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kɔɔreŋɔ1kɔ́ɔrəŋɔ̰kɔɔrenɔn.grass door, door made from woven grass5.1Household equipment6.5Building
KU/TU
kɔɔreŋɔ2kɔ̀ɔrəŋɔ̰kɔɔrenɔn.crippled person, someone unable to walk at all.2.2Disease
KU/TU
kɔ'ɔsɛkɔʔɔhɛv. iter.undress, take off one's clothes.Bayaa la kɔ'ɔsɛ mɛ gee zɛ kum la.the pall bearer undressed himself and carried the corpse.kɔ'ɔserikɔ'ɔsegɔkɔ'ɔsa
kɔpikɔ́pɩ̀n.cupYinɛ kaabegɔ kɔpi.chalice, wine cup for the celebration of Mass (Roman Catholic).5.5Container
Eng.
kɔregɛkɔrəgɛv. compl. 1kill, slaughter, use a knife to cut the throat of eg. a cow, a fowl.2exploit, cheatA koose nua la kɔregɛ ma.he sold me the fowl at too high a price.kɔrumkɔregerikɔreŋɔkɔregera
kɔ̃regɛkɔ̰rəgɛv. compl. scratch, scrapeA dikɛ kuure kɔ̃regɛ zi'an la.he used a hoe to scrape the place.Kinkarɛ n kɔ̃regɛ bia la iŋa.a millet stalk scratched the child's body.A miŋa nu ɛa n kɔ̃regɛ amiŋa.he scratched himself with his fingernail.A kɔ̃regɛ la amiŋa.he scratched himself, got scratched.kɔ̃regerikɔ̃regerɛkɔ̃regera
kɔrumkɔrʋmv.kill, slaughter several fowls or animalsTindaana la kɔrum la nɔɔsi.the earth-priest slaughtered fowls.kɔregɛkɔrenikɔreŋɔkɔrena
kɔsegɛkɔhəgɛv. compl. bring sth. down by pulling it from the bottom, cause sth. to collapse from below.A kɔsegɛ la a na'arɛ lubɛ.he pulled his leg and put him down.Ko'om n kɔsegɛ dangoone la.water pulled the foundation of the wall down.kɔsegerikɔsegerɛkɔsegera
kɔsegɔkɔ̰́həgɔkɔserɔn.cough, coughing, any illness that involves coughing.Kɔsegɔ n tari bia la.the child has a cough.2.2Disease
KU/TUkɔsɛ
kɔsekɛkakɔ̰̀hə'kɛ́kakɔsekɛkan.tuberculosis, a disease whose main symptom is a chronic cough.2.2Disease
KA/SI
kɔsɛkɔ̰hɛv. iter.coughA kɔsɛ mɛ.he coughed.kɔserikɔsegɔkɔsera
Kristakìrɩ́sətàn.ChristKrista bia.Christian, one who follows the Christian religion.Krista kɔma.Christians.4.5Religion2Person
ku1kʋv.1kill, murder. This verb does not necessarily imply an instrument or a purpose, in contrast to kɔrum, kɔregɛ.Kaara la ku bunsɛla la.the farmer killed the snake.ku kum.cause a great loss (idiom).2finish sth., bring to a conclusion. A ku sapibere la.he finished weaving the hat.Ba ku yetɔgum la naba yire.they concluded the case at the chief's palace.3destroy, demolishA ku vaka la.she destroyed the guinea fowl's nest.A ku zankɔsega.he ate a little, enough to keep going (idiom).4agree, consent, come to a conclusion. Nɛreba la ku nɔɔrɛ ti ba kɔ naba kua la.the people have agreed to weed the chief's farm (idiom).kɔrum, kɔregɛkuurikuakuura
ku2kʋv.form clouds, cloud over before a rainSaa la ku la dapɔa.rain clouds formed in the east.1.1Sky, Whether
kutikua
kuakʋ́akɔɔsin.farmingBa tuuma de la kua.their job is farming.6.2Agriculture
KA/SI
kubegakṵ́bəgakubesin.1nail6.6Tool2a strong needle, used for leather work (Booni). It can be made from a bicycle spokeKA/SIkusega (Bolga).
kubegɛ1kʋbəgɛv. compl. slightly dislocate any part of the body.A kubegɛ la a na'arɛ.he slightly dislocated his leg.2.2Disease
kubegerikubegerekubegera
kubegɛ2kubegɛv. compl. get a shock from cold water on the teethKo'om n kubegɛ mam nyɛna.I got a shock from the cold water on my teeth.kubegerikubegerɛ
kuberɛ1kʋ́bərɛkuban.strengthsynkinkaŋa3kpe'eŋoDI/'A
kuberɛ2kʋ́bərɛkuban.millet, money or any item sent to the soothsayer in connection with a consultation.4.5ReligionDI/'A
kudalɛkʋ'̀dàlɛkudalan.a log of wood for sitting on, usu. in front of the house.
DI/'A
kuditakʋ́'dítakuditeban.a man, usu. an elder, who frequently attends funerals
ku'ɛkʋʔɛv. compl. cut sth. eg. rope, piece of wood.A dikɛ su'a ku'ɛ dɔɔ láhe cut the wood with a knife.ku'uriku'urɛku'uraku'ugɛ
kuɛ1kʋ̰ɛv.scoop up, esp. tz.Pɔka la kuɛ sagebɔ la dukɔ la puan.the woman scooped the tz from the pot.kuurikuurɛkuurakɔɔgɛ
kuɛ2kʋ̰ɛv.clear a place with a hoe; clear a place to construct a new home.A dikɛ la kuure kuɛ zi'an la.he used a hoe to clear the place.Budaa la kuɛ a yire la Bɔlega.the man cleared a place for his house at Bolga.6.5Buildingkuurikuurɛkuurakuugɛ