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eeeo2ei2vocvocative or exclamation; oh, ah, o.Ari koronari dadisa e.At the day's dawn you get up, ah.Mina dada, Mathias e, nai ago neide!Therefore, oh Mathias, listen to whtat I have to say!Eeo, ya veyo ba de?Oh, have you seen him?unspec. var.eeo1ei19.2.7Interjections
ebaba renacvbreak in(to)Uni uduvara ebaba resi uni varuka duma reyadi.They broke into our house and stole our clothes.4.3.4.7Enter by force
ebao renacvpester, annoy.Mida ya lunch moni totona una ebao rededi.Kids are pestering us for lunch money.3.4.2.3.1Annoyed
ebeku renacvpushIniye iniye ebeku regasa ida maina regamadi ina avaka moigedi vonisi.They were pushing each other to make a way to touch him.7.3.2.9Push
ebene renacvtest, evaluate.Beika resi ya yi marukasa Varika amiye di Vima rofu ebene reyadi?Why have you tested the Lord's Spirit along with your husband?3.2.2.3Evaluate, test
ebere renacvremain silent/quiet.Ini ebere redo mina ura redo.He likes that it remains silent.Formed from e- 'indirect causative' + bere 'quiet'2.3.2.2Sound
ebi1unspec. var. ofbounaanotherKorigo dialect
ebibiya renacvpress, push.Na ebibiya reyoma agode keto reyaka.He pushed me and I almost fell down.7.3.2.9Push
ebiyanwrappingPeter yaku ima ebiya vana berou autu riyo.Peter wrapped five bags of betel nut.7.3.7.2Wrap
ebokansaltEboka una youveideyo.We ran out of salt.5.2.3.3.2Salt
eboka renacvopen (up).Mida ya karasi yava ida bi eboka rei fereyadi.The children left the classroom door open.7.3.6Open
ebunfruit dove.Ebu erena ya raka niriu riu reyo.The fruit dove called out insistently.1.6.1.2Bird
ebu renacv1surpass; beat, win over, conquer, overcome, exceed.Tora nisi yabo tau vakoi ebu rego.It will grow big and surpass all the other trees.4.8.3.1Defeat2pass (through), miss (mark).Oa deyafa idu etagae rina sana bi ebu reyafa.We swam down but at the moving place (i.e., 'place to come out') we passed through/missed it.7.2.3.5Move past, over, through
ebuboronanmushroom species.Vavine yaku Gogiro Bakuri ebuborona irifa areyo.Vavine harvested ebuborona mushrooms at Gogiro Baku.1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
ebunabado2nfinger, toe, thumb; distinguished by addition of yuka/vana 'foot/hand'.Nai yuka ebuna ogirima bi eruyo.My toenail came out.Ini vana ebuna moisi mina amiye di anema ideri aiyo.He took his finger and put it in the man's ear.unspec. var.bado32.1.3.3Finger, toe
edadinavget up/moving.Sauma edadi; toga vareyo.Wake (lit. get) Sauma up; he slept for a long time.Dubu, dadi nesi ro edadinadi.Brother, let's get up and get moving (i.e., walk/play).7.2.2Move in a direction
edakaraineastern curlew.Edakarai bi karai erena di asini.The eastern curlew is the sulphur-crested cockatoo's friend/partner.1.6.1.2Bird
edero renacvclaim, pretend.Ina bi reyo rofu edero redo.He did it so that he's claiming that he did it.4.3.5.5Deceive
ediko renacvpushFore mina ediko re kumo kurevai rei neyaine.Push the stone here and it will roll down.7.3.2.9Push
edininin-law; brother/sister-in-law.Maria ma ini edini rema kayamo reyadi.Maria and her sister-in-law argued.Modified with rema/rumana 'woman/man' for clarification.4.1.9.2.2In-law
ediyakanin-lawsNai ediyaka bi nai yava dui rena bi etou rededi.My in-laws are reluctant to enter my house.4.1.9.2.2In-law
edokokiyonmillipedeMa edokokiyo veyakama ini yuka bi tau gade.And I saw a millipede and it had very many legs.1.6.1.9Small animals
eeo1unspec. var. ofeoh