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yia2yɩ́ɩayɛɛsin.a kind of fish, tilapiasynwia21.5.5Fish
KA/SIVariant: wia (Booni, Nankani).
yia3yɩ́ɩayiisin.flute, pipe, whistle, locally made of woodsynwia34.2.1Music
KA/SIwia (Booni, Nankani).
yia4yɩ̀ɩayɛɛban.human beingnɛreyia.human being.soothsaying
yia5yɩ̀ɩayɛɛsin.jawsynkareyiayɛɛŋa2.1Body parts1.5.9Part of an animal
KA/SI
yia6yɩ̀ɩan. ger.wearing5.3Clothingyɛ
yibeyibev.bear fruitSinsaabega la yibe mɛ.the sinsaabega tree bore fruits.synpue3wɔm
yiberiyibeka
yibegayíbəgayibesin.younger sister or brother4.1.1KinshipKA/SI
yibegɛ1yɩbəgɛv.do sth. occasionally, once in a whileA ni yibegɛ wa'am kalam.he comes here once in a while.yibegeriyibegerɛyibegera
yibegɛ2yɩbəgɛv. compl. meet someone at a specified place or via a different routeA yibegɛ a ma la da'a.he met his mother at the market.yibegeriyibegeriɛyibegera
yibesɛyɩbəhɛv. iter.beckon, call with a gestureA yibesɛ gɔɔŋɔ la mɛ.he beckoned to the dumb person.
yibeseriyibesegɔyibesera
yibilefoyɩ̀'bíləhoyibilenin.any of several elephant-snout fishHyperopisus bebe, Mormyrus rume, M. macrophthalmus1.5.5Fish
BU/I
yidaanayí'dáanà̰yidaanduman.householder, head of a household.
yiɛyɩɛɛv. compl. 1take off, remove a garment over the headA yiɛ la fuo.he has taken off the shirt.A yɛɛri la zantika.he is taking off a smock.Pɔka la yiɛ bia la fuo.the woman took off the child's shirt.Ba yiɛ budaa la na'am.they have taken away the man's chieftaincy, "deskinned" him.A yiɛ fuo la bia la zi'an.she pulled the cloth off over the child's head.2perform a ceremony to exorcise a spirit residing in a talisman worn around the neck. The talisman will then be given back to the spiritualist who originally produced it.A nyɔkɛ la nua yiɛ duŋɔ la.he sent away the spirit with a fowl.
yɛ, yɛɛriyɛɛriyɛɛrɛyɛɛrayiɛgɛ
yigeleyigelev.stoop, bend overBudaa la yigele mɛ kɔɔra.the man bent down to weed.
yigeliyigelegoyigela
yigumyigumv.crawl, go on hands and kneesBia la yigum mɛ yese yiŋa.the child crawled outside.
yigeniyigeŋoyigena
yiilɛyɩɩlɛv.clean grains by soaking in water, so that the impurities settle at the bottomPɔka la yiilɛ mui la.the woman cleaned the rice.yiiliyiilegɔyiila
yikatɛyí'ká̰tɛ̀yikaran.big house, large compound house6.5Building
DI/'A
yilayɩ́lanum.one. Used only in counting. synakɔayila, diyila, kayila, buyila, kuyila; yiŋa-yila
yileyìleyilan.branchsynwile1.4.4Parts of plant
DI/'A
yilegayìləgayilesin.a slender tree, that gives shade and grows at the river bank.Mitragyna inermis1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
yilegɛyɩləgɛv. compl. break, of day; become light, begin to dawnBeere yilegɛ ya.day has broken.1.1Sky, Whether
yilegeriyilegerɛ
yilemayìləma̰advvery briefly, in a flash, of seeingMa nyɛ e la yilema kuurɛ la puan.I caught a glimpse of him at the funeral.
yimyimv.forget (Nankani).synnyimtamɛyiniyiŋayina
yima yimayɩ̰̀ma̰ yɩ̰̀ma̰adj.different, not alikeFuto la boi la yima yima.the clothes are different.A tari futo yima yima.he has different clothes.
yimɛrɛyì'mɛ̰̀rɛyimɛran.family welfare, development, what is good for the familyA boti la yimɛrɛ.he wants the welfare of the family.DI/'A