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baare₁ [H ] A1 v pass round, go behind { O baare sɔŋɔ kom kwaga. He went behind the house. | baare nɔɔno kwaga betray someone } syn: bebare. (domain: 7.2.3.5 - Move past, over, through.)
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babam [LH ] BA (dup. of bam) dem pl other(s) { nɔɔna babam bam the other people } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives.)
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badaara [LL ] BA (from ba-, -daara) dem pl some, others { nɔɔna badaara some people } (domain: 9.2.3.2 - Indefinite pronouns.)
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badwonna₂ [LL ] BA (from ba-, -dwonna) dem pl certain, some { nɔɔna badwonna some people } (domain: 9.2.3.2 - Indefinite pronouns.)
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bagera [LR ] BA (from ba-, -gera) int how many?, how much? (of money) { Nɔɔna bagera mo tua? How many people have come? } (domain: 9.2.3.4 - Question words, 8.1.1 - Number.)
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bana₁ [LM ] BA (from ba-, -na) num four (4) { nɔɔna bana four people } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
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banto [HH ] BA (from ba-, -nto) dem pl these, those, they, them { nɔɔna banto those people (over there) } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives.)
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banu [LM ] BA (from ba-, -nu) num five (5) { nɔɔna banu five people } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
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barepɛ [LL ] BA (from ba-, -repɛ) num seven (7) { nɔɔna barepɛ 7 people } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
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bebala [LM ] KA/SE n kid, young male goat { Nɔɔno ná tera sɔŋɔ ne, n boŋo lore bebale mo. If you are away from home, your goat will produce only males.; Business left in another's hands may not prosper as expected. } (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
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boboŋe [MM ] DE/YA (dialect: woboŋe; pl: boboŋa) (der. of boŋe) n thought(s), sense, ideas, mental ability, imagination { n jege boboŋa yalei de nɔɔno you distrust someone } (domain: 3.2 - Think.) [ boboŋ-dedwe , boboŋ-dɛɛra ]
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bore [L ] A1 v 1judge, decide a case { n bore nɔɔno bora you judge a person | n bore ni you make a promise | Sɔŋɔ tu bore se o lɔre nɔɔno jeŋa wo too wom baŋa ne na. The house owner speaks out to establish whether anyone was responsible for the death. | Yé ta-n bore mun-na bora ne mun-kikeila bora. Don't judge flour water as if it were flour balls.; Different things or people should not be judged by the same yardstick. } (domain: 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test, 3.5.1.9 - Promise, 4.7.6 - Judge, render a verdict.) 2chant, make incantations (domain: 4.2.3.3 - Sing.) [ der. borem ]
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bwia₁ [R ] YA (der. of bwei) n pl questions, information, concerns { bwei nɔɔno bwia ask about someone | O tu o bwei n bwia. He came and asked about you. } (domain: 3.5.1.5 - Ask.) [ der. bwia tu ]
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bwori₁ [H ] A1 v break (off), shatter something brittle { n bwori nɔɔno nɛ you discourage someone } (domain: 7.8.1 - Break.) [ der. -bwora , der. bubworo ]
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chɔge [L ] A1 v 1spoil, damage (domain: 4.3.4.6.1 - Spoil, 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 2.5.3 - Injure, 7.9.1 - Damage, 4.3.4.1 - Do evil to.) 2do wrong; behave badly, incorrectly { N chɔge nɔɔno yiga. You behave badly towards someone. | Ko wo chɔge. It didn't matter, it's OK. | n wo chɔge you are sad, upset } (domain: 4.7.3 - Break the law, 8.3.7.7.1 - Wrong, unsuitable, 4.3.1.1 - Bad, immoral.) [ wo-chechɔgɔ , der. -chechɔgɔ , der. chɔgeno , chechɔge ]
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chuchugi v provoke { n chuchugi nɔɔno bane you provoke someone to anger } (domain: 3.4.2.3 - Angry, 4.8.2 - Fight.)
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chuchuru₁ [MH ] KO/TE (dialect: chichiru; dialect: chichuru) n spirit associated with some new-born babies (e.g. baby born with teeth and regarded as evil) { Nɔɔno ba zoore o kwei o dwoŋi sɔŋɔ chuchuru. Someone may not enter another's house to dispose of its "chuchuru".; Sensitive issues need to be treated with deference. } (domain: 3.1 - Soul, spirit, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) [ chuchuri-bɔŋɔ , chuchuri-kweenu , chuchuri-lɔŋɔ , chuchuri-ywoŋo ]
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chuli [H ] A1 v 1taboo, forbid { Paga tiina chuli nyenno. Paga people taboo (killing) crocodiles. | Ko chula. It is forbidden. } (domain: 4.9.5.6.1 - Taboo, 5.2.3.5 - Prohibited food, 3.3.4.2 - Refuse permission.) 2hate, dislike { O ba chuli nɔɔn-nɔɔno. He doesn't hate anyone. } (domain: 4.3.3.1 - Hate, ill will, 3.4.2.1.2 - Hate, detest, 4.3.2.1 - Despise someone.) [ der. chulu ]
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-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 ]
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dedoa [LR ] DE (class variant: dedoo; class variant: dedwe) (from de-, -doa) num one { nɔɔno dedoa one person | dedoa dedoa one by one, each one } (domain: 8.1.1.1.1 - One.) [ idiom wo-dedoa ]
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di₁ [H ] B2 (past: dia) v 1eat, consume { di jene incur a debt } chandia, 2burn { Ko di a ni. It burns my mouth. } 3conquer, win, succeed { O di teo kom. He conquered the town. | di paare become chief | di badwoŋo make friends | n wonnu ba di you are stingy } 4marry { di kaane marry a wife. } 5judge { di nɔɔno taane judge somebody's case } ta-diru,
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-do [L ] (class variant: -redo) num st six (6) { nɔɔna baredo 6 men | naane deredo 6 cows | bakeiri seredo 6 boys | bachangaaro teredo 6 crows | baywoa yaredo 6 rats } [ ndo ]
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-doa (class variant: -dwe; class variant: -doo) num st one { nɔɔno dedoa one person | dɛ dedwe one day | sara kadoa one mat | woŋo kodoo one thing } (domain: 8.1.1.1.1 - One.) [ dedoa ]
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dɔra [R ] (dialect: dɔrema) v st be tall, long, distant { Nɔɔno wom dɔra. The person is tall. | Ŋona kam dɔra. The rope is long. | Jei sem dɔra. The place is distant. } cf: dedɔrem; cf: dedɔrɔ, -dɔrɔ. [ der. dɔrem ]
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duri [L ] A1 v 1run 2experience emotion { duri nɔɔno ŋwaŋa have pity on somebody }
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