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muri1m madv.(only in connection with sueri to fill:) up to the edge, up to the brim, brimfulNyiamu a sue nna muri.The water is up to the brim (e.g. in pot, river...).muuri v. (to be abundant)
muri2v.to misbehave, to be naughtyBiika a muri ka yega.The child is very naughty.syn. yirisi v.
musiv.to dive, to swim under waterNaapierisanga a musi mogni nyiamu a yaa guma.The shepherds dived into the water of the lake and fetched the fruit of water-lilies.nya-musiri n.
musirih h mmusinimusan.medicine made from the bark of the mahogany-tree (kok), used against various diseases (e.g. stomach troubles, swollen foot etc.) in the form of powder or in small red cakesBa da musiri yabanga po kama.They sell musiri in the market.
mutikh hadj.little, small; only in:noai mutik [h h h], def. noai mutika(no pl.), small mouth (an insult)Awaaung deri yiri va wa a le ayen wa noa mutik ase bunoruk nyinsa soka dok voong.Mr monkey suddenly got up, followed him and said that his mouth was small like the (water-) outlet of a chameleon’s bathroom.ja-mutikcontainer with a small mouthTiimu kan jo ja-mutikade po.The medicine can be put into the small-mouthed container (lit. cannot enter..., its mouth is too small).leng mutika small-mouthed gallon.Lengka ta ká noai mutik.The gallon has a small mouth.
muubmmuumumuusa or muubsan.(basic meaning: sth. that is pointed by nature, sth. prickly) blade of grass, stalk of grass, straw, grassAsuom zaani teng a pa muub chub Akpakuri bitag-fiik.The Hare stood below, took a grass-blade and pricked it into the Tortoise's anus.Wa ta muusa(lit. he has grass stalks) or "wa muusa piisi" (lit. his grass stalks are numerous). He will have a long life.mung (thorn)
muulikh hmuulika, moolikamuulisa, moolisamoolikn.(usually vertical) crack, crevice, cleft, fissure (e.g. in wall, pot, calabash)Yaa tanta ta jam, ate Apunglie sa siaka muulika.Fetch some sand so that Apunglie can repair the crack in the wall.muuli-lika v.n.repairing (lit. closing) the crack of a ceramic vessel
muuri1v.to take away, to lessen, to reduce, to make poor (cf. yieri v.), to impoverishN ka ligra, alege te fi poowa ngman jam muuri mu.I have no money, but your wife came again and made me poor (by taking money away).
muuri2v.to be abundant or plentifulBa che zaa muuri teng.They harvested millet and it was abundant (teng: on the ground).muri1 adv.