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banina [MM ] KA/SE n millet variety, white and hard (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
bayaa [ML ] KA/SE (dialect: vayaa; pl: bayɛ) n gravedigger [person who digs graves and places the body there] (domain: 6.6.6 - Working with land.)
beira₁ [L ] KA/SE n paint, varnish, polish (domain: 6.6.5.1 - Draw, paint, 6.5.3 - Building materials.)
chandia [LH ] KA/SE (from chana₂, di₁ 1 eat) n festival, feast celebrated on a particular day (domain: 4.2.2.2 - Festival, show.)
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chebeo-nabera -/YA (from chebɛɔ, nabera) n larva (domain: 1.6.3 - Animal life cycle, 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
cheiŋi [M ] A1 v prevent, block, interrupt, usurp { Wɛ mo cheiŋi pa a wo go-o. God has prevented me from killing him. | Kua cheiŋi kabeila. A bone has usurped the soup bowl. | ga-cheiŋo invasive weed } (domain: 3.3.4.4 - Prevent, 7.2.6.2 - Prevent from moving.)
chɛ₅ v work hard at, be committed to { O chɛ varem. He works hard at farming. } (domain: 3.3.1.6 - Determined, 6.1.2.3.2 - Work hard.)
cho₂ [L ] C1 (past: choga₂) v guard, look after, watch { n cho n tete you are prepared, on guard | n cho n vɔna you vaunt yourself, you are haughty }
chochɔge₂ v separate with the hand { n chochɔge nuga you separate the white flesh from the brown varnish in shea butter preparation }
dedɛɛro [LL ] O/BA n important, powerful person { Dedɛɛro chene wae vwio. The arrow of the powerful prevails against the wind. }
dwi dwi (idiom of dwi 2 type) adj of various kinds { vara dwi dwi animals of different kinds } (domain: 8.3.5.2.5 - Various.)
faao₁ [M ] KO n harvest season (of millet, corn, etc.); festival associated with the harvest { faao wɛ harvest time | faa-ni chana November } (domain: 5.2.1.4 - Food storage, 6.2.5 - Harvest.)
gulu₂ [H ] KO/TE (pl: gullu) n tough grass, used for making vale and nakwaano { nanchan-gullu rushes } (domain: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
guri₂ [H ] A1 v complete, finish off, end { n guri taane you reach a conclusion, decision | O guri diga kam lɔɔm. He completed building the room. | Vala gurim mo ka boboom. The end of the grass ring is also its beginning. } (domain: 8.1.6 - Whole, complete, 6.1.2.3.5 - Complete, finish.)
gweeli [L ] A1 v indicate disapproval in a rude manner (domain: 3.2.5.9 - Approve of something, 4.3.7.1 - Impolite.)
-gwei [M ] DE/YA adj bound
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 ]
