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gbau id wide, open
gbaya thighs
gbe gbɛra; gbɛbu cf: 'gbɛrili; cf: du^gbɛrili, duu. v 1to spend the night somewhere, be somewhere at/all night 2to lie with sb
gbee gbɛhi cf: kulagbɛɣu, kulaa; cf: baɣigbee, kulagbɛɣu. n small hoe having three prongs
gbeei·₁ cf: ŋooi·₁, ŋo·₂, ŋɔŋ, ŋɔhim. v 1to take part of a quantity, draw some water 2to cut a very small piece 3to chip off (calabash, pottery)
gbeei·₂ gbeera v 1to violate, disregard a taboo 2to cease to be taboo
gbeeli askance
Gbengbɛɣu cf: Gbɛngbɛri.
Gbewaa n.pr Gbewaa, ancestor of the Dagomba
gbɛba 1n 2pl small shrub [sp.]
gbɛɣu·₁ gbɛri·1 cf: ningbɔɣu, nini, ningbɔɣikuɣili; cf: ningbaɣu. n forehead
gbɛɣu·₂ gbɛri·2; gbɛ-; gbɛdibisi cf: 'dibiga·₂. n 1waterbuck 2male waterbuck
gbɛɣu·₃ gbɛri·3 n a trumpet, horn
gbɛhi gbɛhira v 1to treat sacrificial meat with medicine 2to break charcoal from a log
gbɛli·₁ gbeelinda; gbɛligu v to look askance at, "stare angrily" (FK)
gbɛli·₂ adj strong
gbɛm·₁ gbema n mane of animals
gbɛm·₂ gbemda cf: gbimisi·₂; cf: gbimisi. v to nip off leaves
Gbɛngbɛɣu cf: jɛŋgbɛyɔɣirili, doo·₁, paɣa. n.pr 1Hausa person 2a Hausa man 3a Hausa woman
Gbɛngbɛhili n.pr the Hausa language
Gbɛngbɛri cf: Gbengbɛɣu. 1n.pr 2pl customs fu:&c. typical of the Hausa, particularly "series of long tribal marks on the sides of the face" (IM)
Gbɛngbiɛɣu cf: jɛŋgbɛyɔɣirili, yɔɣirili.
gbɛri·₁ foreheads
gbɛri·₂ waterbucks
gbɛri·₃ horns