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bore [L ] A1 v 1judge, decide a case { n bore nɔɔno bora you judge a person | n bore ni you make a promise | Sɔŋɔ tu bore se o lɔre nɔɔno jeŋa wo too wom baŋa ne na. The house owner speaks out to establish whether anyone was responsible for the death. | Yé ta-n bore mun-na bora ne mun-kikeila bora. Don't judge flour water as if it were flour balls.; Different things or people should not be judged by the same yardstick. } (domain: 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test, 3.5.1.9 - Promise, 4.7.6 - Judge, render a verdict.) 2chant, make incantations (domain: 4.2.3.3 - Sing.) [ der. borem ]
boreme [M ] A1 v 1confuse, disturb, mix up (domain: 7.5.5.1 - Disorganized, 2.5.6.5 - Dazed, confused.) 2interfere (domain: 4.3.4.6 - Meddle.) [ der. boremaa ]
bwoŋa₁ [R ] DE/YA n immorality, adultery, sexual relation that is a ritual offence { Kaane ná peini de baaro na dae o baro to, ba wó fere bwoŋa mo. If a woman has sexual relations with a man who is not her husband, they will perform a cleansing ritual. | Yi ba jege bwoŋa. The eye does not commit adultery. } (domain: 2.6.2.3 - Sexual immorality.) [ der. kabwoŋa ]
chuchuru₁ [MH ] KO/TE (dialect: chichiru; dialect: chichuru) n spirit associated with some new-born babies (e.g. baby born with teeth and regarded as evil) { Nɔɔno ba zoore o kwei o dwoŋi sɔŋɔ chuchuru. Someone may not enter another's house to dispose of its "chuchuru".; Sensitive issues need to be treated with deference. } (domain: 3.1 - Soul, spirit, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) [ chuchuri-bɔŋɔ , chuchuri-kweenu , chuchuri-lɔŋɔ , chuchuri-ywoŋo ]
dwi [H ] DE/YA (pl: dwoa₂) n 1seed, descendant, clan, lineage { wo-dwoa seeds | men-dwoa millet seeds | nɔn-dwoa tribes, people groups | dwi tiina descendants | dwi-gɛ tiina people of a different lineage, race; Gentiles | O nwoŋi Ajaŋwe dwi dem wone. He is from Ajangwe's lineage. } (domain: 1.5 - Plant.) 2type, kind { Konto dwi lana. That kind is good. } idiom dwi dwi,
dwi dwi (idiom of dwi 2 type) adj of various kinds { vara dwi dwi animals of different kinds } (domain: 8.3.5.2.5 - Various.)
fere₂ v 1pass by a place without entering 2overtake, swoop quickly
ferege v mix things up
ferema adv disorganised, untidy, dirty
fereme v smear, paste, paint
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-gaa [H ] (pl: -gɛ) adj bound different, strange, another (one) { nɔn-gaa a different person | dwi-gɛ a different type, or race }
lɛɛre₁ [R ] A1 1v start doing something differently 2v change direction, divert, miss the way { N lɛɛre chwoŋa kam mo na? Have you missed the way? } 3v aux do something directly
ni₁ [L ] C1 v cause suffering { Jaweo kom ni-o. She suffered from the illness. | Ko ná ni vora, ba wó jwoŋi veene. If soothsayers are suffering, they will accept hibiscus seeds (in payment). }
popɔra (der. of pɔɔre) n 1distinction, difference { Popɔra tera. They are the same. } (domain: 8.3.5.2.3 - Different, 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test.) 2division, chapter (of a book) (domain: 8.1.6.1 - Part, 4.1.6 - Disunity, 7.8 - Divide into pieces.)
teiri teiri adj of different kinds, various types (domain: 8.3.5.2.5 - Various.)
