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bu [R ] O/BA (pl: bia₁) n 1child, person of younger generation than speaker { bu-kwea firstborn; oldest child | bu-doa only child | bu-mɔra infant } bu-baaro, bu-kaane, bu-lora, bu-lore, bu-seseŋa, bu-somɔ, busankana, 2descendant 3fruit, seed { tio-bu tree fruit } (domain: 1.5 - Plant.) 4purpose [ bworo-bu , digabu , fan-bu , gare-bu , kara-bu , liri-bu , nafombu , namimbu , tapwale-bu , wɛ-bu , der. jafombu ]
chaare [L ] A1 v 1winnow (domain: 6.2.6.1 - Winnow grain.) 2have diarrhoea (domain: 2.5.2.3 - Stomach illness, 2.2.8 - Defecate, feces.) 3abort { O chaare o puga o doge. She has aborted. } [ der. chɔrɔ₁ ]
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chaŋe [H ] A1 v spill over, squirt, spurt, splash { Na bam wó chaŋe ba ke n yera ne. The water will spill onto you. } (domain: 1.3.2 - Movement of water.)
chiŋi [H ] A1 v incite, provoke, dispute, chase, frighten { chiŋi jara provoke fighting } (domain: 3.4.2.3 - Angry, 4.8.2 - Fight, 7.3.3.4 - Chase away.) [ der. chichuŋu₂ ]
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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-daŋɔ (der. of daŋe 1 put on top) adj bound placed over the top { gare-daŋɔ cloth worn over the top } (domain: 8.6.2 - Top, 8.5.1.3.1 - Above.)
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dɔŋɔ₁ [L ] KO/TE (dialect: dano; pl: daano) (der. of daŋe 1 put on top) n small sticks to support a flat roof [small pieces of wood above beams, supporting roof] (domain: 6.5.2.2 - Roof.)
dwei [L ] A2 (impf: dwia) v 1touch with the fingers 2extinguish, put out { n yia dwei your eyes are blind }
gaane₃ [L ] DE/YA n squash, pumpkin (domain: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
gaao [M ] KO/TE (pl: gaaro) 1n bush-land, wild (non-domestic) { O vei gaao. He's gone out to the bush-land. } 2n grass, weeds, vegetation { ga-lɛɔ fresh grass | ga-puŋu flower | ga-cheiŋo strong weed sp | ga-korro dried grass, straw | ga-zuru plant } (domain: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) 3loc away from home [ ga-kukura , ga-mena , ga-naao , ga-sugu , ga-teiri , ga-varem ]
gara₃ KA n bit put in mouth of horse to guide it (domain: 6.3 - Animal husbandry, 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
gɔ₂ [M ] B1 (impf: gɔe; past: gɔga) v uproot, pull up, bring to an end { gɔ na-baare take a step } (domain: 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something, 6.2.4.2 - Uproot plants.)
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.)
gwooni [L ] A1 v despise, belittle, look down on { Ba ba yage kukula yiga ne ye ba daa gwooni ka veiŋa. They don't put a short person to lead the way and then complain about his (slow) pace. | N ná gwooni buga, ka wó ja-m. If you underestimate a pond/ river, it will drown you.; Appearances may be deceptive. | Bonaga we siu ba gwooni logo logo. Donkey says that any place is good enough for resting. | gwooni n tete humble yourself } (domain: 4.3.2.2 - Humble, 4.3.2.1 - Despise someone, 4.5.5.2 - Lack respect.)
gwori₁ [M ] A1 v pluck, pull off (domain: 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something, 6.2.5 - Harvest.)
ja₁ [M ] C5 (impf: jaana; past: jaane₂) v hold, catch, arrest, take hold of { n ja n vo you take (it) | n ja n ba you bring (it) | n ja jara you fight | n ja puga you conceive (a child) | n ja n ni you are astonished | n ja n tete you are self-controlled } [ pu-jare ]
