6.5. Building

asibetinà'sɩ́bə'tɩ̰̀n-duman.hospital, clinic6.5Building
Hau. asibiti, ult. Eng.
atakɔɔmɛà'tà'kɔ́ɔmɛ̀-duman.a rectangular mud brick room, "Atakpame" style6.5BuildingDI
amʔà̰mn.liquid from boiled dawadawa pods, used to coat newly plastered floors and walls to harden them.A dikɛ la am basɛ zinzaka la.she sprinkled a. on the floor.6.5BuildingBU
bãarɛ1bà̰a̰rɛn.granary, a tall mud structure built within the compound to store grain6.5Building6.2Agriculture
DI/'A
badaabá̰'dáabadaasin.a pair of sticks embedded into the wall of a granary near the top, to use as climbing supports6.5BuildingKA/SI
bãdɔregɔbà̰'dɔ̀rəgɔbãdɔtɔn.ladder for climbing to the top of a granary6.6Tool6.5BuildingKU/TU
bakolezuŋɔ'bà'kòlə'zʋ̰́ŋɔ̰bakolezunɔn.a hut or room, usually to the left of the main entrance to the house, where the soothsayer sits to perform his divination.4.5Religion6.5BuildingKU/TU
bangolebáŋ'gòlebangɔlan.a building of several floors, storey building6.5Building
DI/'A
bɛseŋabɛ́həŋa̰bɛsin.the wall that divides the inner compound from the outer where animals are kept. It has no door, and must be climbed over to access the inner court.6.5Building
KA/SI
bilɔkibɩ̀'lɔ́kɩ̀-duman.building block, concrete block6.5Building
Eng.
bimbinebìm'bìnebimbima, bimbinan.1raised platform or bench, built of mud in a yard or room. A zi la bimbine la zuo dita.he is sitting on the platform eating.synpampani6.5Building2the edge of the river bankkulega bimbinethe edge of the river.1.2Earth1.3Water
DI/'A
birekinebírə'kḭ́nebirekima, birekinan.brick, of mud or baked clay6.5Building
DI/'AbilɔkiEng. brick
boabʋ̀ʋabɔɔsin.hen coop, built in an oven-like form within a wall with a small circular opening as entrance for birds.Nɔɔsi siyi n boi boa la puan.there are two fowls in the hencoop.6.3Animal husbandry6.5BuildingKA/SI
bitebiran.brickBite ti ba tara mɛta yire.they used brick to build a house.6.5Building
DI/'A
bolebòlebɔlan.1smooth sand used for plastering wallsPɔgesi la vaari la bole ti ba takɛ bɔpɔɔlegɔ la.the women are fetching the smooth sand to plaster the new room.6.5Building2mixture of smooth sand and cement or cow dung or coal tar used for plastering. Pɔgesi la tari la bole la takera bɔ'ɔ la.the women are using the b. to plaster the room.
DI/'A
bɔ̃v.mould mud into balls for building.6.5Buildingbɔ̃ɔribɔ̃abɔ̃ɔra
bɔlasegɔbɔ̀'láhəgɔ̀bɔlasegɔn.flat-roofed roomMam zoni la bɔlasegɔ la zuo ti n ta gã'arɛ.I am climbing on top of the flat-roofed room to sleep.6.5Building
KU/TU
bɔlembɔreŋabɔ́ləm'bɔ́rəŋa̰bɔlembɔresin.design, decorative pattern, made on walls after plasteringBɔ'ɔ la bɔlembɔresi ani suŋa.the designs on the room are nice.6.5Building
KA/SI
bɔnɛŋabɔ̀'nɛ̰́ŋa̰bɔnɛsin.inner room6.5BuildingKA/SI
bɔ'ɔbɔ́ʔɔbɔ'ɔrɔn.room6.5Building
KU/TU
bɔpoorenbɔ̀'pòorenbɔpɔan.outer room, a room leading to another.Bɔpooren la de la sɔsega zi'an.the outer room is a sitting room.6.5BuildingDI/'A
bɔpakabɔ̀'pàkabɔpagesin.porch, a small room attached to the entrance of a room.6.5BuildingKA/SI
bɔrenbɔresibɔ̀rən'bɔ̀rəhin. pl.traditional designs, usu. black and white, painted on walls by women6.5Building
KA/SIbɔrenbɔreŋa (The sing. form is rare)
daa1dàadaasin.a long pole used for roofing6.5Building
KA/SI
da'ambɔ'ɔdáʔam'bɔ́ʔɔda'ambɔ'ɔrɔn.a room built for cooking in, kitchen.6.5BuildingKU/TU
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