bùgtùm adj fat cheeked, plump Noc hyan wa noo siiri ta̱v he̱n ga̱t c'ru bugtum. (irreg. infl. bo̱gto̱m₂)
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bùgù v fly Zirgik el ka̱n bugan nema.
bùkà n future marker, in future time A ca̱n buka ana wa̱ Yeso kabna.
bùkbúkú n tomorrow (emphatic) Na bana̱v kam d'bi bukbuku.
bùkbùkù ad semi darkness, density, gloom, unlit, obscurity Zan ma̱n te̱nte̱ emk bukbuku.
búkk d'lúud n turning somersaults Yaa a̱rma̱n el ta em bukk d'luud.
búkká̱dlúudù n somersault Akan el ta em het da̱n bukka̱dluudunu a̱n c'mamma.
búklúud id hoot of owl A̱m hong ko de̱ hwa̱a̱ra̱n s'kan tu ze bukka̱dluud.
bùktù v become dusty Badu r tu buktu na̱m to̱n.
bùkú n tomorrow Ta̱m baal buku.
bùkúrkù n mildew A̱m kin ku bada̱n k'doru bukurku. (sem. domains: 1.5 - Plant.)
bùlà̱búlá̱₁ n fever; disease of epidemic nature Goova̱n gaaga̱n bula̱bula̱ uvka̱. (sem. domains: med.)
bùlà̱búlá̱₂ n insect Daav nu hola, pa̱t ka̱n buga̱buga̱ni. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
búlkù v sprinkle, scatter U bulka̱ m'hyun an dorin la̱kcu.
bùlmù n midge Bulma̱n el ta so̱o̱ nam hiba̱. (irreg. infl. muku) (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
bùlú v sprinkle Nokav bili ma̱m guma̱n na̱ma̱.
búmb-s'gwé̱ n Differential Grasshopper, a type of grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
bùnkù n kind of grasshopper Bunki gova̱n emna nan na zain nan ta̱a̱ da. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
bùnù v become lean, waste away Ye̱n ciin va̱v lat na'bunu. ant: a'bunu.
bùrkskú v grow up, become adult Yaa neman burkskun l'ta̱ndi.
bùrù n cichlid perch-like fish with silvery grey to green colouring, around 100-200mm long El nan ta̱a̱ godan ge̱nu nan ze buru. Tilapia galilaea (sem. domains: 1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
bùsá̱mtó̱n₁ n dearth period - when nothing grows Daava̱n busa̱mto̱n naata a hiini s'bo̱pka̱m ena.
bùsá̱mtó̱n₂ n kind of tree El nan em s'banca̱n vaaca̱n busa̱mto̱n. Guiera senegalensis (sem. domains: 1.5 - Plant.)
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