yikoarih l myikoani [h l h]yikoayikoai [jikɔai; h m]storage basket, storage crate, (BE) "barn", storage bin (made of split guinea corn stalks)N chum ale su zaanga yikoani po.Tomorrow I will put the millet in the storage bin.nuinsa yikoaribirdcage
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yikperibieh h h h(lit. extraordinary seeds of salt) very delicious (tasty) foodMi poowa ngan-diinta ka yikperibie.My wife's food is very delicious.yisa (salt), kperik (extraordinary), bie (seeds)
yiri1to get up (from sleep, from sitting down etc.), to rise, to ariseVani ale vienti la, nurma yiri a nya ale ba nag ka doku.At daybreak people got up and saw that the hut had been torn down.synyiti 1yiti 22to fly (in this meaning yiti should not be used), to fly up (away, out...)Ate wa yueni ain wa cheng ate wa yiri...And she said that it (the bird) should go and fly away...Biika a basi ate kpongku yiri.The child let the guinea fowl fly away.Daa ngan-yirima miena ale bag a yiri.Not all birds can fly.3to wake up, to be awake (in this meaning yiti is more common)Biika diem an kpab goa ya, dila ale soa ate kan diem yiri ya.The child did not go to sleep early yesterday (evening), that is why he is not yet awake.4to leave, to set out from (yiti should not be used in this meaning)Maa yiri Sandem.I left Sandema.nag...yirito wake (sb.) upNag wa yiri (or yiti) goom po.Wake him up (from sleep)often not translated before verbs of movement - Wa yiri chali.He (got up and) ran away.
yiri-yirim m m myiri [m m] blinking or squinting nervouslyBiika a za a gisi nna yiri-yiri.The child is standing there blinking nervously (lit. is searching like this: yiri-yiri).
yiriml lyirimuyirinta or yirimaflying(Prov.) Ngan-yirinta kan we chaab kingkanga.Flying animals do not break each other's wings.Cf. also: ja-yirim n.
yirisi1to misbehave, to be naughty, to be too playful (e.g. said of children)Fan yirisi ya?Have you behaved well (not misbehaved)?Kan yirisi. (Or:) Kaa yirisi dila.Behave well.Biika a yirisi ka yega.The child is too playful.2to inconvenience, to interfere, to meddle (in other people's affairs)Kaa yirisi fi choa wari po di.Do not interfere in your neighbour's affairs.
yirititi1m m m m1quiet(ly), silent(ly), still, in silence, dead, asleep, in peace (cf. chorotototo adv., sikikiki adv., ngmikikiki adv.)Mi goa yirititi.I sleep soundly (or deeply).N yueroawa a nye yirititi.My patient is dead.yog yirititito keep peace, to be calmYabanga bogluku nye ate yabanga yog yirititi.The market shrine makes the market be peaceful.2astonishedMi ale ga dari kuumu la, ba kali ka nna yiritititi.When I went and announced the funeral, they were astonished (lit. sat like yiritititi).3completelyWa cheng be yirititi.He got lost completely (without any trace).
yisikh hyisikayisisatype of antelope similar to walik (Cardinall and Rattray: duiker), Red Flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)?Yaaloawa diem ko yisik.Yesterday the hunter killed a yisik-antelope.Cephalophus rufilatus
yiti1to get up (from sleep, from sitting down etc.), to rise, to arise (in these meanings syn. with yiri v.)Ba yaa yiti cheng dula, gaa paari ale wa boraa kpa.They got up, went there and found him farming....kpaling yaa jam yiti.Then a dispute arose.synyiri 12to wake up (intrans.), to be awake (syn. yiri v.) Wan diem yiti ya?Is he not yet awake?nag yitito wake sb. up(Prov.) Biik kan yiti goom po a nag ka choa a yiti.A child does not wake up (from sleep) and wake his neighbour (on the mat as well).synyiri 13to leave (not syn. with yiri v.), to vacate, to quitMi yaa yiti dela kama.I have left (vacated) this place (lit. here).Ti yiti skuuri.School is over. We are going home from school.Ti yiti jigni ka miita pi a tuag bang neuk.We started out (lit. left the place) at ten minutes to nine.Wa yaa yiti cheng.Then he went away (lit. left and went).yiti mangto escapeNiinga yaa jam tabi Abuntori bisanga gela a ko, alege ate ba gela a yiti mang wuutanga a vuugi.Then the cows came and trampled some of the Toad's children to death, but some of them escaped in the grass and survived.4to fly (up, away, out); more correct usage: yiri v. 5to flourish (business, politics), to be successful inNipoowa gerungku a yiti kama nalim nyiini.The woman’s business flourished (very well).6yiti is often not translated, e.g.: yiti a kpangto grow old (cf. kpangi to grow old)yiti a kpangto be or come near (cf. kpangi to be near)...nur ate ba biag, ate wa yiti a kpang a ngman ka yam-oa....a man who was born and grew old until he had no more sense.N yaa yiti a kpang Sandem.I have come nearer to Sandema.
