moutatoothlessNai baba bi adu mouta ada seuya amiye.My father is a toothless white-haired person.2.1.1.5Toothmouta ninaunspec. comp. formbe toothlessGade mouta niyo.He has no teeth/is toothless.
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ne2eye, sight, or face.Ya sena amiye tau vakoi di ini neri mina vegu dogo reyo.You have already made this practice ready in the sight of all people.2.1.1.1Eyene badounspec. comp. formbig eyeballRema guta idu yi ne bi bado.(You are a) nice woman but your eyeballs are big.ne basu ninaunspec. comp. formbe bug-eyedNe basu nisi ga na vei kara re.Don't be bug-eyed and stare at me.ne gibaunspec. comp. formskinny/thin face.Yi rema bi buni, idu ini ne giba.Your wife is good, but she has a thin face.ne iyounspec. comp. formblind eyeNe iyo niyo ba?Aren't your eyes blind?ne koruunspec. comp. formtearIni ne koru bi ari uvedo vegiya oruma yuveita dou nidedi.His tears that you will see when the sun comes up get the grass and vegetation wet.ne osiosi renaunspec. comp. formbe cheekyNe osiosi reisa tu dudu esika baku reyo.Because of your cheekiness you got that pain.ne ota renaunspec. comp. formfeel sleepy/drowsy; half-deadIna tau vakoi ne ota resi vareyadi.They all became drowsy and slept.Mina dada mina mida bi ne ota resi varei muyeyo.So the boy was half-dead and fell asleep.ne renaunspec. comp. formlookGagani maike idu ne rei veida.The place is far away but I am able to see it.ne rounspec. comp. formeyelidYi ne ro ara niyo.Your eyelids have sores.ne taufaunspec. comp. formblindIna bi ne taufa.He is blind.ne taufa ninaunspec. comp. formbecome blindNe taufa nisi de na veyo ba?Did you become blind that you don't see me?ne uetaunspec. comp. formeyelash, facial hair.Ya bi yi ne ueta niyo.You have eyelashes.ne ueta uetaunspec. comp. form(thick) eyebrow.Yi ne bi ueta ueta roena.Your eyebrows are bushy ('lit. 'have no protein').ne urumaunspec. comp. formfaceIdu yi ne uruma bi ari kode ga veyaine mamo iri-iri koina rego.But he must not see your face until after he finishes eating.ne uruma moi no renaunspec. comp. formbe gloomy, mope.Ne uruma moi no re kumo ya veyaine.Be gloomy/mope and you'll be seen.
nebure ninaget sores from lice.Ada nebure niyo.My head got sores (from lice).2.1.1Head
nemokone1nemo'o2eyeball, eye of coconut.Nemoko taufa amiye yaku ne odoro risi ago niyo.The blind man looked up and spoke.Compound of ne+meko 'eye+ball'?unspec. var.ne3nemo'o12.1.1.1Eyenemoko kikinaunspec. comp. formbe alert, watch.Mina dada nemoko kikifo, ini adina bi ya ya diba de yava amiye goivaka dairi okigo.Therefore be alert, because you don't know when the owner will return.nemokoriunspec. comp. formin presence (of)/sight.Ya yaku yi nemokori buni toga na mavo.May you always give me favour in your sight/presence.nemokori ainaunspec. comp. formpresent; put/place in front.Bi ofa sei di nemokori aiyadi iruku.It is food which was presented to idols.
tafutena renabe blindedAbata mukuna tafutena ga re.Don't be blinded in a flood in the dark.2.1.1.1Eye
tamutabiritempleNai tamutabiri esika reyo.My temple hurts.2.1.1Head
urumanose, beak.Idu yi ne uruma bi ari kode ga veyaine mamo iri-iri koina rego.But he must not see your face (lit, 'eyes-nose') until after he finishes eating and drinking.2.1.1.3Noseuruma kitaunspec. comp. formnose mucusYa bi uruma kita nufa.You have nose mucus.uruma renaunspec. comp. formhave fluUruma reyaka.I had a flu.uruma rubaunspec. comp. formnostrilUruma ruba ara niyo.My nostril has a sore.
vena2mouthBi konori makudoma vena kabudo redo.It throws him to the ground and his mouth foams.2.1.1.4Mouthvena amiyeunspec. comp. formconmanMina amiye bi vena amiye, amiye eru redo.This man is a conman, he tricks people.vena eirounspec. comp. formlipGadeva aruma di aki rena bi ini vena eiro gabireri.Dangerous snakes' bites are under their lips.vena ifokaunspec. comp. formbeakGayo bora ini vena ifoka botolo ideri aiyo.The crow put his beak into the bottle.vena koruunspec. comp. formsaliva; spit(tle).Resi vena koru kabudo negamo.And saliva was bubbling up and coming down.vena maruvo renaunspec. comp. formchewPK mina iri vena maruo reyaine.Eat PK (chewing gum) so you will be chewing (lit. 'your mouth will be moving').vena uetaunspec. comp. formmoustacheMina amiye bi vena ueta nufa.That man has a moustache.venauunspec. comp. formentrance, gate(way).Bi mina taoni di ida venauri feresi bi koru seriri diyafa.We left this town's entrance and went to the riverbank.Taoni ida venau okiyori, bi muyena amiye yokoi guri aigi uakai yakuyadi.When he arrived at the town gate, they were carrying out a dead man to bury him.Derivation of vena=u 'mouth-by'.
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