chiirichuiri1to vomit, to throw up (chiiri esp. used by younger people, older people say guli), to spit out (e.g. a candy, a seed, but not saliva, cf. chesi v.)Biika a chiiri ka sulagi.The child vomited "gall".2to shave off completely (only head, cf. poni v.), to shaveNipoowa biika ale kpi la, ba chiiri wa zuku.When the woman's child died, they shaved her head.3to wash away (slow process), to erode (away), to wear awayNgmoruku chiiri siaka.The rain has washed away the wall.Siaka chiiri.The wall is eroding away.4Dark Buli (e.g. in noai boka ritual): chiiri ... noai, to cause deathN chii ká n sioku noai.Lit.: I vomited my brother’s mouth. I caused my brother’s death.
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