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ja·₁ jara; jara cf: binjarigu, bini. v to pound, crush (stone, bone, meat)
ja·₂ tired
jaa jahi cf: jaduɣu, duɣu; cf: jahibua, bua; cf: jabila, 'bila·₃; cf: jadɔɣu, dɔɣu·₃, samanjaa, sambani. n 1twin 2child who, by divination, is regarded as an incarnation 3"a pair of "Y"-shaped wooden idols representing the spirit of dead twins" (IM) 4a pair
jaai·₁ jaara v 1to become lazy, bad (IM), spoilt (IM) 2to become sterile, poor (earth) 3to lose water content (yam does)
jaai·₂ jaara v to eat plenty
jaaki n a jack (for lifting)
jaalambɔɣu n beetle sp.]
Jaamani Jaamaninima n.pr 1a German person 2the German language
jaambɔna clubs
jaambɔŋgu club
jaande 1adv 2disc please
jaaŋgbee jaaŋgbɛhi; jaaŋgbɛ' cf: -lana·₂; cf: gbaridaangbee, gbarigu; cf: dangbɛhinima, -nima·₂. 1n walkingstick, 'cane' [Am.] 2n.pr "an eulogist whose symbol of authority is a walkingstick" (IM)
jaara n an extra amount
jaba· branches
jabiga jabisi n calabash with hole with string through it
jabigi jabigira cf: je·₂, jɛligi. v to grow old, tired, weak, worn out
jabila jabihi cf: jaa, 'bila·₃. n a twin, child who is a twin
jabiluŋ jabima n 1yam seed that has lost a good deal of its water content and taste" (IM) 2an old, unattractive person (esp. ~ woman)
jabɔbigu louse
jadɔɣu jadari cf: jaa, dɔɣu·₃, samanjaa, sambani; cf: dabɔbili, dɔɣu·₃, bɔbili·₄, daburiga, dagaŋa, dajitɔŋli, dapaɣili, dapaɣiri, dashɛbira, datoluŋga, dawɔrili, dokuɣu, fandɔɣu, kpaludɔɣu. n carved sticks used to represent twins
jaduɣu jaduri; jaduɣiri cf: jaa, duɣu; cf: bimbɔɣili·₁, bindi, bɔɣili·₂, binajaɣirigu, binduɣu, biŋ^maa, binsaa, dabindi, nɔbindi, tibibindi, -lana·₂, duɣu, sa·₄, saai·₃, maai, buɣuduɣu, daduɣu, duɣimɛbo, duɣimɛra, saɣiduɣu, ʒiɛduɣu, maha, mahi, mahigi, saa·₂. n the pot on which sacrifice is offered to deceased twins
jaɣa cf: jaɣazuŋ, zuŋ. yaws
jaɣazuŋ jaɣazun cf: zuŋ·₂; cf: jaɣili, jakabili; cf: jaɣa, zuŋ. n 1"a place where yaws patients stay" 2a large number of yaws patients
jaɣi·₁ jaɣira cf: jaɣiri; cf: binajaɣirigu, bindi. v to cut something with the hand