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bogese₂ A1 v be / become weak, tired { Ba mage-o se o bogese. They beat him so that he became weak. | Totoŋ-dɛɛra mo bogese-o. Hard work tired him out. } (domain: 2.4.2 - Weak, 2.4.4 - Tired.) cf: bugi.
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bwogo [R ] (dialect: kambwogo) n 1empty hole (in Owari game) { n mage bwogo you lose (by hitting an empty hole) } (domain: 4.2.6.1 - Game.) 2failure (domain: 6.1.3.3 - Fail.)
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chacha n challenge, contest { n mage chacha you contest | Kukura de manlaa mo mage chacha. Dog and chameleon had a contest. } (domain: 4.8.2.3 - Attack, 4.3.4.3.1 - Compete with.)
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chere [M ] A1 v 1erode, wear away, wipe away { Doa kam mage ka chere. The rain has worn (it) away. } (domain: 1.3.2.1 - Flow, 7.9.1 - Damage.) 2shape, sculpt, fashion (domain: 6.6.2.7 - Working with stone, 8.3.8 - Decorated.) [ der. kandwa-chereno ]
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chɔge [L ] A1 v 1spoil, damage (domain: 4.3.4.6.1 - Spoil, 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 2.5.3 - Injure, 7.9.1 - Damage, 4.3.4.1 - Do evil to.) 2do wrong; behave badly, incorrectly { N chɔge nɔɔno yiga. You behave badly towards someone. | Ko wo chɔge. It didn't matter, it's OK. | n wo chɔge you are sad, upset } (domain: 4.7.3 - Break the law, 8.3.7.7.1 - Wrong, unsuitable, 4.3.1.1 - Bad, immoral.) [ wo-chechɔgɔ , der. -chechɔgɔ , der. chɔgeno , chechɔge ]
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chwolo [H ] KO/TE (pl: chwollu) n weight { N mage ko chwolo. You weigh it. }
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gulu₁ [R ] KO/TE n 'talking' drum, played between the knees, resting on the ground { guli-nia large drum | guli-bala smaller drum slung from shoulder | n mage gulu n zeili nɔɔno you publicly excommunicate someone. } (domain: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.)
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japwoori DE/YA (dialect: japwooli) (der. of ja-) n palms, pleading { n mage n japwoora you plead | O mage o japwoora pɛ yiga ne. He pleaded before the chief. } (domain: 3.3.2 - Request.)
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-ka [H ] pn sf it { Ba mage-ka. They hit it. } (domain: 9.2.3 - Pronouns.)
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ka-kwea KA/SE (from ka-, -kwea) n senior_wife { Gwoli delo na mage ka-kwea to de jwa mo wó mage ka-bia. The club which beats the senior wife will some day beat the favourite wife. } (domain: 4.1.9.2.1 - Husband, wife, 2.6.5.2 - Woman, 2.6.1 - Marriage.)
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luu KO/TE (pl: luuru) n 1iron, metal { lu-nyenno precious metal e.g. silver } (domain: 1.2.2.3 - Metal.) lusiseiŋa, luzuŋa, 2clock, watch (domain: 8.4.4.2 - Clock, watch.) 3hour, clock time (from striking of a "gong" to mark the hours) { Ko mage luu bagera? What time is it? | luu bana de chichworo four-thirty } (domain: 8.4.4 - Telling time.) [ lu-nyenno ]
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mage A1 v 1hit, strike, beat { Ba mage-ne they hit me | mage ni-kantɔgɔ have an argument | mage nyɔɔne boast } (domain: 7.7.1 - Hit.) 2kick, play ball games { Ba mage bɔɔle. They played ball. } (domain: 7.7.3 - Kick.) 3play a musical instrument (domain: 4.2.3.2 - Play music.) der. mageno,
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-magele adj bound heavily built (person) { ka-magele heavily built woman } (domain: 8.2.9.1 - Heavy.)
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mageno O/BA (der. of mage 3 play, -no) n player, musician { gul-mageno drum beater } (domain: 4.2.3.4 - Musician, 4.2.6 - Entertainment, recreation.)
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ni-kantɔgɔ (from ni 1 mouth, kantɔgɔ) n argument, dispute { mage ni-kantɔgɔ quarrel, argue }
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nyenyego KO/TE (pl: nyenyero) n 1resemblance, image, appearance, colour 2illustration, figurative symbol
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nyɔɔne [L ] n chest { mage nyɔɔne boast }
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-o pn sf him, her (object) { Ba mage-o dedɛ. They beat him hard. }
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-te TE pn sf them { O chɔge-te. He damaged them. } (domain: 9.2.3 - Pronouns.) cf: te.
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yɔɔ [H ] (variant: yɔɔ yɔɔ) adv carelessly, thoughtlessly, without reason { O kwɛɛre yɔɔ yerane. He plays to no purpose. | Ba ba mage yɔɔ yɔɔ. They don't beat (drums) without good reason. }
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yuu KO/TE (dialect: yugu; pl: yuni) n 1head { n yuu tera you are mad | n mage yuu Paga seeni you head towards Paga | Yuu ba koe ba. The head is not older than the neck.; Apparent precedence and seniority do not rule out cooperation. } yu-yua, 2significance { Ko jege yuu. It has value, significance. } [ di-yuu , sɔ-yuu , yipuga , yu-gwoŋo , yu-leo , yu-puŋu , yu-pwoŋo , yu-ywoŋo , der. yuu ne ]
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