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chu₃ [L ] C1 (impf: chua; past: chuga) v jab, knock sharply, poke { O chugi o yuu. He knocked his head. | N chugi Wɛ yi. You have offended God. }
di-yuu [LH ] KO/TE (from diga 1 room, yuu) n married woman's second room, leading off the |di-nia (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.)
diga [L ] KA/SE (pl: di₃) n 1room, family courtyard { di-nia / di-pɔrɔ married woman's first (outer) room | di-yuu married woman's second (inner) room } (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.) di-nia, di-yuu, kara-diga, 2nuclear family { diga tiina, diga-nia close family } (domain: 4.1.9.8 - Family, clan.) [ digabu ]
gigili [MM ] A1 v 1turn round and round, to and fro { n yia gigili you are dizzy | gigili n yuu shake your head from side to side } (domain: 7.2.1 - Manner of movement.) 2encircle [ gigili-pwoŋa , der. -gigilu ]
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 ]
kagoa [MM ] KA/SE (pl: kagwe) n bush land where there are no people or farms { kagoa yuu wilderness | kago-kwia dry desert } (domain: 1.2.1.6 - Forest, grassland, desert.)
koe [L ] (stem: ko₃) v st be older than, senior to { O ko-o. He is older than him. | Yuu ba koe ba. The head is not older than the neck.; Apparent precedence and seniority do not rule out cooperation. | Sɔŋɔ ba koe ko tu. A house (or lineage) cannot be older than its founder. | Bu-veila koe ka nyena. A roving child is older than his parents. } (domain: 2.6.4.5 - Old person, 8.4.6.5.2 - Old, not young.) cf: kwe.
kwoni₁ [R ] A1 v straighten up; lift up { Kwoni n yuu wɛɛne. Look up. } (domain: 7.1.7 - Straight posture, 7.1.9 - Move a part of the body.)
kwora₂ [H ] KA/SE (pl: kwori6) n 1throat (domain: 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.) 2voice { kwor-dɛa a loud voice | kwor-kaywoŋa pleasant voice | kwor-taŋa sound of voice, accent } (domain: 3.5.1.1 - Voice.) 3message { N kwora kam yi-ne. Your message reached me. | Jwoŋi-na a kwora kam. Accept my message. | kwor-yuu title, theme } (domain: 3.5.2.2 - News, message.)
le [M ] A2 v 1extract, remove (from), take away, subtract (numbers), steal someone's wife { Le batɔ fuga wone. Subtract 3 from 10. | Wɛ le nɔɔno God curses someone } (domain: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.) 2comb hair { O wora o le o yuu. He is combing his hair. } (domain: 5.4.3.1 - Comb hair.) yu-leo, 3hatch out (of eggs) (domain: 6.3.6 - Poultry raising, 1.6.3.1 - Egg.)
lei₁ [M ] B1 (past: leiga₁) v tie up, suspend, hang, tether { Siseiri sem leigi tio kom yuu ne. The bats hung in the tree. | Nabwonu ba jaane o boŋo o diini o lei guŋu yuu. A weak person does not tether his goat on a kapok tree.; Know your limitations. }
leiri [H ] A1 v 1reply, respond, answer 2change, replace { Adoa wó leiri nmo yuu ne. Adoa will replace you. } [ der. leira₁ ]
liira-liira [LL ] (der. of lira₁) ideo 1thick, dark, sombre { Wɛyuu ná ye liira liira, doa mo lage ka ne. When the sky is overcast, it is about to rain. } (domain: 8.3.3.2 - Dark.) 2obscure (domain: 8.3.3.2.1 - Shadow.)
ne₃ loc in, at { O wo yaga ne. She is in the market. | baŋa ne on top of, above | kuri ne underneath | laŋa ne in between | ni ne at the edge of, about | kwaga ne behind, after | teiŋa ne beside | tei ne with, near | yiga ne in front of ; before | yuu ne above, on top of } [ der. yuu ne ]
nenɔno n suitor { O yuu jege nenɔna. She has many suitors. }
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