Search results for "-bia"
dwoa₁ [M ] -/BA n pl soup, stew { veo dwoa green leaf soup | dwo-lɛɛra fresh vegetable ingredients | dwoa-bia ingredients | dwoa-vɔɔro vegetable ingredients }
gole KA/SE n thick millet porridge, tonzaafi (t.z.) { gole-bia small dollops of porridge | gole-kokweo thick porridge | gole-nyɔne sour porridge, prepared during funeral rites | gole-pwonnu t.z. prepared for start of final funeral rites | gole-kamɔrɔ spoilt t.z. | gole-sɔla pot in which t.z. is prepared ; preparation of t.z. } (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food.)
kaane₃ [M ] O/BA (stem: ka-) n woman, wife { ka-loro woman capable of giving birth | ka-chala woman who does not stay with one husband for long | ka-cheeri young girl who has given birth for the first time | ka-bia youngest wife | ka-swono favourite wife | ka-sɔŋɔ new mother | ka-chwɛ mature woman who has not borne children | ka-zɔŋɔ important woman | ka-cheiŋo courageous woman | ka-wam overbearing woman } (domain: 1.6.1.1.1 - Primate, 1.6.7 - Male and female animals.) bu-kaane, [ kan-baro , kangwoŋa , kazene ]
mu [L ] C1 (impf: mua; past: muga) v suck, consume { O mugi liri-bia bam. He sucked the tablets. | Toa mo mugi tio kom. Termites destroyed the tree. } (domain: 5.2.2 - Eat, 1.6.4.2 - Animal eating, 7.9.3 - Destroy.)
ni₃ [H ] (pl: nia₁) n 1mouth, beak { vɔ ni fast (go without food) } (domain: 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird, 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.) ni-kantɔgɔ, ni-tɔnno, ni-vɔɔ, idiom ni-vɔɔm, ni-wodiu, 2gate, opening (domain: 7.8.5 - Make hole, opening, 6.5.2.4 - Door.) manchwo-ni, 3order, command, word { pa ni command, give an order | gwoni ni make a promise, enter an agreement | tiŋi ni make a promise, swear an oath | zage ni change mind, go back on a promise } (domain: 3.5.1 - Say, 4.7.1 - Laws.) ni-kaane, 4edge, sharp edge, border { Fana kam jege ni. The knife is sharp. } (domain: 8.3.2.3 - Sharp, 8.6.6 - Edge.) ni-chechwaga, 5number { Ga nɔn-bia bam ni. Count the number of people. } (domain: 8.1.1 - Number.) [ ni-gara , ni-jwoŋinu , ni-mɔrɔ , ni-puga , ni-ywom , der. ni ne , idiom ni wɛɛle , idiom ni-gwonim ]
nyansaŋ-bia (der. of nyansaŋa, bu 3 fruit) n pl Sesame seeds (small white oil-bearing seeds, pounded and used in soup) (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
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sunu-bia n shelled_groundnuts (domain: 5.2.3.1 - Food from plants.)
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zoŋa KA/SE (pl: zwe₄) n bowl, calabash { zon-kɔga cracked calabash | zon-kɔgɔ calabash for winnowing | zon-lea decorated calabash | zon-puni complete gourd | zon-wuru small calabash (for seed or drinking from) | zom-bia small calabash (for measuring) | zon-dia eating bowl | zon-tanlaŋa plate } (domain: 5.2.1.4 - Food storage, 8.5.6 - Contain, 5.2.2.8 - Eating utensil, 6.7.7 - Container.) [ na-zoŋa ]
