ŋmɛkɛŋmɛ̰kɛv. compl. 1squeezeA ŋmɛkɛ fuma'aserɛ la ti ko'om la yese.he squeezed out the wet cloth and drained away the water. ŋmɛkɛ nintam.weep, cry.ŋmɛkɛ puurɛdo without, in order to give to another (idiom). ŋmɛkɛ tɔgum.refuse to speak (idiom).2hide from someone, evade being noticedA ŋmɛkɛ mɛ ti a sɔ ka nyɛ e.he avoided being seen by his father.
ŋmɛkeriŋmɛkerɛŋmɛkera
ŋmɛkuraŋmɛ̰̀'kùran.mumps, a disease that causes the glands under the jaw to swell.2.2Disease
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ŋmɛlegɛŋmɛ̰ləgɛv. compl. twist sth., eg. a rope, someone's armŋmɛlegeriŋmɛlegerɛŋmɛlegera
ŋmɛleŋa2ŋmɛ̰́ləŋa̰ŋmɛlesin.a god, that helps to prevent misunderstandings in gatherings4.5ReligionKA/SI
ŋmɛnŋmɛberɛŋmɛ̰́n'ŋmɛ̰̀bərɛŋmɛnŋmɛban.a food of coarsely ground flour, esp. naara, corn, late millet or beans. The flour is made into a dough, formed into oblong shapes and either steamed on a rack of stalks over boiling water or boiled in the water. Eaten with oil, pepper and salt.5.2FoodDI/'A
ŋmɛregɛŋmɛ̰rəgɛv. compl. turn, make a turnA ŋmɛregɛ mɛ bisɛ ma.he turned to look at me.A ŋmɛregɛ la zuɔ sore la.she took the right-hand road.ŋmɛregeriŋmɛregerɛŋmɛregera
ŋmɛtumŋmɛ̰tʋ̰mv.flatten, squeeze sth. down by sitting or lying on itBaa la ga'ari muɔ la zuo ŋmɛtum ku.the dog lay on the grass and flattened it.
ŋmɛteniŋmɛteŋɔŋmɛtena
ŋmɛtu'usegaŋmɛ̀'tṵ̀ʔṵhəgawɛtu'usin.a special stone used by blacksmiths to beat the neck of a hoe into shapeKA/SI
ŋmibeŋmḭbev.endure, suffer throughYabega la ŋmibe ka kaasɛ.the excised girl endured (the operation) without crying.ŋmiberiŋmibereŋmibera
ŋmiimŋmɩ̰ɩ̰mv.rub or scrape sth. out of or off sth., eg. grains from a millet cob, by pressing or twisting in the palms or by using a sling as a scraperA ŋmiim si la basɛ nɔɔsi la.he rubbed the millet grains off the cob for the chickens.A dikɛ la kalɔbega ŋmiim naara la.he used a sling to scrape the seeds off the early millet cob.ŋmiiniŋmiiŋɔŋmiina
ŋwanaŋwa̰na̰dem. pron.this, of quantitiesŊwana n sa'am.this (amount) got spoiled.Ba wa'am na ŋwana ma'a?when did they come?ŋwani, -na.
ŋwaniŋwá̰nɩ̰que. pron.what? how much?Fu me ti'isi la ŋwani?what do you also think?Fum tari la ligeri ŋwani?how much money do you have?Ŋwani n sa'am? how much is spoiled?ŋwana, -ni.
ŋwɔ'ɛŋwɔ̰ʔɛ̰v. compl. decompose, rot, of animal matterNua la ki ŋwɔ'ɛ mɛ.the fowl died and decomposed.ŋwɔ'ɔriŋwɔ'ɔrɛŋwɔ'ɔgɛ
ŋwɔkɛŋwɔ̰kɛv. compl. twist the face, as when about to cryBia la ŋwɔkɛ la a nɛŋa.the child twisted his face to cry.
ŋwɔkeriŋwɔkerɛŋwɔkera
ŋwɔmŋwɔ̰mv.resemble, look likeBia la ŋwɔm la a sɔ.the child resembles his father.ŋwɔniŋwɔŋa
ŋmɛkeriŋmɛkerɛŋmɛkera
