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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kasambɔlɔ n incompetent, hopeless { N ná tage wɛ n ga, n dae kasambɔlɔ. If you shoot at the sky and fail to hit, you are not incompetent.; No disgrace attaches to failure in an impossible task. }
momwɛ [HR ] DE/YA n 1nose { Momwɛ ná gaale ni, ko daa dae lam. When the nose is longer than the mouth, this is no longer (a sign of) beauty.; You can have too much of a good thing! } 2life, breath [ momwɛ-dɛɛre ]
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 }
nɔɔno (stem: nɔn-) n 1person, people (pl.), man, someone { nɔn-doŋo young person | nɔn-ŋom good person | nɔn-cheno quiet, reserved person | nɔn-gaa anyone, some (other) person | nɔn-ŋolo dishonest person | yera nɔɔno relative, friend | nɔɔn-nɔɔno no-one (with negative) | Nɔɔn-nɔɔno wo lɔre. Nobody knew. } 2grown person, adult, morally good person { O dae nɔɔno. he is a good-for-nothing | ke nɔɔno grow up } [ kaleiŋ-nɔɔno , nɔn-kweo , nɔn-pwoŋo , nɔn-zwoni , siseiŋ-nɔɔno ]
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yiga [H ] KA/- 1n face, front (domain: 2.1.1 - Head.) 2n concern, fault { n yiga tera it isn't your concern | Ko dae n yiga. It isn't your fault. } (domain: 4.1 - Relationships.) 3n opportunity, readiness { N ná jege yiga. If you have time. | ti n yiga prepare yourself } 4adv first { Su n yia yiga. Wash your face first. } cf: yibia. [ sam-yiga , der. yi-nyɔm , der. yiga ne , dup. yiga yiga ]
