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egeregereegere1adjokay, well, alright, enough.Ago nigi reyo, to egere eto reyo.He almost told, but then (lit. 'okay/well') he shied away from it.Koru gaga rena bi egere de.It wasn't alright to drink the water.Amiye Indafeni isira okiyadi bi egeregere de.The people who came for Independence games were not enough.unspec. var.egere29.6.3.1Markers of transitionegeregere ninaunspec. comp. formcvfeel/become well/fine.Egeregere niyo.He felt fine.
egeregere ninaunspec. comp. form ofegeregere
egirancontrol, manipulation, governing.Bi egira mokena dudu, mibi mokena buni.With self-controlled thinking, that is good thinking.Formed from e- 'indirect causative' + gira 'hard' rena 'doing'3.3.3.6Controlegira renaunspec. comp. formcvstrengthen, urge, encourage, exhort, take heart, refresh, cheer up.Ye ina yaku mina ago rama dudu amiye egira rego.So he will strengthen/exhort/encourage people with this true word.Bi yi asiyaka vene egira re.Encourage/cheer up your friends.
egira renaunspec. comp. form ofegira
egoadjfat, well built.Dagere ya dona ego fidi reyo.Dagere shot the fat/well built pig.8.2.3.2Fat person
egobai2unspec. var. ofgabu1blackBadaika
egogo renacvmeet/get/gather (together), convene, congregate, reunite.Gokai sina bura rena di egogo reyafa sina bi mini.(The story) about how we met for story writing is here.Kanisoro ya amiye raka niyo egogo reyagane mitini totona.The councillor called the people to gather together for the meeting.Formed from e- 'indirect causative' + gogo 'together'4.2.1.3Meet togetheregogo rena sanaunspec. comp. formmeeting place, arena.Egogo rena sanari okiyadi.They arrived at the meeting place.
egogo rena sanaunspec. comp. form ofegogo rena
egonapostbelow, lower down.Uni rautu bi Vayaika egona ro amedo.Our village is below Vaya mountain.Ye ya bi kamini maena resi nesi egonari amegiya.So then you will be embarrassed/shamed and go down and sit below/lower down.8.5.1.3.2Under, below
egore renacvbegin to bear fruitYuani egore reyo.The breadfruit tree was beginning to bear fruit.1.5.6Growth of plants
egoru renacvvisit; get/meet (together) with.Amiye tau gade bi inasa amei desi egoru regamadi.A crowd came and sat down and they were gathered around visiting him.Agiya urusa bi aroro di yavari egoru reyafa.Last night we had a meeting (lit. 'got/met together') at the announcer (village crier)'s house.4.2.1.4Visit
egungreen snake species.Egu aruma ya komo iyeri kuki u varedo.The green snake was coiled up lying on the komo palm leaves.1.6.1.3.1Snake
ehu'a1unspec. var. ofefukakneeBadaika
ei1unspec. var. ofeoh
ei renacvremove thorns.Buni, ei renadi.Good, let's remove the thorns.6.2.4.2Uproot plants
einannut tree species that animals and people eat.Dona eina meko irisi bunika niyadi.The pigs ate the eina fruit and got fat.Ya bi eina yabo gabireri.You are under the eina tree.1.5.1Tree
eina kiricnrain showerEina kiri yaredo.A rain shower fell.1.1.3.3Rain
eirondry tree bark.Mina yabo eiro bege moifa ita di.Take this strong dry tree bark for firewood.1.5.5Parts of a plant
eka2unspec. var. ofekamamat
ekade renacvtake apart, separate.Inudiye kadena ekade resi na ma.Take apart the bunch of bananas and give some to me.7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
ekaira renacvapproach, draw near/close to.Yava ekaira reyafari, una vesi yakuyadi.As we were approaching the house, they saw us and rushed out.7.2.3Move toward something