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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. }
di-yuu [LH ] KO/TE (from diga 1 room, yuu) n married woman's second room, leading off the |di-nia (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.)
diga [L ] KA/SE (pl: di₃) n 1room, family courtyard { di-nia / di-pɔrɔ married woman's first (outer) room | di-yuu married woman's second (inner) room } (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.) di-nia, di-yuu, kara-diga, 2nuclear family { diga tiina, diga-nia close family } (domain: 4.1.9.8 - Family, clan.) [ digabu ]
gigili [MM ] A1 v 1turn round and round, to and fro { n yia gigili you are dizzy | gigili n yuu shake your head from side to side } (domain: 7.2.1 - Manner of movement.) 2encircle [ gigili-pwoŋa , der. -gigilu ]
jege A1 v have, possess { jege puga be pregnant | jege yuu have importance, value | Ko ba jege yuu. It isn't important; it's too costly. | jege de nɔɔno have a dispute with someone | O jeŋa ba jega. He doesn't have (anything). } (domain: 7.4 - Have, be with, 6.8.1.1 - Own, possess, 9.1.1.3 - Have, of.) [ der. jejegero ]
kagoa [MM ] KA/SE (pl: kagwe) n bush land where there are no people or farms { kagoa yuu wilderness | kago-kwia dry desert } (domain: 1.2.1.6 - Forest, grassland, desert.)
koe [L ] (stem: ko₃) v st be older than, senior to { O ko-o. He is older than him. | Yuu ba koe ba. The head is not older than the neck.; Apparent precedence and seniority do not rule out cooperation. | Sɔŋɔ ba koe ko tu. A house (or lineage) cannot be older than its founder. | Bu-veila koe ka nyena. A roving child is older than his parents. } (domain: 2.6.4.5 - Old person, 8.4.6.5.2 - Old, not young.) cf: kwe.
kwoni₁ [R ] A1 v straighten up; lift up { Kwoni n yuu wɛɛne. Look up. } (domain: 7.1.7 - Straight posture, 7.1.9 - Move a part of the body.)
kwora₂ [H ] KA/SE (pl: kwori6) n 1throat (domain: 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.) 2voice { kwor-dɛa a loud voice | kwor-kaywoŋa pleasant voice | kwor-taŋa sound of voice, accent } (domain: 3.5.1.1 - Voice.) 3message { N kwora kam yi-ne. Your message reached me. | Jwoŋi-na a kwora kam. Accept my message. | kwor-yuu title, theme } (domain: 3.5.2.2 - News, message.)
le [M ] A2 v 1extract, remove (from), take away, subtract (numbers), steal someone's wife { Le batɔ fuga wone. Subtract 3 from 10. | Wɛ le nɔɔno God curses someone } (domain: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.) 2comb hair { O wora o le o yuu. He is combing his hair. } (domain: 5.4.3.1 - Comb hair.) yu-leo, 3hatch out (of eggs) (domain: 6.3.6 - Poultry raising, 1.6.3.1 - Egg.)
lei₁ [M ] B1 (past: leiga₁) v tie up, suspend, hang, tether { Siseiri sem leigi tio kom yuu ne. The bats hung in the tree. | Nabwonu ba jaane o boŋo o diini o lei guŋu yuu. A weak person does not tether his goat on a kapok tree.; Know your limitations. }
leiri [H ] A1 v 1reply, respond, answer 2change, replace { Adoa wó leiri nmo yuu ne. Adoa will replace you. } [ der. leira₁ ]
liira-liira [LL ] (der. of lira₁) ideo 1thick, dark, sombre { Wɛyuu ná ye liira liira, doa mo lage ka ne. When the sky is overcast, it is about to rain. } (domain: 8.3.3.2 - Dark.) 2obscure (domain: 8.3.3.2.1 - Shadow.)
ne₃ loc in, at { O wo yaga ne. She is in the market. | baŋa ne on top of, above | kuri ne underneath | laŋa ne in between | ni ne at the edge of, about | kwaga ne behind, after | teiŋa ne beside | tei ne with, near | yiga ne in front of ; before | yuu ne above, on top of } [ der. yuu ne ]
nenɔno n suitor { O yuu jege nenɔna. She has many suitors. }
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peese₁ A1 v clear out, wipe clean { Yiniga ná sɔge ka pwogo n yuu ne, kwaane n peese-ka n doge, se ka ná zo n sɔŋɔ, n báa-n wane-ka n ja. If poverty builds its nest on your head, try hard to get rid of it, for if it gets into your house, you will not be able to get rid of it.; Poverty is a vicious circle. }
