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ukitaadjtied, knotted, bound.Kamini ini vana ukita nufa nifeidesi yakuyo.Then he sent him away with his hands bound.Maena ukitari mona mona re.Tie him up well.7.5.4Tieukita renaunspec. comp. formcvtie, bind, knot.Ina bi maena dudu ukita reyo.He tied it with the vine.Arefa moi gogo resi ukitari gira re.Gather the sugarcane together and tie it tightly.ukita rinaunspec. comp. formcvbind/tie up.Makai siko bi mina amiye yeiva ukita rigo kumo ini gugura fore duma rego.First he will tie up this strong man and then he will steal his possessions/goods.
ukita renaunspec. comp. form ofukita
ukita rinaunspec. comp. form ofukita
ukoka renaunspec. comp. form ofukokana
ukokanavpeelRo ukoka.Peel the skin off of it.6.6.3Working with woodukoka renaunspec. comp. formpeelMagdalene bi tai di ro ukoka resi ita oto rigo.Magdalene will peel the bark of the tai tree and tie up/bundle the firewood.Formed from u- 'forceful causative' + koka rena 'shell/peel off'.
umeki rei makunaunspec. comp. form ofumeki rena
umeki renacvchase (away/out); cast out, exorcise.Umeki re kumo gaima diyaine.Chase it out so that it will go far away.Vima no umeki regamo.He was exorcising evil spirits.7.3.3.4Chase awayumeki rei makunaunspec. comp. formexpelYe ini yava rofu umeki rei makuyadi.So they expelled him from their house.
umuka renacvtire/get tired legs.Fofure firu reidari bi nai kamuka evadi umuka redo.When I climb the mountain my knee gets tired very quickly.2.4.4Tired
umuna ninacvsound of water; roar, rush.Vaya koru abata desi umuna nido.Vaya river floods and roars.2.3.2.3Types of sounds
umuyenavcausing physical death; kill, murder.Iya regasa iniye iniye umuyegamadi.They were fighting and killing each other.Ya aki rego baebu umuye.Kill it lest it sting/bite you.Compound of u+muyena 'hit-die'.2.6.6.1Kill
una1profirst person plural subject/object; we, us.Una ka bi vitu vene.We are also only children (i.e., 'without siblings').Kokou rubu vene yaku dona eso una maradi.The Kokou clan people gave us the pork belly.9.2.3Pronouns
una2vhit; kill.John bi kodu dudu auna uyo.John hit the dog with a stick.Nai baba yaku afana nuyo ma erena tora gade uyafa.My father put up a trap and we killed many birds.7.7.1Hitu yoba renaunspec. comp. form1beat (nearly) to deathOre yaku amiye yokoi u yoba yoba reyadi.The sorcerers beat someone half/nearly to death.2fetchYa bi koru una beika baika yokoi de nufa.You don't have anything with which to fetch water.3play/blow instrument; inhale, breathe in.Raku ini bibo uga amegamo.Raku was sitting and playing his flute.Bouti tora digika kibi uyo.The big ship blew its horn.Aroro amiye yaku bero uyo usa usa dada.The preacher rang the bell for prayer.Budoka sau usi esiroka no iniye niyaka.I inhaled the smelly dust and coughed very badly.
una di2unspec. var. ofuniour(s)Badaika
unema1nunemabaiunemabai2nbird egg.Erena unema remanu veyaka.I saw two bird eggs.unspec. var.unemabai11.6.3.1Eggunema ainaunspec. comp. formcvlay eggKefoka erena bi konori unema aido.The kefoka bird lays its egg on the ground.
unema2nlandslide1973 Vaya omuna unema meyo.In 1973 Vaya mountain had a landslide.1.2.1.1Mountain
unema ainaunspec. comp. form ofunema1
unemabai1unspec. var. ofunema1eggBadaika
uniuna di1profirst person plural possessive; our(s).Uni isira uni gaukara mina totona are reyafa.Our play and our work these are what we stand for.Mina bi uni dona.This is our pig.unspec. var.una di29.2.3Pronouns
unikeprofirst person plural reflexive; ourselves.Unike maka nesi irigifa.We will go down by ourselves and eat.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
uniyeprofirst person plural reflexive; ourselves.Va uniye uniye duaiya resi venadi.Let's try to see if we can count ourselves.9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
unugunchips banana, from DaruUnugu tauga bi ru.Unugu bananas are bitter.1.5Plant
uo uo uocnbow wow wow; dog sound.Auna uo uo uo nido.The dog is saying bow wow wow.1.6.4.3Animal sounds
uranwant, wish, desire, like, choose, hope for, anticipate, yearn for.Ya ura yeiva dudu ma rovaita buni dudu tora nigiya vonisi bi, yakita iye yaku ya aedego.If you want to be strong and healthy, leaves can help you.Yi ura maka.Whatever you wish (lit. 'just/only your like').Ya bi ya ka yi ura.That is also your choice.3.3Wantura renaunspec. comp. formcvwant, wish, like, love, admire, desire, hope.Ya beika ura reisa?What do you want?Nai nono bi kokoro eta irina ura redo.My mother likes eating chicken wings.Nai rautu bi ura reida.I love my village.