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yuik2n.announcementsynwiik2
Yuilil lYuinin.Kasem (language of the Kasena tribe)Ba yaa deri a biisi Yuili.Then all of a sudden they began to speak Kasem.
yuilijɥili; l lyuiniyuila n.flying bee-like insect (lives in trees) wasp?Yuila a nye siita kama.The yuila-insects produce honey.
Yuilikjɥ:ilik; m mYuilika or WiilikaYuilsa, Yuilisa or WiilisaWiilik, Wieluk [m m]n.Kasena, member of a Kasena-tribe (neighbours of the Bulsa), including Kasenal of Burkina Faso
Yuilukm hYuilukun.Kasenaland (including Burkina Faso)(Wiaga:) Yuilisa tengKasenaland
yuiri1jɥi:riv.to fall off after becoming loose (e.g. clay from a wall, grains from a millet stalk), to wither and fall (e.g. leaves in dry season), to shedWen-karikade tiisa an yuiri zuag ya.This dry season not many trees have shed their leaves.
yuiri2wiiriv.to feel a burning pain (e.g. after having been whipped), to sting (restr., e.g. after eating pepper), to smartN nyingka a yuiri.My body is smarting.
yukjuk; hy(i)ukuy(i)ukta or yibtayiuk [jiuk; h]n.Nile Monitor Lizard, Varanus niloticus? (cf. also wuri n.; yuk is longer and smoother and prefers a wet habitat)Bulsa nurma ba-bai kan ngob yuk.Some Bulsa do not eat Nile monitor (tabooed animal).bang-yuk [l m], pl. bang-yuktasp. type of lizard (unidentified)synwuri1Varanus niloticus
yulijɥliv.to leak, to drip through a leak (also used for female breast: biisi foluk, losing milk)Diinanga miena a yuli kama, ka ba seba ka nga tuka.All the rooms leak, but they know how to collect the water.Liika a yuli.The water-jug is leaking.Nyiamu a yuli liika po.The water is dripping from the (leaking) water-jug.
yulikjɥlik; m hyulikayulisan.sp. fishN biika diem yig yulik mogni po.Yesterday my child caught a yulik-fish in the lake.
yulimjɥlimyulingiv.to put on a toga so that one shoulder is bare and the other is covered (Ashanti style of dressing, see ga-tiak)N kowa an yulim wa ga-tiaka a magsi ya.My father has not put his toga on properly.
yu v., yulung n.
yulingjɥliŋyulingi, yulim, yuilim, yuelim, yuelingv.1to swing (to and fro like a pendulum or over the head in a rotating way), to turn (round), to wag (tail)Biika yulim kingkanga ale bolimu ate bu toati.The child swang the “millet stalk with fire” (a split millet stalk with a piece of glowing charcoal) and it flared up.Biika a yuling ka vusungvuung.The child is swinging (rotating) a bullroarer.2(restr.) to circulate or move a thing (ritually) several times (male: three times, female: four times) before it finds its definite place or is fixed Vayiaka yulim chani buta ale vugi vorumu.The undertaker circulated the chari (ceramic vessel as a grave cover) three times before he covered the grave.Ba yuelim vorub kpiak a ko kama.They move the ‘grave-fowl’ and (before they) kill it.
yulungjɥluŋ; l lyulungku or yulumuyulungtayulum [l l]n.loin cloth for men; bin cloth (triangle of cloth tied around the waist and between the legs)Ziim ale fati Atinang yulungku.Blood stained Atinang's yulung.syngolung
yuobriyuabriv.to clear, to clean, to wipe off, to heal quicklyNurwa a ja a yig wa paapa a yuobri wa nina.The man came, got his towel and cleaned his face (or: cleared his eyes).synduisi
yuok1jɥɔk; myuokuyaatan.1rubbish, waste (material), refuse, sweepings, garbageNipoowa a vaari wa yaata.The woman swept her rubbish together.basi yaata (syn. zaani binta)to shit, to defecate, to go to the toilet2nonsenseFi le biisi dii miena la, ka yaata.All that you have said is nonsense.Faa vaa ka yaata.(Lit.:) You are sweeping rubbish. You are not serious. You are mad (syn.: Faa pisi ka kolongkongsa. You are collecting tins).Wa ka ja-yuok.He is a good-for-nothing.Cf. ja-kayuok (useless person)kayuok (useless)
yuok2jɥɔk; myuoku or wioku [m h]yuaata or wieta or wiotawiok [wiɔk; m]n.hipNoruk ale kal n yuoku nying.There is a sore on my hip.
yuok3jɥɔk; lyuokuyuaatan.yuaata a special position in the bie-game (mancala or owari game): A hole is filled with five counters and the opponent is not allowed to skip it.(Prov.) Pagroa yuok kan chuiri.The strong man's yuok-hole cannot be destroyed (cannot get lost).Yuok chuiri.The yuok-hole gets lost (fails); i.e. if the last counter (seed, stone) of one player finishes up at the opponent's yuok, he has knocked it out.
yuok4jɥɔkyuokuyueta or yuatan.closed basket, usually with a woven lid, e.g. for transporting chickens or storing things; another type is made of millet-stalksAkum pa wa kpesinga nya yuoku po.Akum has put his fowls into a closed basket.
yuok5jɥɔk; myuokuyuaata or yaataadj.extraordinary, unusual, uncommon; different (cf. syn. viak adj.) Boan nuru ale chim nur yuok nna?What sort of extraordinary man is this?Nurwade ka nur yuok.This is a different man.synkayuok 2yiak2
yuolijɥɔli; m myuo(li)ni, yua(li)ni or yoaniyuola, yuala or yoalayuali [jɥali] or yoalin.cleft, groove, fissure, crack (e.g. in a pot), hole (e.g. in a tree, cf. vorub n., hole in the ground)Wiiga ale bo tiima yuolini po.There are snakes in the hole of the tree.Kingkering ale dom biika noai yuoni.An ant bit the child's groove in the middle of the lower lip (lit. the groove of the child's mouth).Tiimu ta yuali.The tree is hollow.fuufuu yuoli [l l l l](fuufuu onom., sound of the wind blowing through a cleft) an empty boaster who makes promises but does not keep themngan-diinta yuoli(lit. cleft for food) insult for a gluttonyuali, pl. yualairon pipes of the blacksmith’s bellows (originally only used for the holes of the pipes)Kuenga kuridoa chuoku ta ka yoala, te wa baga a tom.The blacksmith’s forge has pipes to enable him to work.Cf. yoluk n. and bang-yoluk n.
yuoli
yuomjɥɔmn.sicknessyuem
yurijɥri; h hyuniyue [jɥe:]n.winged termite
togi (termite)