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turi2turi; h htunitue [tɥe:; h]n.bean (all kinds of beans except round bean, cf. sumi n.)N dan yuen turi fi yuen sumi.If I say beans you say round beans (we never agree).tu-salungslimy beans (e.g. cooked beans of the day before or soup made of bean-leaves and ochro)tu-gbaribaluok n.(cf. gbaring to be weak) unripe and soft beankpaam tuedish of beans with much oil; name of the third day of the kumsa-funeral, when beans with much oil are preparedtiuuk 2 n.
turi3turov.to be (or grow) bushy, to be thick or dense, to be forestedTe ba poni fi zuku a te fu, ku turi (turo) ka yega-yega.Let them cut your hair, it is very thick.turuk adj.
turi4l lturoadv.bushy, dense, thickZaanga chim ka nna turo (turi).The millet has grown very thick.
turukturuk; m mturuku or turukaturuta or turusaadj.bushy, dense, thick (referring to hair, forest, stalks, crops etc.)N chum ale che n zu-turuku a basi.Tomorrow I will cut my thick hair.turi, turo v.
tusitusitusav.1to face, to turn toFi dan tusi kori, Wiag bo ka Sandem juga gengsa.Facing the east, Wiaga is on the right of Sandema.2to push, to press (e.g. in a crowd)Fi dan tusi wa, wa le lo.If you push him, he will fall.
tusiritusirim m mtusinitusatusidi [m m m] or tusi [m m]num.thousandBa ko ka nurba paari tusa-nganu, a yaa le basi kala vuusi.They killed about five thousand people before they stopped in order to rest.
tutoktutɔk; l m tutoku or titoku [l m h] tutoaata or titoaata [l m l]titok [l m] n.n.throat, front part of the neck (cf. ngiri neck), Adam's apple Ku la baani tutoku la, jaamu din chali a sing beli ain wa nyu nyiam. When it had burnt its throat, the creature ran down to the river to drink some water.tutok liik [l m l] gullet (e.g. of a hen)syntitiok
tutok-liirikl m l mtutok-liirika [l m l m h]tutok-liirisa [l m l m l]n.larynx, vocal chord(s)Wa tutok-liirik ala dom.His larynx is paining.
tutok-zelimal l m m ltutok-zelimangan.pl.wattle, dewlap (e.g. of a cock)Kpiaka tutok-zelima muni kama.The fowl’s dewlap is red.synzelini
tutok (throat); cf. zeling (to dangle)
tutuintutũĩ; h htutunitutunan.payment, reward, wages, salaryTuni mu n tutunanga mi le kpa te fi la.Pay me my wages for farming for you.
tuutukl ltuutukututuuta [tutu:ta]n.small namuning horn-trumpetNuruwa a pieri ka tuutuk.The man is blowing a tuutuk.tuutuk nubithe basic trumpet with a deeper tonetuutuk diakthe leading trumpet with a higher tone