm l lmu-saaringkamu-saaringsamu-seeringbrown sticks at the bottom of a busik-basketNipooba pa mu-saarinsa a yog busika tengka.The women used mu-saaring-sticks for the bottom of the basket.
mugirito try hard, to do one's best (with suffering)Mi mugiri kama a paai n ligranga.I tried hard and got my money.
mulito hurt or damage slightly, to crack, to split, to be hurt, damaged, cracked, split (A.A.: muli is usually used for people and animals; for other things, e.g. a wall, poti or kpiiri are more appropriate)Fi dan te ate biika nye muli, mi le nag fu.If you hurt the child, I will beat you.Siaka muli kama.The wall is slightly damaged (e.g. eroded by rain).Fi dan muli liika...If you crack the pot...mulika v.n.fission, splitting, cracking
mummumuto be proud or arrogant, to show offMan ngmaa mumu.I am no longer proud.Liewa kowa yueni liewa ain wa kaa mum ale dueriba.The girl's father told her (the daughter) not to be proud towards the suitors.
mumi1l mmumuni [l l m] or muini [l m]muma [l l], mue [mue:; lm]rice seed or plant; sing. mumi denotes one grain of rice, otherwise pl. is used)Nipooma a dam zu-nyiam, a man saab a dig muma a te Asuom.The women mixed millet water, prepared T.Z. and cooked rice for the Hare.mum-paung [l l], pl. mum-pangta [l l l]unskinned ricemum-biri [l l m], pl. mum-bie [l lm]skinned ricemum-kok, pl. mum-kobtabristly type of rice (not eaten by birds)mum-moaning [l l l], pl. mum-moanta [l l l]red rice, unpolished ricemum-pieluk [l l l], pl. mum-piela [l l l]white rice, polished or milled rice; also name of a varietymum-pigni, pl. mum-pigmariceball (common dish among the Bulsa)mum-digni [l l l] (sing. rare), pl. mum-digma [l l l]cooked ricemum-bena uncooked rice - mum-buura [l m m]only pl., rice (seeds) for sowingmum-wiama n.pl. (sing. mum-wieni rare)boiled ricemum-yarik, pl. mum-yarisarice that has not been sown (cf. kpawari n.) ; grows near rivers; other varieties or rice: mum-gelik, mum-wong (‘long rice’)Oryza glaberrima
muin [mũĩ; lm]
mumi2abbr. mumto close, to shut (e.g. eyes, mouth etc.)(Prov.) Noai nyono ale seb wa noani mumika.The owner of a mouth knows how to close it.Naawen mum kpaara nina yooo.God (may) close the farmer’s eyes (said by shepherds)mum noai(lit. to close mouth) to be quiet or silent, to silence sb., to reduce sb. to silenceBoan te fi mum noai-a?Why are you so quiet?Fi daa le fi suoku, mi le jam mum fi noani.If you keep on insulting your sister, I will come and silence you (e.g. by beating you).
mumulikh l lmumulika [h l l m]mumulisa [h l l l]1fire-fly, small phosphorescent beetle, glow-worm(Prov.) A chali mumulik bolim, a ga jo sakpak bolim po.Fearing the fire of the glow worm (you) enter the witch's fire.Lampyridae: Lampyris sp. or Lyciola sp2sp. tree, Coral Flowers (Erythrina senegalensis), Parrot Tree, Red Fence Tree, Coral Tree (red blossoms, red seeds, small thorns, blossoms in January; decoction made of the bark is used as a medicine (biisim tiim) to stimulate the milk-production of breast-feeding mothers) Mumulik ka biisim tiim.Mumulik is “milk medicine” (i.e. stimulates the milk production).Erythrina senegalensis
mumumal l lmumumangamuma [l l]pride, haughtiness, arrogance, conceitWa ta mumuma la.He is proud (lit. he has pride).Ta fi mumumanga cheng.Away with your pride (lit.: have your pride and go)!mum 2 v.
muni1to make, paint, dye, colour (in) red, to become red; to redden, to flush, to rust (restr.)Ga muni kpingkpamiisanga ate ti pa yog zuyueku.Go and dye the straw strings so that we can use them for weaving the hat.2to be (red-) hot, to be (too) red; to be coloured, to be multicoloured (muni in this meaning is limited to specific usage; used for person it may have a pejorative meaning, “too red”, “too coloured”)Kpaaroawa nina ale muni ale wa kpani.The farmer is serious about his farming (lit. the farmer's eyes are red...).Wa nina muni.(Lit. his eyes are red). He is serious. He is busy.Kutuku muni gbang-gbang.The iron is very (red-)hot.Ziimu muni [h h l l].The blood is red.Biika muni ka yega.The boy is too coloured.moaning, muning adj.
munisito break to pieces, to cut up, to cut into piecesMunisi lamu a chari ba.Cut the meat into pieces and share it among them.muna-muna adj.
munung1m mmunungku or muningkamunta or munamuning1red (blue-violet) dye (e.g. for dying waist-strings or some stalks of the sleeping-mat), rednessCheng naawa yeni ga da munung ta jam, ate n muni fi chiaka miika.Go to the chief's house and buy munung-dye and bring it so that I can dye your waist-string.2red part or thingBa laa cheng la, biika yaa nya kpinkpami bitak-fiik munungku...When they were flying (lit. going), the boy looked at the red part of the kpingpami-bird's anus...3type of guinea corn with red leaves, only used for dying (sticks, cloth, fibres)Wa yaali ka munung vaata ayen wa nye munung.He fetched munung-leaves to make red dye.4red dye in powder-form (is offered on Bulsa market; imported from Southern Ghana); (Mel) red or any colour in powder form Nipoowa pa ka munung a muni wa busika.The woman used red dye to colour her basket.
moaning and munung adj.
mung1hmungkamungsamuing1thornMung ale lu n nang.A thorn has pierced my foot.2thorn tree (Acacia sp.; “red type of zaan-piak”)Mi ze Akasem ale nye dii a jue mungka la.I do not know how Akasem could climb the thorn tree.mung-kan-goatik [h h h h] or kan-goatik n., pl. mung-kan-goatisa sp. thorn-tree with thorns like hooks (cf. goatik hook) and very small leaves (hard wood for carving)mung sobliksp. thorn tree (Acacia seyal)mung pieluksp. thorn tree (Acacia albida)mung moanungsp. thorn tree (Acacia sp.)3small plant with thorns (; also called yaba-pu-mung)Mung a lu mu.(Lit.: A mung-plant has pierced me; very free transl.:) A thorn of a mung-plant has pierced (the skin of) my foot.Amaranthus spinosa
mungkurukl m mmungkurukumungkutaskirt, slip, petticoat; (D.L.:) a short skirt worn by women; depending on the style it can be visible or worn under the clothes; not traditionalN chum ale da mungkuruk a te n liewa.Tomorrow I will buy a skirt for my daughter.
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