duenidɥeni1to put (down, on, in...), to place (often in connection with pa to take), to applyPa gbangka dueni zu-kpaglika zuk.Take the book and put it on the chair.Dueni ni ngantanga dakani po.Put your things into the box.dueni chelimto apply kohl (black cosmetic powder for the eye-lashes)2to found, to establishAtuga ale nye kokeri, ate ba dueni Buluk.Atuga made strong efforts to establish the Bulsa country.3to keep(Prov.) Nur kan tuesi jaab nur jigi a ngman pai dueni wadek jigi ya.One does not collect something from somebody and keep it with him again.4to appoint, to choose, to elect (e.g. a chief)Nurma a jaa poli kama ain ba dueni Angang biika ba ning naab.The men thought that they should appoint Angang's son to be their first chief.dueni nongto court a woman5to dress up, to be dressed up, to wear beautiful clothes (such as for special occasions, e.g. marriage)Wa yaa dueni.He likes dressing up.Wa yaa dueni gata.He likes to wear beautiful clothes.de dueni(lit. to eat and dress up) to go courtingBa de dueni ka ngaang yaba dai.They go courting next market day.6to court (cf. dueroa), to marry, to be married to a womandueni nipokto be married to a womanN suoku a dueni nipooba bata.My brother is married to three wives.7to swear, to take an oath, to promise, to conclude an agreement, to make a treaty (cf. saani bon), to lay down as a rule, to make it a rule or law dueni noai(lit. to put down mouth) to swear,Ka Asuom ale jam cheng tanggbain a dueni noai ain wa, Asuom, a jam ale piuk.Once Mr. Hare went to a tanggbain and swore that he, Mr. Hare, would come with a hyena.Naawa ale wa ngaang-viirima a dueni noai ain wai dan zu tengka yig.The chief and his followers made it a rule that if somebody stole, the teng (earth) should catch him.8(transl.) downngmarisi duenito write down (syn. ngmarisi nyo)- ji duenito press downNgmarisi wanide a dueni fi gbangka po.Write down this word into your book.tali duenito reserve, to leave sth. (for sb. else)De tali a dueni fi yoawa.Eat and leave sth. for your younger sister.dueni chelim or dueni ning gbies(i)to blacken eyelashes or eyebrows, to put on "kohl" (antimony paste)Dueni ning gbies a te mu, ate n cheng yaba.Blacken my eyelashes for me, and I will go to the market.
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