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.)
Search results for "nɔɔno"
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.)
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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,
gare₁ [M ] A1 v 1lie across { Daa kam gare sɔŋɔ kom ni. The stick is lying across the house entrance. } (domain: 8.5.5 - Spatial relations.) 2cancel, cross out { O gare tɔnɔ kom. He cancelled the paper. | gare nɔɔno yiga cause someone trouble } (domain: 6.1.2.5.2 - Cancel an event.) [ beiŋ-gara , chwo-gara , dagara , ni-gara ]
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.)
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 ]
kafɛ [HH ] (other spelling: kafae) 1adj useless, purposeless, nothing { nɔn-kafɛ social misfit | kafɛ ŋwaane for no good reason | Tete zuŋa ba zaŋe kafɛ. The night bird does not fly without cause. } (domain: 9.6.2.6.1 - Without result, 6.1.2.2.2 - Useless, 8.3.7.1 - Bad.) 2adv free, without charge { yage nɔɔno kafɛ abandon someone } (domain: 3.3.4.5 - Free to do what you want, 6.8.4.3.3 - Free of charge.)
