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kibulekí'búlekibulan.a young guinea corn plant.6.2AgricultureDI/'A
kiɛkɩ̰ɩ̰ɛv.dry up, of liquidMɔgerɛ la kiɛ mɛ.the dam is dried up.Kaam la kiɛ dukɔ la puan.the oil has dried up in the pot.kiirikiirlekiigɛ
kigelekíɣəlekigelan.a tumour, a hard round growth on the body. Not necessarily malignant.synkagefɔ2.2Disease
DI/'A
kigelɛ1kɩ́ɣəlɛ̀kigelan.ankle bone, the protruding bone inside the ankle.
DI/'A
kigelɛ2kɩ́ɣəlɛkigelaadj.big, large, esp. of sth. roundninkigelɛ.big eyeball.DI/'A
kigesɛkɩɣəhɛv. iter.remove, pick out several firmly fixed itemskigeserikigesegɔkigesera
kiibegakɩ̀ɩbəgákiibesin.orphan, a person one or both of whose parents have died2PersonKA/SI
kiibekɛkakɩ̀ɩbə'kɛ́kakiibekɛgesin.orphan, one whose mother or father or both have died and the funerals have been performed.KA/SI
kiibepaalegakɩ̀ɩbə'pàalegakiibepaalesin.orphan, whose mother or father or both died recently and the funeral is yet to be performed.KA/SI
kiibesaaŋakɩ̀ɩbə'sáaŋà̰kiibesaasin.orphan, sb. whose parent has recently died.KA/SI
kiibɛkɩɩbɛv.1scoop out the inside of sth. round, eg. make a hole in a wall, scoop out a gourd2score and cut around the shell of a fresh calabash, to divide it into two halves.kiiberikiibegɔkiiberasiibɛ (Booni, Nankani).
ki'ibɔkɩ́ʔɩbɔ̀n.soap5.1Household equipment
BU
kiikɔɔkɩ́ɩ'kɔ̀ɔkiikɔɔrɔn.hernia, a disease that causes the scrotum to enlarge and protrude.2.2Disease
KU/TU
kiilakɩ̀ɩ̀làkiitɔn.guinea fowl chick (Nankani).synka'ambila6.3Animal husbandry
LA/TU
ki'ileŋakɩ́ʔɩləŋa̰ki'ilesin.1end of sth.Sore la ki'ileŋa.the end of the road.2first and last opportunity, sole chance. Fu ki'ileŋa n bala fu ka le makɛ dia di!that is your only chance to get food to eat!KA/SI
kiimkiimv.fry sth., cook in oil.A kiim la nɛnɔ.
kiinikiiŋokiinia
kĩimkɩ̰ɩ̰mv.be older than another.A kĩim a tadaana la.she is older than her colleague.kiiŋɔkiima
ki'imakɩ́ʔɩma̰ki'induman.deceased person, a dead person.Ki'induma Kibesi.festival for the dead, All Souls' Day, the Roman Catholic celebration for all souls in purgatory.A
kiimakɩ̰́ɩ̰ma̰kiinduma1n.older person according to birth; older brother, older sister.2Person2n.senior, preceding, of higher statusA de la ma kiima sukuu puan.he was senior to me at school.3adj.olderbikiima.older child.4adj.seniorpɔgekiima.senior wife.A
ki'in-isegerekɩ̀ʔɩn'ʔìhəgəreki'in isegere duman.apparition, ghost, visible return of a deceased person4.5ReligionDI/'A
ki'indaamkɩ̀ʔɩn'dáamki'indatɔn.pito used to inform the gods of the start of farm work, about March or April.4.5ReligionBU/TU
ki'intiŋakɩ̀ʔɩn'tíŋa̰ki'intinsin.ancestral world, land of the dead.Ba ka tɔgeri ki'intiŋa yele pa'ala kukɔ.they do not inform the ghost about issues in the ancestral world (prov.)4.5ReligionKA/SI
ki'iŋakɩ̀ʔɩŋá̰ki'isiadj.deadsynkiireŋaKA/SI
kiireŋakìirəŋa̰ kiiresiadj.deadbakiireŋa.dead dog.Bakiireŋa tuba ka wuni wia peebego.a dead dog does not hear the sound of the whistle (prov.); a desperate person doesn't listen.synki'iŋaKA/SI
ki'irɛkɩ́ʔɩrɛki'iraadj.malfunctioning, out of order, not in working condition.loki'irɛ.broken down car.sɔki'irɛ.blunt knife.DI/'A