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datee datɛhi n a burning stick removed from the fire

datoluŋ datolima cf: daa·₁, da·₃, dadira, dasaɣim, -lana·₂; cf: daa·₁, tolim. n an errand, "money given to someone going to market to buy something for you" (FK)

datɔɣira cf: dam·₁, tɔɣi·₁. n wine-tapper

dawɔnia n help

dawɔrita·₁ cf: wɔri·₁, dawɔrita·₂, wɔrigi. firewood

dawɔrita·₂ cf: wɔri·₁, dawɔrita·₁, wɔrigi; cf: dɔɣu·₃, wɔri·₁. n a firewood-splitter

dawule dawulenima n ‘gong-gong’, double bell

Dawuni n.pr first born male twin

dayaɣili dayaɣa n 1a forked stick 2long crossed stick used in roofing house

dayuɣu dayuri n giant rat, pouched rat

dazɔha dazɔhinima cf: daa·₁, zo·₂. n 1an itinerant_trader, "commercial traveller" (IM) 2intinerant trading

dazɔhigu·₁ n eve of (event, festival)

dazɔhigu·₂ itinerant_trader

dazuli dazuya cf: dazuli_tikpurili, tikpurili. n shrub [sp.]

de disc ... at all? "an expression used at the end of a question to emphasise a doubt in the mind of the speaker" (IM)

dee·₁ dɛhi n warthog

dee·₂ ptc although

dee·₃ excl er, umm

deeba n a 'durbar' [Gh.], public parade or celebratory meeting

deei deera; deeg' cf: nɔdeebo, noli·₁; cf: farigu·₁, fa·₁, farigudeera, farigudeebu; cf: diɛhi·₂. v 1receive, accept, take (an object) 2accept a fact or procedure 3succeed, replace sb. ., 'spell' sb. [Am.]

deeli spread