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apaasa [LH ] n forgiveness (domain: 4.8.4.7 - Forgive.)
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buga kapaa (from buga, kapaa) n water_snake /grayia smythii / (domain: 1.6.1.3.1 - Snake.)
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cha₂ [R ] C3 (impf: chara; past: chaga) v make a present with a view to obtaining a favour in the future; court a wife; contest chieftaincy { Ba sɛ se á ta-á tui á chare kaane wom. They (the parents) agree that you can be coming and giving presents to (courting) the woman. | Bia bam maama de wó tɔge ba cha paare dem. All the children will also contest the chieftanship. } (domain: 2.6.1.1 - Arrange a marriage, 4.3.4.3 - Cooperate with.)
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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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kapaa KA/SE n Cobra { Kapaa ná cheiŋi buga, nyeŋo yé dwei. When the cobra claims the pool, the crocodile should not contest.; The crocodile only reigns in the absence of the cobra. } /naja nigricollis / (domain: 1.6.1.3.1 - Snake.) [ buga kapaa , kapa-seŋa , kapa-zwono , der. tiuyuu kapaa ]
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naao KO/DE (naane; stem: na-) n cow, bovine { na-choa cow (female) | na-kadega cow that has not given birth | na-kwaale cow with a hump | na-nia cow that has given birth | na-paale fattened calf | na-tuntwogo horn-less cow | Na-mɔra ba mɔne na-tuntwogo. The calf does not mock the horn-less cow. } (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.) [ ga-naao , na-bala , na-beinnu , na-chwɛ , na-mɔra , na-nia , nabea , nabwoo , nachero , najere , nantana , napɔro , nayero ]
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nyeŋo [L ], [L ] KO/TE (dialect: nyoŋo) n crocodile { Kapaa ná cheiŋi buga, nyeŋo yé dwei. When the cobra usurps the pool, the crocodile should not contest.; The crocodile only reigns in the absence of the cobra. } (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
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paa [R ] n fever, malaria, allergy
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paala (der. of paale) n boasts
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paale₁ A1 v aux do intentionally, deliberately { O wo paale o ke. He didn't do it on purpose. } [ der. pale-kia ]
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paale₂ [H ] A1 v 1reveal, disclose, describe 2boast [ der. paala ]
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paao n bird_trap
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paare₁ [R ] A1 v hoe weeds around young crops, first hoeing after planting (domain: 6.2.4 - Tend a field.) [ der. pare ]
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paare₂ n 1chieftaincy { O di paare Paga ne. He became chief in Paga. } 2luxury, ease { O lage paare. He likes a life of ease. } cf: , pɛ-taro, pa-bu.
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paare₃ [H ] n peg, stake (for tethering animals) { che-paare metal stake } cf: pa.
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pepaa [MM ] KO/TE n cloth used as apron
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tiuyuu kapaa (der. of kapaa) n tree_snake /dasypeltis fasciata / (domain: 1.6.1.3.1 - Snake.)
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wa-paala -/YA n pl traits, talents; how God has endowed a person { Wɛ de nɔɔno maama de o wa-paala mo. God forms every person with his or her traits. }
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