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fii fiifḭ̀ḭ fḭ̀ḭadvlittle by littleBã'ara la diti la fii fii.the sick person eats little by little.
fĩ'isegɔfɩ̰̀ʔɩ̰həgɔ1n.stink, stench, bad smell2adj.smellyfufi'isegɔa smelly cloth.
KU
fĩisegɔ1fɩ̰́ɩ̰həgɔn.blowing, esp. blowing one's nose
KU
fĩisegɔ2fɩ̰́ɩ̰həgɔn.sucking sth., eg. bone marrowKU
fi'isɛfɩ̰ʔɩ̰hɛv.show disrespect, sneer at someone, by sucking one's teeth loudly.A fi'isɛ la a ma.he sneered at his mother.
fi'iserifi'isegɔfi'isera
fĩisɛ1fɩ̰ɩ̰hɛv. iter.blow one's noseA fĩisɛ la a nyɔa.he blew his nose.
fĩiserifĩisegɔfĩisa
fĩisɛ2fɩ̰ɩ̰hɛv. iter.suck, esp. marrow from a bone, or liquid from a container with a narrow opening.A fĩisɛ la kɔberɛ.she sucked a bone.A fĩisɛ la daam tua puan.he sucked alcohol from the bottle.fĩiserifĩisegɔfĩisera
fikefikev. compl. break sth. soft into two with the hands.Ba fike nyuure la.they broke the sweet potato into two pieces.fikerifikerefikera
fikumfikṵmv.sobsi'imfikenifikeŋɔfikena
filamfílamadj.very clean, neatZi'an la ani la filam.the place is very clean.
filefilev.fan, use a fanA file bugum la ti bu nyaɛ.he fanned the fire to revive it.A dikɛ la peŋo file amiŋa.he fanned himself with a fan.
filifilegafila
filɛfɩ̀lɛfilaadj.extremely shortnɛrefilɛa very short personDI/'A
fimfìmadvan ideophonic word that describes a sudden, swift action.Silega la ŋmɛ nɔbila la fim.the hawk swooped on the chicken.
finafìna̰advby just a little, narrowly, describing an action that just misses its goal, a near miss.Silega la dee ni la fina la a nyɔkɛ nua la.the hawk missed the chicken by inches.Fina fina silega la nyɔkɛ ni nua la.just by inches the hawk missed the chicken.
finefḭ̀nefinan.1a metal ring fitted on the neck of a hoe blade to hold the handle in place.2the metal ring worn on each thumb for playing the dinlɔŋɔ, a kind of castanet
DI/'A
finfɛrafḭnfɛ̰ran.1muddy ground or placeSɔkɔ la kiɛ dee la finfɛra.the pond drained leaving muddy ground. The s., which is rare, denotes a lump of mud.synbɛgerɔ2decomposed wet wasteNagedene la de la finfɛra zaŋa.the outer courtyard is full of waterlogged waste.DI/'Afinfɛtɛ
finfi'inɛfinfi'inan.a small insectivorous bat, that flies in and out of rooms at night. Usu. found in roofs.1.5.1Mammal
DI/'A
fiŋefiŋev. compl. take a small quantity of sth., eg. grains, groundnuts, beans, in the handA fiŋe bia la sukaam.he took away a little of the child's groundnuts.fiŋerifiŋere
fireba1fɩ̀rəban.a kind of dance, performed by both sexes. May be done with any kind of ensemble on any occasion.firɛ (Nankani)
fireba2fɩ̀rəban. pl.a creeping plant, that bears an edible fruit; its fruit. The fruit must be boiled before eating
firegefirəgefiregerav. compl. 1open one's eyes wide2pull back the fold of skin (foreskin) of the male organ.firegerifiregere
firegɛfɩrəgɛv. compl. 1remove sth. from a tight covering, remove sth. buried.A firegɛ yoofo la ta'anɛ la puan.he removed the shea nut from its fruit.A firegɛ sukaafɔ la tintɔnɔ puan.he picked the groundnuts out of the sand.2squeeze through, make one's way through a thick crowd, esp. children and small people. Bia la firegɛ la nɛreba la puan bisa wa'a la.the child squeezed through the people to watch the dance.firegerifiregerɛfiregera
firekayu'afɩ̀̀rəka'yʋ̀ʔafirekayɔ'ɔsin.a plant, a creeping herb, used in soup and to feed animals.
KA/SI
firɛ1fɩrɛv.1stick sth. into a substance eg. mud.A dikɛ la dibega firɛ tiŋa.he stuck a stick into the ground.2get stuck in sth., sink into sth.Loore la firɛ la kulega la puan.the lorry got stuck in the river.
fitifiregafita
firɛ2fɩ́rɛn.a dance, performed by both sexes, in pairs or singly.fireba (Bolga, Booni)