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bobo [M ] A1 1v begin to, start to { O bobo se o lɔ sɔŋɔ. He began to build a house. } (domain: 8.4.6.1 - Start something.) der. boboa, 2v found, establish { Navɛ bobo Paga kuri. Nave founded Paga. } (domain: 9.1.1.1 - Exist, 8.4.6.1.1 - Beginning.) 3v aux do first { O bobo o vo yaga. He first went to market. } (domain: 8.4.5.1.2 - First.)
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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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ji C3 (impf: jira; past: jiga) v 1turn into, become, transform { Ba sɛ se ba ji Paga tiina. They agreed to become Paga people. } (domain: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state.) 2pretend, act { O jiri o we ko ye bworobworo. She is pretending that it is bread. } (domain: 3.5.1.3.5 - Real, 4.2.5 - Drama.) [ der. jirima , der. jiru ]
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kalia₂ KA/SE n magical sword in Paga chiefdom
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kuri₂ [L ] DE/YA n 1bottom, foundation, buttocks { O chugi sɔŋɔ kom kuri. He built the foundation for the house. | ke n kuri nɔɔno yera ne have confidence in someone } ant: baŋa 1. (domain: 8.5.5 - Spatial relations, 8.5.2.5 - Down.) kuri-nɔrɔ, 2start, beginning { Wonto bobo Paga kuri. He founded Paga. } 3meaning, purpose { Ko kuri mo bɛ? What does it mean? | Ko ba jege kuri. It is meaningless, to no purpose. } 4south { tega-kuri south (direction) } [ gare-kura , der. kuri ne , dup. kuri kuri ]
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kwaare₁ [H ] A1 v complete the full distance, come to a stop { Ko zege Paga ne ko ba ko kwaare Navɔrɔ ne. All the way from Paga to Navrongo. } (domain: 7.2.4.6 - Way, route, 7.2.7.1 - Stop moving, 7.2.3.3.1 - Arrive.)
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-lo [L ] rel sf which, who, any { Navɛ wolo na bobo Paga kuri to Nave, the one who founded Paga | nɔɔna balo na vei da to the people who went there | nɔɔno wolo ná vei da, ... if anyone goes there, ... } [ balo , wolo , der. delo , kalo , kolo , selo , telo , yalo ]
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nawuuri n district, lineage, clan-settlement { Paga nawuura yam the villages which come under the Paga chieftaincy } (domain: 4.6.7.4 - Community.)
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pa₁ [M ] B1 (paga; impf: pae) v hit, hammer in a peg or nail cf: paare.
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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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paga pa v hammered_in
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pempaga (der. of page) n praise (domain: 4.5.5 - Honor, 3.5.1.7 - Praise.)
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se₅ conj but, on the other hand, unless { Se kuni dedɛ ba ba ke konto. But often they don't do that. | A báa vo, se Awea wó vo. I won't go but Awia will go. | Chechara tera Paga ne, se Navɔrɔ ne. There are no eggs in Paga, unless in Navrongo. }
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tei₁ [L ] v st 1own, rule over, be responsible for { Wɔ mo tei tɔnɔ kom? Who owns the book? | Navɛ déem mo tei Paga. Nave ruled over Paga. } 2must, ought; cause, necessitate { Konto mo tei a wo tu. For that reason I didn't come. | A tei se a vo zem. I have to go today. } cf: teiru, tu.
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tiina pl. of tu n pl 1) people linked by common origin people linked by common origin Paga tiina Paga people sɔŋɔ tiina relatives diga tiina close family 2) parents 3) owners
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yuu KO/TE (dialect: yugu; pl: yuni) n 1head { n yuu tera you are mad | n mage yuu Paga seeni you head towards Paga | Yuu ba koe ba. The head is not older than the neck.; Apparent precedence and seniority do not rule out cooperation. } yu-yua, 2significance { Ko jege yuu. It has value, significance. } [ di-yuu , sɔ-yuu , yipuga , yu-gwoŋo , yu-leo , yu-puŋu , yu-pwoŋo , yu-ywoŋo , der. yuu ne ]
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zoore₂ [L ] A1 v dwell, live, stay (for a time) { Ba zoore Paga ne taa. They lived in Paga for a long time. }
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