yogi11to be cool or cold, to cool (down), to get cold, to make cold, to have a cooling effect(Prov.) Ngwuli a yog ka nangsa.Haste cools down legs (i.e. makes them slow).Bumbobroa suini yog.A traitor's heart is cool (i.e. he is happy when people suffer).Bimbini a yog.The bimbili-pot has a cooling effect (by evaporation).Mi yog n sui.I cooled down (I cooled my mood).biisi yog sui(lit. to speak and cool the mood) to speak reasonably and logically, to speak as people like itsynyogsa 12to be peacefulN suoku poowa yog kama.My brother's wife is peaceful.3to recover (from an illness, i.e. the body cools down again after having been in fever), to get better, to become healthy againFi kan yaali ain fi zuku yogi?Do you not want your head to get better?4to be wet, to moisten, to wetN garuku a yog ya.My dress is wet.Kan yogi n garuku.Do not wet my dress.nying yog(lit. body is cool) to be deadWa nyingka yog yeg-yega.He is dead (lit. his body is very cold).syn. yogsa v.
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yogi2to jump (up and over, cf. zi to jump down), to pass or come overBoningka...yog a zi, ka din yog a zi.The donkey jumped up and down, up and down.yog a zito jump up and downYogi miika gaam.Jump over the rope.Yog tiilanga a jam."Jump" over the ladder (i.e. do not use all the steps when climbing up and jump down from the wall).antzi
yogi3yuogi [jɥɔgi]1to plait, to weave (e.g. thread, straw, grass), to tie (e.g. a net), to knot, to knitN mawa a boro a yog busik.My mother is weaving a basket.yogi zu-juokto weave a straw-hatyogi ngmiakto tie a ngmiak-netyog vi(cf. vi v.) to put one strand over the other (in the process of plaiting)yogroa n.basket-maker, weaver2to construct, to build (e.g. a cobweb), to make (restr., e.g. a nest)Nuimu yogi tuk.The bird built (wove) a nest.Cf. also: zu-juok or zu-yuok (straw hat)
yoglajɔγla; l myog-yogla [l l m], yogde [l m] or yogyoglade (intensive form) [l l l m]1now, nowadays, (in) these days, in our time(s), at present (yogla is more common in Sandema, yog-yogla, yogde or yog-yoglade in Wiaga)Atuga bisa ale boro yogla.Atuga's descendants are here nowadays.Yog-yoglade (or yog-yogde or yogde, cf. de this) ka bang bu-dina?What time is it now?Be kali yogla (or yogde).Lit.: Be sitting now (greeting for sb. who is sitting and who has been greeted already before by the same person).synyog-yogla2from then on, from now on, henceforth, thenceforth...ale [wa] yueni ain nur miena yaa a nam-oa de yogla.And he said that everybody should suffer to eat (i.e. to obtain food) from then on.yaa...yogla(yaa then) finally, in the end, eventuallyBa yaa yi Yuini yogla.They finally sang in Kasem.Ba le gisi ga a nya biika mawa la, ale wa yaa ta ka koba nyiini yogla.When they searched for the child's mother, they finally found only her bones.
yoglijɔγlito refresh (e.g. by drinking or bathing), to coolBiika a yaa ka yoglika.The child wants refreshment.yoglika v.n.refreshmentyogli nyingkato refresh the bodynoai yoglikarefreshment of the mouth (used for the first meal of the day)poi yoglikarefreshment of the stomach (used for a meal eaten after a long period of fasting)yogi1 v., yogsik adj.
yogroam myogroawayogribaweaver, basket-makerN mawa ka yogroa.My mother is a basket-maker.
n.a. of yogi (to weave)
yogsikl lyogsikayogsisayogsim [l l], def. yogsimu, pl. yogsima; yogsing [l l], def. yogsini, pl. yogsima; yogsuk [l l], def. yogsuku, pl. yogsita 1cool, coldBuntoni ta ka nying yogsik.The toad has a cold (and wet) body.2peaceful, quiet, calm, harmoniousMi ta sui-yogsik.I have a peaceful character.3cowardly, faint-hearted, timid, anxious, frightenedAyaata ka bii-yogsik.Ayaata is a timid child.4wet, damp, moistDela jigni ka teng yogsik.This place is wet (is a wet site). 5freshWa kan ngob lam yogsuk.She does not eat fresh meat.6unhealthyWa ka nipok yogsik.She is an unhealthy woman.7compound nouns with yogsikbimbili-yogsuk [l l m l l], pl. bimbili-yogsitapot used for coolingbii-yogsik [h l l], pl. bii-yogsisa(cf. biik child) a timid childni-yogsing [h l l], def. ni-yogsini, pl. ni-yogsima(cf. nisiri hand) a cold handnya-yogsim [h l l], def. nya-yogsimu(cf. nyiam water) cool waterzu-yogsuk [h l l], pl. zu-yogsitaa cool headyogi v., yogsa v.
