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buga [R ] KA/SE (pl: bwi₂) n lake, body of water, stream, river, well { buga ni water's edge | N ná ba jege bu se ba jwa bwoŋi n yere, ko buga. If you have no child to prolong your name, dig a well (instead).; Good deeds ensure the benefactor's memory is treasured. } (domain: 1.3.1 - Bodies of water.) [ bu-nea , bu-nia , bu-nɔgɔ , bu-tola , buga kapaa , buga-kanyɔnɔ , buga-yi , bugacheeru , bugachibia , bugachworo , bugajejena , buganaa , buganɔŋɔ , bugapisiu , bugavoro , dambuga ]
bwoli [L ] A1 v untie, detach { Bone tɔge daane de ba ŋone bwolim ŋwaane mo. Goats keep together to help untie one another's ropes.; Beneficial partnership imposes certain unwelcome restraints. } (domain: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.)
delo [LL ] DE (der. of de-, -lo) 1rel which { bene delo na kɛ to the year which has passed } (domain: 9.2.3.3 - Relative pronouns.) 2rel pl which { naane delo na jei to the cows which got lost } (domain: 9.2.3.3 - Relative pronouns.)
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faro [L ] O/BA n helper, friend, benefactor { Nabiinu faro mo o dono. A man's sympathiser is also his enemy. }
jwa temp tomorrow, the future { jwa yiga ne the day after tomorrow | jwa dɛ ne in the future | Dé jwa báa vo. / Dé báa vo jwa ne. We will not go tomorrow. | Jwa ye bene. Tomorrow is a year. | Nabiina yeiri jwa. Nobody knows the future. | Ba du mene de jwa keim ŋwaane mo. They cultivate millet because of future expectation. } (domain: 8.4.1.2.2 - Yesterday, today, tomorrow, 8.4.6.4 - Future.)
ku v soften { Kukura ba ku kua ka pae ka dwoŋi A dog does not soften a bone for the benefit of its fellow. } (domain: 8.3.6.5 - Soft, flimsy, 1.2.3 - Solid, liquid, gas.)
pa₂ [M ] B2 (impf: pae₂; past: pɛa) v 1give { Yé pa-o! Don't give (it) to her! | Ba pɛ-o mena. They gave him millet. } 2permit, allow, cause to happen { Ba pɛ o tɔge de ba o vo. They made him go with them. | Ba pɛ-o chwoŋa se o viiri. They allowed him to leave. } 3consider { Ba pae o ye nɔn-ŋom. They consider him a good man. } 4do on behalf of, for the benefit of { Ba yeigi gwoori ba pa-o. They bought cola-nut for her. | Ba vage kara ba pa-o. They farmed for him. } cf: paro, pɛɛre.
pɔ₁ [H ] B1 (impf: pɔe₂; past: pɔga) v 1rot, spoil, become bad { Ko pɔe tega ne mo se ko ba pɔe wɛ ne. What is beneath the ground rots, not what is above ground. } (domain: 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 7.9.1 - Damage.) 2become corrupted (of character) (domain: 4.3.1.1 - Bad, immoral.) [ der. -popɔnɔ ]
seba-nyeno (dialect: sebaro) n opponent, enemy { N ná boŋe n faro boboŋa, di n daare n zege; n ná boŋe n seba-nyeno boboŋa, di n taŋa n zege. If you think of your benefactor, put some food aside (for him/her); if you think of your opponent, prepare your bow. } cf: sebɔŋɔ; cf: sebaŋa.
