ngomsi1to scratch (oneself or through another person) several times (cf. boati to scratch only once, cf. also kpaari v.)Ngomsi n ngaang te mu.Scratch my back for me (e.g. because it is itching).2to pluck (a chicken or a bird), to pull out feathers, to prepare a chicken for cooking (including plucking, cleaning, taking out the intestines etc.) Yueni n choroawa ate wa ko kpong ate fi ngomsi.Tell my husband to kill a guinea fowl that you can prepare it.ngomsi loelukto clear one's throat (e.g. in order to make sb. aware of one's presence), to cough slightlyKa wana ale ngomsi loeluk ase naawa la.Who is clearing his throat like the chief? (I presumed I heard the chief coughing).kuum ngomsika [m m m m] n.(cf. kuub funeral, ngomsika v.n. of ngomsi v.) last phase in the performance of a funeral ceremony (syn. juka v.n. of ju to burn)Naawa kuumu ngomsika dani ate ba biag n yoawa.On the day of the (late) chief's kuum ngomsika my younger brother was born.
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