yaaliabbr. yaa1to like, to loveWaa yaali sukuuri.He likes school.Maa yaa fu.I love you.(Prov.) "N kan yaa di" ka yeri-ya."I do not like that" has no house (indifference will not bring success). Wa nye wa yaaka.He acts according to his own liking. (He does not mind what other people think).synmaring 12to want, to wish, to intend, to desire, to look for (not for sth. lost)Maa yaa ngan-diinta.I want food.Maa yaali ka ngan-diinta ain n de.I want food to eat.yaaka or yaalika v.n.wish, intentionDaa n yaaka.It is not my intention.3to court, to woo N kowa a boro a yaali lie Sandem.My father is courting a girl in Sandema.Ate duerima miena cheng yaali a kpieri.And all the suitors came and courted (her), but failed.cheng yaalika(cheng, to go) courting4to fetch, to get, to obtain, to collect ...baa yiri a nyin cheng ain ba yaali vaata.They went out to fetch leaves.Wa yaali nyiam.She got some water.yaa(li) jiantato be nearly tired, to be about to get tiredN kpa bora yaali jianta ate ngmoruku jam.I was nearly tired of farming when rain came.yaa moali(cf. moali to be easy) to look for a soft job, to look for gifts, to 'sponge', to take the easy way, to prefer an easy lifeNurwade a yaa moali.This man takes the easy way (in life).yaa siuk(lit. to look for a way) to leave before trouble comesFi daa yaa nying-yogsa, fi yaa siuk.If you want peace (lit. cool body), leave before trouble comes.yaa(li) tintain (buntain)lit. to look for a pebble; to consult a divinerWa cheng ain wa yaali tintain.He went to consult a diviner.
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