kum2kumu1to mourn, to condole, to cry, to weep, to lamentNipoowa deri kal a kumu.The woman suddenly sat down weeping.(Prov.) Vaanchoa kan kum vaanchoa a yaali nin-nyiam a kpieri.One companion does not mourn over another companion without shedding tears (lit.... and fails to fetch tears).Ba kum n kowa kuumu kama.They have conducted my father's funeral.kum kuumuto conduct a funeral (lit. to weep over a death; before the funeral you should not weep), to perform the funeral ceremonieskumdoa n.a., pl. kumdoabamourner2used to describe the sounds and voices of several animals and lifeless things: to sound, to make a noise, to ring (intrans.), to bark, to crow (cock), to croak (frogs), to neigh (horse), to bray or hee-haw (donkey), to twitter, chirp (birds), to hoot (horn of a car), to rumble (stomach); also used for the sounds and noises of grindstones, falling rain, beaten calabashes, thunder etc. (Prov.) Bon-duok kan kum ka choa teng po.A (male) donkey does not bray (cry) in its fellow's town (in the town of another donkey)Longni bora kum.The bell is ringing.Chinanga kum bira-bira.The calabashes "cried" bira-bira (when they were beaten for a dance).(Prov.) Nipok dan kan bo nuiri zuk-oa, nuini kan kumu.If a woman is not over the grinding-stone, it does not make noise.N poi a kum.My stomach rumbles (when empty or after eating).kum yega (yega)to sound loud (louder)kum magato sound low - kum maga maga to sound very low, to lower the sound3to ferment(Prov.) Nya fi ningka daamu te bu kum.Watch the fermentation of the pito (millet-beer) in front of you (mind your own business).kum n., kuub n., ko v.
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