ban-zore [LL ] DE (from baro₁, zo 3 marry) n marriage, woman becoming a man's wife (domain: 2.6.1 - Marriage.)
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chuchuru₁ [MH ] KO/TE (dialect: chichiru; dialect: chichuru) n spirit associated with some new-born babies (e.g. baby born with teeth and regarded as evil) { Nɔɔno ba zoore o kwei o dwoŋi sɔŋɔ chuchuru. Someone may not enter another's house to dispose of its "chuchuru".; Sensitive issues need to be treated with deference. } (domain: 3.1 - Soul, spirit, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) [ chuchuri-bɔŋɔ , chuchuri-kweenu , chuchuri-lɔŋɔ , chuchuri-ywoŋo ]
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-dwoŋa [H ] KA/SE (class variant: -dwooru; class variant: -dwoŋo; class variant: -dwoori; pl: -dwoi) adj bound old, former { zon-doŋa an old bowl } (domain: 9.1.4 - General adjectives, 8.3 - Quality.)
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jɔŋɔ KO/TE (pl: jwaano) n drumming; celebration dance accompanied by drumming { jɔŋɔ zoŋa calabash for drumming } (domain: 4.2.4 - Dance, 4.2.3.2 - Play music.)
kenkaao KO/TE n cockroach { Kenkaao jɔgɔ ba twogi zore. Cockroach's pants do not cover the pauper. } [ kenka-bwom ]
kojeira loc there, that (same) place { Chene na dɛ mɛ de zo to de wó da kojeira mo de nwoŋi. Where the arrow has entered, that is the place where it will come out. } (domain: 8.5.1 - Here, there.)
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kwaga [M ] KA/SE (pl: kwɛ₂; other spelling: kɔga₂) n 1back, outside, { zoŋa kwaga kam the outside of the bowl } (domain: 2.1.2 - Torso, 8.6.4.1 - Outer part.) 2previous { kwaga yaga dɛ last market day } (domain: 8.4.5.2 - Before.) [ biri-kwaga , der. kwaga ne ]
kwogo₁ [L ] KO/TE (pl: kworu) n ghost, waif, zombie (person who dies and reappears) { Ba ba bere kwogo churu chwoŋa. They don't point out to the ghost the way to the land of the dead. } (domain: 2.6.6.8 - Life after death, 1.4.2 - Spirits of things, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
lappe ideo flat, horizontal (domain: 8.3.1.4 - Horizontal.)
more-more ideo deeply intrusive { Chene dem zo more-more. The arrow entered deeply. } (domain: 7.7 - Physical impact.)
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peese₁ A1 v clear out, wipe clean { Yiniga ná sɔge ka pwogo n yuu ne, kwaane n peese-ka n doge, se ka ná zo n sɔŋɔ, n báa-n wane-ka n ja. If poverty builds its nest on your head, try hard to get rid of it, for if it gets into your house, you will not be able to get rid of it.; Poverty is a vicious circle. }
-puni [H ] DE/YA adj bound whole, intact, complete, full measure { chechare-puna whole eggs | zon-puni whole calabash } (domain: 8.1.6 - Whole, complete.) [ der. puna ]
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