Browse Gurenɛ – English
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Gɔnfuko gɔ̀n'fúko n. February KU
gɔŋa gɔ́ŋa̰ gɔsi adj. sharply curved at the end dogɔŋa curved stick or club KA/SI
gɔ̃ŋa gɔ̰́ŋa̰ gɔsi n. silk cotton tree, kapok tree. Ceiba pentandra 1.4.1 Tree KA/SI
gɔŋɔ 1 gɔ̰́ŋɔ̰ gɔnɔ n. any piece of writing: letter, book. 3.1 Teach and learn KU/TU
gɔŋɔ 2 gɔ̰̀ŋɔ̰ gɔnɔ n. skin of an animal, especially a cow, dried for sitting on. Used when a chief is installed as an important part of his regalia. KU/TU
gɔ'ɔ gɔ́ʔɔ adv ashamed, in shame, in embarrassment. Nayiga la ze' la gɔ'ɔ. the thief is standing ashamed.
gɔɔŋɔ gɔ́ɔŋɔ̰ gɔɔnɔ n. 1 a deaf and dumb person, one who can neither hear nor speak. 2.2 Disease 2 Person 2 a foolish, unintelligent person KU/TU
gɔpeeleŋo gɔ̰́'péeləŋo gɔpeelo n. a kind of acacia, a yellowish thorny tree that produces a gum. Acacia sieberiana 1.4.1 Tree KU/TU
gɔregɔ gɔ̀rəgɔ gɔtɔ n. bed for sleeping on, esp. wood or metal framed. 5.1 Household equipment KU/TU
gɔ̃rɛ gɔ̰̀rɛ gɔ̃a n. billhook, a long stick with a loop for plucking from a tree. 6.6 Tool DI/'A
gɔsegɔ gɔ́həgɔ gɔserɔ n. flat roof, plastered roof 6.5 Building KU/TU
gɔsewanɛ gɔ̀hə'wánɛ̰ gɔsewama n. the top edge of the wall around a plastered roof 6.5 Building DI/'A
gɔsumɔ gɔ̰̀'sʋ̰̀mɔ̰ n. good sleep, good health. Gɔsumɔ boi. I'm healthy.
gɔteŋa gɔ̰́təŋa̰ gɔtesi n. marabou thorn; a thorny shrub or small tree, with very long roots Dichrostachys glomerata 1.4.2 Shrub 1.4.1 Tree KA/SI
gɔyito gɔ̰́'yìto n. sleepiness, feeling sleepy. Gɔyito n tari mam. I am sleepy. TU
graseya grásəyà n. grace, God's blessing 4.5 Religion Eng. Christian
gu 1 guʔ v. stop, block, prevent someone or sth. from moving ahead or continuing. Yidaana la gu a dayua pɔga la ti a da yese. the household head stopped his son's wife from leaving. A gu la yaŋa nuurɛ ti nii la da yese. he blocked the gate so the cattle couldn't go out. Bia la gu boole la. the child blocked the ball. gu'uri gu'a gu'ura
gu 2 gʋʔ v. 1 be stuck onto sth. Dia n gu a nɔɔrɛ. food stuck on his mouth. 2 hold on to, hang on Bia n gu loore. a child is holding onto the lorry. gu'uri gu'a gu'ura
gua gʋ̀ʋa guusi n. a medicine made by scraping the bark of a particular tree, for treating cough 2.3 Treat disease KA/SI
gu'a gùʔa n. the act of stopping. KA
gũ'a gʋ̰́ʔa̰ gu'usi n. thorn 1.4.4 Parts of plant KA/SI
gube gube v. help someone, assist, esp. in a fight. A suŋɛ mam gube ŋmɛ nayigesi la. he helped me beat the thieves. guberi gubega gubera
gugelum gʋɣəlʋ̰m v. grumble, complain. Bia la gugelum la dia la n ka zo'e la. the child grumbled because the food was not enough. gugeleni gugeleŋɔ gugelena
guko gùko gugero adj. blunt, not sharp liguko. blunt axe. KU/TU
guledaa gùlə'dáa guledaasi n. the high-pitched drum in the gulo drum ensemble. 4.2.1 Music
