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wusum duerikl l m mwusum-duerikawusum-duerisan.horse-rider, horsemanMi ka wusum-duerik.I am a horse-rider. I can ride a horse.
wusum (horse), duerik (rider), cf. do (to ride)
wusum sinsamm m m lwusum-sinsamuwusum-sinsantan.(lit. horse urine) hepatitis, jaundiceAtuga biika tuemu ka wusum-sinsam.Atuga’s child’s illness is jaundice.
wusuma-gebikl l l m mwusum(a)-gebikawusum(a)-gebsawusum-gebikn.sickleN dan cheng yaba, n le da wusuma gebik.If I go to the market, I will buy a sickle.syngoatik2
wusum (horse), gebik (knife), syn. kan-goatik
wusuma-wuukl l l mn.(lit. grass of horses); sp. grass (Brachiaria distichophylla?, Br. brizantha? Br. deflexa?)Cheng viaka po a ga ngari wusuma wuuk ta jam te mu.Go to the valley, cut wusuma-wuuk grass and bring it to me.
wuuwu:; ladj.all, every, entire (wuu is more indefinite than miena; the exact number of objects is often not known)Yiengade wuu ka Gbedem yie.All these houses (e.g. as far as you can see) belong to Gbedema.jaab miena wuu [m h h l]everything, everybodyyie wuu [h l]all the houses
wuudim lwuunin.poultry farm(ing)Wa wuudi kaasi.His poultry farm was not successful.
wuugiwu:giv.(trad. only applied to animals, in modern usage also to children), to breed, to bring up, to rear, to keep (e.g. a poultry farm), to feed, to nourish, to care for, to take care of, to look after, to foster; to produce (restr).Naawa pok-bini yaa yaali ain wa ta ba kuli ga wuug.The chief's junior wife wanted to take them home to look after them.wuug kpesato breed chickens (poultry)wuug kpaamato produce malt (from millet)dungsa wuukacattle-breeding
wuuk1wu:k; mwuukuwuutan.(tall) grass (cut or uncut; also the grass or straw of a grass-roof), straw, blade of grass (sing. wuuk, used with pl. meaning)Yaaloama a boro a ju wuuku.The hunters are burning the grass.(Prov.) Pagrim kan de wuuk-a.Strength does not eat grass (a strong person does not rule over bushland but over people).wu-kili [l m m], pl. wu-kilabundled straw (grass)Ba bob wuuk.They tied grass (in a bundle).wu-bieseeds of wild grasseswuuk-biisim(lit. milk of grass) plant (leaves are used for soup)wu-soblik lit. dark (green) grass, type of grass used as fodder for animalswuuk tiengherb, plant (leaves are used for soup)wu-panung n. (cf. panung adj., woven), pl. wu-pantawoven grass-mat (used for roofing a house)wuuta (pl.)bushland, grassland, bushWa bo wuuta po.He is in the bush.Cf. also wu-ngarung n., wusuma-wuuk n.
wu-kili
wuuk2hwuukuwuutan.wing of a hoe-socket (Cf, kui-wuuk ,hoe with socket hafting)
wuuri1v.to break down (e.g. a wall), to break through (a wall), to make a hole (in sth.), to gush down (e.g. water in a stream)Piuk ale wuuri siaka.A hyena has made a hole in the wall (e.g. of the courtyard).
wuuri2v.to roarNbala bo sagni po a wuuri.The others are in the bush roaring.
wuusiv.to make a “wuu”-sound in the bush in order to avoid mentioning a name (taboo!).Biika a wuusi a wi wa vaanchaaba goini po.The child called his companions in the bush (by calling “wuu”)
wuuta-dokm m lwuuta-yeri [l l m m]n.thatched house, particularly used for the round house
wuuta (straw), dok (house, room)
wuuta-dok-gilinim m l m m mwuuta-dok-giliniwuuta-dok-giliman.round house with a thatched conical roof used for sleeping (if used for cooking: dakiri).Ayarik ta ka wuuta-dok-gilini.Ayarik has a thatched round house.syn. wuuta yeri; wuuta dok; dok gilini; cf. also wuuta-dok-ngmagluk n.
wuuta-dok-ngmaglukm m l m m; m m l m m; l m m m mwuuta-dok ngmaglukuwuuta dok-ngmagta n.rectangular house with a thatched gable-roof
wuuta-dok-ngmagluk
ngmogluk/ngmagluk (square)