ma'alɛma̰ʔa̰lɛv.soak sth. slightly, dip briefly into water, eg. fibre, clothing.A ma'alɛ biiro la ko'om puan.he soaked the fibre briefly in water.ma'alima'alegɔma'ala
maalɛ1ma̰a̰lɛv.1make, createA maalɛ la kunkure.he made a hoe handle.Pɔka la maalɛ la ma'aserɛ.the woman made a millet cake.Winɛ n maalɛ Asaala.God created man.maalɛ fumiŋa.make yourself look nice (idiom).2make a copy or facsimile of sth., eg. by drawing, modellingA maalɛ la nɛra gɔŋɔ puan.she drew the person on paper.3make or revive a fire, by putting in firewood or any material. A maalɛ bugum la.he revived the fire.4construct a roadBa maalɛ palɛ la.they constructed the road.5make peace, reconcile or solve an issue. Ba maalɛ yele la.they solved the case.Yidaana la maalɛ zɛberɛ la.the family head settled the disagreement.maalimaalegɔmaala
maalɛ2ma̰a̰lɛv.be productive, give a good yield, of crops.Sukaam maalɛ ya.the groundnuts yielded well.maalimaalegɔ
maamma̰a̰mv.make someone speechless, through fear, spiritual attack, etc.Tiim daana la maam la bia la nɔɔrɛ.the spiritualist made the child unable to speak.maanimaaŋɔ
maanma̰a̰nv. prt.again. Used before the verb to indicate repetition of the event.A maan wa'am na.he came again.