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buga [R ] KA/SE (pl: bwi₂) n lake, body of water, stream, river, well { buga ni water's edge | N ná ba jege bu se ba jwa bwoŋi n yere, ko buga. If you have no child to prolong your name, dig a well (instead).; Good deeds ensure the benefactor's memory is treasured. } (domain: 1.3.1 - Bodies of water.) [ bu-nea , bu-nia , bu-nɔgɔ , bu-tola , buga kapaa , buga-kanyɔnɔ , buga-yi , bugacheeru , bugachibia , bugachworo , bugajejena , buganaa , buganɔŋɔ , bugapisiu , bugavoro , dambuga ]
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de₂ [M ] B2 (past: dea₂) v 1drop (domain: 7.3.2.5 - Lower something, 7.2.2.5.1 - Fall.) 2lay { Ko de chechara. It lays eggs. } (domain: 1.6.3.1 - Egg.) 3destroy, bring about someone's downfall { Ba kwaane se ba de-o. They sought his downfall. | Bukɔ ná wo de sɔŋɔ, o bu jwa wó de sɔŋɔ. If the daughter doesn't bring the family down, some day her child will do it. | Bonaga ná lage ka de-m, n ba nae ka zwa. When a donkey is about to throw you off, you don't see its ears.; The wise person takes note of warning signs. } (domain: 4.3.4.6.1 - Spoil, 7.9.3 - Destroy.) cf: dem₂. [ der. dem₂ ]
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jɔnɔ₂ [H ] KO/TE (pl: jwaano) n fierce animal, beast (domain: 1.6.1 - Types of animals.)
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jɔŋɔ KO/TE (pl: jwaano) n drumming; celebration dance accompanied by drumming { jɔŋɔ zoŋa calabash for drumming } (domain: 4.2.4 - Dance, 4.2.3.2 - Play music.)
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jwa temp tomorrow, the future { jwa yiga ne the day after tomorrow | jwa dɛ ne in the future | Dé jwa báa vo. / Dé báa vo jwa ne. We will not go tomorrow. | Jwa ye bene. Tomorrow is a year. | Nabiina yeiri jwa. Nobody knows the future. | Ba du mene de jwa keim ŋwaane mo. They cultivate millet because of future expectation. } (domain: 8.4.1.2.2 - Yesterday, today, tomorrow, 8.4.6.4 - Future.)
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jwaano pl. of jɔŋɔ, pl. of jɔnɔ₂ n pl
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-jwala adj bound small morsel of meat still attached to the skin of the animal after skinning (domain: 8.1.6.2 - Piece.) [ der. nɔn-jwala ]
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jwale A1 v ridicule, shame publicly (domain: 4.3.2.1 - Despise someone, 3.5.1.8.3 - Mock.)
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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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mene DE/YA n millet, guinea-corn, cereal crop { Mena yam dɔɔm ke lanyerane. The millet has done well this year. | Ba du mene de jwa keim ŋwaane mo. They sow millet because of future expectation. | men-bu millet grain | men-dona millet for chewing raw | men-dɔgela, men-pwoa heaps of grain | men-dwoa millet seed | men-dala good millet | men-keira guinea-corn sp. | men-guna poor millet grain | men-sɔŋɔ chaff | men-tintworru millet heads ithout grain | men-wɔa roasted grain | men-yia well-formed grain, kept for seed | men-zwaro bunches of millet | men-zɔgɔ chana November } (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) [ ga-mena , der. mempwoona ]
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nɔn-jwala (der. of -jwala) n meat_morsel { Ke nɔn-jwala n pa-ne. Give me a small morsel of meat } (domain: 5.2.3.2.1 - Meat.)
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seeni loc around, about, towards { ywoba seeni around here | jwa seeni in the future }
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yiga ne (der. of yiga, ne₃) 1loc in front of, on the surface of { Zege amo yiga ne. Stand in front of me. } (domain: 8.5.1.1 - In front of.) 2temp before, beyond { diim yiga ne day before yesterday | jwa yiga ne day after tomorrow } (domain: 8.4.5.2.1 - After, 8.4.5.2 - Before.)
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