gaam1to surpass, to be or go beyond sth. or sb., to outnumberBa pagrimu ale gaam Yuisanga-la.Their strength surpassed that of the Kasena.2used as a comparative (e.g. to be better, worse, bigger etc.)(Prov.) Bumbobroa a gaam sakpak.A traitor is worse than a witch.N nye gaam ba.You do more than they.(Prov.) Jinla deka a gaam chum deka.Eating today is better than eating tomorrow.3to cross (also translated by "across"), to go or pass over sth., to passBa za, ban baga a gaam a taamu.They stood and could not pass (or cross).Wa yog gaam belni.He jumped over the river (lit. jumped and crossed).4to go beyond what is right or becoming, to go too farWa gaam wani.He has gone too far.poli gaam wadekto deviate (diverge) from a normal behaviour, to do sth. that is not becoming for a certain age, to misbehavegaam taamto do or be sth. in an extreme way, (often transl.:) extremely, extraordinarily, exceedingly, tooNaab ale ta wa lie, ate wa nala ga gaam taam.A chief had a daughter who was extremely beautiful.Wa zu a (ga) gaam taam.He steals "like a professional".chali gaam chaabto run a race, to compete in a raceTa yaa te chali gaam chaab.We wish to compete in a race.poasima... a gaamto be smaller thanBienga a poaasima kama a gaam...The seeds are smaller than...
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