yoahyoawayoabajunior brother or sister(Prov.) Yoa nisa dan nala ate wa saam dueta, moa a de kama.If a younger brother has clean hands and he kneads dawa-dawa, his elder brother will eat it.yoa nipok-bili [h h m m h]younger sisteryoa nidoa-bili [h h m m h]younger brothermoa, suok, toa n.
yoa-forukm m myoa-forukuforeskin of the penisNerik ale moari biika yoa-foruku.There is a boil on the boy's foreskin (lit. a boil has formed...).yoari (penis), foruk (bag)
yoabrikm myoabrikayoabrisa or yobsayobrik1a ring, woven from strings, for stripping the grains off a roasted millet cob (naara and za-piela; many people use a sling, visung, which is also called yoabrik, if it is used for stripping off grains)Pa yoabrika ate n piag n zaa.Take the yoabrik so that I can strip off my millet.Tiimu ka yoabrik.Medicine is a yoabrik (it strips off sickness).2sling (vising) with a broad middle part (Wi)Visingka (ale) ne ta chibsa a gaam siyuebi la ka yoabrik.A sling that has more than six chibsa (warps) is called yoabrik.synvising2
yoainjɔãĩ; myoaniyoanayuain [jɥãĩ; m] or yin [m] fruit (general term, esp. used for fruit with a soft pulp and a hard seed or nut; but not banana, paw-paw etc.), nutChamu a diem ka yoain ya.The shea-butter tree has not got any fruit yet.yoani, yuani v.
yoaniyuani [jɥani]to bear fruit, to give fruit(Prov.) Tiibui ala yoana la, kan yaa viok-a.The tree that bears fruit does not like wind.yoani yoana mangsato bear good fruit
yoarim myoaniyoa1penis(Prov.) A wuli, a wuli yoari kan jo.A hasty penis cannot enter (lit. quickly, quickly, a penis does not enter).Wa yoani a kpi kama.He is becoming impotent (lit. his penis is dying).Ba geb biika yoani.They circumcised the child.geb yoarito circumcise (lit. to cut a penis)yoa nyiam(lit. water of penis) semenWa yoa-nyiam ta cheng.Lit.: His semen had and went. He had a discharge of semen. He had an orgasm.2clapper, tongue of a bellBa pa ka kutuk a nye logni yoani.They took iron to make the clapper of the bell.kanbon-duok yoaritrigger of a gunYaaloawa a gbieri kambon-duoku yoari.The hunter cocked the trigger of the gun.Cf. also: kui-yoari n.
yobi1yuebito pluck, to pick (a fruit; esp. to prevent others from picking it), to harvest fruit by shaking the tree (so that all the fruit fall down; only the good, ripe ones are taken; this method is only used if there is no shortage of fruit)Ba bora yob ka chaama.They are picking shea nuts.N ka ligra, alege ate faa fe mu, n ga yob ligranga te fu ya.I have no money, but you are forcing me (to give you money), should I go and pick the money for you?
yobikm myobika or yobniyobisapoisoned (arrow)Ka wain ale soa pein yobka?Who is the owner of the poisoned arrow?pein yobik [h m m]poisoned arrow (pein yaani: more common)yaam n., yaani adj.
yog-nyiengjɔgɲje:ŋyog-nyiengkayog-nyiengsasick or invalid person, patient(Prov.) Yog-nyieng kan pusi ka choa.A sick person does not greet another sick person (his like).synyueroasilim-nyieng (poor person), syn. yueroa n.
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