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 ]
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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: daane₄.
-daara [L ] dem sf some, others { nɔɔna badaara some people | pei sedaara some sheep | ywona yadaara some fish | twanno tedaara some books | naane dedaara some cows } [ badaara , dedaara , sedaara , tedaara , yadaara ]
-dwoŋi [M ] (pl: -dwonna) dem sf certain, some, other { baaro wodwoŋi a certain man | baara badwonna some men | dɛ dedwoŋi some day | da yadwonna some days | pia kadwoŋi a certain sheep | pei sedwonna some sheep | tɔnɔ kodwoŋi a certain book | twanno tedwonna some books | naao kodwoŋi a certain cow | naane dedwonna some cows } [ dedwoŋi , kadwoŋi , kodwoŋi , wodwoŋi ]
-gera [M ] int how many? how much? { bagera mo? how much is it? | pei segera? how many sheep? | kuni begera? how many times? } (domain: 9.2.3.4 - Question words, 8.1.1 - Number.) [ bagera , begera , degera , segera , tegera , yagera ]
gwo [L ] C5 (impf: gwona₂; past: gwoni) v cut off with a knife { O wora o gwoni dwoa mo se o saŋe. She is cutting off ingredients to cook soup. | gwo peini circumcise | gwo tega rise early in the morning } (domain: 7.8.3 - Cut, 2.6.4.7 - Initiation.) [ der. gwoŋa ]
lanyerane adv well, in a good way, very much { N peini lanyerane. Sleep well. (farewell greeting) }
ná [M ] pt if, when (in the future, unrealised) { Dé ná laga, dé wó wane dé kwei. If we want to, we can take (it). | Dé ná yi da, dé wó peini. When we get there, we will sleep. | O ya ná vei yaga, o ya wó yeigi mena. If she had gone to market, she would have bought millet. | ko ná dae konto if not that, otherwise }
-nto dem sf this, that, these, those { nɔɔno wonto that person | nɔɔna banto those people | dɛ dento that day | da yanto those days | pia kanto that sheep | pei sento those sheep | tɔnɔ konto that book | twanno tento those books | naao konto that cow | naane dento those cows } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives.) [ banto , dento , kanto , konto₁ , konto₂ , sento , tento , wonto , yanto ]
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peiga₂ [H ] n sleeping, lying down to sleep { peiga jei sleeping place | Dé wo nɛ peiga jei. We have not found any place to sleep. } cf: peini₁, sare-peiga.
peini₁ [L ] A1 v 1lie down, pass the night, sleep { Á peini lanyerane. Sleep well (greeting). } 2lie with, have sexual intercourse cf: peiga₂, sare-peiga.
peini₂ v clean out the intestines of a slaughtered animal { O wo peini loro tem. She didn't clean out the guts. }
peini₃ [H ] n penis { gwoni nɔɔno peini circumcise someone } syn: fwolo. (domain: 2.1.8.3 - Male organs.)
-pɛ (class variant: -repɛ) num st seven (7) { nɔɔna barepɛ 7 men | naane derepɛ 7 cows | pei serepɛ 7 sheep | bachangaaro terepɛ 7 crows | baywoa yarepɛ 7 rats } [ mpɛ ]
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poore₂ A1 v 1lighten up { tega poore day broke | Ba peini ba poore tega. They slept until daybreak. | Ka poore naa! Until tomorrow! } 2become mature; be civilised, enlightened { O yi poore. He is knowledgeable. } [ te-pora ]
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