yogsukl myogsuku [l l m]yogsuta [l l l]wetness, dampness, moistureJinla yogsuku a gaam daamwa.Today it (the weather) is wetter than the day before yesterday (lit. today the wetness is more...).
yogsuml lyogsumu or yogsimuyogsunta or yogsintayogsim1shadow, shadeKan kal yogsimu teng.Do not sit in the shade.2shelter, sunshade, cool place, coolnessTi ga kali yogsumu po.Let us sit down under the shelter (or: in coolness). 3danger, fear, fright, dread, apprehension, terrorKan va siukude yok-a, ale yogsum ale boro.Do not follow this road at night, there is danger (e.g. ghosts).Yogsum ta mu.I am afraid (lit. fear has me).chali yogsum(lit. to run out of the shade), to fear, to be afraidFi kan chali yogsum-a?Aren't you afraid?Cf. also naayogsum n., va-yogsum n.
yok1jɔk; jɔγ; hyokuyokta [jɔkta; jɔγta]night, night-time (opp. wentueng n.), in the nightWa jam yok.He came in the night.Yok ka ngan-buuma ale kpilima alaa nyiem.In the night dreadful beasts and the dead roam about.yokude [h h h]this night, tonightyok gensa [h m m]at night-timeyok sungsung [h m m](in the) middle of the night, (around) midnightsaliuk yok [m m h]lit. night-time of the early hours, early in the morning (before or at dawn), dawnjunoai yok [m m h](in the) late afternoon, dusk- Cf. also: yok-jaab n., yok-yiik n., va-yok n.antwentueng 1yogi or yogsa to be cool, yogsik adj.
yok-jaabh myok-jaamu [h m h]yok-nganta [h m m]lit. creature of the night, beast of the night (e.g. hyena, ghost, evil spirit etc.; cf. yok-yiik n.)(Prov.) Yok-jaab taamka dai bu-duk beka dai.When the night-creature (here: hyena) passes, the billy goat gets lost (lit. the day of the passing of the night-creature is the day of losing the billy goat).yok (night), jaab (thing, creature)
yok-yiikl lmyok-yiika [l l m]yok-yiisa [l m l] night creature (more associated with witches than with living animals, cf. yok-jaab n.; syn. of yok-yiik: lam-yiik, i.e. a witch who eats human flesh)Maa poli ain nipoowa ka yok-yiik.I thing the woman is a witch (statement is not as direct as ...sakpak).yok (night), yiik (witch)
yomoal lyomoawayomaslave(Prov.) Yomoa ka ngesi yeri-ya.A slave has no uncle's house (i.e. nobody to help him).yom-diak [l l]slave trade (lit. sale of slaves)yom-yigroa [m m m]slave hunter, slave catcher
yomsiyoamsi1to be straight, to straightenYig zani yomsi.Straighten the millet (stalk).yomsi a chengto go straight ahead2to be (speak) direct(ly), face to faceFi daa yaa kpaling ale mu, fi biisi yomsi n zuk.If you wish to quarrel with me, speak with me face to face (not through a third person).yor, adv.; yorisi, v.
yongim myongniyongaAfrican civetN diem nya yongi.Yesterday I saw a civet.Viverra civetta or Civettictis civetta
yoojo:; lyes, all right, okayKaa nag biika, yoo [h m h h l]!Do not beat the child, all right?Wa beg mu ain ka n yeni ale nna, ate mi yuen `yoo'.He asked me whether this was my house and I said 'yes'."Maa kuli abe n jam." - "Yoo!""Good-bye" (lit.: I go and come) - "Good-bye" (lit.: yes)synwooyao, interj.
yorjɔr; myorr [jɔrr; m] or yoroo [jɔrɔ:; m m]straight, straight ahead, straight onA cheng fi ning yorr.Go straight on.yorisi v.
yorisi1to straighten, to be (go) straightYorisi fi siuku a cheng.Go straight there, do not make a detour.2to be direct or plainBiisi yorisi.Speak directly (plainly).yor adv., yomsi v.
yujuto put on (only used for vaata leaves)Pa n vaatanga ta jam te mu ate n yu.Bring me my leaves so that I can put them on (as a kind of apron).
jo v., yi v. and su v.
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