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aŋkwara [HR ] KA/SE n drum, barrel (domain: 6.7.7 - Container.)
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awa n hour (domain: 8.4.4 - Telling time, 8.4.1.2.3 - Time of the day.)
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Awonaa [LMM ] 1exc "What I said was ..."; used when repeating something already said (domain: 3.5.1.4 - Speak with others.) 2n Kasena people [name used by some outsiders, based on distinctive phrase used by Kasena] (domain: 4.1.2 - Types of people.)
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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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bage₃ [R ] A1 v work a juju on someone { Ba bage-o de liri mo. He was struck down by a juju. } [e.g. make them fall off a bicycle] (domain: 4.9.4.1 - Sorcery.)
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balɔrɔ [MM ] KO/TE (pl: balwaaro) adj bad, evil, ugly (domain: 8.3.7.1 - Bad.) [ der. balwarem , der. balwaro ]
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balwa class variant of balɛ small, little small, little (sem. domains: 8.2.1 - Small.)
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balwarem (der. of balɔrɔ) n evil (domain: 8.3.7.1 - Bad.)
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balwaro (der. of balɔrɔ) n bad person (domain: 8.3.7.1 - Bad.)
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baŋwae [MH ] (ph. v. of ba6, ŋwae) v st be far away, distant (domain: 8.2.6.1 - Far.)
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bayɔlɔ [MH ] KO/TE (pl: baywallo) n effeminate man syn: ba-kana. (domain: 2.6.5.1 - Man, 4.1.2 - Types of people.)
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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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beena impf. of ba v coming Leile to o beena. By now she is on her way. (sem. domains: 7.2.3.2.1 - Come.)
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beeri₁ [L ] A1 v 1wander around, travel (domain: 7.2.4 - Travel.) 2search, look for { O beeri o boŋo mo. He is looking for his goat. } (domain: 7.6.1 - Search.) [ der. beira , der. beirinu ]
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beira₂ (der. of beeri) n wandering { A nwoŋi beira mo. I have come from wandering around. } (domain: 7.2.4 - Travel.)
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beirinu (dialect: beeru) (der. of beeri) n traveller, person who wanders around (domain: 7.2.4 - Travel.)
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bɛŋwaane [LM ] (der. of , ŋwaane) conj because syn: kokuri. (domain: 9.6.2.5 - Cause.) [ der. bɛŋwaane mo? ]
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bɛŋwaane mo? (der. of bɛŋwaane) int why? { Bɛŋwaane mo n ke konto? Why did you do that? } (domain: 9.6.2.5 - Cause.)
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bi₂ [H ] DE/YA (pl: bia) 1n dot, counter (in games), pesewa, penny (domain: 6.8.6 - Money, 8.3.1.1 - Point, dot, 4.2.7 - Play, fun.) 2num hundred { bia yalei two hundred (200) | bi wone percent } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
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bimbini₁ [LL ] DE/YA n 1raised solid platform, e.g. for sitting or lying on (domain: 6.5.2 - Parts of a building.) 2altar { kaanem bimbini altar for sacrifices } (domain: 4.9.8.2 - Place of worship, 4.9.5.5 - Offering, sacrifice.) 3low rounded ridge on the floor of a compound used to direct water out of the compound
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bira [H ] KA/SE n wall (domain: 6.5.1.5 - Fence, wall.) [ biri-kwaga , kabira ]
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biri-kwaga [H-M ] KA (from bira, kwaga) n behind back wall of compound, north-east (approximately) { biri-kwaga seeni north-eastwards } ant: sam-yiga. (domain: 8.5.2.8 - North, south, east, west.)
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bobona [LR ] KA/SE n young goat, kid { Bobone twaano de wo yaga ne. Even kids' skins are found in the market.; Death is no respecter of age. } (domain: 8.4.6.5.1 - Young, 1.6.3 - Animal life cycle, 6.3.1.3 - Goat.)
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bonaga [LR ] KA/SE (dialect: benaga) n donkey { Bonaga ná lage ka de-m, n ba nae ka zwa. When a donkey is about to throw you off, you don't see its ears.; The wise person takes note of warning signs. | Siseiŋa na vei mɛ to bonaga de wó yi da. Wherever a horse goes, a donkey will also get there.; Patience and perseverance may overcome obstacles. } (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
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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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