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eta1feta2n1sideRautu berou eta rofu raka niyo.He was shouting from the other side of the village.2.1.2Torso2wingNai nono bi kokoro eta irina ura redo.My mother likes eating chicken wings.1.6.2.1Parts of a bird3praying mantis fore gutMadi kokoro di ukari eta amedo.The fore gut is inside the praying mantis.1.6.2.4Parts of an insect
eta2nhookwormVibani toga ga irifa yi uka eta nigedi baebu.Don't eat more protein or you'll have hookworms in your stomach.1.6.1.9Small animals
etae renacvcut/shut off.Resi ini nemokori bi etae regedi.And they will be cut off from his presence.7.8.3Cut
etae rina2unspec. var. ofetagae rinamove away
etafaripostaway fromYa vegu no rena vene tau na rofu etafari difa!Get away from me all you wicked people!8.5.2.6Away from
etaga rina2unspec. var. ofetagae rinamove away
etagae rinaetae rina1etaga rina1cvmove/go/take/turn away/aside/over.Oa deyafa idu etagae rina sana bi ebu reyafa.We swam down but at the moving place we beat it.Gagani autu sanari usa usa nigi etaga rigamo.But he was going away to deserted places to pray.Niyafa ma etaga riyo.We told him and he moved over.Itari gutuna etagae rifa.Get out of the way/turn away.Ina yaku gaimari etae resi are resi usa usa niyo.He moved away (apart by himself) and stood and prayed.unspec. var.etae rina2etaga rina27.2.3.1Move away
etari renacvbump/run/crash into, knock down/over.Taraka tora ya una etari reyo ma agode evairo reyafa.The big truck bumped/crash into us and we almost turned over.Isira regamakari, na etari reyo.When he was playing, he ran into me.7.3.1.4Knock over
etebe rinacvlean against, side with.Meda vava tora redo, ye yabo adari ruika etebe rifo.The sun is very hot, so lean against the shade of the tree now.Makai niyori, bi kamini iniye di utari kayamo resi egogo vene ka berou berou rofu etebe riyadi.When he said this, then they quarreled amongst themselves and took up different sides (lit. 'sided up with differing/different gathered people/groups').7.1.6Lean
etei rinacvsurpass, overcome; knock down, step on, tramble, tread.Ini vava yaku nai vava etei riyo.His power surpassed my power.Ya rofu ruda rena amiye di vava tau etei rigedi.You will overcome your enemies.Seini odorori etei risi ramefa ori.Step/trample/tread on the chain and turn on the lights.4.8.3.1Defeat
etiadjeightOyena eti imiyo.He speared eight fish.8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers
eto rena2unspec. var. ofetou renabe reluctant
etofa renacvreject, refuse, dismiss, rebuff.Amiye di mida bi esika esika tora iniye baku regoma vei etofa regedi.The Son of man will find suffering and they will refuse to look at him.3.3.5.2Reject
etofaropostoutsideKamini ini nono ma ini dubuiyaka baisi yava etofaro are regamadi.Then his mother and brothers arrived and were standing outside the house.8.5.1.4.1Out, outside
etoka unacvgag, choke.Namo roko irisi etoka uyaka.I ate the dry namo banana and gagged.Mina amiye moisi bauye etoka uyo ma asa kebi reyo.He grabbed this man and choked his throat and stopped his breathing.5.2.2Eat
etou renaeto rena1cvbe reluctant/unwilling/shy, shy away fromNai ediyaka bi nai yava dui rena bi etou rededi.My in-laws are reluctant to enter my house.Yi iruku feidena vego; eto ga refa.He will see your cooking food; don't be shy/ashamed.unspec. var.eto rena23.4.2.4.3Shy, timid
etunboil, abscess.Na bi etu baku reyaka.I found a boil.2.5.2.2Skin diseaseetu ninaunspec. comp. formcvget boil/abscess.Sigena di doka etu niyoma amena anua redo.Sigena got a boil on her buttocks and she can't sit down.
etu ninaunspec. comp. form ofetu
etugai1ngreen snake species.Etugai aruma bi aki rena de rego.The etugai snake will not bite.1.6.1.3.1Snake
etugai2nlizard species.Nai auna Yareba ya etugai variva uyo.My dog Yareba killed the etugai lizard.1.6.1.3.2Lizard
etururu renacvtake by surprise, cause surprise.Ye mina meda yaku duma amiye kana de ya etururu rego.So that day should not take you by surprise like a thief.Formed from e- 'indirect causative' + tururu 'shake' rena 'doing'.3.4.1.3Surprise
eva ninacvleave/go for a while/for a time, not wanting to return, like a prodigal.Eva niyo, idu disi dairiyoma baku reyafa.He left for a time, but now he has come back and we found him.Ya bi goidu di eva ni ameisama ya raka ni maina resifa.Where were you going all this time and we were calling and looking for you?7.2.3.3Leave