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bagua [MM ] KA/SE n unripe shea fruit { Swɛ lwoori bagua. The ripe shea fruit has preceded the raw shea fruit.; Death is no respecter of age. } (domain: 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
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bakwɛ DE/YA n week (domain: 8.4.1.3 - Week.)
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Baŋa Wɛ [LM ] O (from baŋa 1 top, ) n Almighty God (domain: 4.9.1 - God.)
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-bɛɔ [M ] O/BA (dialect: -bwɛɔ) adj bound adult male of animals and birds { chebɛɔ rooster | Zuŋ-bɛɔ ba jege pwogo. A male bird has no nest.; The unmarried man has no home. | Bena-bɛɔ ba keeri kodwoŋi teo ne. A male donkey does not bray in another's territory.; One does not challenge people on their home ground. } (domain: 1.6.7 - Male and female animals, 2.6.4.4 - Adult.) [ chebɛɔ ]
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boŋo₂ [L ] KO/DE (pl: bone) n goat { bo-bɔlɔ male goat | bo-chwɛ, bo-choa adult female goat, yet to give birth } (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals, 6.3.1.3 - Goat.) [ bon-tugu ]
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bɔŋa [R ] KA/SE (dialect: baŋa; pl: bwɛ) n calabash measure (domain: 6.8.4.9 - Exchange, trade, 8.1 - Quantity, 8.2.8 - Measure.) [ ja-bɔŋɔ , na-bɔŋa ]
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bwɛ₁ [R ] A2 (dialect: 8) v consider, think about (domain: 3.2.1.1 - Think about.) [ der. bobwea , der. bwɛɛm ]
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bwɛ₂ [H ] A2 v rebuke (domain: 4.8.4.1 - Rebuke, 3.5.1.8 - Criticize.)
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bwɛ₃ pl. of bɔŋa n pl measures
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bwɛɛm (der. of bwɛ) n consideration, doubt { Ko ba jege bwɛɛm. There is no doubt about it. } (domain: 9.4.4.6 - Unsure, 3.2.1.1 - Think about, 3.2.5.3 - Doubt.)
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-bwɛɔ dialect of -bɛɔ
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chebɛɔ [MM ] O/BA* (dialect: chebwɛɔ) (from chworo, -bɛɔ) n rooster, cock (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.) [ chebeo-nabera ]
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chechwɛ (der. of chene) adj pointed (domain: 8.3.1.1 - Point, dot.) [ ni-chechwaga ]
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cheiŋi [M ] A1 v prevent, block, interrupt, usurp { Wɛ mo cheiŋi pa a wo go-o. God has prevented me from killing him. | Kua cheiŋi kabeila. A bone has usurped the soup bowl. | ga-cheiŋo invasive weed } (domain: 3.3.4.4 - Prevent, 7.2.6.2 - Prevent from moving.)
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chen-gwɛɛre (from chene) n unpoisoned arrow (domain: 4.8.3.7 - Weapon, shoot, 6.4.1 - Hunt.)
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chu₁ [H ] B1 (impf: chui; past: chuga) v 1jump down, come down suddenly, alight 2intervene { Wɛ chugi se o jwoŋi debam. God intervened to rescue us. }
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chu₃ [L ] C1 (impf: chua; past: chuga) v jab, knock sharply, poke { O chugi o yuu. He knocked his head. | N chugi Wɛ yi. You have offended God. }
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chwɛ [M ] DE/YA (pl: chwa) n liver
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-chwɛ [M ] DE/YA adj bound mature female which has not yet given birth { ka-chwɛ woman yet to give birth | na-chwɛ heifer; cow yet to give birth | bo-chwɛ goat yet to give birth } (domain: 2.6.5 - Male, female, 1.6.7 - Male and female animals.) [ na-chwɛ ]
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chwɛ-chwɛ [M ] ideo pure, bright red { Ko ye nasoŋo chwɛ-chwɛ. It is very bright red. } (domain: 8.3.3.3.4 - Colors of the spectrum.)
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chwo-pwɛa (from chwoŋa, pwɛ) n crossroads, junction
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da- [M ] pn pf together, one another, each other { da-swono love for one another | da-ŋwaŋa compassion for each other | da-peiga greeting one another | da-baŋa on top of one another | da-ŋwaane for the sake of one another | Ba pwɛ da-tei ne. They separated from one another. | Kalwoa bam laam gwori da-sia mo. The monkeys are now plucking each other's beans. } cf: daane.
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da-bwɛɔ KO/TE (daa) n separated bark of a dry log { Kaane wom vei se o lɔɔre da-bwɛɛro mo o dwei. The woman went to remove bark and light (a fire). }
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dendwɛ [LL ] DE/YA n dream cf: dwɛ.
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dwɛ [L ] A2 v dream cf: dendwɛ.
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